Recent content by parsky1

So I’m now at 500 miles and saw zero drop until today. I’ve been measuring it daily. I got fed up and went and drove it over 9 massive speed bumps at a very uncomfortable speed. It suddenly dropped 0.5” after that in the front ( rear is still the same) Can I expect anymore drop in the front...

Don’t overbuy on the coils for the future. You will top out your suspension and end up with no down travel (poor ride) and poor CV angles initially. If anything set the IMS front strut to the lower setting,213mm, and that gives you room to go to 226mm in the future which adds 1” of additional...

Would a front sway bar relocation kit solve that problem?

I’ll loosen the trailing arms tonight on the ground and retorque. Thanks. I only have 75 miles on it. I’ve been measuring it every other day. So far it hasn't dropped any.

Hi Mike thanks for the comments. I think the only thing we left connected was the rear trailing arms when we dropped the axle down. I did verify the rears are IMS59-50701. I currently have 1” of down travel in the front and only a 2” in rear. This is just baffling. There is no rake...

Anyone reading this in the future. Get an induction heater and the rusty bolts come out so much easier. Also work them back and forth once they crack lose. Back it out until you hit decent resistance and then drive it back in. Each time the bolt comes out a little further. You can do it...

I installed a 2.5/2” dobinsons lift on a 4wd V8. Used C59-314 and C59-325 in the rear with the 1/4” front lean spacer and rear 1/2” spacer. Front shocks are the IMS59-50220 set to the 213mm setting (0 lift). Rear shock is IMS59-50701. They were assembled by dobinsons. I verified preload and...

Thanks. I was thinking a 2/2 lift with 275/70r17. Basically 32” tires just like you.

Did you do the front and rear lean spacers? How many miles were on it after the pictures were taken?

I sold the old cats. New ones are exactly the same, just new. Given the expense of this, I wanted all new.

What part is so restrictive?

Sorry, I bought new oem manifolds to steal new cats off of for the short tube headers. I wanted all new.

I decided to install short tube headers on my VVT-I V8 with 200k miles. I bought new OEM manifolds from Toyota during a 25% off sale for about $700. I wanted new cats just given the amount of effort these take. My old cats were still ok. I also replaced the motor mounts at the time since you...

I think it’s poor contacts. Either they are all bad/worn or the contacts are a poor choice for the reduced current of LED bulbs. The high voltage and high current has a cleaning effect on poor contacts. Lower current loads require special materials like gold. The issues with gold is that it...

Seems to be related to the door switch. You just barely touch it and the led flickers. Door dash light never flickers…