Recent content by bsl888

Totally agree, they cost cut the 5th gen to keep the profit margin, little things like the fuel filler door and the antenna, and who knows what non visible parts.

810moto, does your front tires rub? I am running stock suspensions and some people have rubbing with wheel spacers.

spidertrax only on the rear wheels? Has anyone put spidertrax wheel spacers only on the rear wheels. Are there any problems with only widening the rear stance? Will it look odd? Just curious.

Where is a good place to order the Yakima kingpin 4 online?

So my Runner got its first major scar. While on the freeway a piece of solid metal flew up dented the front of my hood, next to the head light. Paint is chipped all the way to metal and dented. I have put on touch up paint, but the area still looks terrible. So now I am looking at getting a...

For the V6, It's 5.5 Qt. I change every 5K miles, using Mobile 1.

If you don't want to lift your 4Runner and drive mainly on road, then X-REAS is awesome. One of the main reason I got the Sport Edition. Try test driving a Sport Edition back to back with a SR5 and see if you notice the difference.

I've used Zaino for a couple of years now. ZAIO is a great single step process, but can not layer on itself. You would layer ZAIO with either Z2 or Z5. The important part of using a polymer like Zaino is to make sure the paint is well prepped. I would clay to remove any bonded impurities, polish...

Thanks, when I get some free time, I will give it a try and see if I could get rid of the styrofoam rubbing sound.

gflurry, that's exactly the problem I have. It's not loud enough to frustrate me, but just kind of annoying. As long as I turn up the stereo it's fine.

Does anyone have the schematic or drawing of how the instrument panel fits together. There is a squeaking sound coming off the instrument panel area. It sounds like styrofoams rubbing with each other. I rather not have the dealer messing around with my panels and make things worse.

The running boards/bars are good for protecting door dings at parking lots. If I didn't have the bars and have the boards, then I would have removed them. My wife, whose 5'2", and my 7 yr old daughter do use them. Although when I had my 3rd gen 4Runner, I did'nt have any running boards, and my...

I really like the way the grill inserts look. btw, how do the mesh pieces attach? Are the pieces sturdy or will they vibrate and rattle?

Yokohama geolander AT/S, good price on those. Tread looks good, side wall looks good and good reviews on Tirerack.

Question, I know that the tacoma is built in Cal or Mexico, but are the components and frame also from local suppliers or shipped over from japan and assembled here? If the frame is local, then 4Runners should not be affected.