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As many on this site have posted about, i've got some front end vibes. Bit of steering wheel shake occasionally at highway speeds. Been through replacement of lower ball joints, lower control arm bushings, steering rack bushings, and tire balancing. I've also replaced all bushings in the rear...

Well Bilsteins aren't exactly known for being soft. I question the springs as they aren't OEM springs. I don't recall this amount of boucing around on the OEM springs and dead OEM struts. One more thing to add here. I've had new 4600s and new 5100s on the front end. No change in behavior

Have an '02 Limited. Strictly street use. I put on Moog 99 talls and Bilstein 4600s on all corners. The height is fine, but the front springs feel way too soft. The truck sort of racks back and forth when I back out of my driveway onto the street. I'm looking for a spring with the same...

I bought the shocks from Tire Rack. They shipped out another set. They want the old 5100's back and then they will send to Bilstein to test them. They will only cover the cost if they determine the shocks were faulty. That concerns me as without being completely gone and/or leaking, I expect...

The shock install is real hard to screw up. Is there some common mistake people make that would cause the rebound to be weak?

Hey Folks.. I've had what I thought was a tire balance issue going on 5k miles. I've had the tires balanced 2 times by local tire shops and then just yesterday took the 4Runner to the dealer to have them do a Road Force balance. They balanced the tires and drove the truck. They claim the...

Been on the FJ forum but no luck yet. Need the -07 - 09. Thanks!

Two things are keeping me from doing the FJ spring swap. 1. I don't want the extra lift. I like the ride height as is. 2. Need a set of rear springs. If I did get a set of rear springs, would I still need the budget lift I have in the front to level out the truck? Regarding towing, I...

I'm not a huge fan of the truck ride, so avoiding it is fine with me. The ride is a big reason I bought the 4Runner. I'm hoping the new shocks don't dramatically change the ride. Just need to make sure there are not compatibility issues or gotchas. The linked shocks idea sounds good on...

I've got an '03 V8 Sport 2wd with the Xreas shocks...and the fronts leak pretty bad. I have the budget "leveling kit" on the front end. I'm not interested in raising the vehicle as I just use this thing for towing my track car and occasionally driving to work. I picked up a set of take off FJ...

Problem Solved! That did it...did the zero calibration using a jumper wire and drove the car...no more lights. Thanks so much...saved me the time and frustration of the dealer. I called them back and he noted that their plan was do this same procedure.

Had my '03 V8 at the dealer after doing a caliper change to do a bleed/brake flush. I wasn't able to get a good pedal so brought it to the dealer. Picked it up tonight and the brakes feel great. However, the VSC OFF and TRAC OFF lights are on. No check engine light. All other threads I've...