After some rough trail riding, I’ve got some new noises and shaking shaking over bumps that are making me think I should do my upper control arm bushings which are original to the truck. My lower control arm bushing are two years old but are showing some movement as well. I’m thinking I will do uppers and lowers. I’ll go oem on the uppers but I’m not sure about the lowers. What’s everyone’s experience with the polys for the lower control arms?
ITRE, OTRI, lower and upper ball joints, shocks, springs, sway bar end links are good, sway bar bushings, steering rack bushings are all less than two years old.
I love the whiteline lowers. Night and day difference between the poly bushings and OEM rubber. I've done poly everything on my Tacoma, and only did the lower control arms on my 4runner with the rest being rubber still, it's not a huge difference but the 4runner is less harsh, which is what I was going for being a daily driver.
To me the biggest benefit is that instead of the bushing being clamped in place and relying on the rubber to twist and contort as the arm moves up and down, the poly bushings are allowed to move freely and smoothly.
If anyone is looking for a set of white line lower control arm bushings I’m selling mine. I planned on using them with the old control arms but ended up buying new arms with Oem rubber bushings installed already. I just haven’t posted them up yet
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I have the KO E rated tires and tundra suspension, so maybe not the best gauge, but I can’t really tell a difference in ride and vibration between rubber and poly lower controll arm bushings.
The only kind of noticeable point is bridge expansion joints. With the poly the front end has less shimmy but that’s about it.
Everything else in my rig is new rubber except the steering rack bushings.
I’d be darn surprised if someone could drive my rig not knowing and tell I had poly lower controll arm bushings.
I put all new rubber in my 99 and it rode nice, but it was on C Load rated tires.
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Interesting that some people do the poly lowers and then stock uppers. I dont know any better.....just saying...but this fall I will be re-doing my uppers and ball joints and have been reading up on options. My lowers and LBJ I did a year ago and just went toyota factory parts so not messing with them...but getting a tiny bit of slop up top now.
Glad they are not noisy, as that is also something I have read and why I did not go poly at that time.
just trying to educate myself...so not saying yes or no
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Clients? What kind of business do you have regarding 3rd Gens?
In his signature is a link. Looks like he does some freelance stuff.
Sounds like a heck of a risk doing suspension work for pay. Must have some good insurance.
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hasnt he been doing this since 2012...longer than many of us have been on the forums
but yes...if doing something critical like suspension for hire....insurance would be needed
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hasnt he been doing this since 2012...longer than many of us have been on the forums
but yes...if doing something critical like suspension for hire....insurance would be needed
I've done lots of work on people's rigs with no insurance. Yes, it's a risk. I tell people who's rigs I work on that they need to be part of the process and get their hands dirty. So, it's not like people are dropping off their rigs for service. They end up being part of the video making process and are an extra set of eyes to make sure things aren't missed like something critical like forgetting to tightening lug nuts.
Sean and I are going to create a Limited Liability Corporation for our YouTube channel very soon though.
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I've done lots of work on people's rigs with no insurance. Yes, it's a risk. .......
Sean and I are going to create a Limited Liability Corporation for our YouTube channel very soon though.
sad...but I think that might be a smart move
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2001 SR-5... bought 11/20..sold 6/21....
2000 SR-5 moded, lifted, e locker, other cool stuff, totaled 10/20