Free advice prior to lifting the front of your 4runner

[71gs3504sp]

Guys

I have been a Toyota FJ owner for over 10 years. I sold her last month to purchase my 4runner. Been reading all the lift threads and not one noted about doing some servicing of the cam bolts on the lower control arms. Please if you are doing any type of lift and prior to a front end alignment make sure you take the lower control bolts and sleeves out of the lower control arms and adding antiseize paste to them and reinstall. This will prevent years down the road from seizing up on you. If they do freeze up you will need to cut out the bolt and sleeve and replace the lower control arms.

George

 

[kelkins]

That's a great idea... if you live in the rust belt. I had a 2009 F150 from Michigan that had cam bolts that had to be cut off. My alignment guy LOVED doing that. Here in the south, I don't think that would ever be required. We don't see much, if any, salting of roads.

 

[MyanRagahis]

Dang. I replaced my lower control arms this weekend and didn't think to do this.
There was a lot of debris and surface rust on and in the bolts at 30K miles. It was like sand falling out of your shoe after recess. I did grind off the rust off the bolts, sand and repaint the cam tabs.

 

[jaemz]

Dang. I replaced my lower control arms this weekend and didn't think to do this.
There was a lot of debris and surface rust on and in the bolts at 30K miles. It was like sand falling out of your shoe after recess. I did grind off the rust off the bolts, sand and repaint the cam tabs.

sheesh, ever driven anywhere with snow? or is that all texas miles

 

[csw2001]

Guys

I have been a Toyota FJ owner for over 10 years. I sold her last month to purchase my 4runner. Been reading all the lift threads and not one noted about doing some servicing of the cam bolts on the lower control arms. Please if you are doing any type of lift and prior to a front end alignment make sure you take the lower control bolts and sleeves out of the lower control arms and adding antiseize paste to them and reinstall. This will prevent years down the road from seizing up on you. If they do freeze up you will need to cut out the bolt and sleeve and replace the lower control arms.

George

Awesome advice, just has this done myself.

 

[CavPro]

sheesh, ever driven anywhere with snow? or is that all texas miles

It's not the snow, it's what they do to it after it hits the ground.