Recent content by drewj

Update on the situation. I ended up keeping the truck and having my local mechanic do the work. I'm getting it all fixed and putting $2500 in my pocket on top of everything. It just needed a new rear axle and control arms. I should have it back by tomorrow, if all goes well. I argued about the...

I'm going to talk to the shop today and find all that out. If the frame isn't bent, and it just needs (at most) a new axle, I'm 100% going to do whatever it takes to try and keep it.

The dog was fine. I was going under 30 and the guy that hit me swears he stopped at the stop sign, so the impact wasn't too bad.

Got into a bit of an accident on Sunday driving home from VA to NJ. Of course, the accident was about a half mile from home and some guy ran a stop sign and hit my rear left quarter panel. No body damage to speak of - I honestly don't even know where the impact was. I think he hit my rear tire...

Struggling with a P1445 error code? Prefer to install a bypass kit instead of paying to have the intake manifold removed and an expensive repair? I have a brand new Hewitt-Tech SAIS bypass kit available for sale. Bought it a couple months ago and never installed. Due to the rust on my...

I had the P1445 code show up on my 05 4Runner a few months ago. I talked to Slyfox and ultimately bought the Hewitt kit. When attempting to remove my very rusty bolts (I live in NJ) they just snapped off with hardly any effort. I realized that it was a bit too complicated for me, so I just...

Sorry for the late reply here. This is what I ordered: Matte Dark Bronze / 17x8.5 4.30" BS 6x139.7 Still need to do some trimming inside the front fender wells, but I've lived with it rubbing some for the past year.

Actually, this may be a better view

Just did the OME lift (with front spacer) this weekend. Rocking 275/70R17 K02s and did get rubbing on the front mudflaps, so I deleted them. I do get a LITTLE rub close to full lock. Your wheel offset will also make a difference in what size you can run without rubbing.

Watching this. I have the same issue. I know it's a clogged A/C drain line, but haven't bothered to try and locate it yet. ;)

This is why I bought my 2005 4Runner. One fine day I was driving my 6 month old 2004 Audi A4 to work, when a woman in a 4Runner who wasn't looking didn't realize traffic had stopped. She hit me at about 50 MPH and it totaled my Audi. Bent the frame and caused me to have spinal surgery a few...

I miss living in Phoenix and hunting out by Florence/Globe. Just drive out into the desert and camp for a week and hunt quail all day. Plenty of fun wheeling, too. Now I'm in NJ and the only legal places within a day's drive are private (read: expensive) off road parks.

Seems like a popular project today. I don't know the size, but it sounds like getting the cutting wheel out is the way to go. Replacing catback... how to tackle exhaust bolts?

Check out the sticky thread on armor products. 4th Gen Armor Thread 2.0

Yeah, tough to say without more details, but this is what I was quoted via email from a place in NJ for an OME lift kit: The price on the kit installed without arms will cost $1646.00, the kit with arms and labor will cost $2434.00 Hope that helps.