Recent content by Eric_K

Old thread but I think it would be useful to a lot of people if it was brought back to life. Tires can be one of the bigger investments for 20 year old vehicles - a large percentage of the vehicle's value, actually. After reading several threads about increasing the size of my stock tires to...

The original owner of my '02 SR5 was clearly a very very heavy man. I weigh 250 and could never crater a driver's seat like that guy did. The springs and the foam are completely toast. I have to have the seat adjuster (whatever that is called) all the way up just to make it reasonable and it...

Hey Derek .... never saw this but based on what you said you still may have not done the suspension upgrade yet. The answer is the 880/906 with the 5100s doesn't need any other special work like diff drop. That was actually one of my reasons for going with that config. If you have an '01 I...

Thanks. I did end up getting the BFG 265/75R16s last night. Picking it up today. I bought a new spare too, and the guy at Belle Tire looked at me like he thought it was nuts spending all that on tires for a 20 year old truck. LOL But he didn't realize the work I've done to it and how...

Picture of the vehicle Here's a picture of the '02, with the 265/70R16s. I'll share another when I get the new ones installed.

Well... there is a good reason I was looking for here. I feel pretty dumb... had totally forgotten about the darn spare - thanks! I think it is just the additional height of the 75 that I'm looking for anyway. So that's the plan. Appreciate the response!

Useful post but need more help Hey all. I lifted my '02 very slightly using a OME/Bilstein combo. The result is it is sitting a tiny (maybe 1/2" front and back) taller than the tall '99. I really don't consider it lifted, really - just brought up to where the height should have been in '02...

Hey Dennis - did you get yours done yet? I just did last week. Also had the ball joints and top plates replaced, as well as some bushings. I also had the tank skid replaced... it was rusted through, while the entire rest of the thing underneath has only superficial rust in a few spots. I had...

Hey Dennis. Yeah - I'll bump up the tire size to 275/70/17 (currently have 265). But not until I wear these out... they only have about 10K on them and still look pretty new.

Getting this 5100/OME (880/906) combo installed this weekend This is a timely thread for me! 2002 SR5. I've been meaning to get this done for almost 2 years. But the truck sat in my garage and was hardly used instead (still only 110K on it). But now I want to use it as my frequent driver...

Ditto - Plymouth Township area. Did you find someone? I've been looking at local shops, and trying to figure out who I should trust most. I'm not a do-it-yourselfer for jobs that require shop-quality tools. I have all the right stuff for re-finishing my basement -but not my vehicle!

I'm actually in Michigan - Ann Arbor area. The guy who owned the '02 was from N. Indiana according to the Carfax... first Merrillville then Schererville then Highland. He traded it in at Northside Toyota in Chicago where I picked it up. They were asking 10K. I watched it for a few weeks...

Just bought an '02 with 102K on it Hey all. Just bought this one-owner '02 SR5 with 102K on it. It is in sweet condition. I think it may have been owned by a "very large" guy who didn't go out much -because the driver's seat springs are seriously shot.. lol. Definitely garage-kept and not...

Yeah - that was Silver Lake Dunes in MI. Great place - we had a riot. One of the few times I took the thing off-road. It did great, but couldn't handle the bumpy terrain. It's a road and snow vehicle, unless it gets some work.

It sold I get it, but again I did say it was in terrific shape. Sure, there is superficial rust on the skid plates and such underneath - but that is a given for a vehicle that age, midwest or not. The thing has been garage kept for 20 years, and averaged 8K/year miles. It's going to need...