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Hi, Fam. In normal driving, I noticed that my coolant temp needle never really goes up more than 1/8 when I am city driving. but Today, I noticed that it goes up to little below half line when I am on throttle going 70 mph. (First time on highway after the purchase, lol) Then it comes back...

Thank you for the input. I might have to do some more digging but it is JDM cruiser and I believe it does not have a VIN that can be registered into the DMV. (I mean I have the chassis number but the digits and format is different)

Any suggestions? :)

Hi folks, I am currently up in alaska and picked up a 91 HDJ81 (JDM import) that is registered in Alaska. I will most likely to move back to california in the future and seeking how to legally register my hdj81 in california. My question is, Will CA dmv let me register my hdj81 as a diesel...

Hi, Everyone. I recently acquired a best of 80 series, HDJ80. Since it's turbo'ed, I want to have 4 different readings as I drive down the road: 1. EGT 2. Oil Temp 3. Boost 4. Coolant Temp I know it would be a cakewalk to add gauges that reads from the OBD2 port (such as Scan gauge) ONLY if...

I know this thread is old but I seem to have the same issue. Are these photo taken by removing the plastic shields where your knees go? (like the first photo you have shown)

Thanks! that would be great. I haven't replaced mine yet. All the joints seem to be holding up pretty well so far...

Hey, I am wondering if there's anyone tried out aftermarket lower control arm assembly? I see aftermarket parts (Moog, Beck Arnley...)are significantly cheaper than toyota part. ($200 difference) Are these aftermarket parts for toyota's are "no-go"? Thanks,

I was thinking that too, you mean undo the steering arm. And possibly undo the shocks(?) And use the gear puller to separate the LCA right? Like this, Btw, on the manual, they do pull the UCA with the puller as well. BUT I think that the whole knuckle assembly should drop down once you...

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