Recent content by denvermaxd

NOTE: I posted this in the "4th gen T4Rs" forum initially. Re-posting here. Sorry about that! Injector question: Is it possible to test the resistance of the fuel injectors on the driver side (2, 4, 6) WITHOUT removing the supercharger (or plenum for non-SC vehicles)? BACKGROUND: On Friday...

Sorry I put this in the wrong forum. Not sure how that happened, but I was battling the platform (changed my email and was blocked from all posting) so I must have just clicked wrong. I'll try the measures in recommended here and in links and see what happens. It's definitely a "hot start"...

On Friday last week I picked up my 2000 SR5 manual from the tire shop. Got home, realized I forgot something, and jumped back in the truck, but as soon as I started up and began to roll I could tell there was something wrong. Engine felt rough and with a manual you can really tell when there's a...

Yeah, I pretty much wasted everyone's time!! Sorry about that. On the bright side, the UCA is cheaper. I can imagine breaking the LCA would result in a lot of instability... and would be pretty hard to miss.

OMG. I'm an idiot. You're right. It is the Upper Rear Control Arm. I just referenced a diagram and totally mis-identified which part was which. :embarassed: :sorry: Who would have thought the Upper was higher than the Lower? :redface: woof. I think I'll go hide for a little while.

Fair enough. The more I thought about it, the more I began to think driving was a Very Bad Idea, but wanted confirmation. For the record, I didn't realize I'd broken it until last night. Worth capturing the experience in case anyone else goes through the same: Last Wednesday, while climbing...

I don't think I hit a rock... would have had to be a pretty tall and narrow rock to impact where it broke, and I think I would have been concerned about clearance generally if I'd seen such a rock approaching. Seems like it was just metal fatigue/age?

Not much corrosion... Thanks Tim. I'll park it until I get both rear LCAs and the Sway bar replaced. In general my 4Runner doesn't have terrible corrosion considering how old it is , and mileage. But where the sway bar broke it looked like there was rust inside the bar. The LCA, however...

UPDATE/EDIT: If you're reading this thinking it's about a broken Lower Control Arm, it's actually about a broken Upper Control Arm. I misread the suspension diagram, because I'm like that... /UPDATE I broke my Rear Lower Control Arm (Toyota part #48720-35051) off-roading last week. Broke it on...

I just completed swapping out the A/C compressor on my 2000 SR5. I'm pretty sure it was the original stock compressor. It seized up and broke the belt last fall, and with summer coming on I figured I should finally fix it. The Denso replacement I used has instructions indicating you should...

TIL - All about load range! I guess this is something I should have known/thought about before, but running my 235/85r16 E load range Cooper Discoverers at 42 PSI is probably a BIG part of my "rough ride". Searching the forum returned some gems like this...

Yeah, the tires probably aren't helping: 235/85r16 Pizza cutters... I liked them for off-road, rain and snow, but the ride is probably pretty negatively impacted.

About 6 years ago I had all kinds of plans for putting custom bumpers, skid plates, etc. on my 2000 4Runner SR5. The first thing I did was get the following suspension: OME-881 Front Coils OME-90004 Front Shocks OME-890 Rear Coils OME-60073 Rear Shocks Well, I never ended up armoring this...

I ordered a Toyota rack from a dealer, so it’s a brand new part. Before I jacked up the front end and removed the old rack I had the steering wheel dead center and tied off, both wheels pointing straight down the road. Now that I have the old rack off and can compare to the new rack, it...