There’re are two kinds of people in this world, those that give up and those who grind it out ! I learned a long time ago that by putting new shocks on a wore out suspension will bring out all the screaming demons you didn’t know were there.
For anyone who is thinking about doing this, do not use polyurethane bushings. I put some in and it rode horribly. Every crack in the road was like hitting a pothole. It also wouldn't hold an alignment. I ended up putting in new control arms. I think Dorman made them.
Poly bushings are designed for heavy off road/track use(depends on the motor sport) and replaced more frequently than regular rubber bushings. Poly bushings provide a more rigid ride due the material. So you'll feel every bump, crack, dip and rise. You get more feed back with poly bushings vs "rubber."
The attention to detail and the the thoroughness is amazing. As a fellow first gen tacoma guy I know off hand the lower control arm bolts are a bitch to remove. Loving the content bro. cant wait to see the finished product.
That is everything I just had to do to my 90 Toyota 4Runner a few months ago and it was a good day’s work. I even got the same shocks and have noticed that they ride rough for the first thousand miles in my experience.
I had to cut mine off on my 4runner. I grabbed a carbide blade for my sawzall and that worked slick. Following your TDI build to do one similar in my first gen 4runner. Thanks man!
You need to add the small black nylon spacer under the bushing washer so that you get maximum droop out of those front shocks. I have the same KYBs on my 91 pickup. You should also consider a ball joint spacer lift. It allows you to get lift AND relax the torsion bars a bit to reduce the bounciness.
Love the channel mate👍 One suggestion I would make for the green truck before you bother with the wheel alignment though, is to do something about the near zero droop in the front suspension. After market upper and lower control arms and a diff drop will keep you at a nice ride height and straighten out the cv angles a bit, or.. lower the front end and and have the rear springs reset to level it out for better functionality off-road.
Nice work on those bushings I removed strut bushings on a 1500 Ram went thru my collection of blades and to my surprise the Diablo general purpose blade cut thru them with no problem finished both 4 cuts with the same blade CHEERS
Thank you sir, is there a reason you didn’t upgrade to Teflon bushings on the lower arm? I have a 1989 2WD Toyota pickup. I’ve bought a kit to replace the steering and ball joints. Since I’m going that far I bought a kit to replace all the rubber with Teflon. I don’t see anyone replacing to Teflon and it’s making me wonder if I’ve made a mistake? Thanks for the video, liked and subscribed 👍🏽
Get you some Kano Kroil…if PB Blaster won’t loosen a bolt/nut Kano Kroil WILL!! Had a can for 20 years and JUST bought another a month ago. Orange can…avail in aerosol or liquid dropper type can. The oil that CREEPS!
Have you done tie rods? Looking for a walkthrough to do my 94 runner wondering if I have to pull the cv axles or not? I'm starting rear wheel bearings and axle seals this week thanks to your videos and another guys video on the tube. Big ups!!!
Two words "ANTI SEIZE'! Your right about that. You were breaking out the heavy artillery with the 8 pounder. I kinda figured that you would have to cut those off.
Love the content. At least I know what to prepare for when I'm gonna do my lower control arm bushings. Thanks for the heads up. Keep up the videos. There so inspiring
26min video! 6 hours edited out for our pleasure ! Good video man I know this job is a “biarch” but you keep your video perfectly edited! Your videos are the best on CZcams!
I’m looking for some opinions! I’ve been looking to get some shocks for my 1990 Toyota pickup 4x4. The two I’m debating on are this mono max shocks or some bilstein 4600s. Anyone know the major differences in ride between these shocks? Off-road and on-road if you can! Greatly appreciated!
Hey could I ask a question recently bought an 03 tacoma regular cab 3rz previous owner said he raked the front up kind new too Toyotas but what ways I can lower the front my cv axels are at radical angles it has a fabtec 6"lift an 2"body lift anything will help all I know is ET axles
Hey man, I have a weird question. My son has a 1992 Toyota pick up 2 Wheel Dr. It has a little lift spacer upfront and the torsion keys are cranked up about halfway to give it about 1-2 inches of lift. my question is one day he was driving home and the front and just sagged and drop down out of nowhere. And we tried cranking the torsion keys up more but as soon as r hit a bump, it goes right back down. Do you think that the torsion keys or the torsion bars may be busted or stripped out? I can’t seem to figure it out at all.
Hi, I have a 2011 double cab Tacoma 2w drive i would like to converted to 4w drive you think would shipper to do it or better to get something that is 4w drive already. thanks
Did this project come about cause you were trying to adjust the alignment? Do you have a bj spacer lift on this truck? I have the 2inch bj lift on my 94 and then just did the add a leaf for the rear. I run the 32x11.50x15 STT pro tires. I think it is the perfect hight and tire size. It is also my daily truck. My next project is both my front axles. Love the video's man!
