Howzit guys?! I recently swapped my boosted Toyota Tercel for 1990 4WD 22R converted 4runner. It's lacking in the HP department in terms of power-to-weight ratio, but I hope to work on that eventually. Right now its about getting it to just drive decent.
After swapping out the originally equipped super swamper tires to some used BFG Long trails as a temp solution for more street friendly driving I soon realized that much of the vibration was not just in the tires so I changed the rear drive shaft u-joints and the idler arm up front. While that helped quite a bit, it seems that with the fresh idler arm, I can feel more of the vibration up front and through the steering wheel. I'm thinking replace the front drive shaft u-joints. Now this is where I need some help.
I looked at my front drive shaft and it has the cardan joint with two u-joints near the transfer case and one more u-joint up at the front axle.
The research I've done seems to suggest that the 2 u-joints at the cardan joint are different from the one u-joint up front--cardan u-joints #513 and all other u-joints #387. Can anyone confirm this or even attest simply that the cardan joints are different from the rest?
Here's a pic of my runner in its current state.
Needs a lot of little work mostly body type mechanics, but surprisingly the motor runs well with no burning oil or leaks.
After swapping out the originally equipped super swamper tires to some used BFG Long trails as a temp solution for more street friendly driving I soon realized that much of the vibration was not just in the tires so I changed the rear drive shaft u-joints and the idler arm up front. While that helped quite a bit, it seems that with the fresh idler arm, I can feel more of the vibration up front and through the steering wheel. I'm thinking replace the front drive shaft u-joints. Now this is where I need some help.
I looked at my front drive shaft and it has the cardan joint with two u-joints near the transfer case and one more u-joint up at the front axle.
The research I've done seems to suggest that the 2 u-joints at the cardan joint are different from the one u-joint up front--cardan u-joints #513 and all other u-joints #387. Can anyone confirm this or even attest simply that the cardan joints are different from the rest?
Here's a pic of my runner in its current state.
Needs a lot of little work mostly body type mechanics, but surprisingly the motor runs well with no burning oil or leaks.
