Man, thats awesome work, guys. I'll say the same thing to you that I said to Rice during his engine swap. might as well swap those hoses on the firewall
Just don't try to remove the hoses with pliers. Bad idea
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Just don't try to remove the hoses with pliers. Bad idea
We only used the lift for harness and exhaust manifold removal, which did make it easier.
Yes, I was definitely experiencing head gasket symptoms. Sweet smelling exhaust, green goop under the oil fill cap, loosing coolant and bad news on a Blackstone report. It was definitely on its way out.
Man, thats awesome work, guys. I'll say the same thing to you that I said to Rice during his engine swap. might as well swap those hoses on the firewall
What shop are you using for your machine work? I'll probably need them in the near future.
I'm using a machine shop in Madison. Had some good feedback from a couple of family members and the guy had been doing it for yearsso I dropped it off this morning. Left feeling pretty good about it, he said he should have it done by Friday. I'll let you know how it turns out.
Here ya go. I'm liking it so far and it works perfectly.
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Almost done with the cleaning and painting of suspension components, thank God
RedHeadedStepChild
Proudly wearing my MC1R mutation!
Well the 'ol Jalopy was living up the the new name @angerhater gave it: The Gas Chamber.
It had been getting loud too.
For some reason, no one ever wants to put the nut in the rear exhaust stud. It was missing when I got the truck, and now that it has a shiny new exhaust, it's missing again.
Anyway, this is the result, so I got a (another) new but and a factory gasket from Toyota. Should be good for a while now.
It had been getting loud too.
For some reason, no one ever wants to put the nut in the rear exhaust stud. It was missing when I got the truck, and now that it has a shiny new exhaust, it's missing again.
Anyway, this is the result, so I got a (another) new but and a factory gasket from Toyota. Should be good for a while now.
The odd thing about wrenching ... when in the moment it feels like you're in the throws of some major undertaking, but when reflecting on the finished project, ehh.
Thus was today's mini-wrench job. Replace an AC clutch bearing that was raising a fit in the 4runner along with idler bearing while I was in there.
Something I've never tried before ... surgery via phone camera. The snap ring holding the AC pulley was in a blind spot and too deep into the pulley to do by feel. Using the camera as my eyes worked great.
My goof for the day. All buttoned up, crank, and then check under the hood for a new rattle. Seems I left a flashlight in the fan shroud.
Thus was today's mini-wrench job. Replace an AC clutch bearing that was raising a fit in the 4runner along with idler bearing while I was in there.
Something I've never tried before ... surgery via phone camera. The snap ring holding the AC pulley was in a blind spot and too deep into the pulley to do by feel. Using the camera as my eyes worked great.
My goof for the day. All buttoned up, crank, and then check under the hood for a new rattle. Seems I left a flashlight in the fan shroud.
sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
Today we fixed some aux lights and rear speaker for @jdayment
Greased some zerks and U-joints on mine courtesy of @Greenbean
@tnkayaker gave some moral support and supplied the eye candy
Greased some zerks and U-joints on mine courtesy of @Greenbean
@tnkayaker gave some moral support and supplied the eye candy
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sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
Would this be worth $600? Has 30,000 miles on it.
2.5 OME Lift (medium) with steering stabilizer
2.5 OME Lift (medium) with steering stabilizer
No. $950 NEW. My bias mainly involves the shocks .... I know I'm being over-reactive here but I'm not a fan of used shocks.
jfz80
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500 would be more betterer.
I think @stevezero posted shocks n springs new from a vendor for 800. There are some other pieces needed as well. ~ 200 for brAke lines, bump stops, etc.
I think @stevezero posted shocks n springs new from a vendor for 800. There are some other pieces needed as well. ~ 200 for brAke lines, bump stops, etc.
elkaholic
Left turn ...freakin wipers!
I guess I truly am a cheap bastard, I would have said $300
sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
That is what I was thinking.
UPDATE: Old Man Emu 2-3" lift and Stock height kits- 80 series LC
Price is $975 now. On the supporting vendors page, under suspension.
