Recent content by Daemon

I still check in from time to time (just don't always sign in) and I still enjoy my tailgate literally every single day that I use my 4runner, and it gets lots of use by others when I'm at any kind of meet. We just couldn't figure out a way to make this into a product that would work at...

The tailgate itself can be removed (pull the pins on the hinges) so one could add another folding extension to a version of it, or temporarily add a larger folding gate. The underlying sliding support frame can't extend any further so if using a secondary fold out section, it would need a...

Thanks for the positive responses. Do folks here think they'd find more value in something like this (low profile, ultra sturdy folding tailgate capable of supporting 300+lbs, providing a totally flat cargo area with seats down) compared to the only other thing out there that's even...

Stock diameter KO2s? Your springs must be sagging pretty badly if it's rubbing just while turning. Stock spring height should be more than sufficient to prevent that, so one option would be to go with OEM replacements.

Design details and more pics. Obviously we start by removing the stock rear shelf/floor. I measured its thickness at a little over 1 1/2" so that's what we had to work with to keep the floor flat. We couldn't have a sliding tray because it leaves a gap as it does on the Gen4, so the...

I had a Gen2 4runner (w/ 3.4L swap) before the Gen4 and one of the things I loved about it the most was the tailgate. Sure the rear window motor was weak so getting the window up in the cold was always an adventure, but I sat on, and worked on, and put stuff on the tailgate all the time...

faye, if you're looking for comfortable as stock with no lift, then the FJ (or Moog FJ-like) replacements are probably not for you. They are stiffer than stock and will provide some lift. Generally the easiest thing you can do to improve your ride quality is to simply replace the dampers...

Hmm, that's odd, because with my '06 V8, the front 5100 at 0.85 and Moog FJ springs all around, running board is only 1/4" lower in the rear than front. Now if I wanted to equalize the wheel gap (between top of tire and fender) then I'd have to raise the front another full inch, but that...

I just finished a 2006 V8 with 5100's at 0.85 in the front and Moog FJ front & rear, and the body looks pretty level. Adding another inch to the front would definitely cause reverse rake although the fender gap might look closer to even (sitting level the rear gap is always larger). Side...

Like many others, I recently bought a gen4 (2006 V8 Limited) and after a little driving around in our first snow and almost getting run over trying to pull out into the street with traffic coming, Google brought me here to this old but very useful thread. I read the whole thread and noticed...

Given the diameter of this new tubing, I don't think there's any restriction in airflow between the sensor and throttle body. The smallest cross sectional area is the sensor itself, and that spring loaded flapper in the airstream can't be helping. No replacement for it that I know of though...

Trying to improve airflow in and out of the 3.slow, I decided to do the Intake Silencer Removal mod. I've seen some threads talking about it elsewhere but mostly for the 3rd gen motor so here's my own. I could probably have figured something out with various bits of PVC or similar tubing...

If there were a headgasket leak you shouldn't need a fancy sniffer to detect it. I vote thermostat. It's a little fiddly but not too hard to replace yourself once you figure out how to grab all the various hose clamps with pliers to loosen them. I used a clean container and drained the...

Well, on the advice of someone in an old post (since nobody replied here), I settled on a 2.25" catback exhaust. I didn't go to a 2.5" because I didn't want to risk losing any low end torque, since it's so anemic as it is. The muffler shop told me that the stock pipe from the headers to the...

Ok.. So I've checked out the various 3.slow exhaust threads and would like to hear from folks who've gone either way. Here are the two options I'm considering. 1. 2.25" from Y-pipe to stock cat, 2.25" from cat to performance muffler and 2.25" from muffler to tip. Would run me about $340 from...