ABS Failure after Strut Spacer Installation

Luciendar21

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So, I installed some Daystar leveling spacers in the front of the 4Runner yesterday. I disconnected the brackets for the ABS sensor and brakes, but even so once the spindle was separated, it still dropped enough to yank on the ABS sensor lines.

My 2c are that if you're doing this job, remove the ABS sensor altogether.

Now that I've broken stuff... the plan is to test each sensor the advice from this thread: 3rd Gen ABS Front Wheel Speed Sensor Test and Replacment, then to replace with the ABS sensors I found on Amazon for ultra cheap:
ABS Wheel Speed Sensor Front Right 89542-35050 fits 97-00 Toyota Tacoma
Toyota 4Runner Tacoma Driver Front Left ABS Wheel Speed Sensor 89543-35050

At $29.99 ea. they are way, way under the price of normal replacements at $130 ea. Has anyone used these cheap ABS sensor options or have an opinion regarding them?
 
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Update:

I used the multimeter testing method provided in the previously linked thread to test the response of each side. The passenger side wheel appears to be broken/failed, driver's side registers ~1800ohm. I ordered the cheap $30 Amazon replacement, I will post again when it is installed.
 
Update:

I used the multimeter testing method provided in the previously linked thread to test the response of each side. The passenger side wheel appears to be broken/failed, driver's side registers ~1800ohm. I ordered the cheap $30 Amazon replacement, I will post again when it is installed.

Is it still shipping?
 
It came in after about a week. I was able to easily remove the old wiring but removing the old sensor myself proved impossible. I soaked it in penetrating fluid and tried using a screwdriver to get under the tab to remove it, only to snap the top off. It was going to the mechanics a few days later anyway, so I just said screw it, buttoned it back up, and left it for him to deal with.

I just picked it up today. The old sensor had to be drilled out to be removed.

Now, no more ABS light :D The new sensor seems to be performing just fine.
 

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