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Alright, we have a good start so I'll begin organizing it. This thread will be locked, so please submit new links to the thread here:

FAQ Submission thread

and I will work them in where they fit.

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More Power, as that's what we all need

20/22R Hybrid information

Using a vacuum gauge to diagnose engine trouble.

Different camshaft results on the 22R

Giant chart of Toyota Engines with HP and torque numbers

Thread with lots of ideas for engine swaps

JDM 2LT-E (EFI Turbo Diesel) swap into 91 pickup originally with 22RE

How to Turbo a 3L diesel with 2LT-E parts

More Diesel swap info

All about the 22R-TE

Turbo Propane on the cheap

Get the most out of your 22R/RE from Ted at Engnbldr.com

Quick power from Tim Jenkins (DOA Racing)

H.P. and Torque numbers for lots of 22R/RE cams and headers

7MGE Swap, includes torque and horse power numbers for a lot of Toy Engines

7MGTE swap write up

Supra AFM swap for 22RE

Engine Mechanical

Engine runs hotter/overheats with the heater on

22R/RE timing chain replacement

Another timing chain replacement

And another timing chain write up

Hidden Bolts on 22R/RE

Replacing the oil in a stock fan clutch

22R/E/T engine differences, by year

3.0 V6/3VZ-E Rebuild

Dropping the IFS stuff to get to the engine bearings

Engine smokes really bad, but only when going up a steep hill.

Safari snorkel install on 87 4Runner 22RE

Home made snorkel ideas

Stripped Crank Bolt? Weld a socket on there...

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Engine Electrical

Ingiter and coil operation

Many electrical articles

Installing a 140 amp GM alternator on a 22 series engine

Spark plug and spark plug wire info

How to connect your 20R Coil

Reading and Decoding Trouble Codes.

Idle drops when brakes are pressed

AMF/idle mixture screw tech

Starter issue trouble shooting

Changing alternator brushes

Change your power steering fluid (ATF) already!

All things Diesel

Diesel manuals

More diesel info

2LTE trouble codes

Cold start issues, fuel pump, spill control valve

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Fuel system and emmissions

EFI hard start issues

22R Carb FAQ

Hard Start when Warm, and great info about Fuel Pumps (EFI, 22RE/T 3VZE)

Great site with info on Aisin carbs

Auto Zone manual for Aisin carbs

Emmission trouble and causes

Video of Webber carb on a 20R showing all the vac lines

Weber 32/36DGV verses the Weber 38DGES

Weber Jetting Timing & Tune-up

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Transmission, Transfer Case, Drive Shaft and Clutch Info

Double Cardin front drive shaft rebuild

Pilot bearing removal with no fancy tools

Marlin Crawler trans info

R151 Rebuild

Info on what trannys are behind what 4 cylinder engines.

General Clutch Swap Tech

Replacing shifter bushings in manual tranny

Increasing CV drive shaft operation angle (That title sucked...)

Auto Tranny fluid flush info

Marlin Crawler 4.7 t-case gear install, also searves as a teardown/rebuild if you don't put in the 4.7 gears

Auto swap from A340H (Pre 96 trucks and 4Runners) to A340F (96+ Trucks and 4Runners)

Crawler gears for the A340F auto transmission

Removing the interlock pin to install twin sticks in a T-case

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Differential Info

Tire sizes vs. Gear ratios with a handy chart.

Gear Ratios and VIN plate info

Toyota Differential Info

E-locker install

Wiring 2 E-lockers with an FZJ80 dash switch and ECU

E-Locker wiring options

Another E-locker install

Diff Gear installs by Zuk, step by step with lots of pictures on over 60 setups

Everything you wanted to know about installing an E-Locker

IFS Front Suspension

That noise your truck makes when you turn really far left or right

Hub Discussion

More locking hub discussion

Aisin Locking Hub Rebuild, with lots of pics

IFS Upgrade Discussion

More IFS Upgrade

How to drop the front diff and axles

Torsion bar adjusting

More torsion bar adjusting

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Steering

IFS Steering Box Rebuild

Hydro Assist Steering Pump and Box Mods

Idler arm rebuild

Another idler arm rebuild

Solid Axle Front Suspension

Axle Rebuild with lots of pics

4Crawlers axle rebuild

Sold Axle Swap info

Solid Axle Swap 1

Another SAS

All Pro's SAS page

Toyota Solid axle widths, front and rear

More axle width info

Coil over Solid Axle Swap kit

How to separate a birfield from an inner axle

Longfield axles, bullet proof!

