Fuck turning wrenches, I wanna go wheeling; So I sold the taco.

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Wisdom from Basikbiker about bump steer.

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Soo for bumpsteer if you can move or are trying to locate your knuckle pivot....at full drop wheel straight ahead take a string from the rack pivot with a sharpie on the spindle end of the string mark an arc on the spindle....go to full bump do the same thing ...where they intersect is where your outer pivot needs to be...boom done
 

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Dude, you owe me a couple of beers for this prediction.

It was the axle seal and diff oil thought, not the brake system.

I'm not sure which is worse. Steering rack or axle seals. Fuck them both.
 

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Wisdom from Basikbiker about bump steer.

Basikbiker said: ↑
Soo for bumpsteer if you can move or are trying to locate your knuckle pivot....at full drop wheel straight ahead take a string from the rack pivot with a sharpie on the spindle end of the string mark an arc on the spindle....go to full bump do the same thing ...where they intersect is where your outer pivot needs to be...boom done
Good info to know! Thanks for sharing
 

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I'm not sure which is worse. Steering rack or axle seals. Fuck them both.

I dunno ask me later in the month after I rebuild the axle seals. As much as I want to buy a new axle, I can't justify the cost. A full-float rear is going to cost the same as a year of private school for Ragnar...
 

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I dunno ask me later in the month after I rebuild the axle seals. As much as I want to buy a new axle, I can't justify the cost. A full-float rear is going to cost the same as a year of private school for Ragnar...

Steering rack is pretty bad but it's not terrible with 2 people. Once the bolts are flipped it's much easier. The Tacoma rear brake system is much easier to disassemble than the 4runner rear system. The ebrake is a drum setup tucked in behind a flange on the disc. It's a real bitch to get the springs and coil clips into place. I think the Tacoma is much easier to be honest.
 

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Steering rack is pretty bad but it's not terrible with 2 people. Once the bolts are flipped it's much easier. The Tacoma rear brake system is much easier to disassemble than the 4runner rear system. The ebrake is a drum setup tucked in behind a flange on the disc. It's a real bitch to get the springs and coil clips into place. I think the Tacoma is much easier to be honest.
I helped him with the steering rack. Not that bad once everything gets outa the way. Luckily the truck was already on jsck stands with most things outa the way.
 

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I helped him with the steering rack. Not that bad once everything gets outa the way. Luckily the truck was already on jsck stands with most things outa the way.
And we already had the bolts flipped, and all the crash shit I cut off to fit my bumper makes it way easier.
 

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Steering rack is pretty bad but it's not terrible with 2 people. Once the bolts are flipped it's much easier. The Tacoma rear brake system is much easier to disassemble than the 4runner rear system. The ebrake is a drum setup tucked in behind a flange on the disc. It's a real bitch to get the springs and coil clips into place. I think the Tacoma is much easier to be honest.

Hopefully, the brakes aren't the part I'm worrying about, it's getting the bearings on and off.
 

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Steering rack is pretty bad but it's not terrible with 2 people. Once the bolts are flipped it's much easier. The Tacoma rear brake system is much easier to disassemble than the 4runner rear system. The ebrake is a drum setup tucked in behind a flange on the disc. It's a real bitch to get the springs and coil clips into place. I think the Tacoma is much easier to be honest.
I have T4R rear discs on my truck. That parking brake is a bitch.
 
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