Recent content by runandrew

The clips have a pre tensioned barb that expands after you push is through the hole in the car's sheet metal. To remove them you need to reach behind the clip, squeeze the barb and pull the clip out. For me it was extremely difficult to accomplish. I ended up just destroying all the clips and...

For those of you that used 4runners.org before, you know how useful and straight to the point the site was. Does anyone have a full mirror of the site? I know there's web.archive.org, but unfortunately the pictures weren't saved in the cache. Maybe someone out there saved local versions of the...

Thanks again for the information! I'm really not trying to start a standard vs. auto transmission war here, as I know everyone has their own opinions, desires. I'm asking about the manual because that's what I have. Another question. People say to stay away from 5th gear, is this because by...

Thanks for the responses guys, makes me feel a lot more confident. Any tips that you guys have since it will be a manual transmission. What steady-state RPM's should I try to hit? Should I avoid 5th gear (I know in auto's you turn off O/D, not sure if that's the same thing)? And when you say...

Hi guys, new to the forum here. I have a 2000 4Runner V6 with a manual transmission, the truck is completely stock. I am planning on towing a u-haul 4x8' trailer (single axle, no brakes). The empty weight of the trailer is 900 lbs, and I plan on putting no more than 300 lbs in it. This is...