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Thanks for the reply but theloose bolts were done by the dealer. They admitted fault on that. Besides control arms would not cause a "toe" problem. Caster and camber never changed on all of the alignments.

Thank you. It was at 2 shops, the original and dealer. Original did new OEM rack, OEM lines, OEM tie rods, OEM steering shaft. Before those were done, it drove fine except for a leaking rack. I have " while I'm in there" syndrome. They could not get the alignment right. I took it and put in...

Or you can get the LED bulbs with built in resistors to eliminate hyperflash. Also inside the flasher relay is a silver "u" shaped loop which is a resistor for the directionals. You can little by little grind down that loop until the hyperflash goes away. I've done both to three 4runners and it...

Thank you for the reply. That was my first thought since it's basically the only thing that controls the "toe" adjustment. I hate to think that the new OEM rack is the issue seeing that it's so much in money and labor.

Wow, 180 views and noone has any ideas on what it could be?

Hi all. I've got an '08 4runner that will not hold an alignment. It was fine for about 4 years until I had the rack, outer tie rods, steering shaft and lines replaced. All replaced parts are OEM new toyota. They were replaced by a very reputable shop near me. It was aligned at that time and did...

All limiteds came with the stitching. That's how you know it's the leather one. All others came with the vinyl which was not stitched. Not sure on the trail and urban runners though.

I just bought the ruetech kit for the new engine I'm putting together. I have removed all the air pump system and capped off the tubes on the DT headers. With these kits, can you do what I did or does the whole airpump system still have to be there and hooked up?

I heli-coiled mine. Been about 6 years now.

Thanks for the info. Unfortunately I am not in any cond to do the big work myself. Due to an accident in '21 in my other 4runner, my health has gone down hill. I've been diagnosed with PTSD, TBI, mild to moderate cognitive issues, general anxiety, 2 bad knees( both need replacement), now...

I did. They have a good warranty but they want just over 5k for the engine. To me that's not reasonable. The block is nothing special, pretty thin walls, weak rods etc. Heads are DOHC, 8 valve, timing belt motor, not exotic by today's standards. Kinda mainstream even back then plus there's only...

Thanks for the reply. The dealer did a compression check and all 8 cyl were within spec but one cylinder was about 172 psi whereas the other 7 were between 195-199. I did a cooling system pressure check and the pressure dropped from 16psi to 6 in about 1 hr and from 16 psi to 9 in about 1/2 hr...

Hi all. I have some questions on this subject. My local dealer wrecked my v8 and won't admit it. They let it run with the top hose off with no coolant for 2 hrs and overheated it. I do have a lawyer on it but I'm going to do the work out of pocket for now. My questions are : would a 5.7 fit or...

I did this over the summer. I found them on Amazon in stainless steel.

It does. I've already looked into it. The whole changeover is 3 pieces.