Toyotas love to be beat on, that's a known fact. Despite this, there are a few known failure points, spots that might let you down once the truck is taken into the rocks, off jumps, or into any legitimately rough terrain. The stock spindles are one of these weak(ish) links, but are easily strengthened with just a little extra steel! This kit from Total Chaos Fabrication includes a couple pieces of nicely bent and profiled sheet that weld to the spindle, allowing each one to take significantly more force than they could in stock form. In this video I show the entire install, from start to finish! I really enjoyed doing this mod, and I definitely think it's something most amateur fabricators could easily tackle.

More projects coming soon...it's almost time to start bending tube!

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Intro
1:08 Mod Summary/Details
2:47 Removing Spacers
3:03 Removing Brake Components
4:46 Axle Nut Removal
5:55 Disconnecting UCA (Upper Ball Joint)
7:05 Removing ABS Sensor
7:25 Disconnecting and Removing Spindle/Hub from LBJ
8:34 Rust Removal/Weld Prep
9:11 Fitting the Gussets!
11:00 Technique for welding the Gussets...IMPORTANT!
13:43 Welding end result
14:22 Priming and Painting
15:42 The reinstallation begins!
16:06 Connecting the Hub to LBJ Bracket
16:45 Reconnecting UCA
17:28 ABS Sensor Install & TORQUE
18:00 Outer Tie Rod End Install & TORQUE
19:24 Disc & Caliper reinstallation & TORQUE
20:01 Axle nut TORQUE (and a cool trick!)
21:24 Dust cap (give it a tappy)
21:37 Upper Ball Joint TORQUE
21:53 Lower Ball Joint TORQUE
22:08 LBJ Bracket (Four bolts) TORQUE
22:28 Brake line reinstallation
23:02 Spacer Install & TORQUE
23:52 CONCLUSION!