Spacer or UCA for 01 Sequoia

Hello,

I bought some falcon T2 wheels 18x9 ET 0 and installed some Dobinson springs with 5100 Bilsteins set to the bottom notch for an 2” lift and found that the rim sits a little bit too much in. It will either need a spacer or maybe UCA. I would like to run 33s.

I rather not go with a spacer and am looking at some freedom offroad UCA.

any ideas or opinions on what I should go with?

 

If you are not planning to change wheels again to get the correct offset that you need, run spacers. I do. Others on here do as well.

 

18x9 at 0 offset puts you at 5” backspace which is basically same as OEM, but OEM wheels are 1.5” skinnier, so you’re dropping yourself half that distance closer to the suspension vs. OEM, i.e. 3/4” closer to knuckle.

As is in the megathread, the backspace sweet spot on 1st gens is 4.75” on an 8.5” wide wheel or 4.5” on a 9” wide wheel IMHO (and others’ experience here), and that’s what you’ll find most popular wheel choices calculate out to be for our vehicles, but you’re likely going to rub with rubber larger than 32” either way, at least at the fenders and flaps.

While I like your wheel choice style wise, I’d recommend buying the correct wheel size for the application, and if that’s not an option, I don’t think changing your UCA is going to do what you need here. You’ll need spacers. Buy steel spacers (not alloy), properly torque them down with a torque wrench, and never let anyone get near your truck with an impact.

 

Oh and if you’re within 2-3 hours of Atlanta, and you want a full set of 5 wheels with a better offset that would probably look awesome on your tree, I’ve got these virtually brand new Raceline wheels for sale at a solid bargain (~30% off retail) and I’m willing to meet halfway: https://www.tundras.com/threads/new...st-946g-gunmetal-6-lug-17x9-12-offset.130803/

 

You probably should buy new UCA's anyway if you're lifting it but it's not going to push your wheels out. I would either buy the correct offset (ideal) or buy a spacer. I do and many others do but buy a quality HUB centric wheel spacer from BORA or other reputable companies.

 

Thanks for al the info. I ended up returning the wheels and will get a proper setup.