Recent content by chubbena

How about turning the stand 90 degrees so that the two high points of the saddle are along the frame?

No matter how hard I tried, my best time to change oil from jacking up the car to lowering it back is always more than an hour even when I lined up the tools and materials required in perfect order. 20 minutes seemed impossible for me. Do I miss anything here?

OEM blades (blade only) are cheaper than Costco Michellin replacement blades (full set), last much longer and streaking free. My OEM have lasted 3 years and still going strong before I replaced it with Michellin ones. The latter lasted only one year and did not clean as well so I now have the...

I'm just curious if there is an oil related engine problem within the warranty period posted in this forum or others. Does anyone know?

One full turn on 4H slippery or not over a curb at reasonably slow speed would not break anything. Another matter when it's done habitually and at high speed.

front brake caliper pin check After reading horror stories on frozen caliper pin, I decided to check my 3 year old 4runner. Turned out the lower pin on both sides are seized badly. I managed to mushroom one and bend the other during the process. Good news: I was able to remove both of them...

If paint is fine I would poop it out, bend it back to shape as best as possible and glue it back on with goop if the first clip is not able to keep it in place.

I bought mine at the mall. It's called a MallRunner in OF-ROAD trim. I've heard it's good running over curbs. I'll let myself out too.

The E usually has more protection (plies) on the side wall which might be important for serious offroaders but not me. It seems there's no C rated 275/70R17 ATs on the market at the moment but I believe there are quite a few in 265s such as TOYO AT3 which I might consider going forward. 285 and...

One thing to consider is, an AWD Camry will never make it over a 2 feet high snowbank or parking spot, for that matter.

What is the depth of the new one? The OEM I bought on amazon has exact dimension as the one on my 4runner.

When I had 32psi on the KO2 E rated, the steering was heavy and gave me the impression that traction on snow was good. Was a bit reluctant to air it up to 50psi as steering becomes very light but then it still performs well in all conditions I drive in. The ride is fine coming from driving a TJ...

Not sure if you are questioning the sanity of applying higher pressure on a apparently more rugged "truck" tire. I used to think the opposite but here is the explanation: https://www.toyotires.com/media/3729/application_of_load_inflation_tables_20200723.pdf You may jump to page 11 for an example.

Like I said to KarlwithaK, I thought rustproofing company who contracts with a specific dealer/brand would have better understanding on where is prone to rust. No? Ziebart, Krown, Rust Check - thought they all offer similar oil. Why is Ziebart a problem?

I hear what you are saying but 1. I only have to shell out $800 initially if I were to pay cash. I have the option of financing that together with the vehicle. 2. If I were to sell it in a few years (don't think I will) the dealer rustproofing could be attractive to protential buyers. 3. I...