Recent content by mjhynds

Here are some better pictures of the failed LBJ

Nobb, Thanks for the reply. You are one step ahead of me. I was about to go to linkedin and find someone who would be able to help me out. It is a serious issue that needs to be acted on for safety. I will shoot you over a PM to get his contact info.

with that few of miles and a trailer on the back in the picture it makes you wonder if it was used only for towing. Depending on the weight of whatever they tow those can be some pretty tough miles.

Another question i have for you guys is if i get ball joints that were replaced as part of the 01-02 recall, will the fit my '00. I will look around to find an answer but if someone has a quick explanation it would be great!

Thanks guys, I did read about the problems with LBJ on the 4runner before replacing mine. I figured that at 200k i could get by with Moog without having any problem. My biggest problem with the whole thing is that it is such a vital part and failed. If a company is not able to build a part that...

Hi guys, I recently had an lbj failure on my '00 runner which had me skidding to a stop in them middle of the street on nothing but the side of my tire. Tore out the ubj as well as axel and the other normal problems experienced. These ball joints were Moog and were just purchased in November of...

I bought mine with 180k, 5spd manual for 4k in July of this year. I really need to take some actual pictures of it though, this is the best i have for now

wow nice job with the rust! makes me excited to start mine!