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Do you have aftermarket UCA's? I just had a pretty bad squeak that I took care of by regreasing the bushings. If you have stock UCA's, I'm not sure.

nicely done. A few quick questions for you. 1. Which foglights did you go with? 2. Did you paint or plasti-dip your front valance? 3. Do you know of any meet ups or Seattle based mountain run groups?

Can't wait to get started

Congrats! Looks great! I too just traded in our 4th gen for a TRD off road. Can't wait to start the mods.

RESOLUTION To recap the dealer found metal in my rear diff fluid. They then recommended that I replace the entire rear axel assembly costing $2,300 with labor. When I got my car back from Dirty Parts in Los Angeles, they had better news than the Santa Monica Toyota Dealership I went...

So this will probably pain most of you to hear that I did not personally change or tell the shop to change the fluid on the diffs. This is the first 4x4 I've owned and bought the truck at 74K miles. I followed the regular maintenance schedules from 74k - now. I've learned a very expensive lesson...

By new axle they mean the entire rear diff. They have the part listed at 1512.02 (Toyota Parts - Toyota Parts Superstore) They said they found metal mixed in with the fluid and didn't bother actually opening the diff. I guess it's less fuss and faster to just get the entire part. I did...

Thanks for the interest and keeping this thread going. I just got the call back from Santa Monica Toyota and they said my diff is shot. They said it was mostly likely due to my towing... Again, I felt like I was way under the recommended limit. I did however take I-70 through Colorado. I'm...

I'll check that as soon as I get off of work . Thanks for the suggestion. I hope it's something simple...

Thanks for timely replies. I'm sorry that I didn't mention that I had the V6 model. You are correct. The noise is pretty consistent and doesn't change much on turns. It only increases and decreases with speed. I have a feeling it's and axel or rear dif issue as well. It also seems that my...

I just recently moved from Chicago to LA and towed U-haul's 5x8 trailer. I did pack the trailer AND my 4runner to the ceiling but was pretty sure I was still within the recommended weight ratings. I am now second guessing that, as now when the car is empty, I'm getting a pretty noticeable hum...

Thanks for the reply. I'll mention that tonight.

I bought this truck a year ago with the intentions to drive this thing into the ground. This is my first SUV and am slightly intimidated by the complexity of maintaining the 4X4 system. I've been lurking on this forum trying to gather as much info as possible but am still left with a few...

Looks like a nice trip. I'm headed out to Colorado next week and thought it would fun to do a few trails like this. I just got the truck so I'm wondering if running all stock, including tires, will be a problem? Thanks.

Thanks everyone for the input. It really helped me decide. The V8 dealer wouldn't meet me where I wanted. I ended up going with the truck I already bought. If turns out that it's not enough power then I'll worry about that then. 2007 Limited w/ 74k miles. I'm on a business trip for 2 to 3...