Hey guys, I searched and searched on that "other" board to no avail. My truck has been leaning to the drivers front for about a month now and swaying bad at highway speeds. I orignally assumed that it was the shocks and springs up front being worn out, and after some confirmation from that "other" board, I went ahead and replaced the front suspension with the same OME stuff I had on before. This did NOTHING for the lean or the wobble. So then I take it to get it aligned hoping that it is the problem... fixed it somewhat for about a day, still was leaning about an INCH on the drivers front side.
Fast forward to today, I am fed up with not being able to go wheeling because all my spots are an interstate trip away, so I take it to Toyota for their 42.50 diagnostic fee. They come back and tell me, well, you need a new passenger inner tie rod for $340... (I almost started laughing at them...) then your also going to need BOTH upper AND lower control arms for the rear axle because they are worn out and the axle has shifted an INCH (sound familiar?) to the passenger side. This one I didnt know much about, so after some quick research at home, I discovered a Sonoran Steel adjustable panhard bar would most likely fix the alignment issue, and just to be safe, order the unbendable DOM lower links he has also. Toyota wanted $840 to replace the parts, I can do it myself for $425 (sound better? I sure thought so). Then, they tell me my transmission mount is worn out/busted/broken whatever they said it was, and that it would be $350 to fix that. I didnt know anything about this either, so after a little more research I discovered the actual part was about $80 and looks to be attached by all of about 4 bolts.
So my questions to you guys and girls is, do you think the leaning could be contributed to the rear axle being so far off center? Could it be due to the tranny mount? Is this the only tranny mount?
How hard is that to replace by myself or with a buddy helping me?