I had to cut 3/4 of the lower control arm hardware out last weekend. Not fun. Just make sure to have a set of new arms handy if it needs to be done quickly, or a press and new bushings and ball joints if you plan on reusing the OEM lca. I personally chose to go with Taco Tabs and not have to deal with the bushing sleeve. I used anti seize on the threads of the hardware, and grease where it goes into the bushing. Although for the wheel spacers, you do actually want to take those off when the time comes for doing pads and rotors. So just use anti seize, and torque to spec. I ran spacers, (more for looks), for over a year without red loctite, and had 0 issues. Tech tip, if no one is around to help torque anything that rotates, like the cv axle nut of wheel spacer nuts, stick a flat blade screwdriver in the slots in the rotor. Once it hits the caliper, it can't move.

I was onboard until you said Spacers need to be used. I’m a no go on spacers. Many tire shops where I live won’t touch any car with spacers installed.

With all the gear on that truck, I can't believe you guys are still running stock bumpstops. Durobumps are absolutely a worthwhile upgrade!

Love the new Red Plate with the dirt king logo on there newer style control arms

Keep the rear sway bar and pull the front. Youll retain good on road control but greatly increase offroad flexibility.

😂😂😂 at the Bloopers

Man i put the TRD sways on my tundra and no way i would go back. You wanna off road get a rear locker to make up the flex.

This is my next mod! Cam tab gussets and the Marlin crawler HD LCA frame brace kit! I'm still debating if I should get aftermarket lower control arms though.

After installing spacers in my 2021 4runner almost lost the wheel when driving. One spacer became loose and I was close to snap all hub bolts. After dissassembling I realized that factory bolts in the hub are too short and nuts for spacers use only last 30% of the thread to keep spacers+wheels. Best solution is to replace factory hub bolts for longer (I used ARP) and use so called extended nuts. Maybe if I used red loctite I wouldnt have this issue, but I used blue one. Hope your spacers keep strong. And great video, will do my spindle reinforcement for sure....

My original lower control arm bolts were properly seized on my 2016 GX460. I had to heat them up and burn the bushing completely to get them out.

Great job you 2!! That was quite the process!! Cheers!!

This video is gold. Wealth of info for 4runner owners. Thanks you two!! Cheers!

awesome video guys! You described every step so clearly and showed everything so accurately I am now going to go into my garage and work on a 4runner too. Love this channel and the videos you produce. Thanks guys.

I enjoy watching your videos. You guys really go above and beyond when fixing the 4runner or FJ. I like the workarounds for strengthening the stock knuckle. I just recently replaced my front wheel bearing, which ended up turning into a major job. New knuckle, seals, hub, and speed sensor on my 2005 Toyota 4runner. Ah, got to love the rust belt.

Great job

Best educational video I’ve ever seen about suspension update, thanks guys👍🏼

I love dirt king control arms. So happy you chose them. I was in a car crash about a month ago in my FJ. Car took out my front tire. Destroyed my spindle shock and disk. The only things not even damaged whatsoever is my dirt king lower control arm and my wheel. And trust me it was mayham in there. Had to get new everything. Luckily chassis wasn’t bent. But the control arm took that entire hit like a champ

Looks good came out nice 👌

Love the videos! Keep ‘em coming! Ive done a ton of mods to my Tacoma using your install videos instead of instructions lol

Wow! This is a big job especially working on floor. You all are tough. Thanks for the video!