How to set up longfields and Martack info

Using IFS wheel hubs on a solid axle for added width instead of wheel spacers

More IFS parts for solid axle width info

2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive conversions

One way to fix a bent axle housing

Rear springs up front FAQ

Solid axle shaft breaking points along with other Toyota drive trail failure points

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Rear Axle Suspension

Rear axle wheel bearing replacement

More rear wheel bearing replacement

Downey panhard bracket install 90-95 4Runners

63 Inch Chevy rear spring swap

Discusion on shocks

All about Toyota Motorhome rear axles

Brakes

Great info on IFS brake parts and changes over the years 86-95 Start at post 33

Upgrading from I4 to V6 calipers

Solid axle brake upgrade write up

Pappy's 85 brake upgrade

Pappy's other 85 brake upgrade with V6 booster

Info on single and dual brake boosters

Various brake booster upgrade info

Idle drop when brakes are pressed

More info on idle drop/fluctuation when brakes are depressed

Make your own t-case mounted e-brake

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Body Electric

Power mirror switch repair

4Runner rear window mechanical problem

How to repair 4Runner rear window relays, instead of replacing

4Crawlers Rear Window Tips, great troubleshooting for electric probems

Headlight upgrades

LED tail light info/fast blinking problem

Rewiring power windows from scratch

Moving turn signals to corner markers

Horn problems, start at post 5 or 6

Adding additional fuse block

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General Info and Links

Toyota Technical Hot-line maned by Wrist Pin

Links to way too many Toyota sites...

Technical links

The Ultimate Component Location Guide

Spread the TLCA word with these flyers

Discusion on IFS vs. Solid axle... Plenty of opinions...

Toyota Truck/4Runner model info. Engine/Tranny/T-case/Axle specs, lots of good stuff here.

VIN plate decoder

Lift Laws by state

More lift laws

Truck/4Runner Model info. Engine/Tranny/T-case/axle/Brake/Steering Info, Great page.

Part number thread on 4x4Wire

Other Toy FAQ Links.... Careful, you may get sucked in!

More FAQ links and some FSM links

4Crawler.com Everything you ever wanted to know about the 1st Gen 4Runners, and more.

Brian894x4.com A great site dedicated to exploration with a 90 Toy Pickup, lots of modifications.

Discussion on early Pickups

4Runner lineage, and Info

More 4Runner history

VIN decoder, fun if you're bored

Part number thread (in progress)

How to build a Toyota rock crawler

Tech Manuals and Literature

Toyota Online Electronic Parts Catalog!!!

Program that lets you save a website for later offline viewing

A few misc. tech things, and The Toyota Electronic Parts Catalog download, Scroll down. I have it, and it's a little hard to use, but there is a ton of info in there.

A bunch of FSM's for online viewing and download

93 Factory Service Manual, for online viewing

1985 FSM

A few FSM's for download and viewing, some still working, some not.

A number of FSM's from TTORA.com

Some more FSM links

FSM for the 1KZ-TE 3.0 Turbo Diesel

Site with a bunch of Toyota tech manuals for download

Site that sells new FSMs and other repair manuals

Misc. repair info, axle bearings, ball joints, drive shafts...

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Tires and Fitment

Fitting 33" tires on IFS Toys, specifically 90+, but 86-89 is similar

Centramatic Tire Balancers

Gears and tire size explained

Adjusting tow in/Front end allignment

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Interior mods, lights, stereos, seats

2nd Gen 4Runner rear seats into a 1st Gen 4Runner

Swapping seat bottoms to hide the worn out drivers seat side

Baby seat anchor retrofit for 2nd gen 4Runners

Disabling the Door Buzzer

90 4Runner SR5 and 03 Hyundai Tiburon seats into 84-88/89 Truck 4Runner

Child Seats

Drivers side grab handle

SR5 Gauge swap Info

90-95 Hilux Surf CLinometer/Altimeter install

84-95 Gauge pillars

Sound dampening stuff

Nifty carpet and vinyl

Replacement carpets

4Runner tail gate latch cable replacement

Heater and A/C

Cleaning your A/C evaporator

Heater core change for 84-88/89 Trucks and 4Runners

Heater/AC Blower replacement

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Bumpers, Sliders, Cages, and now 4Runner Soft Tops

Rear bumpers

Exo Cage ideas

Rear hitch

Great soft top thread on Pirate

Sky Mfg cross member install

Flatbed ideas

Flatbed ideas 2


Downey bikini top

Pictures of a "SunTop" 1st Gen 4Runner soft top

2ndGenToyotaFan's soft top... on the cheap!

Softopper soft top pics by Cruiser88

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Body Work

Stock pin stripe decals

Replacing rear side window in 1st Gen 4Runner top

Cheap fender flares that look pretty good too

Different lengths bobbed off of 4Runners

Text on how to bob a 1st Gen 4Runner

Text on how to bob a 2nd Gen 4Runner

Sticking an extra cab into a standard cab truck

Taking 12 inches out of an 89 extra cab bed

13 inches off a 2nd gen bed

Replacement steel body panels

Replacement fiberglass body parts