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Toyota OEM 48610-60070 - Used - 4Runner Front Passenger Side Upper Control Arm | eBay Installed brand new on my 4Runner in Dec 2021. Removed Apr 2023. Has 20,000 miles on it - tons of miles left in it. Nothing wrong with it, just installed new JBA UCA's so I don't need this one and it's in too...

Old Man Emu 895 (ARB 2895) Rear Coil Springs - Lightly Used | eBay Only had these on my 4Runner for 3 weeks. Selling because I switched to the 896's. They're basically new. OME 2895 rear coils for the 4th Generation 4Runner, GX470 as well as FJ Cruiser (07-09) allow up to 2″ of lift for the...

When I lived in Manayunk, I took my car to Fountain Street Auto. They seemed to do good work. They're right up along Ridge Ave. Disclaimer, never took a 4Runner there for aftermarket suspension work. However, it's all just "nuts and bolts". As far as the trouble you were having, +1 for seized...

During the pandemic, I paid $11k for a 2007 SE 4WD with 158k miles. Now it's worth about $8k with 181k miles Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

I like to think I've done things, learned things, know things, had life experiences. Then I do something and I think, "I should've known better gosh darnit!" Then I add that mistake to my life experiences and try to not let it happen again. But I'll probably do something similar again. That's life!

I have a drawer system in the trunk. I've been concerned about what i'd do if the actuator failed. I'm doing this mod today as a just-in-case.

That's a tough one. The only things back there spinning are the driveshaft, rear diff, wheel bearings, and wheels. I would check lug nuts to make sure a tire isn't loose, then jack up the rear and and check wheel bearings by trying to move the tire back and forth. I don't know much about the...

I agree with the more time/less money and vice versa options. If you're lca's aren't rusty and just need new bushings/bj, I see the desire to just replace those - I also enjoy revitalizing old things. I just replaced both my lca's with OEM, but they were rusted and the bushing were seized so I...

Dang, I gotta add thread repair to my tool box. Lucky I haven't had something similar happen to me yet. As far as the clunk and pull, +1 for ball joint or bushings. If there's a clunk when going over bumps, sway bar bushings are frequently a culprit. And seized calipers are common as well, just...

Definitely picking one of these up Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

'07 V6. OME 884/896 with their shocks. Drawer system in the rear was making the 895's sag. JBA UCA's. OEM wheels with 265/70/r17 KO2's. New OEM LCA's. Front fender push. Mud flaps removed.

I just installed OME 896's with their shocks. I used the "bottle jack on the axle, extended against the bump stop, to push the axle down" method. Worked like a charm. Sway bay end links were disconnected. I also have extended rear brake lines. If you don't, you probably need to disconnect those...

Thanks for the cool video!

I just put in Old Man Emu 884/896 with their softer valved shocks on my 4th gen v6. Very happy with it. It does add a couple inches of lift though. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

07 V6 Sport Ed. 181k miles. Lived it's life in the northeast but garage kept so rust wasn't bad when I purchased. Keep it coated with fluid film now so hopefully it'll die of natural caused and not from the rust belt! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk