Driving without rear shocks
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Driving without rear shocks
What do you guys think?
I have a 97 Tacoma 4wd and the passenger side rear shock mount broke off the frame. I live in rural Alaska and it’s not feasible to have the frame repaired. Should I just remove the other shock and keep driving it for a while? I don’t drive long distances and it’s pretty much on 100% paved. The truck has 230k on it and the frames been repaired once before, it’s basically in end of life care at this point.
please advise
I have a 97 Tacoma 4wd and the passenger side rear shock mount broke off the frame. I live in rural Alaska and it’s not feasible to have the frame repaired. Should I just remove the other shock and keep driving it for a while? I don’t drive long distances and it’s pretty much on 100% paved. The truck has 230k on it and the frames been repaired once before, it’s basically in end of life care at this point.
please advise
#3
If you see this as "end of life care" you should sell it to someone who can fix it and extend its life. If it's a 3.4 you will likely find plenty of interested buyers wanting to do a 3.4 swap on their rig.
no point in removing the other shock, it's at least helping the bounciness a little.
no point in removing the other shock, it's at least helping the bounciness a little.
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