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yotamasters or Marlin

and id agree. not a concern mechanically unless you are seeing issues shifting or vibrating. If it's not leaving a mess everywhere you park, or vomiting all over your undercarriage to unbearable live with.... run it, wipe it off, check the levels.

Hey Dealmaker, 1. AHC is unaltered and is marginally affected by the weight added. I would guess it rides a little rougher than stock setups with AHC but it's been so long I couldn't tell you if it's a huge difference. Doesn't bother me any to...

Weirdly, I'm on my 3rd alternator. 2006 LX, currently at 156,xxx miles. I'm 2nd owner as of 2009, bought out a friend's lease, who got it new. Pampered So Cal SoccerMom LX that to this day looks new underneath. 1st alternator replaced with OEM...

^^ So I "topped up" the TC fluid today. The weird thing is, like most of the time when I remove the fill plug to top it up, gear oil trickles out and eventually slowed to a slow trickel, then a drip. This was after it sat for a couple of hrs in...

Ugh. That's an hour each way, but I'll call them. Used to be very slow, maybe a few drops over the course of awhile. I have a bunch of Fill Plug gaskets and check it every few months and never even had to top it up despite the very small amount...

yes. we sell a cross bar kit to add extrusion cross bars across the top of your OEM rails. Can be done in any length, I think that's what you're after? Our wing brackets are a direct bolt-up, here's a pic:

Minor update: went camping and 4wding a few weeks ago at the gulches - Metberry, Longwater, and Hackett. Longwater: Camp along the main road: Metberry: Hackett: And my husky found a particularly interesting spot to watch us struggle up...

Thanks for this, I'll read thru it. Was hoping to just be able to buy something, but love the idea that these are alum and not powder-coated steel. I don't like the idea of fuel on the roof either, or hanging off the back as I've been rear-ended...

Anyone else with these FalkenWildpeak A/T4WLT285 /70 R18 117S C1 BSW ? Considering buying five of them, as a C-rated tire in this size is appealing to me if it doesn't rub and also fits in the spare location, vs. five BFG KO3s at 275/70/18s that...

Very nice! This caught my eye as I'll going to repo my wife's 2006 LX and start converting it to offroad use, and was going to mostly limit mods to larger tires on OEM wheels, and step/sliders, so a few questions: 1. It looks like you're still...

The next day brought us chips and salsa, sandwiches, and Karbach Hopadillos for breakfast/lunch On our way out for more trails, we saw this absolutely insane Toyota Previa and had to take a photo. I left the other trucks in the picture so you...

Timing belt part 2

My 2004 2UZ-FE 4WD has the leaking seals issue at the actuator/transfer case, very common with the V8 4WD 4Runners and GX470s. I can't find any competent repair people who wants to do the repair. I already have the (OEM) o-ring (part...

Is anyone aware of a crossbar kit that utilizes existing OEM roof rails, like this one from LFD Offroad? Ruggedized Crossbar Kit - 4th Gen 4Runner -...

You can reach up the small hole under the drain valve (I assume you have this on your ASFIR as well) and remove the clip/ push open the valve. It drains straight down to your catch pan. You could use a length of hose if you'd like to direct it...

LOt's of youtubes on doing this with 4th gen 4Runners. Maybe start there if their intermediate shafts resemble yours?

Thanks for this. Very close to getting new 275/70/18 tires on OEM 18" wheels, and am overwhelmed by the choices and hesitant to pull the trigger as everything I see is E range, was hping to get C range.

Put my second set of tires on this past week since owning. These were at a great price but I found very little feedback from anyone who has tried them. Specs seem to be pretty good. They are definitely one of the more aggressive A/T tires I have...

I bought the Monroe #901658 hood struts from Rockauto back in Sept 2019, $30 for two of them. They started going out a few months ago. So...$30 for < 6 yrs worth of use. Not sure which direction to go from here, but leaming towards the same...

Automatic Transmission Fluids (ATF) full 12qt flush, 100 series. Park on level ground. Set E- brakes and chock (block) tires. Drain ATF from Automatic Transmission (AT) pan, by removing the 14mm drain plug and washer (gasket). Yields ~3 qt...

Got a new 27F at Costco this AM. Made this month and it tested at 12.58V and is on a 2AMP trickle charge for a few hours and will put it in later today. The LX is driven by my wife, and yes it does sit a lot. She works part time so it gets...

How long is the vehicle sitting between use? That's fairly low mileage, so I would guess it sits a lot. FLA batteries discharge on their own at rest. If any of my vehicles are going to sit for more than a couple of days I leave the battery on a...

Replace the battery and make certain it's fully charged before you swap it out. That "felt thing" is just a mat to absorb any battery electrolyte that makes it way past the post to keep it from corroding the terminal or your cables. It the...

I agree that being on my 3rd alternator (all OEM) on a mall cruiser LX is weird. Could very well be that the local trusted independent Toyota / Lexus shop where used to go operates a little too quick and dirty for my likes. I think he got spoiled...