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artemgzn

artemgzn

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Bought a 4Runner about half a year ago. Only did some minor mods like new headunit and some other little things. Had a Toytec Ultimate Liftkit (3") sitting in my room for about a month and after getting quoted 900 for labor at one shop and 400 at another I just said **** it and bought some jack stands and a jack, and went to town on it with a couple of buddies.

Next step is to get an alignment and some new tires.

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Saw someone else use the bottle jack to get the arm down.. ****ing scary being next to that thing.
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Some other pictures Lifting 4runner - Imgur
 
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Black 4Runner? Never heard of such a thing. I agree, bottle jack is scary. Just undo the 4 bolts from the LBJ to the steering knuckle. Then, the control arms are free and require far less pressure to get the lower shock bolt in. Looks good, though.
 
So both of my cv boots ripped. :| It looks like the whole piece ripped off from where it's clamped.
Im wondering if I can fix that myself? and how long can I drive like this, it looks like a lot of the grease was emptied.

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On another note, I took off the Yakima ski rack that came with the car. Shit's hella grimy underneath.

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artemgzn said:
So both of my cv boots ripped. :| It looks like the whole piece ripped off from where it's clamped.
Im wondering if I can fix that myself? and how long can I drive like this, it looks like a lot of the grease was emptied.

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On another note, I took off the Yakima ski rack that came with the car. Shit's hella grimy underneath.

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If you installed the lift you can change cv's.get the napa lifetime warranty ones.
 
Should he jump right into replacing the CVs?

I mean if this happened out in the desert with tons of sand and dust and mud flying around under there then yeah, the CVs are definitely not going to last long. But if it's just been some road driving, and not that much of it, removing the boots, regreasing and putting on some clamp on long travel boots might be ok?
 
OMG --- DON'T swap your Toyota CVs out with aftermarket junk. There is a right way to do this and it isn't expensive.

You only ripped the cheap rubber boot that is over 10 years old. The actual CV is fine.

1. Looking at your picture you have too much front end lift. You need to lower it down a few notches. Replacing the CVs/boots won't make a difference if you have too much lift and break a CV or boot right away.

2. Go to (google this) "Camelback Toyota Online Parts" and use the webform to order (2) new CV boot kits. Be sure to get the one that includes inner & outer. Have any quesitons? Call them and get the part number(s) for the KIT then go back and order it on the website. I wouldn't process the order on the phone just stick with the website as it is easier to track your shipping status if you book online.

Once you have the new outer boots - aka the rubber, then either re-boot the CVs yourself, cleaning out the old grease and applying new.

Or take the CVs and the boots to a local truck shop and ask them to reboot the CVs. Make sure it is a Toyota/Japanese mechanic who has done this before. It shouldn't be hard to find.

This should come out to about the same price as just buying from NAPA but with one major difference ......

TOYOTA CVs are well proven to be superior to nearly ALL after-market CVs.

It sad that I see so many people on this site just giving away their excellent STEEL Toyota CVs in exchange for cheap Chinese metal CVs that will break on the trail. I've wheeled in many places over the Pacific West with my original Toyota CVs and have never broken a CV. I see all kinds of threads where aftermarket CVs break. With Toyota CVs, unless you are running 34" or 35" tires it is very difficult to break a CV.

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BrianSD_42 said:
OMG --- DON'T swap your Toyota CVs out with aftermarket junk. There is a right way to do this and it isn't expensive.

You only ripped the cheap rubber boot that is over 10 years old. The actual CV is fine.

1. Looking at your picture you have too much front end lift. You need to lower it down a few notches. Replacing the CVs/boots won't make a difference if you have too much lift and break a CV or boot right away.

2. Go to (google this) "Camelback Toyota Online Parts" and use the webform to order (2) new CV boot kits. Be sure to get the one that includes inner & outer. Have any quesitons? Call them and get the part number(s) for the KIT then go back and order it on the website. I wouldn't process the order on the phone just stick with the website as it is easier to track your shipping status if you book online.

Once you have the new outer boots - aka the rubber, then either re-boot the CVs yourself, cleaning out the old grease and applying new.

Or take the CVs and the boots to a local truck shop and ask them to reboot the CVs. Make sure it is a Toyota/Japanese mechanic who has done this before. It shouldn't be hard to find.

This should come out to about the same price as just buying from NAPA but with one major difference ......

TOYOTA CVs are well proven to be superior to nearly ALL after-market CVs.

It sad that I see so many people on this site just giving away their excellent STEEL Toyota CVs in exchange for cheap Chinese metal CVs that will break on the trail. I've wheeled in many places over the Pacific West with my original Toyota CVs and have never broken a CV. I see all kinds of threads where aftermarket CVs break. With Toyota CVs, unless you are running 34" or 35" tires it is very difficult to break a CV.

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About the lift though, I haven't measured it, but if going by Toytec's instructions it should only be 2.5". I did find it weird that the car sits level with supposedly 2.5" in the front and 3" in the back.
 
Got nothing to do all day, might as well take off the running boards too.
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Im really conflicted about the wood panels inside. On one side I like the funky look and want to keep stock parts, but at the same time i just want to black them out. :smow:
 
get some from a junkyard from a base model/SR5. Or maybe [MENTION=78895]DeathCougar[/MENTION] has some
 
Just got a new boot kit for both sides, quick question before I start, it came with two grease tubes, should i mix them or what? The one in the white tube looks black/metallic.

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Clean boots :boink:Got lazy and just gave it to the shop who also fixed the rattling from the rear shock (I think me and my friend overtightened the bolt :S)

Also saw this guy in the neighborhood.
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artemgzn said:
Clean boots :boink:Got lazy and just gave it to the shop who also fixed the rattling from the rear shock (I think me and my friend overtightened the bolt :S)
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Nice and clean.

Also saw this guy in the neighborhood.
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those are your tie rod boots... am i missing something here?
 
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