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New control arms?

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by jonesbt, May 18, 2018.

  1. May 20, 2018 at 11:18 AM
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    Timmah!

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    The cam adjusters can become rusted in place in the sleeve of the bushing. Having a couple of these on hand wouldn't be a bad call because you're local dealer might not have them in stock. If this isn't your primary vehicle, no biggy, but it's going to stop your repair right there until you can get some ordered and delivered to you. You might get lucky and able to pound it out, but most find if it's stuck that bad, they have to break out a reciprocating saw with a good blade and cut them out. I cover this in the LCA Bushing Replacement Part 2. My 98 4runner has been a California rig all it's life and even I found I had to cut out 2 out of 4 cam adjusters. I reassembled everything with liberal amounts of anti-seize and I recommend you do the same.

    These frozen cam adjusters are the reason why some people take their rigs in for an alignment and the alignment tech isn't able to get the camber dialed in as well as you'd hope. With the cam adjuster welded into the bushings sleeve, the tech can try to turn the adjuster but they're not going to get anywhere. So, if you take your rig in for an alignment and the result isn't what you hoped for, suspect frozen cam adjusters and prepare for some quality time with a reciprocating saw.
     
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  2. May 20, 2018 at 10:56 PM
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    jonesbt

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    01 3.4L DC PreRunner—>4WD
    TRD Headers TRD Supercharger Custom Cavalry Blue Paint
    Everything is ordered(hopefully):

    Wheeler's full OME suspension package w/5100s- pre-assembled
    ES steering rack bushings
    ES control arm bushings(haven't pulled trigger on cam bolts)
    Sway bar end links
    upper ball joints
    lower ball joints
    inner/outer tie rods

    The logical side of my brain was telling me that all of this was a poor investment in a 17 year old truck, but the party side of my brain was screaming DO IT! It should be fun though.

    Does anyone have ideas for the best order to complete the install? I'm sure there are advantages for doing this in a specific order, but my lack of experience here is failing to register the best order of operations.
     

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