1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

I didn't know you were a chick with a boyfriend. Sweet photo.

 

So the alignment was thrown off.

I'll have to assess the damage if any.

 

Having had two rigs with aftermarket bumpers and now driving two without I always get nervous driving through the deer crossing area.

 

The big bucks around here try to attack vehicles by diving headfirst into the light.

 

Didn't realize I was leaking slightly at the diff/axle end; most likely my axle seal which I have extras of -



Looking at everything else though, looks good.

Will get an alignment this Monday and have the guy that hit me cover it all via cash.

 

Where did you get hit?

 

His wallet

 

Front passenger.

3-5mph at a parking lot.

Visible damage being a broken clip that holds the top part of the bumper end cap and paint damage at the bottom of said piece

 

You really think he threw your alignment off?

 

The steering wheel is turned, very visibly to the left, when going straight.

That was not the case last night driving home.

 

Oh, that's not to bad. Its crazy how easy the alignments get knocked out on 4runners and Tacomas

 

Leak doesn't look too bad from what I can tell, it's not just left over from the axle install?

 

I'm seeing that now

 

Not left over; fresh droplet on the cv axle.

I'll have to pull it again one of these days and replace the seal

 

I wouldn't worry about it much unless it really leaks, I'm pretty sure mine still does the same. Easier to just top the diff off every few months then just wait for that axle to blow so I can do both at the same time lol.

 

Just doing Genoa peak trail last fall the green truck alignment is shot and I only did 10 miles

 

Probably need new control arm bushings, mine used to get bad too after most trails but after I got the new poly ones put on it stayed good even after our Moab trip. I normally would have expected it to be out of alignment for sure after that.

 

That's a good point. They were on the to do list this summer. I'm guessing they have around 130,000 miles on it.

 

I did a thing and I don't regret it