Recent content by MidniteTRD

counterfeit spark plugs, in particular, are a serious issue on amazon. not worth risking any critical parts to save a couple bucks anymore. i get all the air and oil filters from the dealer parts counter now...its a pain to go get them and obviously more money but i just buy 3-4 filters at a...

for whatever its worth, i pick out other vehicles in the distance much better if they run yellow fog lights. sometimes its as valuable to be seen, as to see.

this old thread always haunts me. guys with way more experience off road, telling me how good the LTX is...but it hurts to believe it. very happy with my General Grabber ATs in SL load for trail work in the appalachians, but these Michelins are always in the back of my head. Perfect...

we've been pulling a homebuilt 5x8 teardrop behind ours for about 4 years now, approx. 4500 miles total at this point if i had to guess. i've never weighed it, but figure its something around 1200lbs. it doesn't have trailer brakes and is probably around 200lb tongue weight. no issues at all...

i specifically mentioned overtightening particularly using the ears as pressure points for that reason. doesn't surprise me at all they would fail that way, but as you mentioned that's on the installer not the engineers. most dealer techs in particular probably aren't giving much thought to...

i'm one of those weird cases where the metal filter housing never fit right. got the right p/n, bought from a dealer (to avoid Amazon fakes), installed with the correct internal tube and the O-ring in the right recess. the housing never truly bottomed out or snugged up even when it couldn't...

that's fascinating about the unused 6th gear. with American's constant request for more speed (usually in the form of more displacement) i wonder if they decided to keep the 6th ratio locked away because the 5th gen would bog/hunt even more than it already does and get an even worse reputation...

kinda off topic but you might want to reposition that rubber line from touching the exhaust. glad you got the new parts in, and thanks for having the guts to show us all the carnage so the community can learn from this.

thank you, and you said it more succinctly than me. poly can be great in something like a sway bar or shock mount. in a pillow-ball or control arm mount, you definitely need to be careful of bind, and aware that they'll likely wear out far quicker than a fresh rubber bushing. for off-road...

while those bushings probably allow for pretty drama free rotational movement (unless their bolt got REALLY torqued down tight), i wouldn't be surprised if those links sheared from binding in axial rotation (think of articulation, one wheel stuffed and the other at full droop). without a...

sure - wasn't trying to single you out or anything, its just something that seems to get overlooked often by many owners.

worth keeping in mind that a 10k OCI is only to be considered when basically driving these things around like commuters. Toyota makes it clear in their manual that any heavy cargo and/or towing, usage of cargo carriers (added drag), extending idling (how many of us sit in heavy traffic) and...

following up on my own post from a couple pages ago. got another, and probably my last UOA using M1 0W-40 for ~6,000 miles with an OEM toyota filter. as noted, we towed from GA to AR and back again over 4 days with a travel trailer and fully loaded with people and luggage, the 4Runner sitting...

i currently have Redline 75W90 in the rear axle of the 4R and their MTL in the manual trans in my Honda. it made a marked improvement in shift quality in the Honda trans so i felt compelled to give it a shot with the Toyota.