Cincinnati Area Thread (Tri-State, Ohio/Kentucky/Indiana)

It hasn’t yet... life got in the way and the truck has been neglected for a bit. I’m kid free this weekend and am hopeful to get started on it. Would be nice to be driving it again.

 

Understand life,,,,,
I’ve decided I don’t envy you for taking it on. I’ve been feeling strange things in my steering wheel but now hoping ball joints are the culprit.

 

So, I thought that too. And in the last year or so I’ve had my LCAs replaced (new bushings and lower ball joints), inner and outer tie rods and I installed SPC UCAs. And unfortunately for me, the steering feel didn’t really improve with any of those...

I wasn’t planning on swapping the rack, but when I saw power steering fluid leaking out both ends I figured it was only a matter of time before it fails completely. So yeah, we’ll see how it goes. Thankfully I have an extra car to drive right now so I can take my time. I’m planning to remove the front coilovers (replacing those too) and disconnect the tie rod ends this weekend. From there I’ll have to hope I can get the rack separated from the steering shaft, loosen both bolts (hopefully without cutting) and then start the process of fighting it out.

 

Dang! I assume you've been greasing them regular like?

When I put them on mine, I got new bushings and BJs from Wheeler's I think, or maybe Low Range. @beertimecontinuum told me I needed the rebuild

 

I certainly don't remember paying $150 for them!!!

 

Cheapest I’ve seen is $111


Edit: $76.50
https://www.owshoe.com/joint-kit-upgraded-products-ball-25001-specialty

 

That is cheap! Might get me a spare set, if it's actually for the pair.

How's a baby shoe site selling auto parts? A very vague shoe/clothing site at that

 

It does seem odd, but at least it’s a U.S. based seller.

 

Damn I wish Id seen those when I just re-bushing'd mine.

Joints seemed ok though.

 

Trail rated

 

X2!

 

I’d like to think I do better maintenance,,, but I can really only remember greasing them twice. I’m going to cut the boot off when I get them back and see if I can tell if that was the problem.

it probably is.

 

Hey y’all new to the forum. Looking for a wheelin group in the Cincy area.

 

Welcome! There's a good group between myself, central KY, and the Cincy area. Quite a few more we gather with from TN as well. Handful of IN folk too.

 

PM me the details. Thanks.

 

What is there to PM? I'm confused what you're asking for

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/4th-annual-tacomaworld-rush-off-road-meat-sweats-2020.669334/

 

Oh sorry I thought it’s was a group or club. Maybe had a FB page or something along those lines.

 

Nah, we handle everything on the forum. The TW FB page is eye cancer and I feel blood vessels explode regularly. Worse than a Friday in the 3rd Gen sub-forum, every day.

 

Far as groups or clubs; SFWDA, Kentucky Krawlers, and ORFW actually make a difference in the wheeling community and hobby.
https://www.sfwda.org/
https://www.sfwda.org/orfw
https://www.sfwda.org/kentucky-krawlers

All 3 have Facebook pages, the 2 clubs have membership req's, where SFWDA does not. I want to join Krawlers, but they meet on weekday evenings nowhere near me.

 

I think the TLCA and Zombie crawlers (jeeps) have replaced the Kentucky Krawlers.

@rdpoe has delt with the KY TLCA quite a bit I think. They are definitely way more structured trail rides/trail boss/theres a guy "in charge" than a TW meat.