95.5-2004 Tacomas & 96-2002 4Runners 4th gen pickups and 3rd gen 4Runners

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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:12 PM
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anything look strange here?

first pic is the passenger side, second and third pic is the drivers side







im gonna have to assume i drove home all the way from minnesota like this and have been daily driving it like this,
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:14 PM
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No, everything looks completely normal.












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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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new sway bar bushings are needed i assume? should i get the ones from wheelers off road for 23.95?

is it safe to drive like this also? i assume so since it appears to just be the sway bar unhooked on one side
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:19 PM
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Looks to me also like the first pic is the drivers side, and the second two are the passenger side, just the opposite of what you said.

Unless of course my brain is running backwards, I have been up a long time.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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Just a lil more tilty is all
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:20 PM
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you need new bushings AND new links, that one is broken, it snapped between the top and bottom bushing

but no, it doesnt look strange, only stock

edit: now I see what is strange, sorry it took so long, yeah your CV angles are perfectly stock and you have no lift

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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:22 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey
Looks to me also like the first pic is the drivers side, and the second two are the passenger side, just the opposite of what you said.

Unless of course my brain is running backwards, I have been up a long time.
yep, sorry to say, it is

looks like they were taken from underneath the 4runner, not from the front, notice how the sway bar is in the FRONT, of everything... mine mounts to the frame behind the engine
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Corey
Looks to me also like the first pic is the drivers side, and the second two are the passenger side, just the opposite of what you said.

Unless of course my brain is running backwards, I have been up a long time.
FJ swaybars are in the front, and 3rd gens are in the rear.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:26 PM
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Oh, OK, so the pics were taken like from underneath and standing behind.
I am still not use to these front ends with rack & pinion, I would have to run out and look at mine, which is similar.

I guess the shocks/coils would be in the front.
My brain is still use to old school like my what was on my '91 4Runner.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:28 PM
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is it safe to drive like this also? i assume so since it appears to just be the sway bar unhooked on one side
Good time to put in disco's.

fwiw, I've been driving without a front sway bar for quite a while. The worst thing about your situation is that the link will be bashing into the bar potentially bending it (the link).
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:39 PM
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torsion bar(sp?) link is broken, of course.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:42 PM
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Originally Posted by wjwerdna
you need new bushings AND new links, that one is broken, it snapped between the top and bottom bushing

but no, it doesnt look strange, only stock

edit: now I see what is strange, sorry it took so long, yeah your CV angles are perfectly stock and you have no lift
somebodys a comedian i see , no lift here, my wife is gonna use it for our dd while im away for air force stuff .

where should i look for new links?

and sorry for the confusion the pics were taken from while on my back under the middle of the 4runner looking towards the frontend

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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 04:50 PM
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Originally Posted by redlobster
where should i look for new links?
If you're thinking disco's...

http://www.wabfab.org/96024Runner/96...uickdiscos.htm
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:01 PM
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if you want the same crazy balljoint using stock one, I would recommend one of the dealerships that cater to us here... I have had good service from Northridge Toyota
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:02 PM
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just looking for something stock,

from rockauto.com , not sure if web link will work

HLC Part # 48820AD010A {Front Stabilizer Link: Left & Right #48820AD010}

http://www.rockauto.com/catalog/x,ca...k,partGroup,27
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:08 PM
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Lady driver-fix it!You driving-take it all out;you wont miss it!
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:17 PM
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Looks to me like your well on your way just to remove the swaybar completely.

A few more bolts, and it's in the dumpster.
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:20 PM
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seems too inexpensive to be right when compared to the moog parts... they are good quality also.. but not listed in right parts either
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Old Mar 15, 2007 | 05:51 PM
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cool new sway bar disco's!!
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Old Apr 10, 2007 | 04:16 PM
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I got the new endlink from toyota, I just recieved the bushing kit from wheelers offroad, seeing as the one link is broken doesnt have the remaining nuts and possibly washers ,how do i find out which ones i need as the link from toyota and the wheelers kit neither came with new washers or nuts.
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