I saw those and almost pulled the trigger on them. I wasn't familiar with the brand.
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (50 Viewers)
- Thread starter SHUSH
- Start date
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
I saw those and almost pulled the trigger on them. I wasn't familiar with the brand.
Front, Center and Rear differentials swapped over to Mobil1 75-90LS (98 LX with LS rear), complete coolant flush and replace (got rid of the "green" crap put in by PO and replaced with Toyota Red). Doing the AHC purge and replace this afternoon. Tires go on Thursday. This is my "maintenance sprint" before leaving to CO on Friday to do a whole bunch of wheeling (my own personal Hundred in the Hills).
Geanes: what method did you use to make sure you got all of the old green out? I need to do this as well. Thanks
Sheeeaaaaaat.
I wish I had paid that for mine.
You'll be happy with them. I had the SPCs on my 4R and was always nervous about them failing.
Why was that?
Changed the spark plugs to denso iridium's and clean the Maf sensor a few days ago, the original owner put in some ngk's that didn't look too bad when I took them out. I was getting between 12-14.5 mpg before. Made my wife snap a pic on our way home from the beach the other night, mostly highway, down to 16.5 now after some round town driving.
Last edited:
I think there are two designs to ARB's awning bag. I have this one:
But I see this one on older posts:
The one I have fits super snug all around. It's the one currently shipping. The second one pictured is the original and has a loose fit from the factory. I'll see what happens over the next year. Hopefully it looks just as good. I may just upgrade to the new aluminum housing when it's available.
Installed some green springs. Dobinsons C59-169. Depending on where you get your info they are either stock height, slightly above or up to 2 inches of lift.
My LC100 weighs about 450 lb more than stock. After a couple days I will measure again, but right now I am at 1.5 to 1.75 inches over my tired OEM springs which were sagging. Ride feels great. Very little stink bug (front is already cranked). I would have taken more pics but it was dark by the time I finished.
Edit 1: I feel I should point out that the shipping from Dobinsons was super fast and the finish on these are beautiful. Fit and finish was on par with the Ohlins (rear mono, coilover) spring that I had on my GSX-R1000.
Edit 2: After allowing the springs a few days to "settle", I ended up with about 1.5 inches of lift. So the whole "your springs will settle" thing that people always talk about did not happen. I am guessing that if my baseline measurements were taken on a truck with strong OEM springs the resulting lift would be something more like .5 inch to 1 inch. After loading it up and taking the entire family to the beach, the ride and was great. Exactly what I was hoping for. Not too firm, not too soft. Just right. I am 100% satisfied.
My LC100 weighs about 450 lb more than stock. After a couple days I will measure again, but right now I am at 1.5 to 1.75 inches over my tired OEM springs which were sagging. Ride feels great. Very little stink bug (front is already cranked). I would have taken more pics but it was dark by the time I finished.
Edit 1: I feel I should point out that the shipping from Dobinsons was super fast and the finish on these are beautiful. Fit and finish was on par with the Ohlins (rear mono, coilover) spring that I had on my GSX-R1000.
Edit 2: After allowing the springs a few days to "settle", I ended up with about 1.5 inches of lift. So the whole "your springs will settle" thing that people always talk about did not happen. I am guessing that if my baseline measurements were taken on a truck with strong OEM springs the resulting lift would be something more like .5 inch to 1 inch. After loading it up and taking the entire family to the beach, the ride and was great. Exactly what I was hoping for. Not too firm, not too soft. Just right. I am 100% satisfied.
Last edited:
New front bumper, fog light deletes, and Gx Gxl side mouldings. Rear bumper next
I've hit 20MPG before averaging 40mph, so not shocking to see that number when you're averaging 33mph.
LXColorado
LX -> LC
I like the black and white, but why would you delete your fogs?
Well your fear wasn't completely unfounded. I had a pair of spc uca's snap at the weld on my 2005 Tacoma. For that reason I'll never own another set.
Kind of going for the plain Jane base model look.
Replaced both of my exhaust headers with OEM replacements. I'm in CA, so DT headers were not really a choice if i want no issues with smog inspection. I tackled the driver side first, knowing it would be the most time consuming. Yep, estimates are right 6-7 hours. I probably could have saved an hour if I didn't spend so much time messing with the heat shield trying to get it out before removing the manifold itself. Passenger side only took about 2 hours. That too would have been faster if I would have torqued down all the nuts before re-installing the heat shield. Doh! 
I had left one only finger tight - good thing I saw it when I went under to torque the 3 exhaust pipe nuts!
Also replaced the alternator, mine has 110k miles on it. I had pinpointed my whine to the alternator using a stethoscope. Figured it was just an alternator whine, so I replaced it. Unfortunately, whine is still there. Replace the lower radiator hose at the same time while I was there, it was probably original, just PM.
Now to keep tracking that whine. If only I could attribute it to a supercharger under the hood, sadly that is not the case...
Old / New Driver Side Manifold
And yes, I found the leak!!! (can make out the crack where the light is coming through on the left side)
I had left one only finger tight - good thing I saw it when I went under to torque the 3 exhaust pipe nuts! Also replaced the alternator, mine has 110k miles on it. I had pinpointed my whine to the alternator using a stethoscope. Figured it was just an alternator whine, so I replaced it. Unfortunately, whine is still there. Replace the lower radiator hose at the same time while I was there, it was probably original, just PM.
Now to keep tracking that whine. If only I could attribute it to a supercharger under the hood, sadly that is not the case...
Old / New Driver Side Manifold
And yes, I found the leak!!! (can make out the crack where the light is coming through on the left side)
Last edited:
i need to be on craiglist more
Right? I am totally upset that he saw this deal before me!
