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Front tire wear / lift / level questions

Discussion in '2.5 Gen Tundras (2014-2021)' started by SRB Tundra, Dec 26, 2022.

  1. Dec 26, 2022 at 5:06 PM
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    SRB Tundra

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    FEB46939-89D8-4A75-AE66-28BC487C21A0.jpg Hi guys - so I bought a 2021 CM Platinum used from dealer about 6 months ago (after hitting a black bear in FL w/ my 2008 CM Limited that I had since 2010.. loved that truck!)… yup a bear in FL! It has some sort of lift / level on it, sorry not really familiar with suspension upgrades on the Tundras. I’m experiencing some premature outer tire wear on the front tires. Had it aligned and shop says the camber is “maxed out because of lift kit”. Is this common? Could you guys point me in the right direction with either a previous thread or some additional info? Much appreciated in advance, here’s a few pics of both front and rear suspension if you can give some guidance…. thanks again:)
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  2. Dec 26, 2022 at 9:38 PM
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    So the owner before you did a cheap lift. That big junk of metal on top of your spring in the front and underneath in the back is the"lift". The problem with the front end lift is it changes the geometry of the front. My advice is either take the lift out all together or get a set of Bilstien 5100 for that front a take out the front lift. That will give you a lift without changing the geometry.
     
  3. Dec 27, 2022 at 5:34 AM
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    Yeah, remove lift altogether unless you need it for some functional purpose.
     
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    @Daganh62 @RedGreen - thanks to both of you for the responses. So another couple questions if you guys don’t mind. I’d like to keep the truck lifted since eventually I’d like to get some other wheels / tires. With the Bilstein 5100 kit for the front, would I need to get the UCA’s as well to correct everything? And then I could just leave the back lift as is right? Thanks again guys:)
     
  5. Dec 27, 2022 at 10:31 AM
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    You won't need UCA's with the 5100 up front. I have them, they add 2.25" of lift at the top setting. If you go any higher you may want to consider new UCA's. I only added the RAS in rear which gave me about 1.25" of lift.
     
  6. Dec 27, 2022 at 11:15 AM
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    I've got no idea, I don't plan to ever lift my vehicle until I have a functional need, or put any real money towards purely cosmetic changes
     
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  7. Dec 27, 2022 at 4:07 PM
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    Stant is correct. I also 5100s on the top setting and didn't have to do ucas. That was one of my reasons for picking them for my lift.
     

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