Saw this today...

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Doing mine next weekend. They seem fine now and were replaced at 150k under the recall, but that was nearly 100k ago...
 
Drop Zone

Arrow marks the spot.
...Smart 4Runner.

What would be the big flags/sounds/signs leading up to this event?
 
BN-2B said:
Arrow marks the spot.
...Smart 4Runner.

What would be the big flags/sounds/signs leading up to this event?
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I've read many people on this site say that there are no warning signs to this event. Change your LBJs around 100k miles, especially if you are lifted. There still won't be play, slop, squeaks or sounds. It will just fail.
 
It's kinda bizarre you saw this today since there's been a lot of threads recently about LBJ's. Pictures speak louder than words.
 
Toyota should of made this truck a solid axle from gecko. Would have been a beast !! The lower ball joints on these trucks are just shit. And it's scary !
 
Are there any visual indicators or any way to check the general condition of the LBJ's if there isn't any noticeable wobble or play?
 
Both my mechanic and alignment shop have said mine seem tight but it's got 312,00 miles and I have no maintenance history..... getting them done anyways
 
damn thats scary i also saw a tundra with a ball joint failure couple weeks ago
i just changed my ball joints this weekend glad i did after seeing this
 
BN-2B said:
Arrow marks the spot.
...Smart 4Runner.

What would be the big flags/sounds/signs leading up to this event?
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Well from experience would be the O shit and the loud grinding and smoking of the skid plate over the interstate in my case.... The steering wheel felt really strange at first when u attempted to keep the steering wheel straight it wanted to snap back to the left and that one last tug to the right broke:lookout: it all loose for me and then I went a skidding across interstate 40 like a dumass with sparks a flyin. So I just make it a routine to swap them out every 50,000 or at least check them for play often
 
GVL said:
Are there any visual indicators or any way to check the general condition of the LBJ's if there isn't any noticeable wobble or play?
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The answer is yes. The boots should be intact meaning no tears or cracks that allow grease to escape and contaminants to get inside. The joint should be tight with no independent movement from the suspension. Basically, if you apply force to actuate the movement of the suspension, the whole assembly should move as one. If you see any up and down movement in the joint, it's bad. The joint is a ball and socket so it should rotate and slide but not pop up and down.

Here's a video of what I'm talking about:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8mpMRXWZpOY

And, this is a video of doing the same thing on my 4runner:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rteeAOQlrKY
 
Based on the picture this looks more like a broken tie rod end but since the LBJ's are known to fail, that is probably what happened.

EDIT: Ah never mind. I didn't initially notice how low it was squatting, definitely looks like a LBJ failure.
 
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