Recent content by Joewildlife

You the man! The guy at RSG said all the 4runners have 'em and they see hundreds. Of course, they are probably putting skidplates on a lot of Trail editions so that makes sense.. Now I got P/n I see I can get 'em for about $94 each new but I'm gonna check out salvage yards too. thanks! Joe

Here are pics of my truck with the missing bars. You can see the two attachment holes on the frame and the two holes on the crossmember. Unused, in my case.

Ok, I just installed a RSG Cat Guard and it didn't seem like it provided the coverage it should. I contacted them and heard back almost immediately--they sent the attached picture. That bar the arrow is pointing to---there is one on each side going from the frame to the transmission...

My truck does have 130K on it...any kind of suspension wear just amplifies any alignment issue. I got it aligned again and now it drives great. Joe

I need me one of these grills. Seen in Jackson, Missouri. Have any idea where I can find one? Joe

My alignment guy said that if I wanted 1" in the front to level it up, to use Bilsteins on the first notch, and it wouldn't mess up caster as much as the 2" lift in the front did. The 1" extra in the rear adds to the reduced caster in the front as well. I didn't need lift in the rear, I just...

I installed a 1" thick spacer on my front coils to try to level my 2012 4Runner, a 2" lift, and ended up chasing it with an 1" spacer/1" lift on the rear to get it to look right. I took it to a master of alignments in my area, a real pro. The guy does an alignment and tells me he maxed out the...

A few things Bought it a month or two ago, a 2012 SR5. I changed the oil, transfer case, front and rear diffs, and drained/refilled about 3 quarts of WS from the transmission. Changed the plugs. Removed the DeeZee running boards and installed OEM mud guards. Installed a 2" front spacer kit...

Thread to the top! I did the foglight mod. Thanks for figuring it out. Years ago I figured out how to do it on my 06 Tundra by just cutting a wire and splicing into a powered wire, no relays or nothing. But I did this one without understanding the logic, but it works. HOWEVER I tried #2...

Got it thanks! Joe

I just acquired a 2012 4Runner and a 2013 Highlander. Did first oil change on both and both are missing parts. And I think both used car dealers supposedly had oil/filter change done before the sale and I think they both lied about it! Can somebody point me to the parts diagrams? I looked...

Well, hate to hear that about the Tundra. The F-150 10 speed auto is awesome. My work truck has the 5.0L engine, not the ecoboost, and on the highway you never even notice it shift when unloaded. When pulling a double axle trailer with a 6-wheel UTV, you can notice the transmission shifting...

I've been using Supertech full synthetic (preferably hi-mileage but it is sometimes out of stock) on all my Toyotas for years. Most of the time with the Supertech filters. 5K intervals, with no problems, with the called for 5-w-30. In a two month period, I ended up with two newer models with...

I'm excited to see the twin turbo V6/10 speed powertrain on the Tundra. Like Ford has been doing for years. Ford F-150 has impressive performance and fuel mileage. But the F-150 issued to me at work has all kinds of electrical gremlins. I'm really hoping the Tundra will turn out to be as...

True that! Yeah I had an expensive experience with counterfeit plugs on my daughter's Highlander. I hadn't watched the Car Care Nut's video until afterward! I went to my local Toyota dealership for plugs for my new-to-me 2012 4Runner and they were exactly as you describe, Made in Japan...but...