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Front end all jacked up!

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by TACO TX, Jan 26, 2013.

  1. Jan 26, 2013 at 7:36 PM
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    TACO TX

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    Hi all, here lately i have had some front end issues with my 03 trd 4x4. I developed a shake in the front end so i had tires rebalanced and that wasnt it, then i had new wheels mounted and balanced and it was still there. So i took it to toyota dealership and they rebalanced tires and replaced the large steering rack bushing. Well guess what, the shake is still there but it feels like the whole frontend is moving side to side like the truck wants to follow lines in the road when you have low tire pressure. I notice today that the passenger front wheel is sticking out of fender well further than driver side. The vibration is pretty much gone now just the wobble feeling, but not all the time. Anybody have any ideas. Oh i also had them do alignment to. Wouldnt they have noticed something else major when they did that. I feel the wobble through the steering wheel which is what i thought was the vibration.
     
  2. Jan 26, 2013 at 8:02 PM
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    Dcpsychobilly

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    My steering rack once got loose and did what you described, other then that :notsure:
     
  3. Jan 26, 2013 at 9:27 PM
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    TacomaJPP

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    Any lift? If so, what kind?
     
  4. Jan 27, 2013 at 4:35 AM
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    No lift at all, factory suspension. Just bilstein hd shocks installed a year ago.
     
  5. Jan 27, 2013 at 8:48 AM
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    taco47001

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    Tie rods?
     
  6. Jan 27, 2013 at 10:49 AM
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    sounds like tie rods, probably inner ones but I would change all 4, and I would find a new dealer, If your truck was on the lift they should have inspected all 4 ball joints and tie rod ends, as well as the wheel bearings. If all of those are good rack bushings and thats the whole front end...thats ridiculous, get it checked ASAP before you pop a tie rod end and wreck.. good luck
     
  7. Jan 27, 2013 at 1:59 PM
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    TACO TX

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    Will do, thanks guys.
     

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