front end rebuild

[08highlux]

have also posted in drivetrain

I have a 2008 sr, 2inch lift with 1 inch diff drop. 31x10.5 muddies on 15x8 sunnys. I have developed a clunk in my front end, I think its the drivers side. for the life of me I cant find what it is. I have the front end up off the ground and everything looks normal apart from when I grab the wheel (both wheel off the ground) and turn it left to right there is a clunk about mid turn. I have the a car stand under each lower suspension arm so that the suspension is holding the weight of the car like it would on the ground. so far I have replace both drive shafts and figured stuff it, the car is 8yrs old and its been a hard 8yrs especially in the early days with a lot of off roading. so I have purchased I new steering rack, upper and lower control arm bushes, new sway bar links and rubbers, new front bearings, new rotors and new brake pads. the question here is..... should I be replacing anything else while I have it all pulled down?? also doing the clutch.

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[badart]

Ive got 2009 hilux and after a did a two inch lift i got a clunk when braking and turning coming from the front driver side. I got all the bolts re tighten clunk still there. I sprayed silicone over all of the bushings and the clunk disappeared so i guess one of my bushings need changing, just need to pin point which one is making the clunking noise. Btw wht diff drop are you using? I want to get the spacer style diff drop as tht is the only one available where i live

[08highlux]

just the 1 inch round spacer that goes at the front where the diff supports bolt up. I have now got all the parts iv been waiting on and will attempt to put it all together over the weekend. will let you know if the noise has gone

[wyworrie]

Been following various posts about the front end clunk since I bought the Lux in 2008. As soon as there is the slightest amount of rain, I get a clunk on almost every turn. Have chased and checked for years - no joy.
Last week while under the car for service, I noticed a small of rust around the front bolt of the RH LCA. This is a sure sign of not quite tight enough. I tried to nip it up - no bloody way! undo the nut - required a 600mm breaker bar and a lot of effort. Very rusty inside so cleaned it all up and re assembled with a little grease on the thread only. Now Very tight. Just have to wait and see if the clunk is still there next time it rains.

[taresk]

My LCA bushes were completely flogged out at 130,000km, that'd be where I'd look first.

[wyworrie]

!!!! Apart from about 3 wheel alignments in the first 50,000 and the clunk, my front end hasn't been touched until now and 284,000 still drives great and no abnormal tyre wear.

[TOYZX]

Mine has had a clunk in the front as long as I've had it (over 3 years) nobody can find it! Drive perfect aligns perfect, just an annoying clunk. Haven't checked yet but someone told me to have a look at the steering rack mounts? Apparently they are crap?

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[wyworrie]

340,000 still drives great, the clunk still happens but no wear near as much since LCA tightened up. Recently had the front right tyre de-laminate and shed about 1/3 of the tread at 100kph! shook the crap out of everything, bent the front of the side step. The tyre did not blow just lost a big chunk of tread.

[wyworrie]

340,000 still drives great, the clunk still happens but no wear near as much since LCA tightened up. Recently had the front right tyre de-laminate and shed about 1/3 of the tread at 100kph! shook the crap out of everything, bent the front of the side step. The tyre did not blow just lost a big chunk of tread.

[tazmancrash]

My 06 has developed a clunk in the front drivers side wheel after I backed into a column at the supermarket. I had the wheel hard over & was backing out of a car park. Crushed the front guard .
My mechanic couldn't find it but re titended all the suspension bolts. In particular the hub nut & it went away.

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