What have you done to your Tacoma today? 1st Gen Edition

They are 2.5" wide which is pretty standard. Have to thin them down just a touch by the u bolts.

 

I'll try to find a set of leafs at a pick a part soon.

 

R&R steering rack and tie rods today...

Old vs. new


MOOG ftw


Buuut...more parts on order, new wheel hub assembly on the way (bad bearing), so spindle removed in prep for the press out/press in

 

Looks like a nice reman, is the whole rack a MOOG part or just OTREs? Also I wish you all the luck on the spindle bearing pressing, it's one hell of a job even for a big press.

 

Does anyone ever use tire chains? We had to use some today at work to get up some trails in our suburban and they worked amazingly well. They were the v-bar type.

 

Got my tundra cv's back from CVJ.

 

How much did all that run you?

 

I have them in my truck in case I ever find myself in weather that may necessitate them. They aren't that style though, mine have a tensioning mechanism instead of bungee cords. Mine are also a different type of chain, still chain links but they aren't that vee shape. Either way what did you want to know about chains?

 

looking into new upper and lower control arms. anyone recommend anything to go and work well with my ome setup? 882 coils and nitro shocks.

 

Oem is the only stock length lower control arm out there for first gen that i have found, just replaced mine actually.

For upper arms decide on uniball or balljoint and pick whatever

 

Moog makes one too, remember reading about them in 4WD Toyota Owner Magazine

 

Learn something new every day. Not a big surprise though, i wonder if theyre made well.

 

They looked decent in the pics from the magazine, same simple stuff as OEM two stamped pieces welded on the sides with all of the mounts welded on. The whole reason they replaced them in the mag was because it was easier than putting new bushings in (guess they hadn't heard of the whiteline bushings).

 

Here at parts geek.

 

Cost of bolts? I'm betting there is a good chance the originals are frozen in.

 

Talking about LCA's I wonder if that company monte got a hold of is making any progress on the stock length LCA's for us first geners

 

Look into LightRacing for uppers, they're adjustable.

 

Yea I had two companies interested. Dirt King was full go for I think 1500 for an intro gb it was like 1100 or something. Used stock LBJ. Then another company said he'd do a uniball at some point. Just didn't know when.

 

Thanks man...

That's a new steering rack...not remanufactured! The rack is A1 Cardone from partsgeek.com, $357.

The tie rod ends are new MOOG's, $41 each.

I will post up some pics of the press in action if they'll let me.

 

$586 delivered, with two brand new CV's from EMPI.

Rack - $357

Tie rod ends - $82

CV's - $150