Recent content by Spungus

Final(?) Update Well I think I can finally put this one to bed for now. Since my last post I have gone wheeling about a dozen times in CO, and one big trip to Moab. Since using the Prothane super grease that was recommended, I have not heard a peep from the LCA bushings. I am so impressed with...

There was definitely some warping on the top-hat of the bushings, but that is normal. If you look at the bushing shape of the stock LCA's they have a slight curve to match the concave on the cam tabs, so the poly bushings will take that shape eventually. I did notice you have to finesse the...

Ok, update time. Cleaned the amsoil grease out and rebuilt with the prothane grease. Holy hell I thought the amsoil was sticky, but the prothane grease is on another level. It acts like a glue or caulk that is halfway set and it will not come off anything it touches. I put it together a couple...

I know your pain, I went through and chased this thing on my 17 runner for 2 years before figuring out what it was. Intermediate shaft replaced by toyota - no change Swapped out cv axles - no change New tie rod ends - no change New steering rack from toyota - no change New coilovers and upper...

Booooo Damn, well it was all rose-flavored farts for about 2k miles but after a particularly rocky trail out in CO the squeak started to come back. Then after a couple rain storms and some daily driving, the sound is pretty much back to square one. I tried to loosen the cam bolt a bit to...

Amsoil This stuff is great, just make sure you clean up the excess because a little bit flung onto my doors and it does not come off without excessive force.

Verdict So for those interested, I have an update. After rebuilding with the Amsoil grease I am happy to report that after about 750 miles and two wheeling trips up in the rockies the squeak is almost non existent. I do have a subtle squeak on the pass. side that only makes noise when really...

Sorry to go dark there for a bit, ended up breaking a rib about a month ago and couldn’t work on the rig. I finally got to rebuilding the LCA’s using the amsoil grease that was recommended. I can’t get into an alignment shop until Tuesday so I will follow up after I get to drive it more. But the...

Bringing this one back from the dead. Did you ever solve your issue? I installed my TC lowers last December and have been struggling with the poly bushing squeak since they've been in. They work great besides the damn noise. Thanks!

Yea, they don't have as much info on the lowers as they do UCA's, but I'm starting to see why. I got the Aluma's (Elka's) the same time as my lowers, about 6 months ago. They are awesome! One full and very snowy winter/spring and no signs of rust. Took them to Ocotillo in CA, Moab x2, and a...

Yep! I always loosen the UCA bolts for that reason, but TC put out a video saying not to loosen the cam bolts for the LCA greasing. But man, when I replaced the bushings, the old ones with less than 5k miles looked ROUGH, lol.

I have been a little recently, but I’m paranoid because I’ve messed my alignment up once. I do mark the tabs but it’s never exact. I’ll back off the bolt until I can see the cam tab flex and then I’ll hit it w grease. I’ll even daily drive with the bolt looser than spec so the grease can get...

Hey sorry, been a minute since I've been on the forum. I don't recall any feedback in the floor pedals, but in that case I would check the body mount bolts to make sure they are tight. As for my original problem, it was not the steering shaft being loose. It was one of my cam/alignment bolts...

I use the super lube synthetic grease that is recommended by Chaos. That is the one thing I haven’t tried different though, so it’s worth a shot. I’ll report back in a couple days when I have time to get under the rig. Thanks!

Hey I appreciate the help! Problem is the poly bushings act differently than the galvanized rubber in stock bushings. The rubber will flex, whereas the poly bushing will rotate around a metal sleeve. But this a good tip for the rubber bushings I have on the rear linkage. Cheers.