As some of you may have seen I had a collision in my 200. Luckily I am almost done with the repairs. Thanks to dbenke’s expertise we were able to get the upper and lower ball joints pressed in and the new CV axle installed. Also had to replace the hard and soft brake lines. Got the new...
My step Dad is Semi retired and is working on land cruisers and other older vehicles. If they give me a hard time I’ll have him write me up an invoice to send them.
I am fortunate that my Step Dad used to be a mechanic and knows a lot of tricks of the trade. Rented a ball joint press. Used a 1/2 inch impact to get part way there then a breaker bar with a piece of 1”pipe about 4’long and a little hammering. Went in easier than the old one came out.
Now that we have replaced the right front upper and lower ball joints, hard and soft brake lines, and the CV Axle the truck is back on the road. Still have to install the new front bumper and some OEM parts ( headlights, lower, control arm, and alignment parts when they come in.
Meanwhile...
I’m about to swap out the other ball joint with a Moog K500018 to match what we fixed on the side that failed. From everything I’ve seen the upper arm is fine they just used an inferior ball joint. Once I get the other upper ball joint done I should be good. Then I’m sending Ironman a bill for...
We replaced the upper with a Moog to get back on the road. New set of UCA’s are supposed to be in the way. If they aren’t here soon I may go ahead and replace the other side with the Moog. Going to relic run in a few weeks and not wanting to drive 4 hrs pulling a rig on a trailer with the...
happy birthday! Baby got a new pair of shoes!! 315 70 17’s. Actual measurement is 34.4 x 12.50
Great price for 35’s if anyone is interested. So far they ride really nicely and aren’t real loud...
Just joined 35” club. For the 200 anyway. Been on 35’s for 20 years in my fj40. Running a 2” Ironman lift with 17 x 8.5” Icon rebound wheels. Just replaced 34x 10.50 BFG’s. They were pretty good but on the smallish side.
*** had to remove the mud flaps...