What have you done to your 1st gen Tundra today?

I think im probably gonna order some JBA Upper Control Arms. I dont want to be limiting myself with the stock UCAs . Or cause any damage down the road. Buy once cry once i guess, haha

 

jba’s have zerk fittings visible, so you’ll want to do ‘em when you change your oil, and it’ll remind you to do the driveshaft. I didnt add any to the ubj on the last oil change, but half a pump on each uca joint, and wiping off the excess has been working great.

 

@Sirfive Thanks for the heads up, im pretty good about doing my driveshaft when oil change time comes. What grease are you using for your JBAs? Ill have to add that maintenance step to the list!

 

For those of you that have done your UCA replacements yourself. Im seeing ill need a ball joint press. Any other special tools?

Is it possible to do the ball joint removal and install from the spindle without removing the spindle from the axle? Also, I dont have the strongest impact, will I need a pretty beefy impact for this job?

 

there’s a really long drawn out post of people trying and giving up in one of the sticky’s. You can do it, but you need the perfect cups on the press. It definitely makes life more difficult working under the fender. Timmy’s video is great and he took the spindle off.

here are some people that did it, in 20 seconds I think they are 4x4. They didn’t use oem, so obviously we can’t follow up since they died in an accident shortly after filming.

https://youtu.be/dpvCGWRPlVw


https://youtu.be/a29VKBcXgg0

Not sure what year this is, but wow this guy.

https://youtu.be/bl9t1KHLvBM

 

https://www.tundras.com/threads/upper-ball-joint-removal.42150/

You'll see suggestions that pulling the spindle can make pressing easier but doing it under the fender is possible.

 

Thanks for the info guys, looks like i got some youtube to watch and some work cut out for me when the time comes!

 

they recommend:
https://jbaoffroad.com/mobilgrease-xhp-222-special-grease-13-7oz-cartridge

but i’ve used red&tacky and some black mobil1 grease and havent had any problems. I really should label my grease guns, but i usually just grab the closest one.

 

I would only recommend the Solos to someone who likes to try to break their truck off roading. If that's you, then I say go for it.