New LCA's.. front end bounce

[rhadam]

To preface, I did a quick search through both 4R and Tacoma threads. 2 weeks ago I had my stock LCA's replaced with Dirt King LCA's. I also removed the front sway bar. I also have a Dobinson's kit plus UCA's.

Driving out of the shop I immediately noticed considerable bounce in the front end. More than I thought possible despite already having read there would be bounce after the LCA replacement. Common response was give it up to 2 weeks to settle and things would be back to normal. Well, 2 weeks later and it's not as bad as Day 1, but there is still quite a bit of bounce on roads that I perceive are flat.

Could the issue be that when they re-torqued my UCA they did it while on the lift instead of on the ground? I am going to take it back in, but I would prefer to have a general idea of what to look for or ask about. Appreciate any help/feedback here.

 

[tm965]

i experienced this when i had my DK lowers installed. did the shop grease the bushings after tightening everything up? the shop that installed mine (never went back) also greased my UCA bushings without loosening the bolts and trashed them. I'd recommend loosening the bolts up, regrease, tighten most of the way, go in/out of your driveway or maybe drive around the block, then retorque to spec. place witness marks on your alignment tabs before messing with it.

once everything settles in this upgrade is well worth it. can take much heavier hits without worrying about alignment and for me handling vastly improved

 

[honda250xtitan]

yup. loosen it all up with the weight on the tires. you're prolly sitting higher then you should too.

 

[rhadam]

The tech that works on my suspension said he did grease the UCA bushings, I didn't ask any further questions. Appreciate the responses, I will take a look and see if this is the issue. Thanks!

 

[honda250xtitan]

what matters is how did they tighten the bolts. with it in the air or on the ground sitting on it's own weight.