Recent content by stevets

Advise?? If anything you've said is more than attempt to mock or belittle or come off superior, I guess I missed it. Go kick your dog or something... On the other hand - thanks phattyduck for explaining the diff between bushings and lift spacers. Since I don't want to do a body lift and really...

Not trying to be obstinate but, it's a given that hard plastic will make the ride harsher. But, accepting the harsher ride, all else being equal doing a lift or replacing these at stock height can't make a difference. I don't get the ******* comments. If you don't have anything helpful to say...

$80 for a piece of plastic I can buy at Mcmaster Carr, like sportscarfan did, for $12 and drill a hole in it - yes $80 is too much ! That's at least one more tank of gas and the satisfaction of having done the job myself. But I'll sell you one of the 14 others I can get out the piece of plastic...

I just want to replace the worn rubber body bushings at the rear of my 2002. Poly replacements are $80+! Plastic rod is cheap and I can drill holes. Anybody tried this? Any reason it won't work?

I've got my rear Bandit bumper installed and the front is next. I'll have all rear components, including bolts and brackets, all front parts, minus the fog lamps, and running boards minus mounting bolts. Buy the lot and I'll throw in the trailer hitch. Running boards are buried in snow but in...

Thanks for the reply Charlie. Having installed my new bumper with spare hanging on it, the clunk is gone. I looked around again trying to guess what it might be and got to exactly what you're suggesting. The nuts look sooo crusty on these but I'll read up on replacing them.

I've had a "clunk" from the rear of my 2002 since I've had it. It gets worse when there is weight in the rear and I used to be able to make it go away by driving any sort of wedge between the hitch and the bumper. I'm in the midst of building a Bandit bumper set and so the hitch is gone and...

I sent a PM last week and have not heard back from you. Want a 180!

After test driving the Landcruiser I wanted, I decided to keep my Runner and make it a serious overlander. I can't believe what tanks the LC's are!

I ran into a couple from Switzerland a couple weeks back who were touring the US for a year in their 90 something LC. They had a auxiliary fuel tank from Australia that mounted in the spare tire slot that held 45 gallons! He estimated his range with both tanks full at 1000 miles. Sorry but I did...

The Defenders are almost exactly what I envisioned! Stockwell45 - did you locate the extrusions on the tent base yourself? Mine came with pre-drilled holes that would make it impossible to do what you've done.

Are aluminum extrusions required?? Hello All, I want to mount an RTT super low profile and am wondering if anyone would care to speculate on this question: Are the aluminum extrusions which mount to the bottom of the tent platform that seem to be universal on the RTT's necessary? Or is the...

Throw out bearing??

Beware the frame! I drove an hour last week to look at a 101,000 mile beauty that a dealer had taken in on trade. In the time it took me to get there, they got it on the lift and the frame was literally disconnected in the rear. Interior and body were beautiful and it ran like a champ! They...