Yo man just want to give you a huge shout out all the way from Namibia in Africa 🇳🇦 your Toyota Raptor liner truck is looking more bad ass 💪 with every episode. Love what you have done with it so far, we have that same engine in the Prado here in Africa and it's just so good 👌 looking forward to more of your content 👍🤯
Last ones I did I heated both sides of the bolt till red sprayed water on them to rapidly quench it breaking the rust an used a air hammer to drive them out. Just FYI
Do you have any how to vids of replacing lower ball joints? I've been searching and there aren't any good well detailed vids out there. I've got a 91 toy pu
Hey Austin love your videos doing great. I was wondering if you could help me out with my rig it at all, I have a 92 toyota pickup extended cab 4x4 and my brakes aren't working I already replaced my master cylinder my vrake booster and my cylinders in my rear brake drums and my brake pedal goes all the way to the floor until I have any breakage. Let me know if you have any tips I completely flushed all the air out of the lines.
Should try to losen them up with the impact gun. The front arm bushings!! The press part made me laugh its the way it is done with the gun pop and all. Thats how ot goes in my shop hehe. Love it
Haven't seen the seizure in Nissan . Just better mechanically , obviously. Shame the Toyota looks don't go with the superior function of the better truck eh ?
Why didn't u just replace the lower arm when I work on stuff that's rusted together I just buy the arm save time in messing with pressing bushing in and out
@@austinniemela that's true but every time I've tried that route the old holes were always too sloppy to put bushings back in and I had to buy arms anyway
There’re are two kinds of people in this world, those that give up and those who grind it out ! I learned a long time ago that by putting new shocks on a wore out suspension will bring out all the screaming demons you didn’t know were there.
For anyone who is thinking about doing this, do not use polyurethane bushings. I put some in and it rode horribly. Every crack in the road was like hitting a pothole. It also wouldn't hold an alignment. I ended up putting in new control arms. I think Dorman made them.
Poly bushings are designed for heavy off road/track use(depends on the motor sport) and replaced more frequently than regular rubber bushings. Poly bushings provide a more rigid ride due the material. So you'll feel every bump, crack, dip and rise. You get more feed back with poly bushings vs "rubber."
@@glennaguon5165 exactly. They have their place, but they are not good for someone just trying go do maintenance.
Literally just crushed my hopes and dreams!! I have an 87 and have been waiting 4+ years to put new energy poly urethane bushings in....f!
Austin, hope you know about the recall on those jack stands. Even the ones given to replace the recalled ones were recalled themselves. Stay safe
The attention to detail and the the thoroughness is amazing. As a fellow first gen tacoma guy I know off hand the lower control arm bolts are a bitch to remove. Loving the content bro. cant wait to see the finished product.
That is everything I just had to do to my 90 Toyota 4Runner a few months ago and it was a good day’s work. I even got the same shocks and have noticed that they ride rough for the first thousand miles in my experience.
Sorry you had a difficult time with the cam adjusting bolts. Mine just slipped out easily but those dang bushings aren't budging.
Those LCA bushings gave you a workout! Really enjoyed how you show the whole process and don't sugar coat things.
Man i have to say that you and your brother make me do stuff in my car just for the confident that you bring to us watching
Keep the good work 💪🏼🔥
I had to cut mine off on my 4runner. I grabbed a carbide blade for my sawzall and that worked slick. Following your TDI build to do one similar in my first gen 4runner. Thanks man!
You need to add the small black nylon spacer under the bushing washer so that you get maximum droop out of those front shocks. I have the same KYBs on my 91 pickup. You should also consider a ball joint spacer lift. It allows you to get lift AND relax the torsion bars a bit to reduce the bounciness.
I like the red shocks and the green truck. You got a Christmas theme going on. 🎄
Love the channel mate👍
One suggestion I would make for the green truck before you bother with the wheel alignment though, is to do something about the near zero droop in the front suspension. After market upper and lower control arms and a diff drop will keep you at a nice ride height and straighten out the cv angles a bit, or.. lower the front end and and have the rear springs reset to level it out for better functionality off-road.
Even with the magic of editing this looked like a massive pain in the rear. But you pulled through!! Beast mode
Yea it’s a pain! But worth it now!
Nice work on those bushings I removed strut bushings on a 1500 Ram went thru my collection of blades and to my surprise the Diablo general purpose blade cut thru them with no problem finished both 4 cuts with the same blade CHEERS
Thank you sir, is there a reason you didn’t upgrade to Teflon bushings on the lower arm? I have a 1989 2WD Toyota pickup. I’ve bought a kit to replace the steering and ball joints. Since I’m going that far I bought a kit to replace all the rubber with Teflon. I don’t see anyone replacing to Teflon and it’s making me wonder if I’ve made a mistake? Thanks for the video, liked and subscribed 👍🏽
Get you some Kano Kroil…if PB Blaster won’t loosen a bolt/nut Kano Kroil WILL!! Had a can for 20 years and JUST bought another a month ago. Orange can…avail in aerosol or liquid dropper type can. The oil that CREEPS!
