Recent content by LanceL

Winter in the desert means awesome weather

Does anyone have the P/N’s for the OEM 4.3 R&P sets? I’d rather just get the parts new and have them installed rather than source unknown used ones (or have to buy whole brand new 3rds, as they’re quite expensive) but I can’t find the actual P/N’s for just the gears themselves. The Toyota parts...

I have 33.2's right now (275/70/18) and planned to eventually put on 33.7's (285/70/18), no bigger than that. I might have to do some math to figure out where the lower gears are going to be with either ratio, beacuse the towing part is a concern. We only camp a handful of times a year, so it's...

Good to know, thanks! Now I just need to make up my mind on what gears to go with........I've read every thread on here about them, and still can't make up my mind!

Found out my favorite style of method wheels was being discontinued, so I pulled the trigger on a set before they were gone!

I'm planning on re-gearing my 2014 200. I can really feel the effect of the larger tires, and when combined with extra drag from the lift and roof rack on the highway, 6th gear is downright useless. Definitely feel the long lower gears when towing my camper as well. Does anyone have a...

Set of 4 oem lc200 wheels off my 2014. Great shape, can send photos of each upon request, only selling as a set. $200 OBO for all 4.

Unfortunately I'll be out of town that weekend, but would've loved to go! Hopefully folks want to do it again in the future!

Late to the party here, but I've been using Liqui-Moly Molygen 5W-30 in mine. Definitely quieter, and slightly higher pressure on the gauge. I quite like the Molygen becuase not only is it a true Group IV 100% PAO-based full sythnetic (almost all US made "100% synthetics" including Mobile 1 are...

Those Vector 5 wheels look super cool, but a note about 17" vs 18" rims, more sidewall does mean more tire flex/roll and therefore more waywardness on the road. So going bigger tire than stock (more sidewall) and smaller rim (even more sidewall) could make a noticable difference in highway...

Definitely understand the point of view of unnecessary maintenance (I probably do more than is necessary, but it quells my over-developed sense of mechanical sympathy and lets me sleep at night), and it's true that the further one goes inside a complex system the more one invites the potential...

Trans fluid has a lifespan and wears out, especially if you offroad or tow (and especially on a big heavy beast like a 200), there's no if's and's or but's about that. Anyone who says otherwise is well......wrong. There is an excellent thread on here for DIY'ing a full fluid exchange (all 12...

Right??? It's almost like instead of protecting and supporting you (like they pretend to claim), insurance companies are actually greedy money-grubbing fraudsters that take your money and try to screw you at every opportunity...Sorry you have to deal with this BS, but don't give up the fight...

"Cold" is a bit realtive, so my cold might be what other would call totally balmy! I have camped where it got into the high 20's at night and snowed on us a bit. The roof and floor are insulated (not the walls though) so it holds heat ok, and we put in a ~8" thick memory foam mattress which...

GR grill looks awesome, did you have to abandon the front camera and PCS radar?