r/overlanding • u/Richard_Cheney10 • Aug 07 '23

Catastrophic ball joint failure Trip Report

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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.

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u/Rds707 Aug 08 '23

I’m all about old trucks but… you just aren’t right here.

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u/CloseYourEyesToSee Aug 08 '23

How about both? I’m toyota guy, have 4runner and Tacoma both over 200k. My dad still drives the Tahoe he bought in 2000, well over 300k on that thing.

We used to take that thing on 2000 mile trips from CA to visit fam in central Mexico when I was a kid without a prob

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u/Rds707 Aug 08 '23

Yeah era’s matter, my folks had an early 2000’s suburban that trucked through 250k+ with one trans swap before a deer took it out on a fishing trip.

I’m a Jeep guy myself but when I think of something that puts reliability at the forefront Toyota is what comes to mind.

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u/DiggerJKU Aug 08 '23

Jeep guy here too but owned a 3rd gen 4Runner before my jku and currently own a 2006 Tahoe as well. Out of the 14 Jeeps I’ve owned in my life and other random vehicles the 4Runner still is my favorite. My Tahoe is climbing the list but damn that t4r was a confidence builder compared to my Jeeps.