Camber adjustment Bolt.

I have a 95 Tacoma (Made in 3/95, seen a few websites that mention stuff for pre/post 9/95. Not sure what that’s about, would love to know) I am currently in a bit of a spot and need some clarification.

I have rebuilt my entire front end suspension on my truck except currently I am waiting on new camber cam bolts from the local dealership. They have been giving me the run around on ordering them for 10 days now telling me last friday they’d be there 6/28. I called today to ask if they received my parts they said no they haven’t and they won’t get them until 7/12 at the earliest. I cannot wait two more weeks on top of the ten days my truck has been on stands in my driveway. The original ones were cut out since they seized inside the bushing sleeves like most do on our trucks. so I don’t have the option to just put the old ones back in. The only reason I cut them out in the first place was the dealer telling me they could get them in 3-5 days which to me was a lot more reasonable to have my truck out of service than 24+ days.

My question is for the 95 Model year Toyota shows part number 48409-35040 for the 96 Model year they show

$25 48409-35050 Suspension Adjustor Cam Sub-Assembly

48409-35050. Is there any actual difference between these two or is it just the same part with a different code or some other minute thing to require another part number, the reason I ask is there is someone on ebay right now with them available and i’m debating on ordering those and just canceling my order with the dealership. Could anyone tell me if the other part number would work? I fail to see why toyota would go through the trouble of changing the bolt entirely from one model year to the next, especially for something so simple.


Thanks,
Hob.

 

I looked this up, there's something strange on the parts cat for 95. It shows 3 parts, I would probably not order w/o a Vin check. It might mean that they changed mid year. The first listing is 5040, second is 5050 and they seem to imply different vins...possibly. The 5040 says only fits Tacoma, 5050 says 4runner and tacoma.

Can you try another dealer? I have been ordering a load of odd OEM parts last few years and never waited more than 2-3 days.

 

Where are you located? I have a set of new stock bolts that have been on my 02 truck for about a month and I'm switching them out to something different and I really don't want to just toss them out.

 

If you have to guess go with the 5050, I tried a fit check on 95 and only 5050 says fits. FYI I selected 3.4L, manual trans. Picture of part is wrong also ...jeez

 

I’m located in Dallas, Texas.

 

The 5040 is what the dealership said goes for my truck according to the parts look up, but also the First gen tacoma is built on a third gen 4runner frame, I’m sure it’s probably just a clerical error in there system that shows it not working. When I get home I’ll look into ordering the 5050’s and see if they work. I did the VIN look up at the dealer and it said 5040. I will most likely go with a different dealer in the future as this local gives me the runaround on ordering parts consistently.

 

Yeah actually I think the part check on the online parts system is unreliable, I refreshed the page and 5040 says OK for 95. Also the fact that they still sell it tells me its actually necessary.

FYI, I ordered parts online for many years. One of the first with the dealer style parts catalog was in Florida and sometimes the parts took 2 weeks to get to me although usually a few days. Then more dealers started using that system and I switched to a dealer about 50 miles from me and parts would sometimes arrive next day. I don't see what difference it makes how far they are from me so perhaps I just got lucky selecting this dealership. Also if you enter your VIN ands a part is incompatible they will at least warn you when you check out to call them to verify the part (unfortunately the system does not check VIN against parts until you check out). Shipping is usually $10 and free above a $75 order.

If I had to get all the parts I have bought last 5 years over the counter I would have literally sold the truck. Not only about 50% cost savings but dealing with the parts guys can be frustrating. Granted they cannot know every model but obviously we know these trucks better than they do. I'm at the point where I have touched almost every system on my truck and I'm guessing if you have owned yours for some time you situation is similar.

 

Both Tacomas and Pickups (pre-Tacomas) were made in 1995. This is why the early Tacomas commonly use the "1995.5" designation because they came out mid-year.

You'd be pretty safe just getting any cam bolt from any 1st gen Tacoma. The front suspension barely, if at all, changed up to 2004.

That said, if you want to be 100% sure, I would do a VIN check like mentioned above.

 

Another option: FWIW, one thing says 95, another says 96.. I'd give wheelers a call to confirm if you go this route.

 

I had actually bought the same thing from NAPA and the eccentric washer portion was way too big to fit in the ears in on the frame.

 

I have gone ahead and ordered the adjuster ending in 050 from the seller on Ebay, the 040 part number seems to be a carry over from the 95 Pick up. Since the ebay seller offers free returns I figure if it doesn't work no skin off my back, if it does I'll just cancel the order with the local dealer and find another dealership in the area to do business with.

 

Update, the part number in 050 does not work, the eccentric portion is too large to fit in the ears on the frame. I am not too bent out of shape as I can’t find anyone selling the other part besides the dealer. Just a heads up for anyone else in this situation.

 

I'm going through this right now as well. 2008 though. I've learned that you may need to specify the camber bolt vs the cam sub-assembly / toe sleeve. The toe adjustment is the sleeve piece. I went to the dealership with info from this forum, they verified the toe sleeve part against my vin, it all checked out, I cut my old one out, and the new one didn't fit! It was too long and didn't include a threaded end. Since the truck was up I cut down the sleeve and found a nut for it, but this shouldn't be right and am concerned about proper toe adjustment. Why are the vin parts coming up wrong?

 

Possible the parts people made a mistake. Many don`t process parts for older trucks

My dealer parts manager said to only deal with him after his people screwed up my orders to often.

The cab you have is different then the chassis.