2nd gen front end parts

Looking to do some front work on my wife’s 2011. Hubs, ball joints,rack bushing, control arms. Do y’all have any manufacturers y’all recommend. It is lifts but she’s not doing anything crazy in it.


Sorry guys, I put rack bearing by accident.

 

Welcome to Tacoma World.

Hubs: OEM ordered online (cost less than brick & mortar dealer), @05Taco4x4 's hubs found here, or Napa (which many report have good bearings but confirm)

Ball joints: Mostly nobody presses ball joints into existing arms any more. Some maybe but most don't, instead just buy replacement complete assemblies.

Upper control arms: OEM if lifted less than 2" and don't have caster issues; after-market UCAs otherwise - many vendors for those, depends on other specific needs/wants

Lower control arms: OEM ordered online unless you are doing other really crazy things with suspension mods

Moog ain't what it used to be. Dorman is often bottom of the barrel. scAmazon and fleaBay have lots of counterfeits. If you don't like gambling avoid them.

"rack bearing" - ???whats this???

 

before you do the work, go ahead and source the cam adjuster bolts for the lower control arms.

Yours will likely have seized and won't unscrew. Might need a sawzall to get them out.

Those new carbide tipped sawzall blades are worth the money.

 

hubs and bearings: the guy on here
rack bearing: never heard of it
ball joints: should probably just do the whole arms. A stock upper is cheap. Latest new not-fabricated LCA I've seen come out is the Mevotech TTX I believe it's called. The green ones. Haven't tried them.

 

Sorry guys I meant rack bushings not bearings.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/how-to-change-the-rack-and-pinion-steering-2nd-gen-v6.293781/

I got my bushings from rock auto, seem to be good so far

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https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/rockauto-com-discount-code.86042/page-16#post-30418374

Welcome to TW

 

You will need to replace alignment cam adjusters. Buy OEM. Usually it's just the bolt on one end, and the tube on the other. You probably dont need to replace all 6 parts per side.

Aftermarket cam adjusters are not great, OEM is best here.