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Originally Posted by FrothyLlama
I have to do UCA's, LCA's, Tie rods and Shocks this next week. Was it all pretty straight forward? Just need a basic set of wrenches from what I'm understanding.
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Do you have rust?
If so you might run into a few hiccups that will add some time and frustration.
I recently did front/rear shocks, outer tie rods, sway bar links and wheel hubs (had a bad bearing).
I have a lot of rust (originally a PA car) and definitely wasn’t close to as easy as it should have been.
If you do, definitely hit everything you need to remove with penetrating lubricant the day before.
And best to have anti-seize on hand for all re-installs, in case there’s a next time.
I was able to get the rusted bolts/nuts with a breaker bar and electric impact (double wrenched the hard to get nuts on top mounts and ratcheting Wrench once they broke loose).
With the exception of the sway bar links.
But since I was replacing them, I ground them off.
You do need to detach the front sway bar for removal/installation of the front shocks.
So will need a pair of locking pliers to grip one side of the sway bar link while removing the nut.
Depending on the design of the link, may want a small nose plier so that you do not destroy the rubber boot while removing.
Most of my frustrations came from rust on shock mounts seizing them in place.
Good resources if you haven’t already seen them:
How to Replace Front Strut 03-09 Toyota 4Runner - YouTube
How to Replace Front Lower Control Arm 03-09 Toyota 4Runner - YouTube
How to Replace Front Upper Control Arm 03-09 Toyota 4Runner - YouTube
How to Replace Inner Tie Rod Ends 03-09 Toyota 4Runner - YouTube