Have you done tie rods? Looking for a walkthrough to do my 94 runner wondering if I have to pull the cv axles or not? I'm starting rear wheel bearings and axle seals this week thanks to your videos and another guys video on the tube. Big ups!!!
If you have a ball joint press like the OTC looks like a big c clamp use that to press the bolts out of the bushings
Two words "ANTI SEIZE'! Your right about that. You were breaking out the heavy artillery with the 8 pounder. I kinda figured that you would have to cut those off.
Love the content. At least I know what to prepare for when I'm gonna do my lower control arm bushings. Thanks for the heads up. Keep up the videos. There so inspiring
Hey man I just finish replicating the bumper for my T100 was a great build man
Great stuff🍺🍺Pray you don't have to do the front lca bushings on the 4Runner, those are funky since there's no real official way to press them out.
Love your attention to detail, especially on how clean your frame and suspension parts are. I need to treat mine and my frame soon.
Nice video as always Austin! Loving the Toyota content!
You will need upper ball joint spacers so the alignment could be on point (no camber).
That should make all the difference on the front end.
Oh yeah it drives solid now!
When I did mine, it made a huge difference in the handling
26min video!
6 hours edited out for our pleasure !
Good video man I know this job is a “biarch” but you keep your video perfectly edited!
Your videos are the best on CZcams!
Thanks man!
When using the press, wear a face shield and keep your face away from the pressing area.
"And while we're at it..." we may as well make it even awesomer!
I’m looking for some opinions! I’ve been looking to get some shocks for my 1990 Toyota pickup 4x4. The two I’m debating on are this mono max shocks or some bilstein 4600s. Anyone know the major differences in ride between these shocks? Off-road and on-road if you can! Greatly appreciated!
Both are great shocks!
I’m surprised you didn’t powder coat the A arms now that you’ve got that setup.
Hey could I ask a question recently bought an 03 tacoma regular cab 3rz previous owner said he raked the front up kind new too Toyotas but what ways I can lower the front my cv axels are at radical angles it has a fabtec 6"lift an 2"body lift anything will help all I know is ET axles
Great video I may need to do mine soon . That is the loudest half inch ratchet I’ve ever heard lol
Hey man, I have a weird question. My son has a 1992 Toyota pick up 2 Wheel Dr. It has a little lift spacer upfront and the torsion keys are cranked up about halfway to give it about 1-2 inches of lift. my question is one day he was driving home and the front and just sagged and drop down out of nowhere. And we tried cranking the torsion keys up more but as soon as r hit a bump, it goes right back down. Do you think that the torsion keys or the torsion bars may be busted or stripped out? I can’t seem to figure it out at all.
You beating on that bolt was like a family guy episode. Nice job, great patience. Thanks for the videos
Thanks for the great content, you inspired me to fix up on my Toyota
Hi, I have a 2011 double cab Tacoma 2w drive i would like to converted to 4w drive you think would shipper to do it or better to get something that is 4w drive already. thanks
Something that new i would honestly buy a 4wd!
About blades. Try the Lenox #614. I love the Milwaukee tool. I've worn out a dozen of them. But their blades aren't up to the task.
Great video as usual, I was wondering how I was gonna press out the bushings and then I see you use that 54mm…. Duh…. Youre great man and a huge help
I love your videos man, everyone else just talks and hypes dumb stuff, here I can just learn more about working on cheap vehicles
Thank you!!
Guuuuuaaaauuuuu.......la camioneta soñada, talento nada mas 👏👏
I had the exact same battle with the control arms on my FJ Cruiser. It must be a Toyota thing.
Good idea to spray control arms with rust inhibitors before installing…
I remember that. On snow and salt saws and torch are the best friends
Where do you find these trucks with clean frames? Nice job sir.
In hind sight you should have done the arms and the bushes when the engine was out and before the paint job. But Kudos good WIP
good job !! what paint did you used for the underside? looks great!!
Do you have to tighten the shocks bottom on the vehicle’s weight? Or you can while it’s up in the air?
Was that the 54mm socket on top of the bushing when you were pressing it out?
What's your plan with this truck again? Fix and upgrade all the necessary components then swap it?
Did this project come about cause you were trying to adjust the alignment? Do you have a bj spacer lift on this truck? I have the 2inch bj lift on my 94 and then just did the add a leaf for the rear. I run the 32x11.50x15 STT pro tires. I think it is the perfect hight and tire size. It is also my daily truck. My next project is both my front axles. Love the video's man!
I have a 1.5” body lift and just cranked torsion bars! No bj spacer!
