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Right. Check you're exhaust system, it may be bent and contacting part of the chassis somewhere. It should be insulated from the chassis with rubber insulators and should not be touching anything else.

Sounds like it might be tire noise. Did you rotate the tires recently? Might try rotating the tires and see if the noise changes or moves. You can run you're hand along the edges of the tires to see how rough they are.

So far I've found from discounted wheel warehouse.com: LT265/75R16 D 119Q $123 each LT265/75R16 E 123Q $131 each Only difference I can see is in load rating, I think the D 119Q should be adequate for my 97 4x4 4runner. Opinions? Anyone know of any cheaper places to get Terra Grapplers?

Hey all. I got rearended recently and it pretty much wiped out the rear bumper. Luckily that's all that appears to be damaged. I've been wanting to upgrade the bumpers, so now's the time to do the rear. Anyone know of any good offroad bumpers that'll fit? Thanks.

You should be ok, as far as the valves go, as long as you're not pushing the motor at high rpms when it breaks. However, all the material that comes from a shredded timing belt will propably take out cam and/or crank seals and possibly damage the timing cover. Of course you will be stuck where...

I've pm'd you regarding some specifics I hope you can answer on the tundra and land cruiser parts. Thanks

Check the power lock switch. A couple months ago I made the mistake of leaving my window cracked while it was raining. The next morning I go out and start the truck, grab my coffee cup and go inside to fill it up and lock up the place. When I went out, I found the doors locked. Luckily I was...

I don't think there is anything wrong. When in 4wd, even without the rear differential locked, the drive train will bind when turning; the tighter the turn, the worse it binds. I would not use 4wd unless you are in conditions that will allow the wheels to slip a little. Also, absolutely never...

True, but the indicator will light up to let you know the ac is operating, wether the button is depressed or not.

Pull the rear brake drums and check to see if the rear axle seals are leaking. When the brake shoes become soaked with rear axle fluid, they will stick. You can't clean them either, they should be replaced along with the axle seal if this is the case. You might also want to replace the bearing...

It might just be the drain hose for the air conditioning evaporator. Water condenses on the evaporator core when the air conditioning is on, much like how water condenses on the outside of a glass of ice water. It drains through a hose at the right portion of the firewall. try rubbing you're...

If you're going to go over 2", you'll do more damage than good by just putting in spacers. I worked on a tacoma last week with a 3" spacer lift up front and helper springs on the the rear and here are a few things I while on the rack: 1. The rear brake hose was stretched, though not as tight as...

Assuming you have a 97, That's correct. White/Black- Ground Green- Running lights Green/White- Stop Lights

You can bleed it you're self with a 10mm line wrench, but you need someone to pump the pedal for you. You want to loosen the fitting with pressure on the pedal, and tighten it before the pedal hits the floor. Make sure to wear safety glasses and be aware that brake fluid will squirt out of the...

There might be a bleed valve on the hieght compensator at the rear axle; mounted to the body at the end of a long rod about 1/4 inch thick running from the axle to the body. To be honest, i've never had to bleed air from that point. I could see getting air in there if the master cylinder went...