Recent content by Sporin

This sounds like a great option on a budget. Thanks!

New tailpipe! The rusty old one busted off right at the back of the muffler. Talked to my mechanic about swapping out my dilapidated old XREAS for some new shocks and springs, maybe Dobinson's stuff, a modest 2/1 (ish) lift over stock.

Well, nearly a year and about 6000 miles since my last post and the CEL frequency has really increased. I'm to the point in the last month or so where it comes on almost every time I drive the truck. I actually just had it into my exhaust shop to get my rusty tailpipe replaced today. I had...

Just sent the Dobinson's info to my mechanic, hopefully get this project started. My XREAS sounds and feels like it's on it's very last legs. :toilet3:

Great job! I need to do a bunch of this under mine as well.

Great advice, much appreciated. :high5: I don't plan to do much wheeling with it but I am going up 2/1 when I pull the old XREAS and maybe looking at a taller tire next time I purchase rubber. Might as well do an upgrade to the skid if I'm going to go to all the trouble of dealing with the old...

Digging around for options for my rusty skid plates and google found this thread. I think I’m going to prep and paint the gas tank skid in place but the engine skid is so rough. I figure I’ll break every rusty bolt getting it off, too. Any advise from other rust-belt folks who’ve done it...

That looks perfect! That’s what I want for my ‘05.

The rusty brake lines on my 4Runner turned out to be a bit bigger job than expected. Replacing a couple of rubber lines plus the two long lines that go over the gas tank from front to back. But the good news is my frame got a clean bill of health. Spent some time with it up on the lift with my...

Toyota opened this door with the Tacoma frame recalls. They let the genie out of the bottle so any nitpicking now is beside the point. I think this is a long shot but I’d be all over it if it happens.

It's a long shot, but I'd happily take a fat buyback towards a new Toyota truck. https://www.forbes.com/sites/jensen/2018/12/18/new-class-action-claims-more-toyota-trucks-have-dangerous-rusty-frames/#685131aa7302

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Bluesky 07, thanks for all that info, it looks great! I'm still waffling about putting more money into my truck (05 with 191k miles) or getting into something a bit newer with less miles. But if I keep it, I really, really need to swap out my tired old XREAS, it's very clunky now in the cold.

With how well the truck is selling, I wouldn't expect any massive changes quite yet. All of Toyota's BOF SUVs are going on the TNGA-F platform and there are a lot of delays so I think it's all a ways off. I think they could do a refresh though. Update the gauges and center stack to the latest...

Hopefully the replacement lasts much much longer, as these are generally well regarded batteries. You highlight why I like a major brand from a major retailer. Ease of Warranty replacement fi things go bad.