Addiction

Did anyone with a 2.5" lift have issues getting the caster it the recommended range? Any uneven tire wear? I want to avoid upgrading the UCA's. Had SPC's on my FJ and they were too noisy (and I don't want to shell out the $ for them this time). I originally had 5100's on the highest setting on the FJ without the UCA's and had horrible tire wear.

I put about 20K miles a year on the my cars and don't want to chew through tires. What about 1.5-2" lifts?

Any advice/experience is appreciated!

inovashn

I think 1.5 will be fine and maybe even 2"
2.5" you might be pushing the limits
I honestly would check with the forum of IH8MUD
those guys are a little more into lifts and things than this site

BlackCat81

Addiction

Thanks. I'll check there as well.

Addiction

I wasn't 100% on that. It did wander all over the place at highway speeds. I don't recall them not being able to get the toe in check but do remember having caster issues. I think it may have been a combo of things including the tire balancing.

In general, i'm just wondering if those with 2-2.5 lifts have had issues with tire wear/alignment issues.

dahoseman

Just my $0.02, but I think the OEM UCA's are one of the poorest parts of the vehicle. Even on a stock setup, they don't have enough angle to allow free travel if you put it on a lift, hang a tire over a dip, or otherwise let the suspension extend out. I was really surprised how bad they were when I went to replace them with the Total Chaos replacements.

You can get away with 2" of lift and it will probably be functional, but it's definitely going to put a lot of unnecessary torque on the components.

BlackCat81