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I removed all the weight off the back of the GX for a few short summer trips, recalled it doesnt ride as well w/o the weight and put it all back on. While I had the swing-out off, I thought I'd check the status of the swing-out (Swing Out Tire Carrier Kit-1410100 -...

Mine was 250k when I did it. Call it what you will, but I transferred the fluid. NO issues and I've got 15k miles on it from a couple of months ago.

New Tires

I did get to play which size tensioner pulley do I have…… 3.5” or 90mm NOT the older 4” or 100mm. Then I played the shot this first pulley sits to far back and won’t turn. After another tip to a different auto parts store I found a near identical pulley and it became the chosen one.

What fun with the weekend be without getting semi stranded at your parents house on the way home to your house some three hours away. My tensioner pulley decide to go Bluetooth mode on me which has we know that doesn’t work.

There are two options for 3 1/2 inch police like those found on my GX 470.

Oh, let's not forget the sending unit.

Fix the thought of be broken barn / rear door handle on the GX470. Turns out it wasn't broken at all, the (cycling term) barrel adjuster fell out of its tension mount and made the whole thing inoperable.

I ordered MT BAJA AT instead. I wanted butter smooth this time around,,,, and oh they are.

Some random this vs that photos, Kenda MT 2 in 37x12.5R17 and Mickey Thompson Baja AT in 315/70/17.

After what didn’t seem like a busy weekend but apparently it was I got the spacer mounted and ready for balancing. (Photo was before the ring was attached and torqued)

With some big mile trips in the works for the next year and a 1/2 I needed some tire.....well I wanted some tires that dont go womp womp womp womp, what did you say? womp womp womp. The search was on, I liked the pattern of the new Toyo RT Pro, but soon realized it was going the other direction...

Other than putting the wrong fluid type in as was pointed out by a GxOR member, i am not sure that it was wrong, just different. The choice amongst most fiscal DIY'ers is Valvoline and it covers both Toyota type IV and WS. This means it is compatible either way, so instead of panicking and...

Like a skinny slightly attractive 6/10 coke addict (4cyl).

No I got scared.