Any tips on how to nudge the axle into place to line up axle end bolt holes? I've got the metal tech lcas and every post I've read says"match to factory length." I've got 4" rear custom coils so I'm starting out by setting lcas to 1" longer than stock. Any install tips are appreciated. Thanks
Adjustable rear LCA install
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mikey's2010SR5
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Do you have adjustable upper links too? If you just lengthen the lower doesn't it change your pinion angle? I am no use but interested since I will be doing the upper and lower links in the future.
Gerdo
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True, and for the worse. If you also had adj uppers, you could increase the length of both the uppers and lowers. With adj uppers, you extend the uppers a touch more to increase the pinion angle and lessen the angle between the pinion/driveshaft. This isn't always a good thing and can actually cause driveline vibrations.
Also, extending the control arms, obviously, moves the axle back. This may look more centered at the new lifted ride height but when you compress the suspension, the tire will not be centered and will come into contact with the rear bumper.
Personally, adjustable control arms are a bad idea and the control arm length should stay at the stock length (unless the axle never, from the factory, was centered when compressed).
