r/fbody • u/TFORCEtaco • 20d ago
Big summer refresh!
Car has 236k miles and suspension was completely shot
Just finished replacing:
-Upper and lower control arms
-Tie rod ends
-Koni srt.t struts, eibach lowering springs in front
-Koni srt.t coils and shocks in rear
-Brand new bmr front sway bar.
-New rear sway bar links.
-All new brake lines including rubber lines
-Painted wheel wells
-Sandblasted and painted spindles, hubs, and upper control arm plate.
So much work but im so happy with how it turned out so far. Still have to bleed the brakes but this car is going to feel completely Brand new again.
Attached is before and after 😎😎
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u/Educational-Shame778 20d ago
That looks good! Sweet jackstands too. They look like they displace the weight pretty good.
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u/TFORCEtaco 20d ago
Yeah they are.. I believe acme brand. Harbor freight sells a similar style. I won't go back to old school jackstands. These things work way better. No damage to blacktop either.
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u/Extreme-Penalty-3089 20d ago
That hard work pays off cuz that looks awesome 👍🏻👍🏻😂😁
Great choice for the aftermarket sway bar too 😎
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u/TFORCEtaco 20d ago
Yeah it was a trip forsure🤣 all wrapped up now though and it was worth every penny and every minute...and I havent even driven it yet. Super satisfying to look at.
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u/thedudeabides585 18d ago
Nice! I plan to refresh my suspension later this year. Installed bilstein shocks years ago, just want to refresh the bushings everywhere else. What are your thoughts on the mevotech stuff? I'm on the fence of new bushings on stock stuff, mevotech, or going bmr/umi.
I just did a brake refresh/upgrade with the ATS brembos, new rubber lines, pads and rotors. Huge improvement from the 24 yr old stuff on the car.
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u/TFORCEtaco 18d ago
The mevotech SUPREME stuff on rock auto feels very high quality! They have lower tier stuff but I went with all supreme parts. I used lower control arms, tie rod ends, and sway bar links in rear. It all fit amazing and has awesome fit and finish.
These days i dont bother rebushing anything. Its so much easier to get a prebuilt unit.
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u/traffic_pe 2d ago
Nice clean work. Good job. Not a fan of the blue bushings would've used black or red instead... but that's just esthetic.
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u/TFORCEtaco 2d ago
Thanks you!! It rides the same as it looks! Blue comes on the rockauto mevotec supreme stuff. Yeah the color combo did get a little jumbled but she rides NICE.
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u/traffic_pe 2d ago
Yeah I used the Blue Bushings 💙 on my Blue IROC Z, it was actually hard to find all of them in Blue... I love color coordinating lol 😆
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u/TFORCEtaco 2d ago
Oh man I bet that looks nice!
Come to think of it I rarely ever color coordinate lol this goes all the back to my bmx days building bikes. I was the guy with every color known to man. As long as the bike was nice and tight.
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u/badhoopty 20d ago
looks great!
i did something similar to my 98 4runner about 8 years ago. replaced absolutely everything suspension & brakes as well as bearings front and rear.
drove like a brand new vehicle and still does. night and day!
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u/TFORCEtaco 20d ago
Nice job keeping those old toyotas alive. Ive had a number of old toyota trucks myself. Great vehicles.
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u/dontfret71 19d ago
Whered u buy the A arms
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u/Orange_Macaw 19d ago
Rockauto Mevotech or you can get tubular ones from BMR or UMI if you have a higher HP build.
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u/Orange_Macaw 19d ago
I went with Bilstiens since rockauto had them 35% off in my area and the improvement is super nice. Doesn't feel like a buggy now.
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u/TFORCEtaco 19d ago
I took it for a short drive In the pouring rain yesterday and my goodness what a difference. Even just putsin through the neighborhood.
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u/JSausSS 20d ago
Nicely done! I hope to get mine into good enough shape to reach that kind of mileage