Recent content by Panamint

I would say that perhaps when the noise began to develop in the 70,000 mile range that it was more typical while the vehicle was warming up but certainly now it occurs at any time. I've not been able to induce it while parked and playing with the RPMs either. The noise although similar to that...

The screeching only occurs at speed when there is either zero pressure on the accelerator pedal or more typically when deceleration takes place. The sound occurs with & without the A/C system running although I should double check to see if it is any louder with the A/C on. There is no effect...

Greetings, I have a 2000 Limited 4x4 with 122,000 miles and during deceleration usually at around 40 to 50 miles per hour the engine produces a screeching sound. Now of course, the first thought is a loose belt/s however, we've checked this out both in terms of proper tension & using belt...

Greetings, I'm looking for a recommendation to a portable air compressor to bring along on camping trips in case of a flat tire/s. I tend to frequent the volcanic mountains of the southern half of California (i.e. Panamints & Inyos)and as such the lava rock has a tendancy to be quite hard on...

Greetings, I have a set of Nitto Terra Graplers (265/75 R16) on my 2000 4-Runner Limited and I was wondering what kind of on-road and off-road tire pressure others are using with this same brand/model tire. Thank you.

Thank you Gentleman, I'll move up the rotation schedule and have those suspension items checked over by an alignment shop. Do you ever have the tire shop reverse the tire on the wheel? Seems like I will likely need to stick with the Grapplers for now as one is only 4 months old...

Greetings, I have a 2000 4 Runner Limited 4x4 and would like some opinions regarding tire wear. It seems the outside edges of my front tires wear quite a bit faster than the others which is often the case with many cars/trucks. I rotate approximately every 8 to 12k miles and have about...

Greetings, I'm looking for suggestions on replacing my 00' Limited 4x4's tires. I like the BF Goodrich All Terrain TA KO and our local tire store carries them with free lifetime rotation. The OEM size is 265/ 70 R16. The vehicle is stock and I'm wondering if it would make sense to go with a...

Thanks for the input. I actually own a 99' 4-Runner SR-5 4x4 and indeed it does sit about 1 inch higher due to the additional coil in the spring. I intend to switch the coils out between the vehicles shortly as I will be selling the 99' in the near future due to mileage (159k). It seems the...

Greetings, I would like to know if anyone can make a suggestion for a good all around shock to be placed on my 00' 4-Runner Limited 4x4. The vehicle is my daily driver with 49k mi on the clock and I do a bit of off roading in the California desert & mountains. The factory equiped shocks...

Thank you...looking forward now to a relatively easy "'up'-grade"!

Greetings, I have a 2000 4-Runner Limited 4x4 with the center diff lock & rear diff lock. I also own a 1999 4-Runner SR-5 4x4 (no locks) and have noticed that it sits about one inch higher than the 2000. Both are stock vehicles and it sticks in my mind that I read somewhere on the internet...