Recent content by ColoradoMTNlivin

Has anyone ever used this lift kit? 3" lift ToyTec/Bilstein kit for 96-02 4Runner If so, what are your thoughts on it? Ride quality? Also, will this avoid putting too much stress on the ball joints and cv axles if I get the diff drop kit? Can I fit 285's on it with just the kit? I...

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265/75/16 is the best IMO. They are bigger than stock and fit the truck nicely.

99 sr5, power locks, no keyless entry. Whenever it rains/snows or I wash the rig the locks start acting up. They continuously attempt to lock themselves, non-stop, constantly. It is getting really annoying. I assume it is some kind of short and moisture is getting to it somehow, because it...

I suspect I have bad ujoints. It shakes on acceleration but not when coasting. Would I have to replace all four u joints or just the ones on the rear driveshaft?

Basically the ball pulled out of the socket leaving the ball attached to the lower control arm and the socket attached to the knuckle/rotor/hub. And she's back on 4 wheels. Ended up doing outside tie rods and new cv axles as well just to be safe. I realized that in order to get the boot on I...

Yeah man, it sucked working on that ice patch with the ass end sticking out on the road for sure but I'm thanking my lucky stars because it could have been much much worse. Lesson learned on neglecting ball joints for sure.

:becky::becky::becky: Figured it out! I ended up just saying f*** it and cut the boot off the inner cv joint. And yep, it was popped out. took 2 seconds, literally to put it back in. Throw in some grease put on a new boot and put her all back together and fixed! Here's what it looks...

Thanks again Nevada. I'll have to give this a try tomorrow. Unfortunately it snowed last night so I couldn't get to working on it until about 1 in the afternoon. Tomorrow is supposed to be sunny and a balmy 35 degrees so I'll get back to it then. Thanks again everyone, I'll update...

yep, went out and looked at it and the boot is definitely more stretched on the bad side. Again I'm mechanically ignorant so bear with me. The way it's being described is like a joint out of socket, a dislocated shoulder or something. Is that right? So I need to pop it back in? Is that...

Luckily I was literally almost at a standstill when it failed, I have a pretty big ice bump at the end of my driveway from the snowplows and I know my suspension components are in pretty rough shape so I take it REALLY slow over that bump. I didn't drag or move forward at all when it happened...

I suspect you are correct, unfortunately I'm mechanically ignorant. That is exactly what is happening, the knuckle will not go IN far enough to line up with the lower control arm. How do I check to see if the inner joint is still in the cup?

tried that. It is about an inch off. When I swing the knuckle over the ball joint the knuckle sticking too far out, basically the outside bolt holes of the ball joint are lining up with the inside of the knuckle. The whole knuckle needs to go in towards the vehicle about an inch. When I...

This is turning into a real nightmare. I've tried prying, jacking, beating, ratchet straps and everything else I can think of to get this ball joint to line up and it's just not happening. There must be something fundamentally wrong with what I'm doing, because it's not even close. Does...

No lift she's totally stock. That mechanic doesn't know what he's talking about. To everyone else thanks for your help. I've been at this all day and I'm about 10 beers in so it's time to bag it for the night. I'll post an update tomorrow