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1987 4wd 5spd Cargo van (uncut)-modding in 3,2,1
Has anyone found a source for just the lower balljoint boots?
Check post #6 on page 1 of this thread
Tim, I just ordered the left front upper control arm and ball joint from Moog, they said it fits 88 4wd TV but I am a bit doubtful. Do you know anything about the Moog control arms? I was just reading all your info on the ones you got from amazon. How do you like the aftermarket ones from febestparts? I also got a left outer tie rod end from Moog as well. Just being cautious.
Thanks
If you give me the part numbers you ordered I can tell you if they will fit. I know Moog sells these control arms for 2wd vans (I just replaced uppers and lowers on mine with Moog), but I doubt they have them for 4wd's............ I could be wrong. Tim
I found a set of 4wd upper control arms on eBay from FEBEST for $65 shipped from Florida. You can find them with the OEM part numbers, 48066-29050 & 48067-28050. They also have them listed under the replacement part numbers, 0124-CM60RH & 0124-CM60LH.
$65 each is a great deal, I spent about $150 each to ship them from Europe about two years ago because I wanted to have a set in case they disappeared. Good to see them being sold stateside now.
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Also available on Amazon. I assume there's a typo in the part #'s, should be: 48066-28050 & 48067-28050 (28050 for the end of each, not 29050 for one of them).
The seller (Finest Auto Parts) appears to be direct from Febest, based on the email in their profile.
Yes, thanks. That was a typo. Should be 28050
I though https://www.amazon.com/APDTY-145622-...87+Toyota+Vant the upper control arms ball joint wasn't replaceable unless you bought the whole arm? what is this?
yes I am aware of that, I just have not visually seen the difference. The reason I ask.
The 4wd vans have cast iron upper control arms with the ball joints physically cast/formed into them (all 1 piece). The 2wd uses stamped steel upper control arms with bolt-on ball joints. If you search the site for "ball joints" I'm sure you'll find pics of both. Tim
So is this the 4wd upper?
I don't know what that is for, but it's not a Toyota Van. I just did a search under "ball joint" and easily found multiple examples. Here's a link that will take you to a post that shows 4wd and 2wd upper control arms side by side:
https://www.toyotavantech.com/forum/...0695#post20695
I wanted to post a review of the Febest upper control arms. They've held up to some rough off-roading despite their flimsy appearance (compared to OEM) but after 2 years and 12,000 miles I noticed the boots are torn and there is no grease left in the joint. GRRR... that's some seriously crappy rubber. It's been asked earlier in this thread, but any recommendations on replacing just the boot? I sure as hell don't want to replace the arms again if I don't have to. I noticed Rockauto has just the right control arm from Dorman for $69... looks like a similar casting as the Febest ones. Too bad there's nothing else available...
Looks like Febest sells just the boot on Amazon for $21.95, almost a third of the price of the whole assembly! But why would I want to get another part that lasts only two years? I guess I'll measure the joint and try to find a universal fit replacement.
Last edited by Hammervan; 07-12-2021 at 10:11 PM.
thanks for the review/update..seems to be par for the course with aftermarket parts especially cv boots on the reman shafts...good to hear the joint is still tight after 12k and a fair bit of offroad? maybe finding some oem toyota boot will be the ticket and just replacing it before install..my oem with 255k are still tight and intact...amazing