🤣 I want your front bumper...My Toyota is an '86... Not sure if the '89 will fit it.
Oh man, I remember this act on my 88 Fox body stang. What a nightmare.
Man I need to do this to my 91 4x4 toyota xtracab
Yo man just want to give you a huge shout out all the way from Namibia in Africa 🇳🇦 your Toyota Raptor liner truck is looking more bad ass 💪 with every episode. Love what you have done with it so far, we have that same engine in the Prado here in Africa and it's just so good 👌 looking forward to more of your content 👍🤯
Thank you man!!
It's a pleasure man 👍
Another view from Namibia.
In the process of fixing up same style of Toyota with the 3rz.
Cheerz
@@TheNiekerk awe die man met die 1uzfe op die 60 series chassis hahaha het jou al in die duine raak geloop 👍🤣
Dis nou ek daai.
Dat ons makaar nou hier raak loop.
🤣🤣
Gaan ons paas naweek kus toe?
It would be cool if you could do a coil spring conversion on your front axle
I did all that on my 4 runner before I cut it all out. I got an extra solid front axel just pay shipping.
Last ones I did I heated both sides of the bolt till red sprayed water on them to rapidly quench it breaking the rust an used a air hammer to drive them out. Just FYI
Look into the Blazeland +3 control arm extension long travel kit.
Where is that front bumper from? Been looking for something like that for my 92.
Hey Austin, how long does a bag of wood pellets last for you? Thinking of getting a oven for my cabin. Thanks man!
If its real cold out and the stove it cranked all day i will go through a full bag in one day!
Do you have any how to vids of replacing lower ball joints? I've been searching and there aren't any good well detailed vids out there. I've got a 91 toy pu
Back when they were just pickups and reliable
Hi love the vids you do they are really helpful but curios on what injectors nozzle you use on the jetta
Thanks! I have .230 in the jetta
Use PB Blaster spray on that stuff. Let it set 24 hours then it will break loose for you.
I see a lot of people using the om617 is there a reason why compared to using the om606?
Have you ever had the lower control arm mounts have slop the are is moving in the mount
Two words for you “impact hammer”!
8:23 don’t force it get a bigger hammer
how about trying to use induction heater for that tight bolt. take care. i like what you are doing.
What made you go with the KYB’s?
They are a good shock! And a decent price!
very nice toyota very interesing video keep it up!
my friend also got a toyota hilux, there will be a video soon on my channal too;)
Hey Austin love your videos doing great. I was wondering if you could help me out with my rig it at all, I have a 92 toyota pickup extended cab 4x4 and my brakes aren't working I already replaced my master cylinder my vrake booster and my cylinders in my rear brake drums and my brake pedal goes all the way to the floor until I have any breakage. Let me know if you have any tips I completely flushed all the air out of the lines.
Sounds like you still have air in the lines!
Sounds like you need to do a complete system flush. It’s a pain but that should work for you
very good video, the way you explained is the best
Take off that sway bar. It’s useless
Nice job man! Damn that looked brutal! LOL
Your not swearing enough... it’s unnatural
LOL!!
Haha I cut that part out😂
No no no u should have got polyurethane bushings lol
Awesome vid. Use a work light bro
I would like to know if those shock will fit on my hilux ln166 98 4x4??
I got one word for you SAS never have to touch control arms again lol for real though that sucks to do
I change truck tires and that free all is good stuff it breaks just about anything loose.
Should try to losen them up with the impact gun. The front arm bushings!! The press part made me laugh its the way it is done with the gun pop and all. Thats how ot goes in my shop hehe. Love it
You have great patience Grasshopper.
Thanks 👍
As much work that you do, you should get yourself a portable MaxJax hydraulic lift. Check it out.
Hey I wanna replace my entire front end bushings. .
Send me a kit u recommend .. cuz all my ends at the front Is trash thanks again
Metal to Metal; Don't get between it and anti-seize it.
Good work!
Excelente para poner manos ala obra
Haven't seen the seizure in Nissan . Just better mechanically , obviously. Shame the Toyota looks don't go with the superior function of the better truck eh ?
Hey Austin how are you. I have a 97 montero that wont start. Any idea?? Thank u
Good work bro..
What wheels are those? Very nice 👍
👍اكي عليك انت اخي
Off topic question but do you have a pellet stove in your workshop?
I do!
Why didn't u just replace the lower arm when I work on stuff that's rusted together I just buy the arm save time in messing with pressing bushing in and out
Because it took 20 minutes to replace the bushings once the arms are off!
@@austinniemela that's true but every time I've tried that route the old holes were always too sloppy to put bushings back in and I had to buy arms anyway
Would the shocks be good with a 2.5 inch lift
They say up to 2”!
@@austinniemela is there a lift on that truck now? And what tire size do you plan to go?
I need it in Pakistan
Tu fala muito
I wluld have tjought you would have painted them