Thunder's Garage Tetris: 04 Taco + 12 CTS-V + 06 GSXR

Is your LCA fucked up? Or maybe just need new bushings?

 

LCA is seized up, can't even adjust anything on it anymore, I will probably have to cut them off and replace

 

That should just be the cam adjusters seized up in the bushing sleeve.
You should be able to get a sawzall in there and cut them out and then slap in some new ones. Also probably replace the bushings while you're in there too.
LCA should be totally salvageable

https://adventuretaco.com/guide/ste...ement-on-a-1st-gen-tacoma-or-3rd-gen-4runner/

 

Whoa, super helpful!! These strong
flex bushings must be relatively new. I'll have to look into those.

 

Heard good things about the strong flex ones. The whiteline ones is another good option too.
Don't do the energy suspension ones unless you like burning out rubber bushings and trying to reuse old bushing sleeves.

 

You still use the different valving 5125s on the back?

I have then on my truck but they are shot and I am thinking through my replacement options.

 

yes I sure do (170/60 valving), the truck rides phenomenal now. The shocks helped a little but I could tell my spring rate was still too high. Now everything seems to match great and ride quality is amazing. Truck sits more level now as well. Almost perfectly level

 

New pipe for the bike. It is stupid loud. Basically just a resonator. Came with a silencer so I may play with on/off configuration, and a couple other DB killer designs before getting it tuned.

 

More V work. New pass side sway bar end link, retorqued engine cradle bolts.

Tried to affix the brake cooling ducts so they wouldn't scoot away and separate anymore due to the front splitter, since the brake duct tubing is just two plastic halves loosely clipped together. I just used some plastic fender clips I had on hand, drilled a couple holes and sandwiched things together.

 

Dumb question, but when you say cam adjusters, do you mean the bolt and the sleeve portion?

 

Yea. It's likely that the sleeve portion of the cam assembly is just seized in the outer sleeve of the bushing on the LCA. Which is why you can't get them to adjust or rotate at all.

 

Gotcha. Well I'm kinda being a cheap ass right now so I'll try to cut/tap them out and put just new sleeves in if I can get away with it lol

 

Make sure you slather everything with anti-seize!

 

I'll have some for sale soon

 

some sleeves??

 

The whole assemblies - I'm solid mounting the lower control arms to keep them from wandering.

 

I gotcha, I'll try to see if I can get these sleeves off first and if I can't I'll try to get all that done before you put them up for sale

 

KO2s have about 45k miles on them and still have a fair amount of tread but starting to get dry rotted since they're approaching 7 years old. Time for some new tires.

need to fix my lower control arm situation before putting these on.

 

You did end up with the 285 right?

 

Yup, I couldn't find really any other sizes, whatever remaining stock is on shelves will be the last of these tires, unfortunately. I may have gone 255/85 but I'm cool with 285s still.