Recent content by Direwolf82

Why do people say you can't seize an alternator while it's running? That's like saying you can't seize a wheel bearing while moving but it happens. I've also seen seized alternators, one seized and shredded the belt. One seized and melted the belt before breaking it. What's going on with a...

Agree, leaving the rear end narrower for me means if the front end will squeeze through a gap so will the rear and it'll give me a little more clearance turning next to an obstacle. Doesn't sound like much but my other truck is setup a few inches wider out front and it did make a difference in...

If your serious about offroading and love the 4runner a transfer case swap would be best but not fast or cheap, I've been wanting to do the fj swap to get the manual transfer, makes it a little more woods/trail proof. An atlas would be shiny and all but if your not rock crawling or really...

That seems pretty expensive for a piece of plastic cut to shape. Your should be able to get a full sheet of starboard for 140 bucks, pricing now is probably different then last time I got a sheet, and have enough material to do 2 of those or build walls and compartments out of the same sheet...

That seems pretty expensive for a piece of plastic cut to shape. Your should be able to get a full sheet of starboard for 140 bucks, pricing now is probably different then last time I got a sheet, and have enough material to do 2 of those or build walls and compartments out of the same sheet...

My question was about a strut that was required to be spun 180 degrees for install. That would keep it from being usable by an xreas system, unless the top hat was spun so the bolts lined up again. Seems logical to me. Sent from my SM-A516V using Tapatalk

Those aren't too bad. As stated above is just a coating. If there are actual large pieces of metal missing then junk all of them and replace. If they just look like the picture then sand and paint. I did one of mine last year and it looks fine, even got some spray paint that's almost a perfect...

Rock does not have any oem stuff. Looks like I'm dealer route this time unless someone has a cool site to order from I'm unaware of? Sent from my SM-A516V using Tapatalk

This, what he said. Your not looking at the timing belt there, it's definitely the serpentine belt unless your motor exploded already and we are looking at the inside of it. Timing belt is at 90k and 180k I believe, thought you said your at 187? Which is exactly where I am milage wise. I...

It's time for a timing belt/water pump job on the 03 v8. Where is the best place for parts right now? Looking for oem parts, buy it right, buy it once. Thanks in advance. Sent from my SM-A516V using Tapatalk

So I went on a fishing trip and when I started the truck again the next day my ras light is just flashing off. I can't turn it on or off with the button once it starts blinking but I can turn it on and off after restarting. However the compressor doesn't come on when trying to raise the rear to...

Pretty much any welder can deal with the thickness of material involved. When you get to 5/16 or so you either need to make multiple passes or get more power and bigger welder. Mig is the cleanest, easiest to learn, Flux core is messy as mentioned but also easy to learn, stick is messy and...

1000 to weld two plates? Dang, that sounds pretty high to me. Out of curiosity how long did it take him and how big were the plates? I seem to remember weld on sliders at the local shop cost around 250 to install and that's a fair amount of bead to run. Glad I learned how to weld, wonder what...

Agree, looks mostly superficial. OP, can you stab a screwdriver through anything important? Like the frame or suspension brackets? I grew up in CT and that looks better than most of the junk I drove when I lived up there. To get a more realistic idea of what's happening just hit it with a...

I haven't heard of a winch killing a power steering system but I'm sure it's happened. If you did go that route would probably be good to keep a couple of plugs for the fittings I guess. I'm assuming it'll still turn with no fluid? It'll just be really crappy and tough to drive right? I...