Recent content by swelleriffic

Replaced the driveshaft (2WD) with an aftermarket steel shaft, no more annoying clunk or vibration. Makes the whole drive feel so much better.

265/75/16 seems to be a popular size without a lift; plug that into www.tiresize.com to find your equivalent 15" tire size. Also, be sure to search a lot. TONS of people have asked this question before, there's pics of every possible tire/wheel/lift combo out there! Also: go ahead and make...

When you do I'll give it a shot! Between kids/dog/bikes I use that window a lot.

I'm a TOUGH dad (toddlers of unfortunate groin height) so they still need the lower steps, I'll get sliders when they're older. I took off the chrome running boards and painted them black, pulled off the curved trim on the ends, and cut the filler along the top. It looks much less like an...

Here's to better gas mileage? Replaced the front O2 sensor per 4x4Wire - Tech: Time to Replace the O2 Sensor on your 3rd Gen Toyota? For my 1999 48-state single cat system I bought a Denso 234-4162, $46 on Amazon right now. No CEL on startup, we'll see if it does anything to help mileage...

I didn't mean to "like" your misfortunate pick-n-pull weekend, but I just found this thread and your work looks awesome. I'm in E. Texas (Longview) and if I ever need a machine shop I know where to go! Great job so far.

Can confirm. It was a piece of cake on the bench. Finally did mine tonight after a year of ownership, 185,000 on the odo. Old bushings were blue powder, shifter bolt was like a hot dog in a hallway (to borrow the euphemism). I dare say nothing has changed the "feel" of driving it like new...

Following- I was just researching this earlier today and I didn't come up with anything satisfactory. I saw a few examples of swapping in Volvo seats but it involves custom brackets. Seems the Sport Edition seats are the most comfortable, followed by the electrical Limited, with SR5 as just the...

I too purchased a '99 2WD in Texas, not being able to justify the 4WD because I would likely never use it. I've considered a 2WD rear locker, subscribing to follow along. I looked around at the auto-locker options but I think my wife would never want to drive the 4R again. She looks good in it so...

Any chance you remember which resistor? I wouldn't mind attempting the same repair. I did pull the ODO circuit board and re-soldered all of the contacts, but still no worky. Everything looked ok on visual inspection but I didn't dig any further. I haven't replaced the sender, but if I could fix...

Brick, are you just naming things you see in the forum and saying you like them?

Use key in driver's door? I had the same struggle a few weeks ago. It didn't work until I rolled down the driver door window, propped the door open a bit, reached out through the window, then used the key to manually lock/unlock the prescribed number of times. Various sources say to "use a...

Sophisticated scammers I've started cancelling any communication with someone who tells me they need the money for a family member. It's like they all use the same form letter to do their scams. I was looking for a Tacoma on CL and I'd find what looked like a REALLY nice one for a decent price...

New brake bulbs in '99 SR5 - gas gauge works now! I did as promised a few days ago and checked the brake bulbs. Before I started, gas gauge was inop and brake lights worked fine. One bulb looked a bit corroded inside; once I put it all back together it stopped working. Replaced both with new...

I'll try this too for verification. I've had a '99 for just a couple of weeks and the blinking gas light. It worked fine when I test drove it but I left the lights on after and the battery drained. When I went back to the dealer to pick it up they had charged the battery but the gauge was acting...