Lefty's golden taco.

Next day we drove to moab to run hell's revenge. The drive was amazing with the red rock and the river..
And I don't have any pics on my phone but we were supposed to run hells reving and then possibly fins and things. But .. I ruined notions of that. While we're were watching a parade of jeep Comanche's drive up the escalator I went to get something to drink and I notices fluid leaking from my truck. My steering rack decided to puke it guts out . I ended up pulling the belt and we drove out sans power steering. The next 500 + miles were done without power steering. We left moab and found a camp spot near canyonlands but in the pines. It was nice we even had cell service.
Next day we went to one of the arches parks . It was pretty awesome.

After lunch I split up with the group, I headed back to out first night camp which was about 10 or 20 miles back down the road. I had lost a expensive knife that I wanted to look for.
After no luck retracing my steps I head out. I couldn't find the road that the rest of the group used to go to the next night's camp. So I decided to just start heading home. They got rained out but saw a cool cliff dwelling.
There was a pretty decent storm rolling through the Navajo nation. I bombed through the valley of the gods trail. I was worried about being caught on the trail as there were signs stating that it could be impassable when wet . I finished the trail in about 20 or so minutes. Definitely put the shocks through there paces. Truck handed fine even with a off kilter landing or 2.

 

After I finish the valley of the gods road i headed back through Monument Valley and then stopping for a late lunch . Then it was a mad dash though the reservation in torrential rain with a bad driver's side wiper at night. If you've never driven this road, it a 2 lane hwy that can be busy with crazy drivers and short passing lanes . I might have been one of thoes drivers.
The blessings in disguise of not having power steering is the old fat girl had some pep to her step.

 

Hahaha. That was crazy.

 

So my last trail ride I heard some popping noise when the truck rocked from front to rear. And then when I went to weight it. It started popping a lot. Needless to say we took the surface streets home.
I'm gonna look at the prices of a stock set of ball jts but I'm thinking about going with the unchallenged conversion lower ball jts. There's two guys making them. So I'm going to do some investigation on which to get. But there like 5 or 600 money dollars. Maybe some solo arms at the same time??

Lower ball play
https://youtu.be/hipNf7Hb0VM

 

Unless you're going to go with the full Solo Motorsports LCA / uniball conversion I'd recommend Bald Beaver Motorsports as I've seen his work.

https://www.instagram.com/p/CW6zpl0vGXt/

 

Nice thanks!!

 

Man I wish I had the 10 plus grand to make that happen. But with there stock lower control arms replacement and some sheet metal work I could run some 35's .lol

 

My bad I meant:

https://www.solomotorsports.com/sho...ota-parts/toyota-lower-uniball-heim-steering/

along with their LCA's

I put the LCA's on my wife's 4runner and it's a nice aid to running bigger tires. You could definitely run 35's with some tubbing considering this guy on stock lowers (I just want to run 275's max)

https://www.tacomaworld.com/threads/mrbeggins-04-tacoma-build.269822/

From the builds I've watched and my own tubbing job it will help a lot to have those control arms though.

FWIW stock LBJ's don't seem like an issue when replaced before there's too much wear.

 

I'm gonna price them out for sure, oem. Money is getting tight. And I need a new/rebuilt leaf pack.

 

I'm in the camp of buy OEM lbj's and budget the other things w/ your savings

 

Looks like you could do both sides for under $250 if you pickup yourself:

https://parts.camelbacktoyota.com/v...-4l-v6-gas/front-suspension--front-suspension

 

I got a quote for 250 with new hardware from a parts guy on FB FOR OEM'S.

 

They should come with hardware when you order anywhere.

 

Chris we still doing Mohave?

 

I want to . I'm afraid the time line might be getting moved. I'm getting married in like 22 days too. Either way I'll have the truck going again soon. And I really want to make that drive.

 

Focus on the wedding
Congratulations btw.
We’ll get to Mohave when we do

 

It's about time!

 

It's only been 10 years. Lol

 

Can you tell me what size the ko2's on your F5s were? Also, what ride height were you at? Thanks!

 

Sure they are 265x75 x16. I think I was at 1.t to 2 inches. Whatever icon's come from the factory set at and the j59's before they sagged. Lol