My girl borrowed my 4runner, now hella squeaky on driver front

That 4runner was rocking and you weren't around to go knocking.....

 

I guess you missed the video in post #17?

 

No, I didn't. Avoiding greasing the SPC upper ball joint will lead to this. They come sealed and pre greased now a days. Because people don't know how to keep up with vehicle maintenance, like they are instructed to do.

 

Did you miss this picture? Clearly the upper ball joint hasn't been greased in 84 years.

 

Be aware that depending on wheel/tire specs, JBCs may contact the tire. When I researched them, they seems to work fine with 285/70-17 and the Stock wheels of an Off Road trim 4 runner.

Also, don’t go crazy on adding a huge amount of caster if your tires are bigger than stock. That might make push the tires rearward too much and you’ll end up rubbing them on the body mounts when turning.

 

Lol, no pretty obvious to me. I think most people probably expect to have zerk fitings greased by the "professionals" when they pay for routine maintenance. That's the lube part of LOF (lube oil filter) in my book.

 

I've honestly never greased anything in that manner. Ive had 4 4runners before this one and each of them were indestructable. Sure there were a few sqeaks, esp after off-roading but everything functioned almost maintenance free.

Everyday I learn new things so now I will buy a grease gun and make it a routine to lube as many zerk fittings I can find. Anyone have a count and locations?

 

Besides aftermarket suspension bits that might require lubing, there are three zerks on each driveshaft. That’s it for a stock 4runner.