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Good Evening, I ended up using 2 of my old clamps as they looked beefier and the new one did not fit and broke. My old clamps were 3 fold over tab style and one crimp (small end outside CV boot) The dual kit (driver & passenger) 04427-60142 had 1 large crimp, 1 small crimp, 1 large tab/fold...

Thanks all, I will get the axle popper. I looked at them yesterday but I am unsure if the 4runner's CV is larger than normal automotive cv's. I see no mention of sizes when I view axle poppers. The Width of the cup is 3.5" and the ID of the collar is 2.6". Are all CV's the same size ?? Do...

Medium barreled air chisel at 130psi didn't even move it. It is cutting into the cup a little though. .

Hello, it has been a while. I am replacing the boots on my 2004 with it off the ground not on a rack. I can not pound enough or pry my drivers side CV out. When I pull on the outer joint it looks like the inner joint rollers are in the boot not in the metal cup. I can also feel the rollers...

In my life alternators usually went bad quickly/instantly, however I did have a GMC truck that had an alternator go to 11.8 volts and was hard starting. I would do both alternator and battery and watch out driving on low voltage and jumping a lot, electronics do not like it, just my 2 cents.

Thanks everyone, I read your link Bluesky 07 thanks. How did you compress the springs ?

To answer some questions, 163,000 miles Michelin XLT A/S which is the exact same as LTX MS but is sold in club stores like Costco, sams, BJ's etc. The weights are 37 dueler and 38 michelins Dropping them to 35 last night this morning it rode better. The springs I don't believe are sagging as...

I think it is probably more correct to follow michelin guidelines than toyota at this point. But Toyota manual says minimum cold 32. . .

Thanks for the answers. They inflated them to 35, I have not fiddled with them yet I am going to have to do that. My previous duelers I kept at 30 and they rode fairly good. I think the max on the michelins are 44psi. Did you have/replace the shocks with struts, or do KYB's come with spring...

I purchased new michelins yesterday and as expected (with higher air pressure) they ride little hard and did before to a degree. My question is will deleting the existing XREAS and replacing just the shocks give me a noticeably better, smoother ride without replacing springs? What is it like...

This is the only dealer breakdown I could find of your year limited. Sound System for 2003 Toyota 4Runner | Toyota OEM Direct . . .

What I could find was either 86280-0W420 or 86280-OW150 A lot of talk about replacing the amplifier in threads in here though. The dealership probably won't have it. here is a replacement thread. 4th Gen 4Runner Subwoofer and Stereo The subwoofer box is looking expensive. You may be...

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Not to complicate things as there is enough work already, but while your in there your inches away from the water pump, thermostat and at least the idler pulley's. Don't forget also, one of the idlers is reverse threaded, I believe the tensioner. . . .

I filled the tabs and slots where the tabs go with silicon to glue them in, and ran a short bead on each side. I was worried that water might collect if I put a bead all the way around the bottom. Also, they came black and shinny, so I hit them with a random orbit to scuff the surface before...