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Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by abqnurse80, Jan 12, 2019.

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  1. Jan 17, 2019 at 8:40 PM
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    Cut it! Cut! Cut it! Cut it! Cut it! Them prices are too high you need to cut it! Them cams are corroded you need to cut it!

    Seriously the carbide diablo will make surgery easy.
     
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    ^^^ this^^^ I've never watched a good one like that for comparison. I would expect that any flex that the bushing endures would bounce back to center. That definitely looks like it is sloppy.
     
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  3. Jan 17, 2019 at 8:53 PM
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    Op, if I had to guess...I am going to say your passenger side lca will probably be seized in the rear. I have done four different lca swaps from 60-100k miles. All seized on that side at a minimum, but hope you are lucky. There is a reason that all the nice lcas and long travel kits run poly bushings as they won’t corrode internally and seize.

    I say either live with your lcas or commit to doing the job right or you could be doing round three in a few years. There is a reason why aftermarket lcas arnt cheap. My buddy actually converts stock lcas with poly bushings and reinforced playing if you are interested. Good luck.
     
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  4. Jan 17, 2019 at 9:46 PM
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    For convienence sake, I'm going with the mecotechs to get up and running. Will rebuild originals with poly when time provides, grad school and such!!!! Have blades and cams in standby if needed!!!! Thanks and will update!!!
     
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  5. Feb 5, 2019 at 3:28 PM
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    Well got the LCAs on a few days ago, and just got her all aligned today... Difference is night and day. Wandering is gone, harshness over bumps is gone, odd sounds that I wasnt even aware of, all gone... Steering wheel vibes, gone.... My god... should have done this one day one... Only one cam bolt was kind of suborn, had all sprayed days before hand. If your front end is in rough shape, check your LCAs!!!!!!! Im a happy camper with mevotech LCAs, will post updates as I put on the miles
     
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    Hell yeah! Glad you got it figured out.
     
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    Was going crazy over the last few months... What really irks me though, I have been to at least 4 independent shops.... None of them caught my rusted out uca uniball, or the slop in my lcas.... Well, I have learned a lot am more self sufficient, and have got to known the suspension of out 2nd gens intimately...
     
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  8. Feb 5, 2019 at 3:57 PM
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    DIY is the only way. Seems you can't trust anyone in a shop anymore.
     
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    Although, I did find an awesome alignment place today, thanks to some local recommendations in the Southwest NM group here. Nice to have a caster of 3.5

    :)
     
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