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Just did an oil change on my 99 SR5. While underneath, I noticed both outboard CV boots have started to puke milky grease. So the question is do I repair or replace them. I'd prefer to go the replacement route, but my experience with other makes has taught me some aftermarket shafts are junk...

Just installed a set last night. Stock size. Might be just a little noisier than the worn out Michelin AT2s that I removed.

Installed new wheels and tires Put some new wheels and tires on the wife's 4Runner (Natasha) 16x8 +0 FN Wheels Five Stars Painted gun metal and matte cleared 2K Personalized the center caps with Black Widow logos TOYO TIRE OPEN COUNTRY A/T III 265-70-16 (stock size) No lift

I checked the factory spec, and it showed zero. I'm going to guess it's more than a degree out. Fortunately, mine is a southern rust-free vehicle, and the bolts look fine. They aren't maxed out either. Sent from my moto g stylus using Tapatalk

The front camber on my 99 is looking a bit wonky with slight positive camber (tires leaning out). It's all stock with what appears to be all original components, including the shocks. The dealer from where I bought claimed to have done an alignment check as part of the pre-sale inspection, but...

Note that all "factory" hitches were port installed. I don't believe there was ever a Toyota part number for that hardware. You can get hardware from Curt, but it's kind of expensive as I recall. I salvaged a hitch off another 4Runner. Most of the bolts snapped when I was removing it. I bought...

ACC has custom fit kits. Just go through the selection process, but select vinyl when you get to the material selection part. Easy Peasy 1996-2002 Toyota 4Runner 4DR Pass Area | Auto Custom Carpets Planning on replacing the worn carpet in my '99 with vinyl eventually. I've always thought the...

You'll get a CEL, or a pending code if you're TPS is failing. First symptom I had recently was the torque converter randomly locking and unlocking. Initially, no stored codes or CEL. After a couple more drives, I had a stored TPS code, but no CEL. Criteria for the CEL on many codes requires...

I didn't have the luxury of waiting until next week for OEM. With my wife's other car having an intermittent crank/no-start issue, I had to get one sorted, and the 4Runner seemed easier. Checked with the local Toyota dealer. No luck. So I bit the bullet and got another aftermarket from Advance...

Well.... I just went out to plug in my scanner, started it, and it's hunting for idle speed, running rough. No CEL, but did a scan and it shows P0121 pending fault.... throttle position sensor. DAMN.... I mean, I'm glad it's not the transmission or TC, but that thing is a PITA to replace...

Aftermarket TPS. VEMO. That was two months ago though. And man... that was a PITA to replace even with the hood off. Steady throttle seems to be okay, but it will randomly lock and unlock under acceleration. I gave all the cables a visual inspection. There is some slack in them at idle, but I...

My '99 4Runner SR5 4WD has been acting up. My wife reported the transmission shifting a bit weird, and it dying on her once at a stop sign. I test drove it and it seems the converter is randomly locking and unlocking. Didn't stall on me though. I did a top end cleaning with Seafoam, followed up...

How about vinyl A little off topic, but any experience with the vinyl flooring offered by ACC? Priced the same as carpet on their website, but about $199 delivered via ebay.

Rural King has the best price in town on car batteries. Their house brand is made by Exide (says so right on the label). Unless you're dealing with vibration related failures, or doing something that requires an exotic mounting position, don't waste your money on AGM.

One of the rear seat belts in my 99 won't retract. I purchased a replacement off ebay from a salvage yard. They sent me the wrong side, and it's the wrong color. I did remove the old belt and found the clock spring in the tensioner broken. Apparently the blue grey interior I have is somewhat...