Alcan U-bolt Flip Kit Install on a 2018 Toyota Tundra

I searched all over the interweb trying to find installation instructions for these, to no avail. Alcan's site says their "instructions" are easy to follow...if they even send instructions (I didn't get any). After talking with Lew at Alcan, he said they are not side-specific, HOWEVER, they are tapered on one end to allow shock clearance during articulation, so the direction you place them front to rear matters since the Tundra's rear shocks are offset. So since the driver rear shock is in front of the axle and the passenger rear shock is behind the axle, here is the orientation:

Installation was simple enough, though to get to 90 lbs of torque to tighten the u-bolt nuts with the limited space under the truck, be patient, and bring all of your might!! Otherwise, save some hassle at the beginning and remove the tires.

Driver side looking from rear bumper:


Passenger side looking from rear bumper:



So hopefully, when others in the future look for installation instructions for this product, they'll find this thread.

 

What lift amount does this yield?

 

Sorry Philip, you're talking to a moron, what do you mean?

 

How much does it “lift” the rear ?

 

Gotcha . The flip kit yields no lift. It does however provide more clearance between the axle and the ground, since there is no longer the bulky OEM u-bolt bracket on the bottom of the axle. Great article:

https://shop.alcanspring.com/blog/why-you-need-a-ubolt-flip-kit-for-your-off-roading/

 

Yea I swear I typed LIFT. I fixed it.

 

Disregard. I’m an idiot and was thinking about a spring over axle vs spring under setup.

 

Thank you, This is a future mod for me for sure

@Cthulhu do you have your old u-bolt brackets, not sure of the actual name. but the item that holds the stock U-bolts to the axle housing? mine are rusted and want a set to clean up and paint when I do my rear shocks. Im interested in buying them

 

Sorry man, off to the scrap yard they went. I’m pretty sure these are the part numbers though in case you need them:
48473-0C010 (right)
48474-0C010 (left)