Anyone Experience This?

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**Update: It's been fixed! Installed adjustable rear upper links, after a couple of adjustments, vibration is gone and truck is smooth at all speeds.

Hey Everyone I'm looking for a little help. I have a 2013 Trail (no kdss) and at about 300 miles I installed the Toytec 3inch lift kit with front coilovers and rear lift springs and Bilstein 5100's, front diff drop and Light Racing UCA's. I also have Spidertrax spacers 1.25inch.

Everything was installed at my dealer and they also did the alignment. On the alignment I got 0.0 camber to both front wheels and 3.9 on the caster for both fronts. Everything else is in spec. Truck tracks perfectly straight.

The truck has 265/70-17 General Grabber At2's on since new (I had dealer put them on prior to delivery).

Now here is the problem, while accelerating I get a bad vibration coming from the rear starting at approximately 25mph and going away at around 32-33 mph. Totally smooth before and after that.

I rotated and re-balanced the tires to rule them out. Took off the spacers and tried without them, no change. The vibration decreases if I let off the gas and is felt most during light acceleration. Also while slowing down to a stop you can feel the vibration as the truck slows past 32-33 mph all the way down to 25mph. Its only in the rear.

I ordered adjustable REAR Upper Links so I can adjust the pinion angle to see if it helps. Toytec Lifts said they never had anyone complain of vibrations with 5th Gen 4Runners with their 3inch lifts.

The truck now has 1100 miles and still has the vibration.

Any thoughts?
 
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Nice to see another NY'er on here & welcome to the TE club

Sorry to hear about your problem. Wish I can help and offer some advice.
Good luck
 
I am no where near you for mileage... just got it, only at 350, but i notice a slight whine during the beginning idle, and at the end when it shuts off.

Nothing to make me not sleep at night though...
 
With the way you are describing the vibration, I would say it might be a slight drive shaft issue. I dont have a lot of mechanical experience but it sounds extremely familiar with what happened to me in my old Land Cruiser. I'm sure someone else will chime in and correct me. Good luck in finding the culprit.
 
Sounds like you just have some vibes from the drive shaft. Not too familiar with them on 4runners but you could try a carrier bearing drop. Takes 5 minutes to install and if it doesn't do the job another 5 to take it off.
 
With the way you are describing the vibration, I would say it might be a slight drive shaft issue. I dont have a lot of mechanical experience but it sounds extremely familiar with what happened to me in my old Land Cruiser. I'm sure someone else will chime in and correct me. Good luck in finding the culprit.

There's that proverbial can of worms and this guy has unfortunately opened it.
Wonder is he installed all of these parts at the same time, or in steps? I find it best to do one thing at a time...makes diagnostics much easier.
 
There's that proverbial can of worms and this guy has unfortunately opened it.
Wonder is he installed all of these parts at the same time, or in steps? I find it best to do one thing at a time...makes diagnostics much easier.

Everything was installed at the same time.
 
I am no where near you for mileage... just got it, only at 350, but i notice a slight whine during the beginning idle, and at the end when it shuts off.

Nothing to make me not sleep at night though...

Nowhere near his mileage? You are just a week or two of normal driving away from him.
 
I have no idea...but the lift looks great on the 265's..I'm in line for a lift soon my own damn self

but welcome aboard!..:rockon:


p.s...Did you drive through Beacon last Friday night?...was sitting at the Yankee Clipper on Main St. having dinner with my nephew and saw a silver TE go by...first one in 3 years...lol
 
I have no idea...but the lift looks great on the 265's..I'm in line for a lift soon my own damn self

but welcome aboard!..:rockon:


p.s...Did you drive through Beacon last Friday night?...was sitting at the Yankee Clipper on Main St. having dinner with my nephew and saw a silver TE go by...first one in 3 years...lol

Hey thanks! I bought the tires for my old 4th gen Sport Edition but ended up getting the new one so I just put them on this one. No that wasn't me in Beacon though.
 
I'm thinking unbalanced drive shaft or bad U joint. I kind of doubt upper links with heim joints are going to reduce vibes.
 

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