Never mind, just saw the post above. Great looking truck!
Builds Supra88's High Mileage 200 Series Build
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Credit for the heater tees (and clamps) goes here:
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Heater Hose T Upgrade for my 200
With the known Heater Hose T failures with the 100 series, I decided to upgrade my 2010 200 series Heater Hose T’s. I now have a 173k on my 200 and was concerned how long these plastic parts can hold up long term. Found an exact match by Dorman (see pic below). I used Breeze SS Constant Torque...
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good to see another high mileage build
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Changed out the transfer case fluid today. Strangely I had about 1/2 quart of fluid come out of the fill hole. 200 was level, if anything it was a little bit nose forward. Replaced the fluid with Ravenol 75W. 90% of the job was taking off the ARB plates. It was a good opportunity to put anti-seize on everything.
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I still can't believe ARB made that transfer skid weight bearing on the transfer case. That is a great pic!
Stock TC same issue, something like 13 bolts to get the damper, skid and heat shield off.
Has the transmission been serviced yet?
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It's had routine dealer drain and fills. I just ordered the parts today to do a pan drop, filter change, and flush. If it's anything like my 100's filter it's time for a new one. Which reminds me I probably should do my 80 series too.
I ended up ordering Aisin WS transmission fluid from Rock Auto. We'll see how that goes. I used Mobil 1 ATF in my 80 and 100, but for whatever reason decided to stick with what I assume is a semi-synthetic fluid.
Nice Cruiser.
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While I'm waiting for parts I'm starting to think about tires for the Rock Warriors I picked up.
I have the Ridge Grapplers on my 80 and like them, but I'm also considering BFG ATs. Still haven't decided if I'm going to go 285/75 or 285/70. The current set up on the 200 is 1.25" spacers with 285/55s on tundra 20s. Doesn't look bad but not my cup of tea.
Each of the wheels has a TPMS sensor, but no idea if they work or not. I'm thinking with covid-19 tire shops might be closed and if they're not I'd prefer to just drop the wheels off and pick them up. I'm not too familiar with TPMS. Can I add the new sensors to the system myself?
I have the Ridge Grapplers on my 80 and like them, but I'm also considering BFG ATs. Still haven't decided if I'm going to go 285/75 or 285/70. The current set up on the 200 is 1.25" spacers with 285/55s on tundra 20s. Doesn't look bad but not my cup of tea.
Each of the wheels has a TPMS sensor, but no idea if they work or not. I'm thinking with covid-19 tire shops might be closed and if they're not I'd prefer to just drop the wheels off and pick them up. I'm not too familiar with TPMS. Can I add the new sensors to the system myself?
IF they are Tundra Sensors, they will not work. Not sure if you know what vehicle they were last on or not.
Great build. My 2008 has 225k miles on it, so I'm very interested in your findings. It's surprising that the previous owner used non-synthetic oil, as I believe you can only get the recommended 0W20 grade in synthetic.
Unless you know the history of the wheels, you'd want to replace sensors anyway. Here's a good write up on TPMS. Here in the Lansing area, tire shops are an essential business and are open. Some have limited hours and are restricting business to damage/flat repair and worn tire replacement. I assume it's the same over your way.
TPMS notes and easy DIY
Here are my notes for TPMS that I hope will save someone from searching and reading long threads. Let me know if I got something wrong. Is there a curated section/sticky, wiki, or index for consolidated tech write-ups? Quick Facts 1. TPMS are radio signal transmitters, like RFID, that...
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Put the ARB tire swing out on today. This turned out to be a much bigger chore than I thought. The amount of tweaking needed is really annoying compared to say my Slee rear bumper. There's a lower bolt on the swing out receiver (not the latch) that is virtually impossible to fasten with the bumper already installed.
Nice! Did u happen to get pics by any chance of the assy process?
Didn’t know adding the swing out secondarily was possible, pretty cool
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I didn't but can take any pics that you might need.
It is a bit curious. The skid looks to be more bombproof than the TC case itself. And likely stronger than the structural components the TC is mounted to. From a systems design perspective, I'd rather the skid be the sacrificial component, deforming and taking some energy out of a hit. Or like your suggesting, mounted to transfer energy to the main structural components rather than to the TC.
