Recent content by crooper

Oh this is so helpful. I've been greasing the Zerks on my 08 and successfully getting the 4 to push out the old grease, but the other 2 I kept pumping and nothing really happened so I stopped cuz I didn't want to break anything. Next time I'll make sure to fill it full.

Through a mis-communication mishap (daughter left door open, didn't tell me, I backed the open door into a post) the rubber seal on my driver side rear door has been fouled up. Thank god that's all that was damaged. Does anybody have information on how to replace the seal? A local dealership...

Thanks for the awesome write up + pics. I just changed my fluids this afternoon and it went pretty well... other than spilling gear oil on my driveway. :) I used Mobil One 75w-90 and a hand pump (tedious!), and raised the truck up on 4x4 wood blocks to give a bit more clearance. The truck's...

I did the big 3 with 4 awg wire in my Maxima and noticed absolutely no difference in stereo performance or headlight dimming (I had about 700 watts total with 4 components and 2 subs). Best part was being able to say "I did the big 3 wire thing! Check out those big wires!" I won't be doing...

Agreed. I did the upgrade a while ago and immediately noticed less body lean in the corners.

I would think it would be preferable to take the truck off the jack stands before getting inside and resetting the MAINT light. Anyway, thanks, I never knew about the drain plug under the oil filter. No wonder I keep making a mess and have to soak up the extra oil under there with a towel.

I've been reading on here for the past couple of days about changing the differential and transfer case oil. It seems like a good idea, since my 2008 V6 4x4 has almost 50k miles on it. I've seen that many people use Amsoil Severe 75w90. I'm just wondering about whether this is okay concerning...

Yeah, it's the seatbelt that saves your life, not the annoying dinging sound.

When I got my T4R I was actually worried about handling and I was pleasantly surprised on how well this thing corners (especially since I installed the Energy suspension sway bar bushings). I've gotten the traction control to engage a few times while being a bit too aggressive -- which felt a...

I've got four new end link bushings +washers that I didn't use for my truck. They give you 8, you only need 4. If you're interested, PM me.

YES! Wow that's an awesome site! The only exploded diagram of an 06-08 rear bumper was on Partznet, and it didn't include those brackets. And wow, $30 just for that bracket. Sigh. At least the bumper is relatively cheap, I found it for $178. Getting it painted will be spendy though.

I damaged my rear bumper and need to order replacement parts. I broke the left version of the bracket shown in the picture below, but can't seem to find it on the Toyota part ordering sites (Partznet, etc). Does anyone know what the part is called, or its part number? I have a 2008 SR5 with...

Thanks! Is that for a 2006-2008? I don't think the bumper sides are separate on my truck.

Thanks for the tip on the bumper assembly. I'm not sure if I'm going to buy new and have it painted or find a replacement somewhere. I found a left tail light on ebay for about $110 shipped, which is less than partznet.com.

I damaged my rear bumper last night and I want to replace it myself. I've looked on Amazon for a repair manual and I can't seem to find one. Is there some sort of resource I can access to find out what I'll need to replace? Like, do I just need a new bumper or is there underlying brackets and...