What is this?

[Brownfaux]

Not on a 4Runner, but since parts are shared I figured I would ask here anyway. What is this? It's a custom upper control arm eliminator? I searched for a bit and I can't find anything on it. This is just on a truck I have parked in my neighborhood. Owner doesn't know either, bought it with it on there.

 

[cashmoney]

Hydraulics perhaps?

 

[JayRolla]

Crazy huge coil spacer and custom bump stop?

 

[Brownfaux]

But how can you ditch the upper control arm? The owner lifted up on the truck with his bare hands and that auxiliary shock went up, but wouldn't rebound.

 

[cp99sr5]

Highly modded/custom UCA, looks like it pivots on bushings toward the rear but hard to tell from the angle?

 

[Brownfaux]

No, no movement up or down. It's got a shock in it.

 

[2014 Warthog]

Another picture from more of a behind the wheel perspective would help. Like crank the wheel all the way outward to get a good shot of what's going on back there...

 

[r34sklnnsn]

Is it a Ford. Looks like straight axle with radius rods. No upper control arms. That shock looking thing has me stumped.

 

[Brentif]

x2 on more pictures, I would love to see what else is going on there.

 

[YotaDan]

That is a crappy old drop-bracket lift. Was a terrible design that still is out there on some rigs.......

 

[turbo8]

It is a crappy lift kit, I believe Trailmaster made it. 6" drop bracket lift.

 

[csp]

Solid axle vehicles don't have upper/lower control arms, only IFS vehicles do.

 

[Brownfaux]

Yeah this is ifs. I was stumped when I looked at it. I'll grab some more pictures when I see it again.

 

[Brownfaux]

Yep, trailmaster kit! Googling that brought up exact pictures. Can't believed searching for control arm delete, aux shock, nothing! They call it a lift shock. Crazy looking.

 

[JWaldz]

Please don't post anymore pics of that junk.. Damn near made me throw up with the 2 you already posted

 

[Brownfaux]

You got it. I just thought it was crazy this guy bought a truck and had no clue what was on it.

 

[1985taylor1925]

That looks like a macpherson strut design. The lack of an upper control arm makes it apparent. I'm guessing that was a full kit - the macpherson strut and spacer. That stupid spacer makes the Uca useless. The lca must be modified as well

 

[csp]

Might have helped if you had posted the year/make/model.