Recent content by Winter Borne

I have a 2015 4Runner with Bilstein 5100's on the Front and Rear. The front is set on the lowest clip with Old Man Emu 2884 springs which gave me 3" of lift which fit 285/70/17's without any rubbing on factory wheels (+15mm offset). I've since added a Victory steel bumper, a 10K synthetic rope...

Question for the group on brake pad & rotor selection for a slightly modified 2015 SR5. I've added Bilstein 5100's front and rear with OME 895E rear springs, Icon Delta UCA's, and 285 70R-17 tires. Am I good with OEM brakes and rotors or should I look to something different with the larger...

I finally got around to addressing my "new to me" 2015 drive shaft grease fittings. I found 5 of them but thought there were more... I'll go back under there with a better light and look from front to rear to see if I missed any - does anyone have a diagram to any other zerk fittings on the...

Wow - thank you! I do most of my driving in town lately with covid restrictions being what they are, but would prefer to have better highway mileage so this was really helpful!

So will the woolwax stay tacky or does it dry after applied?

I have a 2015 SR5 with Bilstein 5150 and OME rear Springs running 32.76" Nitto Ridge Grapplers on stock 17x7 rims. My question is, do I need to re-gear? I also have full RCI plating, LFD Roof Rack, and SSO Rock Sliders so some added weight but not a ton... I'm currently getting between 15-17...

I didn't know that was an option - is there a list of Toyota supporting vendors out there? Thanks - mk

I'm looking to do some maintenance to my 2015 4Runner - Trans flush with trans filter; Serpentine Belt; and all fluids flushed. I noticed that OEM belts are 65 bucks but Rock Auto has them for 18.00. Same with the transmission filter, OEM is 65.00 and Rock Auto is 26.00 and it includes the pan...

SO I just picked up a 2015 and have been pondering this mod as well - how has the improvement been to the engine performance? mk

Were you able to do the bearing work yourself? Was it a major deal for parts / labor, or did you have it done by others? Also at what mileage did you do them? Thanks mk

I've been following along and doing the same math in my head as well - looking to pick up a 2011 with 163K miles and I want to get a solid feel for what I'm getting into... this is great stuff. mk

So I went to an OEM Lexus part supplier SSL Parts On-Line and none of those parts cost more than 400 bucks each. The grand total is under 1000 bucks for all four, (radiator, alternator, starter, and water pump) so the question is, can a fairly handy guy do these himself, or will it need special...

Also, should I only be looking at Lexus / Toyota parts or is Rock Auto an option for starters, water pumps and such??? Hell, I can stock pile those parts if need be to have them on hand - LOL

Can you ballpark the complexity on those? I'll do the labor and I can look up the part costs easily enough. I am not a mechanic but I'm also not too shabby and I am unafraid provided I have some solid back-up from you all and a good you-tube video... LOL

I do enjoy wrenching and do most of my own work (within reason) - the computers scare the crap out of me but I'm good for a WP or Alternator or Radiator swap out with the right instructions...