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The pedal feel doesn't seem much different to me. It's softer, but not to a degree that would be an issue. Though pedal feel is a subjective thing. The brakes do perform better. The vehicle is capable of stopping hard enough to leave rubber on the asphalt, whereas before it had a bad shudder if...

For what it's worth, for anyone looking at the 199mm calipers, Toyota has a reman version of those too. P/N 47750-0C011-84 for the left, and 47730-0C011-84 for the right. Lewis Toyota has them for $178 ea, vs $290 for new.

I did the 13WL upgrade this spring. I'd been putting it off, but it was time for a brake job on my 97 SR5. Some (rather long) thoughts: Toyota has offered a free shipping code for a while now on orders over $75 through their parts center at parts.toyota.com. Looking at pricing from some dealers...

I'll second McGeorge Toyota and Amayama.com. Amayama is handy for factory parts from other Japanese brands as well- found Nissan Frontier wheel bearings for a friend at half the cost shipped compared to online dealers stateside.

I've used Jack Furriers on Golf Links and Kolb for alignments since 2002. For reference, I have stock UCAs and 2.5" lift in front. The manager there, Jason, seems to have a degree of knowledge for occasional tricky alignments on vehicles that a handful of other shops I've tried don't.

I'll go look at mine tomorrow, if you're still in need of an answer.

That's what I'm finding also. Ebay or Amayama are the only places I know of to get the Japan made 16400-75180 now, but it's $650 + shipping. Ouch. https://www.amayama.com/en/part/toyota/1640075180

The cost of hardware at the local Toyota dealer may be close to what you find online. It is in my area, compared to Ebay, Amazon, etc.

That was the reminder from that experience. Do the basics first, before going down the road chasing things that may not be there.

The fuel pump P/N 23221-46010 for a 97 is listed on Amayama as available out of Japan. https://www.amayama.com/en/part/toyota/2322146010

On the last dead battery I had on a vehicle that had sat for a week, I decided to measure the current draw with a multimeter after I charged the battery. It was some ridiculous number. "Wow, that's a big short", I thought. Just about the time I began to mutter and start popping fuses to see...

This makes me curious how much, if any, the vibration would change if your front was at 2.5" or 2". I went about 30k miles at just over 3" on the front with no vibrations or issues, other than CV boots that tore. And that was with 285 Duratracs. I finally dropped it to 2.5" to improve the CV...

The 881s have the combination of shortest overall length and lowest spring rate out of the 881, 882, or 883. 883 has same overall length as 881, but highest spring rate; 882 has same spring rate as 881, but 20mm additional length. Lots of confusing info out there. In this case, if you are...

Take a look at the OME lift kit as sold on the Toytec product page. Complete OME suspension for 96-02 4Runner The OME 881 coil is for stock weight applications. 502in/lbs- 375mm's tall The OME 883 is the heavy duty coil for additional front weight. 588in/lbs- 375mm's tall You might want to...

To the OP, you should contact the mechanic in question and ask for replacement and install of the missing hardware. If the mechanic is worthless and that doesn't work, call around to your local toyota dealerships. When it comes to small quantities of hardware, bolts, nuts, etc, one of my local...