Steering Rack

If I have a 2004 V8 4Runner, does anyone know which steering rack I need?

toyotapartsdeal says both fit my vehicle when I put in all its information. I dont really want to spend $900 on one, but the $600 is a little better. I’ve also read remanufactured ones from CVJ are good too and cheaper. Thoughts?

 

Are you using your VIN to look up the parts?

My 2003, using my VIN to search, pulls up the 44200-35061 steering rack. I'm betting yours should be the same.

 

Good call, I’ll plug in my VIN and see. But good to know yours was the ‘cheaper’ one. Hopefully I get lucky and mines that one as well.

 

Checked with VIN, looks like its the same P/N you had.

 

Ordered.

 

Yeah, I think that rack is good for 03-05.

 

I think I've seen mentions before but not much.

There's always the Tundra rack swap. Or take a look at the JDFab Slide Rack. It does require using a 2nd gen Tacoma rack tho. - https://jdfabrication.com/collectio.../copy-of-2005-2015-tacoma-steering-slide-rack

Marlin Crawler also has the Marrack but it looks like that only works with their RCLT kit - https://www.marlincrawler.com/suspension/rclt/rclt-hd?qt-Product=1#200rack

Just keep in mind that whatever rack you go with is probably going to require some fab work to get it to fit and work right.

 

I picked up my OEM rack for just under $700 as a point of reference.

 

Steering rack upgrades aren't something I have really looked into yet since my truck is basically stock with just fancy shocks. Hope to change that sometime soon tho.