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Just lurking around, it's been a while. How's you?

 

Graduated
Got my old job back
Searching for a new job
Bought a shit heap

 

$7 you deliver

 

Sounds like a good time. Fifth gen. wheels look better on everything else...

 

For you, i’d consider it

 

Don’t they?!

How is life? It really has been a while....

 

They really do.

Well, my fifth gen. has 132k miles now. It would be higher but all my road trips have been cancelled this year.

I finally started working on my rust bucket of a Tacoma...

 

Holy crap gurl!

 

So lots going on...

Girly and I took a vacation last week and after around a 350 mile round trip, I had destroyed the passenger side front wheel bearings and started to wear out the driver's side. But we had a safe trip even if it was ended half a day short. Took some awesome photos:

Ordered total hub assemblies from @05Taco4x4 on 7/17

And installed my Machined Aluminum TRD air box cover from @Coupe Super nice piece!!

 

TRD make fast

 

fawkin better believe that dawgy

 

One day mine go fast

 

Maybe

 

Yesterday, i finally got my hub assemblies that USPS LOST FOR TWO WEEKS.

Started to tear into the wheel bearing job on my truck today. As always, everything is a waterfall. I had to heat and chisel the hub off after cutting off the bolts. Not because of rust, but because it super heated and melted the bearing, the seals, the ABS sensor, and tried to weld itself to the spindle. LOOOOOOOOOTS of cussing later, i got it apart and was shocked how bad everything is.

Ordering new spindle dust shields, new tie rod ends, maybe sway bar end links, and new dust caps. Everything i tore apart, i ruined getting it apart because things got so hot. Might even have to replace my brake pads because they got hot enough that a couple small chunks of pad material broke off when I pulled the caliper. I’m praying that the driver’s side is in much better shape.

So far this job fucking sucks, but i’m blessed to have my Rust Runner to keep me going.

 

Just ordered Tie rod ends, sway bar links, sway bar bushings, inner spindle seals, new dust caps, and new door sill plates.

 

Front end parts:
Uppers
https://jbaoffroad.com/jba-std-high...plus-4runner-03-plus-fj-cruisers-07-plus.html

Lowers
48068-04040 (R)
48069-04040 (L)

LBJ Bracket
48625-04050 (R)
48626-04040 (L)

Spindle seals
90316-A0001 (x2)

Axles
43430-04070 (x2)

Dust Shields
47781-04050 (R)
47782-04050 (L)

Still need axle seals, LCA bolts, UCA bolts...LCA cam tabs....not sure what else

 

HBD Dawn. <3 @Daria H B friggin D

 

Finally got the front end done.

New camburg UCAs, new OEM LCAs with hardware, new OEM dust shields, new Napa CV axles, new sway bar end links, new OEM tie rod ends, new energy suspension poly sway bar bushings, and new complete hubs.

 

97,700 new LCAs, Napa CV axles, LBJ mounts, LCA hardware, Camburg UCAs, OEM tie rod ends, new sway bar end links, energy suspension sway bar poly bushings, new complete hubs, new dust shields, new dust caps