Reinforced Lower Control Arms (RLCAs)
$449.00
The best "bang for buck" LCA upgrade for your 96-02 4Runner & 96-04 Tacoma!
WE NEED CORES! If you have OEM arms we can use, please email us photos!
See fitment notes regarding Tacomas below.
Problem 1: It's no secret that our 25+ year-old LCAs are notorious for cracking, due to rust or harsh use. Eimkeith has the solution, but it requires a lot of prepping and welding.
Problem 2: LCA bushings are a giant pain to press out and replace, so they tend to get neglected... leading to alignment issues, sloppy steering/ride quality, and bad tire wear.
Solution: Replace your old, worn-out stock arms with these armored, trail-ready Reinforced Lower Control Arms and enjoy years of worry-free use. If you are worried about your weak LCAs and/or worn bushings, but don't want to deal with all the welding and press-work (or paying the expensive shop rates), you've come to the right spot! We take the best the market has to offer, and do all the work for you, for cheaper than your local shop would do it.
The value of this kit is undeniable! Let's say you take your stock arms into a shop, and let's assume they are able to do all the presswork, sandblasting, and welding in one place (good luck). You'd be looking at $500+ for the labor, and that is before the $140 reinforcement kit, $125 bushings, and so on. When you add up the cost of each component and the amount of labor involved, you just can't beat the value of this kit. Opt Offroad RLCAs are by far the best "bang-for-buck" LCAs available for 3rd Gen 4Runners and 1st Gen Tacomas!
Base Kit: ($449) includes 1 pair of Reinforced Front Lower Control Arms. These arms are sold raw, user is responsible for coating.
What's the process? We take your inspected OEM 3G4R cores, and press out the old bushings and sandblast them raw. Then we take an Eimkeith lower control arm reinforcement kit and weld on all eight components (four per arm). For more info on the LCAR kit, tap HERE.
Step 1: Choose your build options
- ($125) Whiteline LCA bushings, includes press work
- ($100) 333 Fab Alignment Cam Eliminator kit. More info HERE.
We also recommend DuroBumps bump stops. Tap HERE to add to order.
Step 2: Choose when you want to turn in your cores
- Before I get my RLCAs: (FREE) Select this option if you have a spare set of LCAs, or can send us your current arms in advance (we will send you a shipping label).
- After I get my RLCAs: ($150) If you don't have any stock arms lying around, and/or can't have your truck on jack stands for weeks, you can buy a set of cores for $150. Then $150 is refunded in full once we receive and inspect your cores.**
Step 3: Choose your delivery method
- Pickup: If you're within driving distance of Morongo Valley CA, and would prefer to avoid shipping charges, core dropoff and RLCA pickup can be arranged at Freel Good Performance. (Dropoff & pickup can be scheduled for the same day! Just select "After" on Step 2 and you will get your core refund at dropoff.)
- Shipped: Shipping costs $85, and covers shipping your RLCAs as well as the core return shipping. We will send you a shipping label once your cores have been approved for use. Note: Save all packaging from your RLCAs, then reuse it to ship us your cores!
Current Lead Times: "Before" option: 2-4wks. "After" option: 6-8wks.
IMPORTANT, Tacoma owners: only 4Runner cores can be used to build RLCAs, due to the reinforcement kit compatibility. This means you will need to source a set of OEM 3G4R arms to avoid the $150 core charge. It also means you will have to swap to a 3G4R sway bar (easy, bolt-on swap). For a quality set of 3G4R sway bar endlinks, tap HERE.
**Core Policy:
We will contact all customers before cores are shipped / dropped off, to verify they are usable. Core charge will be refunded to customers in full, after cores have been inspected. Customer is responsible for any damage to cores before we receive them. We cannot accept "OEM aftermarket replacement" arms as cores (must be original OEM only). We cannot accept Tacoma arms as cores. DO NOT send cores that are cracked, bent, or damaged. We will not issue a refund to customers that turn in unusable arms.