Recent content by Jan777

A question: has anyone noticed more noise after a lift? Lifted my V8 LIMITED with OME springs and Bilstein 5100 and it works very nicely off road and is also stable on highway drives. But I noticed that noise from the tires is now very loud. I had off road tires, MALATESTA KOALA, and changed...

Not sure if I am the unlucky one, or you are the lucky one. But I had to replace the chain in the TB 3 times and the actuator motor 2 times. The last motor was not OEM and worked less than six months. An electric relay fried and the actuator got stuck in DIFF LOCK, just when I had a drive of...

Have been running my 4Runner for 400k miles now! And generally very happy with it. But! Toyota did an extremly stupid thing when they replaced the manual levers for HIGH/LOW and for DIFF LOCK with small electric motors inside the transfer box. These things break regularly, are difficult to...

freak accident! So I found out what caused the uneven waer of my rear tires. It sounds freakishly strange, and if it had not happened to me, I would not believe that this is possible. The last time I changed tires, the tire shop did not fasten the fasteners on the rear left side properly. I...

what about bearings? Maybe this would be a solution to the wheel camber? The guy in the video has a different problem, no camber on his wheels, but if the bearings are shot this might cause the poblem I have with my T4R. Anyone has experience with that? see changing wheel bearing rear axle...

thanks for all the responses Attached some pics of the uneven tire wear, both sides are affected. It seems that (at least on one side) the wheel is off. The distance to the fender is different on the two sides. The easiest solution would be to find another model which uses the same axle. Will...

thanks for all the answers, a few points from my side: 1. getting a used rear axle would be a nice solution, if I was NOT in Europe. The T4Rs are not sold in Europe, so used parts are impossible to come by. 2. as to accident: about six years ago a truck hit my back, but for the last six years...

Had a similar accident a few years ago although the other truck crashed more centered into mine. My hitch went right through his radiator. Got it fixed for less than 500, plus 400 for repalcement window. But I am stationed in a low price country. Do I see correct on the pic: your rear window...

Mine is T4R V8 Limited from 2005. I have negative camber on the rear wheels, which destroys the tire by wearing it down uneven. In my case the inner side of the rear tire is worn down, while the outer side has normal thread. My mechanic said that wheels on the rear axle cannot be aligned. I...

Thanks, that I have yet to try. Sounds good. But have to find the cabling map for the TC of the V8 engine. Seems they were all V6s that applied higher voltage to un-stuck the motor.

You run your tires fir 12 - twelve - years and then want to retire your car? Poor 4Runner, he deserves a better owner.

2005 T4R, Limited with the V8 2UZ-FE engine! Today I completed 250.000 miles on the 4Runner! And I dare to say the FIRST 250.00 miles. The 4Runner runs flawless. I own it since 2012 when I purchased it from the first owner with 70.000 miles on the clock. The issues that came up over that last...

the final fix! It needed some time and some searching for a proper mechanic to get the correct solution for the problem with the stripped spark plug thread on cylinder 3. After driving more than one year with a less than perfect fix when a local mechanic of my company had fixed the spark plug...

Nice modification for the V8, but quiet pricy! And I also cannot get these parts anywhere in Europe. The shipping costs from the U.S. to Europe + tax + customs = kills it! Just last week I wanted to order new headlights from CARID - items were about 240USD and the quote for shipping ran to...

Thanks for the feedback. No, I always changed all 4 tires, all the same size and I keep to stock size. What might have caused the chain to stretch, is probably a leak in the oil seal of the transfer case. I drive long distance, high speeds (400-600 miles each way at a more or less constant...