mark71

Tofino, BC.

The two general parameters are time and mileage - time results in deterioration due to exposure to the elements (sunlight, ozone, salt, etc.) and mileage is physical wear and tear from use. I'm not seeing where either applies to your 200. Crawl...

I’d sure like to hear more about your experience with this. Just ordered my rack.

That’s the big question…how long can it wait before I am playing with fire?

I wonder what the risk is with continuing to drive with the leak, assuming the reservoir got topped off regularly. How bad was yours? Anyone ever hear of a catastrophic failure? I’d imagine if the seal completely went it would be impossible...

We stock the boots and clamps too! https://cruiserteq.com/steering-rack-boot-oem-toyota-fits-ifs-200-570-st45535b/

Great… Just saw this, where the steering wheel shaft enters the pump: Well, at least now I know which direction I have to go…$$$

This was the point I am exploring. Then you only need to buy the outers. CruiserOutfitters sells non-OEM inners and outers from a Japanese company called 555 for a lot less than Toyota. Given the source I am inclined to trust them, but you...

If I was in the states it definitely would be a no brainer. But living in BC, shipping and customs adds to it quite a bit.

So if the outers need replacement, you think the inners will as well? I know it may be obvious once I disassemble for the outers and can feel the inners, but I am trying to do the swap in one pass. Want to have all the parts ready but not...

I've got some steering clunk and the outer tie rods look shot. Almost 200k on the clock with regular off road use, so reasonable. Have many of you have just replaced the outers? Do you think if the outers are shot that that means the inners...

Take the top off the RD (8 hex screws IIRC) or open the top of the RDRF. Open the drawer all the way. There are two 10mm bolts on the inside back side of each drawer. Remove these and you should be able to pull the drawer completely out. Make a...

Can you briefly share how they are replaced? I need to replace one of mine.

"Overcompensating"??? This bunch? No way! :rofl:

The KDSS should be flushed after long snipe hunts.

I like the 200 a lot. the 250 has a lot going for it, If I bought the 200 it wouldn't be for the v8. I don't give a rats ass about the sound and I'm not towing and I don't care about collectors value or whatever. It's the tailgate and the...

That’s disappointing, having read the long thread on doing this, but thanks for the confirmation and explanation.

To the 16+ owners who have experience in this, let me get this straight: the only way to put an aftermarket roof rack on is to drop the headliner? No work around found yet?

380 failures for the numerator? What is the denominator? I don’t know how many 200 owners post on here, but I suspect that 380 would be an alarmingly high fraction of them, rather than just a data point that reached statistical significance.

Didn't really make much difference, the leather is thin. Still one of my favorite mods (after my drawers and bumper).

I'm with @mcgaskins on the need for lockers. That said, I'll try to add some rambling info on the original question. My opinion with gearing is that the 5.7L doesn't play by the same rules of traditional need to re-gear. I've said it many...