Recent content by Ebbsnflows

So glad I found this thread! After 5 yrs of ownership, tonight was the first night I walked out into the garage and heard this sound. It freaked me out! I was convinced that my car was going to catch fire and explode sometime during the night. Can't believe I've never heard this before.

I'm in a similar boat with my Total-Chaos uniballs. With the stock UCA's I could only manager .75 and 1.5 Degrees. So I ordered some Total-Chaos UCA's and was barely able to get 3.1 and 3.6 deg (Toytec 3/2" lift). So while it was an improvement, it's still nowhere near what some folks on here...

Exactly. Obviously hind-sight being 20/20...I'm not going to Monday Morning Quarterback you....but unfortunately your story is a universal one told and retold countless times on every car/hobby forum on the internet. I was burned by a shop (installing a set of 4.30 gears in my Cobra) back in...

I've been using the same one for about 3 years. I have 3 of them (one for each of my cars)....they've worked flawlessly from day 1. Hard to beat for $5-7.

Rule of thumb to remember....Positive offsets will tuck the wheel inwards and negative offsets will push the wheel outwards. In most cases (to maintain the same inner-clearance) anytime you go wider...you want to increase the negative offset to equal 1/2 of the total width increase. For...

I just installed my TC UCA's yesterday. I zipped tied mine to the tab on the UCA with the provided zip ties. Without some type of fabrication/modification, I don't see an easy way to use the factory bracket.

I love my Cooper ATP's. Got a steal of deal from Discount Tire about a month ago. They normally sell for $788 a set, but they were offering $100 off with Paypal + $70 rebate. So $618 delivered was a no-brainer. When I saw the tread, I was a bit skeptical of road-noise...but they are quiet!

LOL...I thinking the exact same thing as I was reading all of the posts criticizing the Raptor's fuel economy. I was thinking "Am I just driving mine wrong or do these guys have some kind of special edition, hybrid-4Runner?" Mine is pretty danged thirsty (and has significantly less power than...

Yeah, the gap has been ruined by the internet. 15 yrs ago, it was a blast, now it's just a ticket/accident waiting to happen. I had some friends in town visiting that weekend and it was a "bucket list" item for them, so I took them over for the day. Otherwise, we have a 4-5 roads here in...

I love my new 5th Gen (coming from a 4th gen...and then a 3rd gen before that). The one singular thing that I do not like is the lack of power. If you live in a relatively flat area, I guess it's not a big deal...but living the mountains of NC, it's a noticeable issue while motoring up and...

Dang, $600??? What can I get for two-fitty? :bounce:

My 2006 Yamaha R1...one of my (too) many expensive hobbies LOL

A quick and handy tip to lock nuts in place...use some 5-7lb test fishing line. Just wrap it around the threads of the bolts, then tighten the nut over the threads. Snip the excess fishing line. It's the poor-mans Nylock nut and works very well.

Good luck! I was in the same boat 4 days ago...I called everyone that Google kicked out in the search...nobody had them in stock. I ended up just sucking it up and paying a few extra $$ for the Total Chaos Uniballs (wheelers has them on sale). They should be here on Monday.

Brake fluid is extremely hygroscopic (prone to water/moisture absorption). Even a sealed brake system will eventually absorb moisture. The introduction of water reduces the boiling point of the fluid and will cause internal corrosion issues. Ideally you really should change fluid every 2-3 yrs...