Recent content by Nilster

for sale Denver Area. Need garage space, $99, nilster62@yahoo.com

I replaced the tie rod ends with 555s and new budbuilt tubes and I can't believe the difference it made. I still have to get it aligned, but the difference at all speeds is amazing. The only tricky nut was the pitman arm connection, but a little bit of heat did the trick. I used a $10 pickle...

I bought tie rod ends, 555s, and tubes from Bud's to tighten up the steering on the old bruiser cruiser hoping to avoid "old part" grumpy syndrome, but alas, I have been thwarted by one end of the tubes being filled with paint and gunk and whatever... and I can't get my tie rod end started...

Have had Wet Okoles for years. Great stuff.

We should car pool as we cruise around the Denver area dealing with unsavoury characters. Did you look at the supercharged 96 in Aurora? Where looking at the carfax was discouraged...

I am trying to buy a nice 97, less than 150k mi, I will pay a nice "premium", I am watching everything, but it seems like something is always a snaggle, people avoid pictures of the front seat or the knuckles, they can't be bothered to take more pictures, mods are priced at retail etc. I asked a...

anything particularly shady about "Mike" or Ahmad???

Toyota Owner Magazine Toyota Owner Magazine has a nice write up on a set of double bead locked Hutchinson wheels. Very durable, very heavy and expensive. Really cool.

Have any of you tried to recover / rebuild / repair the "leather" drivers seat on an 80 series? I have mine covered up with an Okole cover, but I am looking at acquiring a 97 and it seems that even the low mileage units have major leather damage. I think OEM repair parts are hard to find and...

Any thoughts on how to accomplish non-destructive of fender flares. I am having the beast re-painted and want to make sure that I get new paint in as many places as possible.

I have the same issue.

If you have left the Michelin's for a different tire, I know I am not the only one to have done that, the spring rate shock valving discussion gets interresting. I can't imagine that the OEM setup is far superior to all others given the diffrent tires and uses we all experience. I love my OME...

Where do I source the budbuilt products? I didn't see him in the vendors list...

94, 205k

It was the rear drive shaft for me. I have had both fr and rr rebuilt and balanced.