Recent content by 6wheelin

Not sure this has been asked and answered before. If it has then point me in the right direction. So here's the deal. I have a 3" lift with oem sway bars. I get a lot of swaying/drift on the highway. So much so that it requires constant attention. I believe my sway bars are too dainty to...

It would help to know what part of SoCal you are residing? Hugh

I went to Diode Dynamics, this is their disclaimer. APPLICATION NOTICE: LED bulbs are legal in the USA for Fog Light use only. Not compliant with DOT / FMVSS108 and not street legal in the USA for Headlights. So everyone is illegally using these as headlights?

Is there a definitive list of options for the early 4thgen 4runners 03-05 before the face-lift? I looked at the Sticky's nothing. I've seen some discussion about 06-09 but those have different housings. Basically, it seems LED's are not a great solution with the 03-05 headlight reflector...

It helps! Thanks!

Sorry for the huge laspe in time but I've been working 6 days a week and haven't had time for any wheeling till last weekend. So here's what I have found out. I have replaced all steering and suspension componets (obviously upfront) UCA'S, LCA's, gusseted steering knuckles, steering rack with...

4RunnerAquasport, interesting you should ask. Since my last post I did a trip to Baja hit a sharp concrete transition and knocked my steering wheel crooked. I was traveling at a decent speed but hit it square. Wheeled a bit yesterday and all my dash lights came on, traction control and check...

Me and a mechanic friend checked out the steering rack, no leaks and the bushings seem okay. Taking it to an alignment shop in North Hills that specializes in 4x4's. Kinda leaning towards the other shop didn't tighten the cam bolts down. We straightened it out and I did a short trail and it...

I will.

Interesting. What was the condition of the other components? Relatively new? Did they give you anymore information to why they thought it was the rack?

Well I'm happy your problem is solved. I think tomorrow on my day off I'll do the same.

The steering wheel has never moved the other way. Always to the driver side. I appreciate the clarification on symptoms. I'm leaning towards having the rack looked at.

At this point I'm not sure of anything. I've replaced the all the inner and outer tie-rods so maybe it is the rack. Absolutely no idea whether it's the pinion slipping? I'll give the measuring a try.

I can't see how this would be bad steering rack bushings? From what I have read and watched on YouTube it seems a tie-rod adjustment issue. When others adjust those the problem is corrected. Can anyone explain how the steering bushings would cause this? I'd think they would manifest as sloppy...

I get the rig aligned go wheeling and in the middle of my trail run the steering wheel is crooked, biased to the driver side. From what I've read this is the driver side outer tie-rod lengthened and the passenger side shortened , ah maybe I have that backwards. Is this the shop simply not...