Brians F/R Locked Long Travel Camping and Overland Build

What do you think? Inner tie rod or bushing?

There's def movement in bushing but i don't know if that's normal or not.

https://youtu.be/BDTVx18-ATQ

 

True it didn’t take much turning at all from the steering wheel to be able to feel and hear that noise.

 

Did it get fixed?

 

Im pretty sure its the bushing but could be the inner joint. But from what i can tell my boot has not been ripped.

 

Just because the boot isn't torn doesn't mean you can't have a noisy or bad joint.

 

i know, just don't think anything got in to contaminate it that's all. Could be the joint,

that would be alot better actually cause i wouldn't have to take rack off.

 

It's a ball and socket joint with a grease to lubricate the grease eventually breaks down and the joint slowly wears on itself by design. If the grease has hardened or migrated away from the joint it is no longer lubricating and can cause premature wear and noise. Eventually all ball and socket joints go bad and have play and/or make noise.

A prime example of this mid 90s to ~2008ish ford F150, Expedition, Explorers you ever hear one squeaking and making all kinds of racket turning or going over bumps. Their ball joints are the cause. Boots are usually intact.

 

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/02-tacoma-bad-inner-tie-rod-need-help.525959/

Sounds very similar to mine??

 

Yeah he was experiencing excess play in the joint. You can check that pretty easily tonight when you get home.

 

Yea i am. Ne OEM arnt much at all like 80 bucks for inners and outers per side.

 

I've been running some from the parts store I think they are moogs doing just fine.

 

I got some moogs in my Amazon cart right now actually. Its like $70 for both sides

 

what are you running for lowers?

 

OE for now. Mine were replaced with the frame back like almost 3 yrs ago now I think maybe it was 2

 

Next Mod

https://www.urdusa.com/urd-mk3-supercharger-kit-for-05-15-tacoma-2-7l-2tr-fe-4-cylinder/

 

You could for a little more get a 6.0l, 4l80, and dual case set up for that and have more hp and torque

 

I want everything to function normally lol. Maybe in my next build ill do something wild. Im thing about buying 2wd 4th gen 4runner and solid axle swapping it with dual cases. But not for a while lol

 

something along the lines of this https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YE9lhBqD3bs

 

Then don't supercharge it that takes a lot of the operates normally out of it

 

I dont think it does @BassAckwards has one and i think his truck still operates normally. By normally i mean gauges and sensors still work.