For anyone out there sturggling with pushing the bushings out and worried about bending the arm like he did, if you have access to an acetalene torch, i was able to just burn the bushings out in about 3 minutes each, and it seemed to be much easirler than pushing. Thanks for the vid, really helped me figure out where I needed to start.

@motor.mausGarage

7 ай бұрын

Good tip! Glad I could get this out there so people at least had a frame of reference! I don't have a torch currently but it's on my ever growing workshop list 😂

I would recommend renting/borrowing the proper press tool in the future, it would make the job easier, but kudos to you for getting the job done with what you had. Thank you for sharing. I have a 1992 that needs the same job and you gave me some insight on what I will be dealing with. I might just end up having it done at my friends shop.

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yeah I agree, bushing press tool would've made this much easier 😂. You can also buy the complete upper arms and R&R them in about an hour or two probably.

Great video dude! I’ve got a 93 also that I’m about to do a bushing kit on. Got mine from LCE Performance.

@motor.mausGarage

11 ай бұрын

Thanks man! I think those LCE bushings are way easier, I should've just done those 😂

@NixonTV1

11 ай бұрын

@@motor.mausGarage do you think you could press the bushings in with a C clamp or one of those ball joint clamps you can get at the auto parts store?

@motor.mausGarage

11 ай бұрын

The LCE poly bushings, probably. If they are OEM style, no chance in hell 😂. There is a bushing tool that looks like a C clamp, and that's what I should've used in all honesty. Can usually pick em up at harbor freight for around 30 bucks.

Great , changing mine this weekènd . It looks the same with the hilux.

@motor.mausGarage

8 ай бұрын

Yessir, should be the same, good luck!

Sweet build, specially with the roof rack, i have a hard time finding anyplace that make em for the 2nd gen and really want one for my 90 4runner

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

Thanks! I've got some more plans for it in the future and would like to bring more of it on the channel. Gotta go with Sherpa Equipment Co.! Their Matterhorn rack says it's for the 3rd Gen, but will also fit the 2nd Gen if you have the factory roof rails, that's what's on mine (not sponsored 😂).

@DarkSlayer777

Жыл бұрын

@@motor.mausGarage thnks for the info il keep an eye on the channel, my truck doesnt have the factory one but was planning on installing a factory one either way😂

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

That's the way to go! Can probably find a set for next to nothing in a junk yard tbh 😂

The torsion bar has a missing slot so it can only go one oneway. Its also easyer to just buy the whole top arm.

@motor.mausGarage

10 ай бұрын

Yeah I agree, if this needs to be replaced a second time, I'm just going the arms lol

I see you like to go in raw 😂 try a lil grease next time. it'll make your life so much easier. You can also put bushings or bearings in the freezer for a while and press while they're still cold. It'll shrink and decrease the diameter ever so slightly, making for an easier press.

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yeah definitely should've tried the freezer idea. I'm not sure why I didn't use grease tbh I usually do 😂. Hopefully there's not going to be a next time for at least a few more years 😂😂😂

@ChaosEidolon

Жыл бұрын

@@motor.mausGarage Fingers crossed! I appreciate the walkthrough though. There hasn't been a lot on the 2nd gen IFS and I've been a little scared to mess with the torsion bars.

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yeah there really isn't much out there for 2nd gens in general, which is why I wanted to make a video on it. Torsion bars aren't too bad. I would definitely get a new torsion bar tensioner bolt and nut though. My 2nd gen has been a desert car it's whole life so I got lucky, but a lot of people say they get rusted out 😂

Man I bought a set of upper control arms for $99 on ebay

@motor.mausGarage

10 ай бұрын

In hindsight, that's the way you go 😂

so wait you had to remove the torsion bar first??? 😅im such an idiot just replaced the upper control arm last week and i couldnt get the torsion bar bolt tight with an impact and it left the truck lowered on one side now i know thanks

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yeah this suspension threw me off at first too. Didn't really get a feel for it until I swapped to OME torsion bars 😂

@natalied989

Жыл бұрын

@@motor.mausGarage I found this video because I was searching for one about how to replace a first gen upper control arm and that content is hard to find. But mine looks just like yours so I think your video will still work. My question is, and forgive me, I am a beginner, but to replace the whole arm I just have to loosen the torsion bar, remove the 3 bolts, seperate the knuckle from the ball joint (I'm gonna use a control arm with a new ball joint already installed) and swap the new one in and reattach everything? And I dont have to worry about taking any elements of the arm itself apart? Cuz it seems like that's what you were struggling with. Taking the old one out and putting in a new one should be easy?

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

Yep! Should be that simple. 1st gen is also the same upper control arm set-up so it should be exactly the same minus all the bushing nonsense I was doing 😂

@natalied989

Жыл бұрын

@@motor.mausGarage Oh thank goodness! That makes me feel so much better! Because after watching all that I was like "no". Thanks for making this video. It's really not easy to find videos on the older models and the newer ones are not all that similar.

@motor.mausGarage

Жыл бұрын

No problem! That's the reason I made it, because I was looking for the same info 😂.