I just installed the Morimoto XBs and ended up using the stock brackets. The brackets that come with the Morimotos is off by just enough that the inside tabs do not fully seat into the tabs on the bumper. Only thing I modded when using the stock brackets was to remove the plastic adjustment...
Changed out the LCA bushings today, originally planned to use a 12 ton shop press but the arm would not sit square enough to use it. We improvised using a bottle jack and a little heat. Attached is a link to the video we shot.
Removing Lower Control Arm Bushings 4th gen 4Runner - YouTube
Just hit the flat spot on the spindle below the ball joint and it will release everytime. Does your control arms have the new and improved inner sleeves if not make sure you get them.
I run a block heater, oil pan heater, trans pan heater, battery heater and a battery trickle charger. The pan heaters are held on with high temp RTv and aluminum furnace tape. With all the heaters the truck warms up rather quickly even at 50 below. It's a relatively cheep mod but we'll worth it.
I run the Michelen X-Ice they work great I have zero issues with them. If you want a good tire shop to deal with I would go to Aleyska Tire. If you want to run one tire year round look at the duratracs. A lot of guys run them here. For your suspension there is no good answer. The roads will...
I recently removed my drivers side arm due to it squeaking severly. Upon removal I noticed the nut was not very tight. From a visual standpoint it looked tight but it had lost some of its torque. I thought that was weird. So I removed the arm and on the forward bushing the rear washer was...
No need to go to the dealer. Just buy a fob and program yourself.
1. Start with the key out of the ignition, drivers door is open all others closed and
drivers door is unlocked.
2. Perform these steps within 5 seconds.
A. Insert the key into the ignition(Do NOT Turn) Pull key out...