By onboard air I meant my smittybilt compressor but I am considering adding a tank.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (38 Viewers)
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Ah ok
Dilspec
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Well buy that man a
or 2
The problem is, if They send you a new part it's probably going to be damaged, I've had this issue before.
I would just take some needle nose pliers bend it back and call it a day.
I ended up sending the damaged drive axle back to OEM Part Source for a refund and bought a replacement at my local dealership. Paid a little more in the end, but it is flawless. No bending required and a perfect seal like Kiichirō Toyoda intended
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I’ve got some work ahead of me…
R&R steering arms
R&R drive axles and oil seals
Torque my wheel bearings correctly using a fish scale this time around
A pile of new parts going in.
R&R steering arms
R&R drive axles and oil seals
Torque my wheel bearings correctly using a fish scale this time around
A pile of new parts going in.
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New reverse lights dropped into the stock reflector slot. Bright as hell!
skyblue
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Not sure if this is the correct place to post this.. I've done several searches and have been unsuccessful in finding info on my specific issue.. Maybe the wrong search terms?? Seems like there are a lot of fellow wrenchers on here and I figure I surely can't be the only one with these symptoms.
OK... 2004 LC. OME suspension lift. 1.25" wheel spacers. 295 Ridge Grapplers on stock 18s. Torsion bars adjusted to the point where Slee recommends is the minimum down-travel (in other words, as high as possible without being too high) all suspension work was done roughly 11000 miles ago. SPC upper control arms, new aftermarket rack bushings, TT extended sway bar links, new bushings in rear lower control arms. All other bushings have been inspected repeatedly and appear fine. The only thing left is the rack.
Symptoms:
A: wanders left to right slightly on the highway... Not bad but enough to be annoying (multiple alignments trying slightly different adjustments have been unsuccessful in improving this)
B: extreme torque pull during acceleration
C: sharp turns at low speed and it honestly feels like the outside front wheel will break off..! Chirps on pavement. Leaves a ridge of gravel or dirt on trails. Feels like the steering is in an extreme bind and actually takes a bit of effort to get it to come out of full lock turns.
Not sure if all of these symptoms point to the same problem or not..? I've been annoyed by it for a couple of years now but it actually seems like it might be getting worse.
Any comment or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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OK... 2004 LC. OME suspension lift. 1.25" wheel spacers. 295 Ridge Grapplers on stock 18s. Torsion bars adjusted to the point where Slee recommends is the minimum down-travel (in other words, as high as possible without being too high) all suspension work was done roughly 11000 miles ago. SPC upper control arms, new aftermarket rack bushings, TT extended sway bar links, new bushings in rear lower control arms. All other bushings have been inspected repeatedly and appear fine. The only thing left is the rack.
Symptoms:
A: wanders left to right slightly on the highway... Not bad but enough to be annoying (multiple alignments trying slightly different adjustments have been unsuccessful in improving this)
B: extreme torque pull during acceleration
C: sharp turns at low speed and it honestly feels like the outside front wheel will break off..! Chirps on pavement. Leaves a ridge of gravel or dirt on trails. Feels like the steering is in an extreme bind and actually takes a bit of effort to get it to come out of full lock turns.
Not sure if all of these symptoms point to the same problem or not..? I've been annoyed by it for a couple of years now but it actually seems like it might be getting worse.
Any comment or guidance would be greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!
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Nice work
I’m no alignment expert, but my guess is that your caster isn’t set properly. Id guess that whomever set up your SPC upper control arms didn’t understand the opportunities offered in adjusting the geometry. I have the Nitrogear upper arms, and they really helped take the chirping and twitchy steering I ended up with after lifting my LX470 2” With the Ironman kit.
mdcoa
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I don’t think it accounts for all your symptoms but some of them make me wonder if your CDL might be stuck in the locked position—have you checked that? (I imagine this could be checked with transmission in neutral, one front wheel raised—wheel should spin, but am actually not 100% sure on that; I struggle to wrap my head around AWD sometimes)
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The wristband of honor…worn by only those of us who have pulled their own differential oil seals. IYKYK.
Have you checked your steering rack bushings? Mine had the same symptoms when I had a bad passenger side bushing
I had the same problem after I installed my lift. These trucks drive and handle best with a slight frontward rake, referred to here as the stinkbug look. Id try turning down a little your torsion bars.
This is a project on my list as well. I did the same with my last Tundra. Makes backing out of dark driveways much safer.
