highspeed lbj failure?

[BillIam]

is it just me or do they all seem to snap from low speed turns?

 

[PitbullRescuer]

Hopefully it stays that way.

 

[Gerdo]

04rnr had his go out while going around a highway loop on ramp at about 45 mph. It totaled his awesome 3rd gen. Luckily it didn't roll.

 

[Castaway]

is it just me or do they all seem to snap from low speed turns?

Considering what I read about the way the ball joints fail when moving (during researching my problem), a high speed failure (think highway speeds) would almost inevitably end in rolling the T4R. I don't have any experience with this (nor did I find any cases of high speed lbj failure), but I have driven 12 passenger vans all of my life and my T4R feels exactly the same; and those vans are known for having high centers of gravity.

Be very glad they've all been low speed failures.

 

[Mike&Ike]

I have 100k on my LBJ and have some OEM ones waiting to be put on. This picture alone makes me want to do it every 100k. Its really not that much money considering what could happen if they break.

 

[chris360hawks]

That is a Seqouia right?

 

[Mike&Ike]

Yeah they have the same problem.

 

[chris360hawks]

Yeah they have the same problem.

Do they have a LBJ in the style of the 3rd or 4th gens?

 

[Mike&Ike]

Yeah they are the same design. Same with tundras.

 

[chris360hawks]

I guess Tacomas are the only one that don't really have the problems since they have the beefier lbjs and tie rods.

 

[BillIam]

makes me wonder about why they haven't recalled anything, makes me also consider a cage and 5 point harnesses with a hans device.... just kidding

 

[chris360hawks]

There was a recall on 01-02 runners I believe.

 

[hrt4me]

There was a recall on 01-02 runners I believe.

why not any other years?

 

[chris360hawks]

Who knows.

 

[mattleegee]

just a DIY i found
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...lace-3rd-gen-lower-ball-joints-pic-heavy.html

maybe add new bolts to it

 

[4runnin83]

That is a Seqouia right?

Yessir

I posted this in other thread, but this Tundras LBJ faulted at the toyota dealership

 

[cj80cruiser]

I guess Tacomas are the only one that don't really have the problems since they have the beefier lbjs and tie rods.

This is my understanding....

They aren't any beefier where it counts and Tacoma's LBJs fail as well. They use the same size bolts and ball joint which is why they just bolt right up to thr 4runner spindle and lower control arm. The casting is beefier and use a larger OTRE but that isn't the part that typically fails.

 

[snow junky]

makes me wana sas....

 

[KSWAY]

Yep, It's not the bolts that are failing. it's the bj's..

 

[Dous]

Yep, It's not the bolts that are failing. it's the bj's..

Many fail because of bolt shear.

All 4 of my bolts sheared from the spindle, the balljoint was just about brand new, but the bolts were re-tourqued multiple times