HupDogDaddy

I did search so no ream outs
I just want to rebuild my stock IFS, and i'm looking to get a kit with all the parts i need. Does such an animal exist?
I want to replace the front axles as well who makes or sells the best I can get?

iamsuperbleeder

I've never seen an entire kit that includes axles, but I bough a group of all 4 ball joints, tie rods, idler, and pitman arm, off ebay and bough CVs, shocks, and sway bar link seperate

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f116...n-pics-169008/

HupDogDaddy

do you remember specifics of what company you bought your parts from? I guess the quality of the e- bay parts was acceptable? where did you get the axles from? lastly what was the total cost for your rebuild???

scuba

Id say while your in there service the diff with some new seals and gaskets and things...Wheel bearings as well if ya havent thought of that...and rebuild the manual hubs, if you have them. Umm, maybe new bumpstops too...


Oh, Ive never heard of a kit either, just gonna have to source from different places..

iamsuperbleeder

the brand of the BJs, TREs, idler, and pitman arm were OE Brand (same brand I use to sell at Advance Auto Parts), and honestly can't recall the name of the seller... Best Suspention or something like that... The CV's are the lifetime warantee ones from Advance Auto Parts. The shocks are Monroe Sensatracks (be sure to check those on Monroe's web site, cause I had issues getting the right ones)

I got the kit I mentioned for about $120

CV's were $70 each

Shocks were about $45 each (I did all 4 btw)


yeah bearings and hubs would be a good thought too. I just serviced mine about 3k miles ago, so I didn't bother; they still felt solid, and I skiped tearing the bearings down

HupDogDaddy

kinda what I thought already -- too bad they would probably sell very well on here. Thanks Scuba -- I think I will service all I can while I have everything apart. I'm pushing 200K and the front end is starting to get a little squirley

iamsuperbleeder

lol, well hey I got to 293k before I noticed it

but it appears that at least the idler arm was replaced in the past in my situation... but my pitman arm was pretty close to separating

OutlawMike

Dude,

I searched EBay and found this:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Ball-...ayphotohosting

Ball joints, tie rod ends, idler, pitman, adjusting sleeves, the whole deal. $220plus shipping.

iamsuperbleeder

and that's a better brand too

do a quick search on here; I recall someone installing these not long ago, same brand

chubbydude

I bought the same package from arm-can a couple years ago. Sorry to say they lasted about a year and a half. I am just about to order new tie-rod assemblies from toyotapartssales to replace those. Your time and money is better spent buying OEM from toyotapartssales. I used to be anti-OEM since I once payed over $100 for a u-joint at the local dealer. But since I found a cheap source of OEM parts I will gladly use OEM, otherwise I could not justify the cost to fix up my older truck buying parts at the local dealer.

T4L

Here is the $120 kit on Ebay
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...1%7C240%3A1318

T4L

This is the $121 set on Ebay.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ebaymotors/Parts...1%7C240%3A1318

bigt

still i bet that kit even are toyotapartsales is 2 to 3 times the price...
armcan also sells moog and spicer parts if you want to pay more...

they have a good faq.. the parts they sell are the same parts you get at part source canadian tire napa type stores in canada...

iamsuperbleeder

a year and a half wheeling, or a year and a half on a daily driver?

chubbydude

That was daily driver use, but I do not put too may km on either. My eyeballs popped out when the tire shop said my balljoints and idler were worn when they were switching over my winter tires and they said they could not align my truck.

toyotapartsales:

tie-rod assembly: $85 each = $170 includes adjuster hardware - extra $20?
balljoint lower $45 each = $90
balljoints upper: $50 each = $100

Pitman: do they wear out?
idler: rebuild yourself with bronze or OEM bushings ($10?), better than ebay new.

I would question buying any suspension part from a parts store if they do not put a name on them ie Moog. When you take the OEM balljoint out of the bag, you will know the difference in quality, pre-greased, fit perfectly, locktite stuff on threads, etc. AlthoughToyota balljoints do not have a grease nipple installed, they are meant to be greased from the the rubber nipple on the boot.

OutlawMike

Does anyone have an opinion on Raybestos/Spicer ball joint and tie rod end assemblies? They seem pretty proud of their one piece design on their website, but I'm curious if they are as good as they market them to be.

iamsuperbleeder

sure do; the ball and socket on it that connects to the drag-link

my old one was really bad floppy when I did my rebuild