What have you done to your 200 Series this week? (15 Viewers)

[TeCKis300]

Looks great! Running spacers with those Tundra wheels?

Yes. Currently on 1" spacers with Tundra +60mm offset wheels. Pretty flush. But this is temporary as there's not enough room on the inside to party. Need some more clearance against the UCA, sway bar, and probably frame. Hoping 1.25" spacers will do the trick, even as they make fitment on the fender side more work.

 

[das100]

I went with a 275/70 partially bc I like the little skinnier and taller look…and no spacer needed for HE wheels.

 

[rusty87]

Monsoons in Tucson are popping.

 

[AZBoatHauler]

Monsoons in Tucson are popping.

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Hey neighbor!

 

[AZBoatHauler]

We had a “cold front” coming through this weekend (high of 92) so I knocked out the ATF exchange I’ve been putting off. Figured out the hard way that the return line is the bottom line on the 8-speed, not the top. Now I’m pressure washing my driveway.

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You’re talking about right where the lines come off the transmission? Getting ready to tackle this - 117k on my 200.

 

[AZBoatHauler]

You’re talking about right where the lines come off the transmission? Getting ready to tackle this - 117k on my 200.

Quoting myself on the transmission question - I went ahead and did a drain and fill - I’m too big to squeeze under on the ground so I jacked up the frame near the a-pillar about 8” on each side - when I pulled the drain plug I got almost 4 quarts - when I pulled the straw tube I ended up with just over 5.5 quarts drained; more than I anticipated. Does that sound right? Maybe I got a little more because of the angle the vehicle was at?

 

[steffen]

I finally removed the stock roof rack rails, and installed a set of LFD Off Road's Ruggedized Crossbar Bundle. Easy Peasy! It took this old fart about an hour total. And a fair bit of that time was my insistence on exactly equal spacing.I then modified two sets of Malone SeaWing Kayak Carriers so that they would bolt directly to the LFD crossbars instead of using the supplied traditional clamps. A much more secure system than the previous setup.

Thanks @LFDOffRoad !

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Hows the wind noise? Contemplating either just the rails, or the entire 3/4 rack. What made you go with just the rails?

 

[DallasTide]

Quoting myself on the transmission question - I went ahead and did a drain and fill - I’m too big to squeeze under on the ground so I jacked up the frame near the a-pillar about 8” on each side - when I pulled the drain plug I got almost 4 quarts - when I pulled the straw tube I ended up with just over 5.5 quarts drained; more than I anticipated. Does that sound right? Maybe I got a little more because of the angle the vehicle was at?

Yes I was talking about the lines coming out of the transmission. I got just under 3 qts out of my pan. Could’ve been the angle you had the truck but also I believe more fluid will settle into the pan the longer the truck sits. If yours isn’t a daily driver that might make sense.

 

[AZBoatHauler]

Thanks for the response.

Yes I was talking about the lines coming out of the transmission. I got just under 3 qts out of my pan. Could’ve been the angle you had the truck but also I believe more fluid will settle into the pan the longer the truck sits. If yours isn’t a daily driver that might make sense.

I pushed/rolled it out of the garage cold to jack it up to leave it all settled.

 

[BarcoBeach]

Well paint is perfect minus a few left over glue spots so it did what it was meant to do. But, my god this is a real pain to remove.

 

[Sandroad]

Quoting myself on the transmission question - I went ahead and did a drain and fill - I’m too big to squeeze under on the ground so I jacked up the frame near the a-pillar about 8” on each side - when I pulled the drain plug I got almost 4 quarts - when I pulled the straw tube I ended up with just over 5.5 quarts drained; more than I anticipated. Does that sound right? Maybe I got a little more because of the angle the vehicle was at?

8 speed I assume. If sitting overnight, you’ll get about 3 qts from pulling both the drain plug and overflow tube. The angle you had must have led to the much larger amount. Might make it tricky to get the final fluid amount check correct. How about getting a set of 4 Rhino Ramps to get under the beast easily?

 

[g rant]

Well paint is perfect minus a few left over glue spots so it did what it was meant to do. But, my god this is a real pain to remove.

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Going back to factory silver?

 

[BarcoBeach]

Going back to factory y

Going back to factory silver

I am not sure if I will wrap it again or just ceramic coat it with paint protection film on the hood. I’m debating on putting the front bumper back on and doing the hidden winch. If I do that I will keep it silver.

 

[jl199986]

Ceramic coated my new RTT. I'm insane. It's such big surface and paint seemed micro rough to hold water
, had an old C Quartz bottle. Worth 10mpg at least.

 

[g rant]

I am not sure if I will wrap it again or just ceramic coat it with paint protection film on the hood. I’m debating on putting the front bumper back on and doing the hidden winch. If I do that I will keep it silver.

I gotcha. If you go Hidden Winch route let me know. Ive got the Trail Tailor mount (MY 16+) still new in its box that i could sell you for cheaper than they have listed on their site.

 

[BarcoBeach]

I gotcha. If you go Hidden Winch route let me know. Ive got the Trail Tailor mount (MY 16+) still new in its box that i could sell you for cheaper than they have listed on their site.

Will do.

 

[Adam from PL]

I went with a 275/70 partially bc I like the little skinnier and taller look…and no spacer needed for HE wheels.

I thought these may be too tall, so I went to 285/65/18 instead. Pretty neat looking, the speedo seems to be right on the money compared to GPS at last
Original Toyota LC200 rims.

 

[Adam from PL]

I have put a EU-compliant bull-bar a bit earlier and recently fit a pair of Osram ROUND MX180-CB combo lights.

 

[04UZJ100]

I thought these may be too tall, so I went to 285/65/18 instead. Pretty neat looking, the speedo seems to be right on the money compared to GPS at last
Original Toyota LC200 rims.
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Is that next to a stock size tire?

 

[Adam from PL]

Is that next to a stock size tire?

Yes, stock winter tyre - 285/60/18. The real difference is 32.6" vs. 31.5" stock size.