Extended Sway Bar End-Links: Helpful or Hype? 100 Series Land Cruiser
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 20 ส.ค. 2022
- This is part 4 of 10 of a full series on how to restore the stock handling and ride quality of your high-mileage 100 series Land Cruiser.
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Description:
Replace the sway bar bushings and end links on 100 series Land Cruiser.
Time: About 2 hours
Difficulty: Beginner
Cost: $260 to replace, $80 to rebuild
Parts:
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Tools:
Metric sockets
Metric wrenches
Channel lock plyers
Torque wrench
Disclaimer
These videos are for entertainment purposes only. Do not do as I do alone, I may miss steps in my videos or make mistakes. Please do your research. Always reference the Factory Service Manual and consult professional help if you are unsure. ~Subscribe to follow my LC’s gradual transition from stock 100 to custom overlander and for how-to’s along the way~
I bought rockauto ones and welded in new sections. Working out the suspension geo, I worked out that around 1.5" extension to the links matched 2.5" lift at the wheels. I could really feel a large improvement in ride quality, and especially a lessening of the front inside wheel lift that would happen with mid bend bumps on the OME lift running std. links.
Highly recommended and doing a lift without them is really doing yourself a disservice.
Wonderful video with useful information. Thanks!
very informative thanks!
Really appreciate these videos!
I did the same experiment with my own extend front links, I also found that it makes absolutely no difference to the front suspension. 😂
Though, if you upgrade your rear swaybar to a HD larger diameter, you'll get the front end working a better.
Great job!
thanks for sharing, new subscriber, all relevant information for me.
You need to add a Delta Panhard Drop Extender.
You may’ve torqued down those front new end links bolts too much. Trail tailor recommends around 6-7 threads on top bolt, not as much torque as mentioned in service Manual for these. Did you do the slee diff drop to improve angles on cv’s?
Yeah, I think I had trouble getting enough resistance to meet the torc spec and so I just follows the TT guidance. No diff drop, did a lot of research on that and am not sure it’s necessary either. It’s not terribly expensive or hard so maybe I’ll do it one day…
What part of SC are you in?
Love that cargo area storage box. Did you make it, or can you send a link where you got it?
Thanks! Here’s the build: th-cam.com/video/GKe3teXmvvE/w-d-xo.html
Hey love your videos where did you get the rear bolt that snapped ? Any websites where you can get them buy themselves
You can lookup part numbers on Toyota’s parts website pretty easily (search ‘sway bar assembly’). Once I have a part number I’ll just google it and look for the cheapest price. Partsouq.com is a go to site but shipping is expensive so it helps to do bulk orders.
If you want to rebuild the links yourself, you can follow this approach to save some $$.
Were you getting any rattling when going over washboard or rough roads? I’m chasing a rattle in the backend of my LC 100 1999. Tightened up my brake cable, checked all my shoe components and everything checks out. Hopefully this might solve my problem.
Check your tailgate, license plate, etc too. Another thing to look at would be a quick spot check on the rear control arms.