mountain mike
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Hello Guys, hoping you can direct me on some front end questions I have on my T4R. It is a 2001 with 215,000. I am getting ready to buy the Toytec Ultimate or Boss kit in the next few weeks and shortly after add 33’s. Pretty sure I am set on the 33’s. I keep thinking I would like a 34’s or 35’s but I have been advised that once you go over 33’s things will start to fail at a much faster rate.
Since the T4R has 215k on it and I will have the front suspension apart when I put on the Toytec kit I thought it would be a good idea to replace some of the front end. I was thinking I would replace the LBJ’s which were done at 60k under the recall but not since. I was also thinking of replacing the CV’s while I’m in there with the ones from Napa. I have read some people would only go OEM on CV’s but I don’t think I can justify the extra cost to go OEM. It looks like Camelback wants nearly $400 a side and the Napa ones are just over $100 a side with a lifetime warranty. Should I replace the CV's or just leave them alone?
Is there anything else I should address while I am in there? Bushings? Inner/outer tie rods, etc? I should add I have already bought a set of LR UCA’s which will address the UBJ’s. I also bought some heavy Trail Ready bead locks so with the addition of some MT/R’s my wheel/tire combo will be very heavy. I will say I am a little OCD and don’t mind a little extra work/money as long as the truck will benefit from it.
I currently drive the 4RnR about 3 days a week and will be using it to explore old mines in the Colorado Mountains so it will be used off-road a few times a month during the months I can access the mines. In addition a trip to Moab and Ouray once a year is also on the list, although I haven’t made the trips in the past few years. My main goal for it will be to get me to the mines and then home safely. So reliability and safety are my biggest concerns.
Since the T4R has 215k on it and I will have the front suspension apart when I put on the Toytec kit I thought it would be a good idea to replace some of the front end. I was thinking I would replace the LBJ’s which were done at 60k under the recall but not since. I was also thinking of replacing the CV’s while I’m in there with the ones from Napa. I have read some people would only go OEM on CV’s but I don’t think I can justify the extra cost to go OEM. It looks like Camelback wants nearly $400 a side and the Napa ones are just over $100 a side with a lifetime warranty. Should I replace the CV's or just leave them alone?
Is there anything else I should address while I am in there? Bushings? Inner/outer tie rods, etc? I should add I have already bought a set of LR UCA’s which will address the UBJ’s. I also bought some heavy Trail Ready bead locks so with the addition of some MT/R’s my wheel/tire combo will be very heavy. I will say I am a little OCD and don’t mind a little extra work/money as long as the truck will benefit from it.
I currently drive the 4RnR about 3 days a week and will be using it to explore old mines in the Colorado Mountains so it will be used off-road a few times a month during the months I can access the mines. In addition a trip to Moab and Ouray once a year is also on the list, although I haven’t made the trips in the past few years. My main goal for it will be to get me to the mines and then home safely. So reliability and safety are my biggest concerns.
I honestly had no problems with Napa lifetime axles on previous 4runners wheeling.. Never broke one or an OEM axle but I also don't go superman on the throttle when wheeling so I don't break one. In the end , you won't find a better axle than a Lotus which is a beefed up OEM but like you stated price is $400-500 a side vs $100 with the warranty.. Don't get me wrong, I run OEM axles on my lifted 4runner but I've also ran the Napa premium and the only difference I can attest too would be the pricetags and the fact I wheeled hard enough without failure with both...