Bushings & ball joints are bad.

OmG. Im thankful my 04 tundra . I need help to replace All Bushings related to steering and suspension. I'm searching for great advice from experience other hve. I want to keep this truck on the road to provide for my love ones.

 

These are good trucks. It's been loyal so I want to do my best. I hve limit funds. However I believe in "A Way Maker". I pray Someone plz offer suggestion on wht to buy first and how to repair. I seen different variables on bushings and I hve replaced ball joints 5 times. OmG..

 

What brand balljoints have you been using?

do you have a hydraulic press?

whereabouts are you located?

got pics?

 

Start here

https://www.tundras.com/threads/so-you-wanna-buy-just-bought-a-1st-gen-tundra-eh.115928/

and welcome aboard!

 

OEM Lower Ball Joints and OEM Bushings for everything bushing related. I personally went with OEM Upper Ball Joints, but I've read there are good aftermarket brands for the Uppers (NOT LOWERS). Welcome to the fountain of knowledge!

 

•OEM lower ball joints
•OEM upper ball joints or entire upper control arm assembly
•lower control arms (it is easier to replace the whole arm as opposed to the bushings)
•Steering rack bushings from energy or suspension dudes
•sway bar bushings

•*BONUS*timing belt and water pump if she’s due. If you don’t know when the last one was done. Just do it for peace of mind for 90k miles

go on YouTube and you’ll find videos for literally everything. My personal fav. Is Timmy the tool guy Toyota. But there’s literally TONS search “first gen tundra _____”

I just did all of this this past few months and she feels tight like a tiger.

 

If you don't have a press you might be able to find a shop around you that will press your old bushings out of the arms for you and press new bushings in.

And since you're going to have the steering knuckle out to do your upper and lower ball joints, you might consider replacing your wheel bearings with OEM too.

 

Obviously, you are familiar with how to do this and either you have done this 5 times for preventative maintenance or as a result of failure. I'm hoping the latter is not true. The best thing you can do, as suggested by everyone else above, is to replace with OEM. There are many threads on here of Moog, Delco and other aftermarket brands failing at 30-40k. OEM will still need inspection and replacement but will net a much longer lifespan than the cheaper options. Unfortunately, you are on borrowed time with aftermarket, as it sounds like you know. I too will be swapping mine out for OEM soon as I replaced mine last year with Sankei 555.
As the saying goes, "God protects the ignorant. Now that you know, you can't rely on faith alone."