Mendoncyclesmith
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Hey folks, curious if anyone has a better/deeper understanding than my garage, about these vehicles in particular.
This Spring, Sophie the '96 4Runner, got new, OEM LBJ's, bolts etc. Just gave her new front axles since both CV's decided to die rather spontaneously. Had the tie rod ends checked at that time, no play. Also had an alignment done (discussed on here at length already), my caster cams are frozen, but were close enough for government work, and the truck drives fine.
My plan is to do them next year (big, $$$ job), and that will also include lower control arm bushings getting replaced.
I do not understand the mechanics, or physics, of vehicular front ends. At, all.
These parts, are also just names to me, I don't get how they work, nor am I asking for an explanation of that.
The problem is this:
When I brake, firmly, to a stop? I feel a decided *thunk* under my left foot. Upon releasing the brake, and starting to accelerate, I feel it "release", and *thunk* again.
Tight, low speed turning, with some suspension activation, (say, turning into a driveway with some potholes in the immediate mix), and get a similar thunking.
My garage that did the axles (and most of my other work) checked it out, confirmed all fasteners are properly snug. They were able to recreate it themselves, and feel it, and basically, kinda shrugged and said, everything is tight, and fresh, I wouldn't worry about safety wise, etc.
Basically, "wait till it's so ugly we can see something, and then we'll fix it."
So, are my LCA bushings, pretty much the only other thing left that moves up there, and it's likely them, and then yes, it's a non safety concern that'll resolve itself when I replace the caster cams etc?
Or is there more stuff, and I should be asking for a more in depth check over?
She's been a street queen since birth, and under my ownership too, and has never been abused off road if we venture off, but she did have a front end meet up with a concrete highway barricade afew years back, so the back of my mind is going, "broken frame, etc???".
Thanks!
This Spring, Sophie the '96 4Runner, got new, OEM LBJ's, bolts etc. Just gave her new front axles since both CV's decided to die rather spontaneously. Had the tie rod ends checked at that time, no play. Also had an alignment done (discussed on here at length already), my caster cams are frozen, but were close enough for government work, and the truck drives fine.
My plan is to do them next year (big, $$$ job), and that will also include lower control arm bushings getting replaced.
I do not understand the mechanics, or physics, of vehicular front ends. At, all.
These parts, are also just names to me, I don't get how they work, nor am I asking for an explanation of that.
The problem is this:
When I brake, firmly, to a stop? I feel a decided *thunk* under my left foot. Upon releasing the brake, and starting to accelerate, I feel it "release", and *thunk* again.
Tight, low speed turning, with some suspension activation, (say, turning into a driveway with some potholes in the immediate mix), and get a similar thunking.
My garage that did the axles (and most of my other work) checked it out, confirmed all fasteners are properly snug. They were able to recreate it themselves, and feel it, and basically, kinda shrugged and said, everything is tight, and fresh, I wouldn't worry about safety wise, etc.
Basically, "wait till it's so ugly we can see something, and then we'll fix it."
So, are my LCA bushings, pretty much the only other thing left that moves up there, and it's likely them, and then yes, it's a non safety concern that'll resolve itself when I replace the caster cams etc?
Or is there more stuff, and I should be asking for a more in depth check over?
She's been a street queen since birth, and under my ownership too, and has never been abused off road if we venture off, but she did have a front end meet up with a concrete highway barricade afew years back, so the back of my mind is going, "broken frame, etc???".
Thanks!
