Ok. so i installed my icon suspension and tubular UCA last weekend. It went off without i hitch total time was around 7 hours. (and it could have been shorter if i wasn't a nitwit) The biggest problem i had was the back coils and getting them compressed and seated. I kept asking myself why does Toyota use all this rubber back here. Oh well, upward and onwards. After i was finished the back was about 2 inches higher than the front. WTF. Time to do a little research...
SPACERS.... DAMN......
The previous owner put a spacer in there. OK OK, i'll have to take them out, but that explains the height difference, live and learn.
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Some notes on my install.
FRONT.
Drivers side was much faster and easier than the passenger side.
I didn't use a separator to break the UCA free, i used a hammer to tap the side. (popped apart easily).
I didn't loosen or remove anything other than the UCA to get the coilovers installed. If you do both at the same time. I imagine if you were installing just the coilovers you would remove the two bolts to the LCA. Just guessing there.
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UCA
On both sides i moved the brake line attached to the top frame so i could get a socket on the UCA bolt.
I also removed the bolts to loosen up the lines and give more play.
REAR...
passenger side coil install. (take aparet the sway bar and it will give you the added room.
When using a coil compressor to REMOVE REAR COILS.
1. jack up the side you want to take off the coil, then install the compressor on the spring.
2. tighten up the compressor a bit, and then lover the jack. This should enable you to just remove the coil.. MUCH LESS CRANKING ON THE SPRING COMPRESSOR.
INSTALLING COILS IN REAR.
1. Once you get the coils in position under the truck, jack up the truck to relieve pressure on the coil compressor making it much easier to remove. I didn't have to loosen either side much, and they came out using my hands.
SPACERS.... DAMN......
The previous owner put a spacer in there. OK OK, i'll have to take them out, but that explains the height difference, live and learn.
<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/W2AR8pyGp5oa-sRdeqiiN8wWAITZmFxECtrNaMiUMsw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-MZB12L-soX8/T6FVZA1PPfI/AAAAAAAABHY/h91Pnao9Iqk/s400/IMG_20120501_123841.jpg" height="300" width="400" /></a>
Some notes on my install.
FRONT.
Drivers side was much faster and easier than the passenger side.
I didn't use a separator to break the UCA free, i used a hammer to tap the side. (popped apart easily).
I didn't loosen or remove anything other than the UCA to get the coilovers installed. If you do both at the same time. I imagine if you were installing just the coilovers you would remove the two bolts to the LCA. Just guessing there.
<a href="https://picasaweb.google.com/lh/photo/it1FiYIvOVR54Oewq95JXcwWAITZmFxECtrNaMiUMsw?feat=embedwebsite"><img src="https://lh4.googleusercontent.com/-Frw5o6KIZFU/T6FUngfUwHI/AAAAAAAABGw/Tctr7eZU9Uk/s640/IMG_20120427_181115.jpg" height="640" width="480" /></a>
UCA
On both sides i moved the brake line attached to the top frame so i could get a socket on the UCA bolt.
I also removed the bolts to loosen up the lines and give more play.
REAR...
passenger side coil install. (take aparet the sway bar and it will give you the added room.
When using a coil compressor to REMOVE REAR COILS.
1. jack up the side you want to take off the coil, then install the compressor on the spring.
2. tighten up the compressor a bit, and then lover the jack. This should enable you to just remove the coil.. MUCH LESS CRANKING ON THE SPRING COMPRESSOR.
INSTALLING COILS IN REAR.
1. Once you get the coils in position under the truck, jack up the truck to relieve pressure on the coil compressor making it much easier to remove. I didn't have to loosen either side much, and they came out using my hands.
