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I have a 2003 4Runner Limited V8 135k. For a while my wife has complained about a gas smell after driving for longer distances. I've duplicated it a few times but could never quite locate the source. I replaced the purge valve and gas cap as I know it's a common failure on all vehicles...

That's perfect. I'm not looking for a lift, I'll just do 5100's when I do. I just need to replace my completely leaked out xreas shocks for now. Thanks for your input!!

Tacoma front shock w/4runner springs? This thread is full of great information. But my question has not been covered as far as I can see. So here goes. I have an 03 4x4 v8 Limited 4Runner with the leaky xreas garbage. I have a set of 06 Tacoma Sport Prerunner Bilstien shocks with no...

Just for clarification your 4.7l has a timing belt, not a timing chain. Which does need to be changed at 90k or 5 years according to Toyota. Yours may have been done already based on time, but you never know. Look under the hood for a rectangular white sticker with mileage and dates on it to...

Did you get the rears done yet? Just wanted to see if you got the problem resolved. BTW It's always worth the money when you're putting it in a Toyota.

Shaking when braking is almost always caused by warped brake rotors. If your steering wheel shakes it's the front rotors. If the pedal pulses its the rear. If you're not sure which one just get all 4 rotors resurfaced and your problem will be solved for sure. I've had to resurface the front...

This is solid advice. My 96 threw that code every time the ECM would run the catalyst readiness test. All I had to do was replace the catalytic converter. $200 bucks and the code has not returned. It even cleared the catalyst readiness monitor for the first time since I bought the truck 1...

I took a much larger stab at fixing my seats. 3rd gen seat swap question - Tacoma World Forums

Thanks again everyone!! I'm really enjoying my new seats. They are super comfortable and I never want to get out of them once I reach my destination. Next upgrade is a new set of headlamp assembiles.......

Just a quick update. I got the drivers seat swapped and installed. It had an issue I was not aware of but overcame it pretty easily. So the reason the seat sucked so bad was because the spring & grate assembly below the bottom cushion was trashed. I just swapped it over from the 93 seats and all...

They definitely are. I'll update everyone tomorrow if I get them done. I'll try to get some good pics of the insides so that if anyone wants to recover a set of seats they'll be able to see how easy it really is.

Thanks!!! I'm surprised it came out so well too. I like the 93's headrests since they match the seat fabric better. I'm totally excited to finish the drivers seat tomorrow.

So as it turns out, the solution to my problem was very simple. I just swapped over the 93 seat foam & fabric to my 96 seat frame. I started with the passenger seat so if I ran into any issues I could still drive the truck home from work. I had to make some minor adjustments here and there...

I badly need to replace my front seats on my 96 4Runner. I found a set through a friend for $100 but they are out of a 93. Does anyone know if they will fit? I found a few threads mentioning it, but no one ever confirmed if they do. Any help would be appreciated.

You can run the 5100's. You just have to purchase them for either a 1st gen Tacoma or a 1st gen Tundra. The Tacoma ones are softer and the Tundra ones are stiffer, the difference is obviously based on vehicle weight. I have the Tacoma 5100's on mine. Set at the highest adjustment and 1.5...