Recent content by blaniac22

I went KYB. The only other one I’d consider is the Bilstein 4600. My wife drives it 95% of the time so I wanted to keep it as close to stock as possible. I don’t have xreas, but there are tons of videos on how to disable and remove it on youtube. It looks pretty straightforward.

Thanks. Yeah, I researched more and just went with Rockauto. Parts arrive this week.

How many of you have used KYB 4119/4120’s on your stock V6 4Runners? How happy are you with them? I’m probably overanalyzing because at first it seemed like a no brainer, but the more I dig the more I find some mixed reviews. I’m looking at getting them from Rock Auto or Partsgeek. It’s a...

2007 SR5. 227,000 Miles. No mechanical issues at all. Just routine maintenance.

That’s good to know because all of mine need to be replaced. The black rubber strip along the bottom has come off 3 of my 5 windows. Any other tips?

EVAP Evaporative Emission Control System If you continually overfill it to the point where fuel gets down the vent tube and into the canister you run the risk of saturating the charcoal inside. There are systems in place to prevent the fuel from getting to the canister, but why risk it? It’s a...

Thanks. I should have researched more before posting. Between the time I posted and now, I have learned when you see the "AZ" or "TM" in the part number, it indicates a lower grade of OEM product, probably designed to compete with chain stores. What threw me is that 04465-AZ001-TM specifically...

I am at 122K with the original pads and rotors on all 4 corners. (Lots if highway miles). Not surprisingly, its time to change them out. I was set to buy the Semi-Metallic, as most of the parts diagrams point to them with part number 04465-35290, usually between $50-60 online. Then I came...

New Michelin Defender Tires. Got 70,000 miles out of the M/S 2's, and that after slacking off on the rotations. Hopefully these go just as long.

How about the Premier line LTX A/S? They have a 60K warranty and are supposed to be more like the Latitude/Touring tires. My 4R has mostly become ankid carrier and grocery getter since moving to California, and we put in a lot of miles. From 4/2007-9/2012 we put like 40K on it. From 10/2013...

Just well insulated

For what it's worth, I placed my order on Dec 14 at 10 PM Pacific time. I received a shipment notification about 24 hours later, and it is on schedule to be delivered tomorrow, Dec 17. It seems the shipping has been sorted out. Thanks!

I am sure I could have, but didn't really feel like messing with it. With the Salex coupon code it was only about $6 more, and with Amazon's easy returns I felt it was worth the 6 bucks to have something designed for the space. On top of that, my wife drives the 4R most of the time. To have...

I just ordered one from Amazon. I tried the original idea with the napkin holder, but it didn't fit in the console with the coin holder and the case that goes around the audio jack.

Seems Autozone is no longer going to carry the Castrol GTX Synthetic Blend. They are selling off their inventory at $1.00 a quart. I don't usually run Castrol, but for an OCI or two you can't beat it. I picked up the last two 5 Qt 5W-30 bottles at my local store for the grand total of...