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Aftermarket ball joints

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by ijm01PR, Dec 6, 2021.

  1. Dec 7, 2021 at 1:02 PM
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    unstpible

    unstpible Well-Known Member

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    lets see your Ball Joints :popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn::popcorn:
     
  2. Dec 7, 2021 at 1:26 PM
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    eon_blue

    eon_blue If I would, could you

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    with the wheels off the ground, I put a pry bar in this area between the LBJ bolt and the LCA. You can leverage it up/down that way and see if the ball joint has up/down movement

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    pic is just one I found on google

    there was a video online awhile back of a mechanic doing this to a 3rd gen T4R with bad LBJs, where I got it from
     
  3. Dec 8, 2021 at 7:41 AM
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    ijm01PR

    ijm01PR [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Ome 881s w/ 5100s and jba ucas 2” pro comp AAL with 5100s in the rear
    Great info, thanks for sharing pics of that!
     

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