Recent content by JoeToyota

I just installed 4600s in place of a blown XREAS system due to price and availability - seeing all the rave reviews on this forum about the ride quality of the Bilsteins I figured it was worth the shot for a quick replacement. I'm not so happy with the ride on our MN roads. 99% street driven...

Just need to take the wheel off and pull 2 bolts to get a really good check on that LBJ. Lift truck. Remove wheel. Remove the two 17mm (I think) bolts holding the lower control arm to the spindle. Lift up the spindle a couple inches using a jack under the rotor. Grab the bracket that the LBJ...

Your right that I'm new to the 4runner scene. According to the service records; my brakes have only had the normal pad and rotor service done. I inspected them this week and at 125k they look good still - including pistons and dust boots. Was not always a MN truck though. It does seem like a...

Well the final test was conducted this week by removing the lower bolt on the rear shock that was making the most noise, when it was nearly fully extended it looses all pressure for about 1" of travel and clunks. Problem solved. New Bilstein 4600s were installed yesterday. Truck rides fine...

That's too bad that people have those issues, I was not aware. I bet it feels and brakes better - better pads go a long way and the system is probably quite firm.

Now tell me what would cause the abs to engage or lock up the tires? Drum roll...... Braking too hard.

Not unless you have the proper pad compound with a HIGHER coefficient of friction, and sure your big kit will be able to sustain that for longer due to the increased heat capabilities of the larger system. Your 6 pots don't add more force, your hats don't add more force. Sure your marginally...

The benefits of a larger rotor stopping a car from high speed to a stop is minimal. At partial pressure to just slow the car down a little bit the benefit is nearly indistinguishable. That's from a hardcore racing stand-point, which we are absolutely not close to with our 4runner. All other...

Your words here give the impression that you will stop faster with bigger brakes on some hypothetical corner and that's why people upgrade. Am I wrong? I am saying that they wont stop your car faster due to every single reason I've already mentioned. Summary: Effectively if you don't do it for...

:confused: If he increased his rotor size then sure it would require less effort on his pedal to achieve the same torque. How much less effort? Not much - pad type will make much more of a difference. Did he upgrade his brake lines? New fluid? Different set of pads? OK I'll spell it out...

You talk about slowing the car down faster. Take a floating 2 piston caliper and a fancy 4 piston fixed position caliper and give them the same size and make pads and rotors (make pad type and diameter of rotor the same). If you use the same amount of force on the pedal then how much faster will...

That's what's up. If it's what you like to do then who cares about the trolls. Yes it's a very small market, but if you can make a few bucks off it then sweet. The idea is very intriguing, but I won't be installing any aftermarket alarms or starters.

What makes people think they need to upgrade their brakes in these trucks? I guarantee your stock brakes can out-brake your tires and cause the ABS to come on, or if abs is disabled you'll lock them tires right up. You could probably lock up a set of track slicks with most OEM brakes to be...

It is the ASTM F 1805 tire test, and the testing measures a tire's acceleration traction on medium-packed snow only. Braking and turning on snow, along with ice traction are not components of the test. They perform this test in a straight line using a 4WD vehicle.

Dealer printed me out the part numbers for the hvac lights, however they only had 1 in stock. Luckily half of it turned back on after a couple finger taps =D. Your right though, now my rear window button light doesn't work.