1st Gen. Lunch Table - General Discussion

One more than no chance?

 

I'm not cool Erik but I have SPC UCA's. Though I've heard since buying them that I shoulda gone JBA? Sucks to not know but you only know what you know, right?

Sounds like I need to buy some cam somethings? I like buying parts I barely understand. Help me spend my money...

 

I just did the lowers and the cams are good. I do have some new SPCs sitting in the shop I never used. I'm not familiar with the POS roady ones.

TC uppers

 

Your upper control arms are fine unless they give you a problem. The cam bolts are the bolts and cams that attach your solo control arms to the frame, and also are used for alignment. I bought the SPC cam bolts in case I needed them when I first did my lower control arms for an stock replacement. My cam bolts were all good so I never used them.

 

So I should buy SPC cam bolts for these just in case you think? Or bolts is bolts?

 

I'll send you mine, if you need them, use them. If the originals are good, use those

 

Erik doesn't want me giving away more cash. OK, I do as Erik says

 

These are cam bolts

 

SPCs have not given me trouble at all. Don't worry. One of the reason the cam bolts are replaced is because they're seized due to rust. I doubt that is the case with yours so I would leave them. They might have a very minor amount of surface rust on the sleeves, which can easily be ground off. Light layer of anti-seize and they're good to go.

 

But what if I could spend on titanium? Or grade 88?

 

That's what I did, I had the aftermarket cam bolts in case I got in there and had a problem. Light surface rust on one only, cleaned it and re-used the OEM set.

 

At least Jason (my mechanic) didn't curse me when I mentioned "oh, by the way, I got some LCA's after all"

Reminds me to harass colton on the rear shocks. WTF Fox, WTF?

 

Grade 10.9

 

Yes, Poly bushings and the sleeves.

 

I think the money is better spent elsewhere. If you are going to do anything to the alignment setup, I would gusset the cam tabs. Ask Jason about that, I'm sure he's done plenty of those on other rigs. Something like this: I'm eagerly awaiting this to come out. I have some rock carnage on my frame near the cam tabs that needs visiting.

https://www.marlincrawler.com/axles/front-axle-armor/hd-lca-frame-brace-2000-2006-tundra

edit: Myself, @Sunnier, @alb1k and others are interested in this product when it hits the market, especially if it's a group buy.

 

Oh those - Looks like offroad 4 position only to me.

 

Is there a gen 1 option for those?

 

These SOLO mofos are like 100 lbs, I can't imagine they need extra beef to do their thing? Or is the gusset on the other side?

 

F it man, I'm gonna go fly to ukraine and bring back a tank. This p***yfooting around with dinky Toyota stuff isn't really doing it for me, I need beef.

 

Nice, just put myself on the waitlist.

 

Those tabs on the frame can break off and alignment gets to be a bitch

 

So gussets are for the frame then? Cool, I will buy. But they are FGT compatible? Or 2.5 gen?

 

If you had adjustable UCAs, may be worth considering for sure. But, reinforced tabs is the ticket in my mind.

 

yes for the frame, haven't been out for 1Gen but looks like they are coming.

 

I have to be honest though, my skid plates will have more car wash soap on them than dirt. That much I'm sure of. If I ever get them installed. The chances of hitting a rock on my unnecessarily expensive LCA's? Rather low.

 

Buy 2 and I will pay for both and beers. Not that I can weld. Man, you should see the turd I laid down trying my first weld job on my bro-in-law's headache rack.

 

Sometimes mechanics screw up those alignment tabs on a truck that never saw a dirt road.

 

How do you even have rust on those living in LA?

 

OK, let's just do a solid bar of steel and fully box the frame while we're at it? Anyone make a fully boxed frame I could frame swap to?