Sleepy, the question is how high do you need to go, vs how high would you like to go. OME stock height replacement yields 1- 1.5 inches or more of lift above your saggy old springs. You can use OEM (Tokico) shocks, or any other stock height shock manufacturer. You can clear 285's without a problem, and youre not going to have to step up really high to get in (or have to keep a stepstool in the truck for smaller peeps) or to load/unload the truck. With a stock height kit, you also dont need the caster correction, and swaybar drop blocks. You can add a small spacer at the top of the spring to give a little more lift, or level the truck out, front to back, side to side. I figure when I add 285's, I'll net about 2 1/2 inches of total lift over where it sat when I bought the truck. I didnt need stupid amounts of lift, and had a new set of OEM shocks, so for me it was worth it just to get springs and be done. I may change my mind as the trucke evolves (installing my dual batt, winch, storage in the back, etc), but this will suit me fine for now.
I kept telling myself that id lift my 450 and put an arb with winch on the front. I have had it going on 13 years, and I never did it. When I finally got springs for it last year, I never put them in, and ended up putting them in the white 97. Ive had 285's on the 450 for 12 of those 13 years, added airbags in the rear, and a mr gasket 1 inch spacer up front. The lexus springs are softer than the regular LC springs, so if I keep my 450 in the herd, I'll just put my LC springs in that, and call it a day.
Price is $975 now. On the supporting vendors page, under suspension.
Sleepy, the question is how high do you need to go, vs how high would you like to go. OME stock height replacement yields 1- 1.5 inches or more of lift above your saggy old springs. You can use OEM (Tokico) shocks, or any other stock height shock manufacturer. You can clear 285's without a problem, and youre not going to have to step up really high to get in (or have to keep a stepstool in the truck for smaller peeps) or to load/unload the truck. With a stock height kit, you also dont need the caster correction, and swaybar drop blocks. You can add a small spacer at the top of the spring to give a little more lift, or level the truck out, front to back, side to side. I figure when I add 285's, I'll net about 2 1/2 inches of total lift over where it sat when I bought the truck. I didnt need stupid amounts of lift, and had a new set of OEM shocks, so for me it was worth it just to get springs and be done. I may change my mind as the trucke evolves (installing my dual batt, winch, storage in the back, etc), but this will suit me fine for now.
I kept telling myself that id lift my 450 and put an arb with winch on the front. I have had it going on 13 years, and I never did it. When I finally got springs for it last year, I never put them in, and ended up putting them in the white 97. Ive had 285's on the 450 for 12 of those 13 years, added airbags in the rear, and a mr gasket 1 inch spacer up front. The lexus springs are softer than the regular LC springs, so if I keep my 450 in the herd, I'll just put my LC springs in that, and call it a day.
sleepycruiser
I will get by….I will survive -Touch of Grey LC200
Thanks. I actually have some new (1400 miles) Tokico shocks sitting in my garage. I would prefer to use those but when you start mixing and matching springs etc I get lost pretty quickly. I don't need a lift....1-1.5" would be fine for me I think. I will probably eventually get a front ARB type with a small winch..I don't need anything crazy, rear swing out bolt on (not whole rear bumper...probably the NXTLacY thing), and maybe a RTT eventually.
My suggestion based upon your budget and what you already have on hand: spend $365 or 375, get a set of stock height OME's from Samir at the link above. Put those in with your shocks, along with an Airlift air bag kit for the rear(75 to 100 bucks). Instead of removing the bumpstops, cut them off at the 1st ring, and install the bags with the air nipple at the bottom (on the axle, and run a line for each bag up to the gas tank door, dont use a Tee to tie them together) Drill two holes in the plastic cap trim piece to mount your schrader valves. You can inflate the bags to tow/haul heavy stuff, or even use them for more lift if/when you think its necessary.
SUMOTOY did a writeup many years ago about modifying an Airlift ford f350 van kit to use up front on his 80 series. He had to make some perches for the bags to rest on, and ran the lines and schrader valves to the front bumper. Think of that as a Poor Mans AHC found on the 100 series.
SUMOTOY did a writeup many years ago about modifying an Airlift ford f350 van kit to use up front on his 80 series. He had to make some perches for the bags to rest on, and ran the lines and schrader valves to the front bumper. Think of that as a Poor Mans AHC found on the 100 series.
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Front axle together Trail Tamer rotors and pads.
Trail Tamer rotors and pads.
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Back where it lives
S4Cruiser
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What vehicle is this? Looks super nicely done so far!!
