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That's a great suggestion!

I rebuilt my 1999 LC's OEM front CV Axles with fresh OEM Toyota boots and grease about 30,000 miles ago. Since then they both have had a boot failure. Most recently my Driver's inner boot went KAPUT. The truck has an approximate 2.5 - 3 inch suspension lift and no diff drop. Really, pretty...

Perhaps so. 🤷‍♂️ I bought them from a Toyota dealership website. They sure seemed like real Toyota parts. I used to be a service manager in the automotive industry for Honda, Toyota and Porsche. While I'm not infallible, they sure seemed real to me at the time. But who can say for sure. I think...

I don't really know what blew the tips off my spark plugs. I believe they were correct Denso plugs, but who can say for sure. The old ones lasted about 30k miles and I think they had holograms on the boxes.

The truck was running poorly and i did some maintenance which included permanently installing the fuel rail pressure gauge. I came back from a couple thousand miles off-roading in Mexico with a misfire. I apparently picked up a tank of bad gas and blew the iridium tips off of my spark plugs. I...

I am hoping that by lengthening the intake with my snorkel it will help maintain a smooth air flow. Unrelated but relevant I also just added an air filter flow restrictor gauge to help keep an eye on things. Wix part #24801, requires drilling an 11/16” hole in the top half of the air box.

I am sick of repairing the little broken vacuum line nipples off my old OEM intake and discovered this one on AliExpress when shopping for a replacement. The OEM Toyota intake (with RESONATOR) is part number is 17875-50190 and cost about $500 to replace. This silicone intake pipe is about $130...

Asking $180 including US shipping. I have a new in the box set of US Spec DEPO headlights for a 2006 - 2007 Land Cruiser, DEPO part numbers "312-1195L-US" (left) and "312-1195R-US" (right) They are 100% brand new, ready to go, with some IMPORTANT caveats. I bought these for my 2000 Land...

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The Ad links are down. Is the LC still available? I am potentially interested

I have not read the full thread, but I got the full tuff dog kit from Trail Tailor back in 2016, I think, and I remain very very happy with it. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/anyone-not-happy-with-tough-dog-or-iron-man-lift.1071597/post-11783853

Multipart answer. 1. Yes it is probably possible. I have actually done this before on an older 1990's Toyota sedan where the inner CV axle was permanently stuck in the transmission... It should probably also be possible on a LandCruiser. 2. OH MY GOD! Don't ever try to do this!!! You will...

This means your boots are cracked or your clamps are too loose, and it's time to more closely I spent them Sometimes you can tighten or replace the clamps. Most of the time you'll need to replace the boots, which is 100% doable, but a bit messy and expensive.

I went shopping for some solar LED sting lights. I think I got them on evilBay for about $15. Their battery lasts about 8-10 hours, and self-charge during the day. I had a hard time finding some with a 'warm' color. =)

My OEM CV axles have a tiny bit of "in and out" free play, and no radial free play.