Recent content by 2000Elsie

I guess I'll check it out when he comes up and see if I could live with the mods for now..

Good to know! I haven't seen it in person yet. He's 4 hours away from me but supposed to come up my way soon

$7500 242k on the body, 170k on the 3rz. New tie rods, cv axles, starter, alternator, plugs, wires, intake

I don't have any first hand experience but the general consensus seems to be that auto lockers are a pain for daily driving on pavement and potentially dangerous in snowy and icy conditions.

Not what I was hoping to hear lol. I've been looking for months and the xtra cabs are super rare (I'm 6'4" and would like to be able to carry a passenger + a dog or two). This one also has working AC, sunroof, less than 200k miles, some recent engine work done.. How much $$$ would I be looking...

So I'm in the market for a small 4wd truck and love the old Yotas. Found an 87 with a 3rz swap, which I know is a great upgrade on the 22RE and they don't come along very often. Thing is, I'm looking for a daily driver but this thing is built way more than I would need. I spend a lot of time on...

Thanks. Could water be the culprit of squeaky bushings? I did Medano Pass a few weeks ago with a few crossings including one or two mid-wheel. Started noticing the noise a while after that.

Thanks for all your input, I'm taking it to a well reviewed local place for a second opinion tomorrow morning. Got Toyota down to $2500 ($1500 parts/ $1000 labor) which doesn't sound so bad if parts can be had for $1200. Crazy they start at nearly twice that and lower it after one phone call...

It drives pretty straight on pavement, steering wheel feels like it has a tiny amount of play but nothing really worrisome. Often needs slight corrections to keep going straight but that's a common side effect of wider tires right? (285 in my case) Was more concerned about the off road jerkyness...

Yup, left side does have grease around the clamp on the wheel end. Right side looks clean but the squeak does seem to come more from the left. You mean SPC upper and 555 lower ball joints only, right?

Year 2000, 160k miles. Only had the truck a couple of months so service history is going by what PO told me (baseline and mods done at around 120k in 2012). Like I posted above, steering also feels sightly loose to me on rough roads, bit this is my first off road vehicle so I have nothing to...

Squeaks are heard going over the slightest bumps, and even breaking or speeding up. And also while turning the wheel at a standstill or going slow. Steering also feels sightly losel, especially on rocky trails where it feels like the wheel gets jerked around when hitting rocks

Nope, just told me ball joints were excessively loose/worn and recommended replacing UCA and LCA. Guess I'll take it to the local place for a second opinion..

OME nitro charger shocks, Slee heavy rear springs, BFG KO tires. Vehicle is my full-time home, lots of dirt roads, some moderate passes and a Baja trip in the not so distant future.

My front suspension and steering have started getting really squeaky. Took it to Toyota dealership and their diagnosis was that upper and lower control arms and ball joints all need replacing. They quoted me $4k for the work. Local shop will do the lot for $1.2k but with ISG (international...