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Walker 55054 rustout Rustout pic 2

Walker 55054 rustout I purchased a Walker 55054 online, eBay or Amazon, in Feb of 2016. Lost the receipt. Attached is a picture of the rear flange area which rusted out and separated from the tailpipe. 4 years of use in wet & snowy Washington state.

steering rack torque The steering rack torque appears to have changed on the horizontal bolt & nut. The old 1996 Tacoma/4Runner FSM calls out 141 ft/lbs and the newer 2002 4Runner FSM calls out 96 ft/lbs. Big O Tires also has 96 ft/lbs on their source. I spoke with a guy at Toyota and he came...

Too bad you can't demo shocks like you can snow skis. I just want a good ride. Who doesn't? Following is a chronology (simpler for me and easier to read): My Rig: 1999 4Runner LTD, supercharged, currently ~ 225K miles, second engine & drive train @ 203K, tall coils all around, original...

My steering has been pretty solid over the years, and my tires have worn evenly even with the left hand tie rod starting to wig out of recent. I originally thought some of the clicks and clunks and float might be due to worn shocks and installed new Bilsteins a few years ago but they are...

thanks for the quick replies above. I shopped Amazon and found the Toyota OEM outer tie rods for around $53 each. The inner's are around $113. I'll do the outer's first since they are starting to gush grease but still usable for a few more miles. The inner tie rods seem to be OK. I've read...

I need to replace my inner/outer tie rods on a 1999 4Runner LTD. What is the best non Toyota part? I'm hoping something like the Detroit Axle kit is good enough for a vehicle with 230K miles and gets only about 10K miles use in a year. It's been a great vehicle and in great condition...

Calling all retired or semi-retired Toyota certified 4Runner mechanics in the Greater Seattle area with time on their hands and a shop with all the equipment to do or help me do a motor & tranny swap from a wrecked '00 4Runner into my good '99 4Runner. I'd like to learn some of this if I could...

I'm a new member. Can the 5VZ-FE engine and tranny be removed as a whole unit on my 1999 4Runner 4x4 LTD? Both need some work and I have a complete engine and tranny to swap into it from my salvaged 2000 4Runner 4x4 LTD. Thanks.