Recent content by GeoFlory

Well, I've been contemplating removing the struts from my 4th gen. I was looking at them the other day, and they look very much like the struts on the 3rd gen. I have 140k on the original shocks, and I have been wondering if they should be replaced. I removed my front struts on my 3rd gen and it...

I was unaware plugs are supposed to be temporary. I have seen shops use them and I have too. For me, the plugs have always lasted the life of the tire. I looked it up on the Internet; they give several reasons which I am not concerned with: Unless the object is still in the tire you can't...

I bought a '98 4Runner with 140k mi in 2007. I immediately switched to Mobil 1 Extended Performance 5W30, ("15,000 miles of guaranteed protection") and Mobil 1 Extended Performance M1-102A oil filter. In spite of other warnings to continue with specified change intervals, I changed oil and...

Well, I asked Sam's, and they said they did not sell TPMS sensors, but would install them for free if I provided them. I bought five Denso PN 550-0103 TPMS sensors from Amazon @ $33.13 ea. I bought four Cooper 265/65R17 AT3 4S tires from Sam's; Sam's is installing the tires and sensors Monday...

Well, the deed is done; I have gone from 319 mm rotors to 338 rotors on my '09 SR5 to match my '07 sport. I don't really consider this a significant upgrade to the '09 SR5, since I believe the original is totally adequate because the SR5 has a GVWR of 5580 lb and the Sport Edition has a GVWR of...

I have been studying the 4th gen brake caliper situation, and believe there may be an issue. After reading of other people's problems, and now undertaking my first brake job on a 4th gen ('09 SR5), my right front brake recently locked up and got very hot driving home. Looking into it...

Brake Dust Shields are for the front, part number and applicability as follows: Brake Dust Shield (R, Front) [for 17 in wheels / 338 mm rotors] PN: 4778160120 Brake Dust Shield (L, Front) [for 17 in wheels / 338 mm rotors] PN: 4778260120 Brake Dust Shield (R, Front) [for 16 in wheels / 319 mm...

I am about to buy new tires, and I selected the Cooper AT3 4S; it is the one the Cooper website recommended for the 4Runner. I considered the LT, but the Load numbers say the LT is a 10-ply equivalent while the 4S is a 4-ply equivalent; the LT Load index says it is rated for 3086 lb while the 4S...

Interestingly, in 2017, I went to my local Toyota dealer and said I wanted a 2007-2009 4Runner. He told me I was out of luck; nobody with those models was selling them; he could not find anything available. I went on-line and found a one-owner w/100k mi in New Hampshire. I never really checked...

This brings up a question. Everybody with a 4th gen has aging TPMS sensors unless they already changed them or threw them away. I have the newest of the 4th Gens with an '09. I am about to buy new tires. My 12-yr-old TPMS sensors are still working; should I replace them with Denso's which should...

I had never thought much about frame rust; it was just something that was there on all vehicles and as they got old, you just bought a new vehicle and it never mattered. I now have two 4th Gen 4Runners, and I regard them as permanent vehicles, especially the 2007 V8 4WD Sport Edition which isn't...

I never thought about it before, but do Canadian vehicles log km (kilometers) instead of miles? Did you just recently buy it? Just last month I bought a 2007 V8 4WD Sport Edition for $15k USD. It has 123k mi on it and is in excellent condition. It cost more than I thought it would be, but there...

Well, I'm not mike, and I don't know if the '07 Sport has brake issues, but if your question has not been answered, I recently bought an '07 Sport Edition, and I can tell you that you will not have to upgrade anything (never know about repairs); the Sport Edition comes with the 338 mm rotors and...

A good question. Originally my '98 was sagging a bit in the back, and with four guys in the vehicle, it would slam the bump stops at every little bump in the road. Upon checking into it, I found the following: "The (Technical Service Bulletin) TSB SU002-98/or new recall addresses the rough ride...

I was unaware of it for a long time, but the front seats recline all the way back to form a bed with the back seat. I find it more comfortable than the back (without a mattress). It is kind of cramped; at 6'2 you might not like it too well.