BJ spacers

[gnob]

you can buy a pretty decent pile of tools for a grand.

shop labor pushing $200/hr these days.

just boils down to how you want to spend your money.

 

[dohcdelsol93]

I don’t have the tools or comfort of trimming the uca.

Are there not local mud members around that would cut that out for a 6 pack if you remove/take them to them?

 

[dohcdelsol93]

you can buy a pretty decent pile of tools for a grand.

shop labor pushing $200/hr these days.

just boils down to how you want to spend your money.

I'm way too cheap on my shop labor

 

[gnob]

I'm way too cheap on my shop labor

me too

 

[liveoak]

I would suggest an idler arm/bushing upgrade Toyota IFS Idler Arm Upgrades - https://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/IdlerArm.shtml in addition to a manual hub conversion if you don't already have them to keep the cv axles from turning in 2wd.

 

[ntsqd]

Been so long that I can't even recall what needs to be trimmed.

 

[Woodini]

I would suggest an idler arm/bushing upgrade Toyota IFS Idler Arm Upgrades - https://www.4crawler.com/4x4/ForSale/IdlerArm.shtml in addition to a manual hub conversion if you don't already have them to keep the cv axles from turning in 2wd.

Can you guys help figure out which bushings to get, Roger talks over my newb head haha. My idler arm is relatively new. Thanks for the advice

 

[ntsqd]

If Roger still offers it, just buy his assembled idler arm. That is what I did.

 

[greybeard]

I don’t have the tools or comfort of trimming the uca.

I don’t have the tools or comfort of trimming the uca.

 

[greybeard]

 

[greybeard]

Those are pics of my Roger Brown BJ spacer installed. The cuts were done with a $25 Harbor Freight 4" angle grinder. I installed them about 12 years ago and have not regreted it for a moment. I have no more vibration than before the installation.

 

[Woodini]

If Roger still offers it, just buy his assembled idler arm. That is what I did.

Ordered

 

[liveoak]

 

[pappy]

That was way cool.

 

[Woodini]

Truck has been in the shop a week

After watching the videos this really doesn’t seem like a “big job”, wtf

 

[gnob]

Truck has been in the shop a week

After watching the videos this really doesn’t seem like a “big job”, wtf

pretty sure someone told you

 

[Woodini]

pretty sure someone told you

YEAHHHH

 

[Devils Paw 80]

If Roger still offers it, just buy his assembled idler arm. That is what I did.

$159 vs. $599 for this one. Toyota 4Runner 1986-1995 CADDY IDLER ARM | TOTAL CHAOS FABRICATION - https://www.chaosfab.com/product/1986-1995-Toyota-4Runner-Caddy-Idler-Arm-95130
Seems like quite a bit of inflation there at Total Chaos.

 

[Woodini]

I saw that, like whoa

 

[ntsqd]

If you've ever seen a TC idler arm in person and seen what it will not just live thru, but thrive on, you'd likely have a different opinion.
I don't have one as I can't justify it for the way that I use my 4rnnr, but if I were racing or doing legitimate pre-running with it I'd not hesitate.