What did you do with your 4runner today?

[084RUNNAH]

Installed OME 886 and 90000 in preparation for bumper and winch. Makes me want to upgrade the read to some long travel coils

 

[MRpink]

Here's a little teaser, FJ wheels and tires went on today.

 

[Pale Rider]

Installed some N-Fab nerf bars. I like them. They look pretty good and are functional.

 

[V8Limited4wd]

Figured it was time to get the timing belt/water pump replaced after 13 years and 145k miles on the original parts.

 

[banilla16]

Figured it was time to get the timing belt/water pump replaced after 13 years and 145k miles on the original parts.

Nice. I called around to see if anyone could do it without gouging me. Nope. 1100 bucks. Looks like it will have to wait until after we move to Arkansas.


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[yotaguy674]

New head unit installed. So much better

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[rdanford]

Washed, spray waxed and vacuumed so the mechanic has a clean slate for TB/WP service.

 

[riceandpho]

New head unit installed. So much better

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what model and i hope you went atleast 3800bhs or 391 for this year model, also did you install parking brake bypass?

 

[yotaguy674]

what model and i hope you went atleast 3800bhs or 391 for this year model, also did you install parking brake bypass?

Avh-x391bhs. I'm still waiting on my bypass to come in the mail

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[derekjmiller913]

Trimmed front bumper/inner fender liners

I got a hair to trim the front bumper just because (trail rash is already prevalent, and paint damage is borderline severe). The passenger side catch had about 3 lb of mud/clay/stone fragments caked in it and there's no telling how old/how long it's been there. It looks a lot better to me!

 

[Ralphman]

Lowered my left coil over a smidge after installing a top spacer a few nights ago now that i filled up with gas, both sides have equal preload and sits pretty dead level with a 3/8" top spacer on the drivers side
Time lapse video from tire off to tire on.
https://youtu.be/Uu9FCgS8BVg

 

[2003-4x4runner]

I got a hair to trim the front bumper just because (trail rash is already prevalent, and paint damage is borderline severe). The passenger side catch had about 3 lb of mud/clay/stone fragments caked in it and there's no telling how old/how long it's been there. It looks a lot better to me!

That's a great idea! One day I noticed the catch on my rig was leaking water and I put my finger in the hole to clear the rock that was plugging it and a ton of water came out. What did you use to cut off the catch?

 

[blackoutt]

Grinding LCA bushing washers and burning rubber! Going all poly control arm bushings to tighten up some slop.

 

[Ralphman]

Grinding LCA bushing washers and burning rubber! Going all poly control arm bushings to tighten up some slop.

Great feeling, i used a balljoint press and torch to remove the rubber then reattached the washer looking part with the same press and a 1/2" extension rolling the lip to secure the two.

 

[kcdehart]

Got my front CV axles done yesterday. Both were clunking when shaken by hand and had boots with zero grease in em...Took em to a friend's shop and helped him out for a discount on labor.

Unfortunately, we hit a snag almost immediately. The rear bolt on the driver's side LCA would NOT come out. The shim to the front of the bushing was seized to the metal around it. Even with a chisel and a sledge, it only ended up damaging the shim. So we stopped there. He did end up damaging the rear, threaded half of the bolt and had to cut the end off to get the nut back on so that I could drive it. So now there's no shim there -_- . Hilariously enough, my alignment feels like it improved...

So instead of dropping the control arm, we ended up just separating the upper ball joints (and managed to not rip either boot).

Truck feels MUCH smoother at all speeds (probably because my CV isn't vibrating all over the place) and doesn't get tugged around by imperfections on the interstate anymore (an unintended result of the LCA screw-up. I think I had some toe out that's now corrected). It's also nice knowing that my CVs won't explode at any moment...

 

[Inv4drZm]

Got my front CV axles done yesterday. Both were clunking when shaken by hand and had boots with zero grease in em...Took em to a friend's shop and helped him out for a discount on labor.

Unfortunately, we hit a snag almost immediately. The rear bolt on the driver's side LCA would NOT come out. The shim to the front of the bushing was seized to the metal around it. Even with a chisel and a sledge, it only ended up damaging the shim. So we stopped there. He did end up damaging the rear, threaded half of the bolt and had to cut the end off to get the nut back on so that I could drive it. So now there's no shim there -_- . Hilariously enough, my alignment feels like it improved...

So instead of dropping the control arm, we ended up just separating the upper ball joints (and managed to not rip either boot).

Truck feels MUCH smoother at all speeds (probably because my CV isn't vibrating all over the place) and doesn't get tugged around by imperfections on the interstate anymore (an unintended result of the LCA screw-up. I think I had some toe out that's now corrected). It's also nice knowing that my CVs won't explode at any moment...

When I removed a CV to replaced a diff output seal, I didn't touch the LCA cam bolts, only the two underneath that attach the LCA to the spindle I think. I was able to swing the spindle out of the way enough to pull the CV out.

 

[ZebRuaj]

Same as ^^ said. I never touched the lower control arm other than to undo the lower ball joint.

Looks like someone should look into getting the free online service manual.

 

[derekjmiller913]

That's a great idea! One day I noticed the catch on my rig was leaking water and I put my finger in the hole to clear the rock that was plugging it and a ton of water came out. What did you use to cut off the catch?

A box knife, actually! I put in a fresh blade and got it done in a few minutes after sharpie'ing a line. However, the first chop wasn't enough so I did this yesterday in about 1.5 hours time. Just something as an excuse to be outside and make the 4Runner a bit more unique.

 

[kcdehart]

When I removed a CV to replaced a diff output seal, I didn't touch the LCA cam bolts, only the two underneath that attach the LCA to the spindle I think. I was able to swing the spindle out of the way enough to pull the CV out.

Yeah, we regretted touching the bolts...I'm ordering a new rear one at the moment. $16 for a damn bolt...Oh well

 

[kcdehart]

Same as ^^ said. I never touched the lower control arm other than to undo the lower ball joint.

Looks like someone should look into getting the free online service manual.

The friend I went to owns an actual repair business, so I deferred to his lead. He wanted to pull the LCA so that we'd avoid damaging the ball joint boots with a pickle fork.