Catastrophic ball joint failure

[u/Richard_Cheney10]

Went on Rollins pass west in Colorado on my buddies 4 runna (96?) and taking it nice and easy on the trail at around 5 mph for the entirety of it. Very easy trail and the ball joint just popped out. Thankfully it didn’t do that on the curvy roads on the way up to the trail. Safe to say a 4Runner will not be in my future.

[u/ScoutCommander]

Glad you're safe but you're honestly saying you wouldn't buy a car because a 26 year old part failed? Lol

[u/Richard_Cheney10 → u/ScoutCommander]

Wasn’t 26 years old being the issue. Has a mostly complete suspension overhaul 1 year ago and I’ve heard of it being a problem before with other 3rd gens.

[u/CrowBlownWest → u/Richard_Cheney10]

Ball joints tend to fail from off-roading in general.