Recent content by Castaway

The only reason I didn't keep the T4R was a previous owner smoked in it. I have washed, scrubbed, deodorized the interior and could get the smell out. I even tried the ozone treatment that used car dealers use, tried it three times. Still didn't get the smell out. It was so bad I was getting...

Yep, I weighed that. In Mississippi it doesn't really matter, mud finds its way in regardless (at least in the places I tend to frequent). Plus I probably wont replace the truck for at least 10 years. So I decided to buy the truck I wanted (especially since used Tundras are nearly the price of...

Yesterday I traded my 1996 4Runner on a 2016 Tundra TRD Pro. It's been a good 5 years, I never needed to worry about it starting and it taught me a lot about being a mechanic. But I took my first big boy job after getting my degree and I can no longer afford to have my daily driver down for...

Thanks for the suggestion. The pads are the one's that came with the truck (I'm only responsible for the last 25k miles, no prior service history). I'll look into better pads, I would really like to get better stopping power on the truck.

I can't speak for anyone else, but I plan to do a lot of mods (probably about 300lbs + of armor), I carry lots of spare equipment (probably about 100lbs of just-in-case supplies and tools), and I do drive a lot (in all sorts of road/weather conditions with all sorts of loads). So, with all of...

Wow, small world. I'm from Ocean Springs originally also. Glad you got it fixed, I've been lucky that mine hasn't needed serious work.

When I bought my T4R t came with 285/75/r16 tire. So when it came time to replace those tires I went with Duratracks. I've had a chance to use them on gravel and dirt roads, mud, a little sand, and a little snow (really unusual for MS to have snow, but this year we have). I have been amazed...

An estimate using Advanced Auto Parts was in excess of $1000 for all of the hardware. I would use OEM parts so I would expect at least $1500 for parts. But I have never been one to skimp on costs for "safety" equipment (the ability to stop, steer, maintain traction). I also have a strong...

I've read several tundra brake swaps. But all that I had read only swapped the calipers. Since I am considering replacing the rest of the system I figured I'd ask the question.

Thanks for the info. I agree with the rear disc conversion. But at the moment that's a little out of my considered price range

It's not broken yet. I was mainly asking in preparation of the replacement. I am definitely upgrading the the fronts. I had just read some stories that said the stock hydraulics were a little small to run the Tundra calipers well, and since I was thinking about doing brake lines at the same time...

Because of age and oversize tires I am beginning to consider rebuilding the brakes on my 4Runner. Since it is looking like replacing brake lines would be a good idea when I do this, I was considering replacing the entire system. My question is, other than cost, is there any reason why I...

If I remember correctly, I was able to get a new steering rack from Advanced Auto for about $500 (I think that was after getting the $100 core charge back). It wasn't listed on their website I had to go to the store. I did the install myself with help from a friend, who in a previous job was...

Personally, at the very least, I would keep an eye on the power steering fluid level. See if it starts going down. I had a slow leak on the driver's side of my 96. Of course that was after I got it stuck in a ditch for about 4hrs and "forced" the seal failure trying to get it out before...

According to the description those are only on/off, no low/high function. This means no high beams, just on and off. To the best of my ability to tell from the descriptions most of the ones being discussed here are complete replacements for our normal headlights (both on/off and low/high...