Recent content by lude and rude

actually in the world of off road buggies they use the UHMW but attach it to plate steel or tubing. they dont use it by itself or with huge openings anyways. plus you have to run it pretty thick (around 3/4") and its not light. this is so it slides over the obstacle and not hang up on it. plus...

210k isnt a lot for any toyota. they are vary reliable rigs when maintenance and general care are followed. buddy of mine has a rig with 300k and still going. things to check are suspension and steering. these things will loosen up with age but can be checked by test driving and visual...

check plugs to make sure twin ground, NGK or Denso. have your battery tested at auto store (usually free). try pouring some seafoam or other cleaner in the tank. this is all cheap stuff to just see if anything changes. our trucks DO NOT have cold start injectors so thats not the issue. a guy in...

another thing to check into is when you take it to an exhaust shop have them fog the system and see if you have any leaks. i kept having the code pop up on my runner and finally looked over the system after replacing o2 sensors and my muffler pipe section and found the new exhaust gasket i had...

issue if you want to drive on road is being DOT legal. almost all aftermarket off road lights and some aftermarket housings are none DOT legal meaning that you can get hit with a ticket just for turning them on. i have personally got pulled over acouple times just for having off road lights on...

http://www.toyota.com/t3Portal/document/om/OM35694U/pdf/omsource/1997om/974runne/sect8/81.pdf your numbers look right, check out this link. its for a 97 4runner

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/48552-about-rear-sag.html most used springs are already sagged (unless your running a lot heavier of weight then the original vehicle). some springs will stop saggin, most 4runners you see wont sag much after the get to a certain point, unless like...

a way to combat this only if in extreme cases... is remove the axle shafts from the bells. this would mean that the bell is still holding the wheel bearing hub in place and your in 2wd mod (literally). leave the bell in the diff so it doesnt get crude in it. this is a lot of work to run around...

i wanted to say this but decided to hold back :becky:

what type of load do you carry around in the back on a daily basis? i would load it up with something to weight it down a bit. start with adding weight to equal the new rear bumper your thinking, then a full size spare. see what that looks like. you might not need to lower the rear rather just...

i have had this code for approx 1 year (only owned the runner for that amount of time). i changed both O2 sensors, ratted out muffler and exhaust gasket with no luck. i can clear the code and 2 to 3 weeks later it comes back. its one of the those codes that doesnt mean awhole lot if your runner...

think your right but still not good for it lol... i think they found the engine for about this same price as a repair job. i just bought it that way

and your an idiot because i have done it this way many times and never had an issue, plus all the off road guys i hang with do it. chuck in front and back of the front tires and lift away. throw under your jackstands and get to work on the rear end. its the same principle as lifting using a jack...

i did a quick 2 sec search on google and found his answer in a thread found on this site.... seems like he should have searched a little before. the forum is hard enough to find all the information you need when you need it. a lot of the time you have to search thru countless threads before...

timing belt to 175 is a huge stretch... glad you were able to go that long. my runner i bought off a guy that snapped at 110k, they put in a newer engine after that... just reiterating the can vs should