RunnerUp

Hey guys, so on my way to the local offroad place my truck started swaying real bad at speeds above 50mph my first thought was swaybar bushings, but then i remembered that i already replaced those last year with poly bushings from wheelers offroad. next i thought it was the suspension was worn out... did the rebound test, all checked out fine enough. then i look at my body mounts... i think im missing part of one... can anyone with a 3rd gen get under their trucks and look and tell me if this is normal??

this is directly behind the driver door


this is in front of the rear drivers side wheel


thanks in advance yotatech

pfdaxe

That's what mine look like...

RunnerUp

really? does your truck sway at high speed at all?

i might also note that my truck is now leaning on the driver side, what else could this be?

904_runner

Idk, but the bottom pic looks fine, the top one does not. IMO

RunnerUp

thats what i was thinking... i cant see how that is normal... though on the passenger side it looks the same... but its only leaning to the left

jason191918

Is the bolt loose?

pfdaxe

No sway and nothing loose...

904_runner

Thats weird, because the pic looks as if there is nothing to hold it down, i would think that is where your sway is coming form, isn't the gas tank on the drivers side on the third gens? Maybe thats why it leans

Godzilla

This is normal and can be seen on 2nd gen and 3rd gen 4runners.. I cannot comment on 1st and 4th gens

RunnerUp

i cant believe that this is normal, and yes the gas tank is on the drivers side, but before i filled it up with 16.5 gallons for a whopping 58$ it was still leaning significantly to the drivers side... so if this is normal, why is my truck now leaning and swaying at high speeds?

RunnerUp

i have about 70k miles on my OME suspension, and ive beat it up pretty bad, but when i do the push on the bumper and see what happens, it only bounces once before it settles. when i do the side to side it takes a couple before it stabilizes

my body mounts are a little dry rotted but this sway has been happening for maybe the last 20k miles but within the last 1000 it has gotten WAY worse

i dont care if its the suspension or the body mounts, i just want to fix it because its become to dangerous to drive to my favorite wheelign spots. what else could cause this bad of sway?

Mic09dcsm

No, that is not right, that body mount isn't even working, it has to be touching the frame mount, and it isn't. So there is something terribly wrong there.

904_runner

I just went and looked at my 2nd gen runner, and its not like that

RunnerUp

okay... well while i wait for you guys to check out your 3rd gens and let me know what your truck has im going to walk my dog and try and find another 3rd gen to inspect though i dont think there is one in near me... thanks again guys for going out and looking at your trucks for me

Godzilla

Congratulations to you. My 92 4Runner had body mounts like that, so does my 3rd gen. This is normal in 3rd gens. Heres a few threads.

https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/b...uestion-84863/
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f2/b...unt-pic-84128/

pfdaxe

Not sure why guys with 2nd gens are commenting. That is normal for 3rd gens....

Godzilla

Did you change your rear swaybay bushings and endlinks as well? I ask since wheelers only has the front kit.

RunnerUp

no i didnt change my rear swaybar bushings or endlinks, only the steering rack and front swaybar...

i dont want to just throw parts at this and hope something resolves it, i want to know what it is and fix that one part

anyone have ANY clue as to what could cause the sway, ive been searching yotatech and cant find anything helpful...

RunnerUp

i saw that "b-pillar body mount?" thread but it didnt have any pics so i couldnt really use it

4x4YOTA

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mine are both against the cab/frame all of them look like the 2nd pic