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I've got 281k miles on stock XREAS. If it fails, I would just go with Bilsteins.

Add me to the broken rear sway bar list. Snapped right at the passenger mounting bracket.

Their promo pic shows tire size of 225/55-18. What is that? Seems like something a Subaru Forrester would wear.

I checked out a used GX460 yesterday as a potential replacement for my aging 4th gen. I was solidly impressed. Getting the base trim would eliminate much of the electronic wizardry. Talk of some phantom FJ/6th Gen model in the FT-4X makes me want to wait a little longer to see if Toyota has...

Torsen center diff V8 Heated seats/mirrors Everything else is just fluff.

I think that was the joke.

For what it's worth, my 03 is the first year of the 4th gen and I've no issues. About to hit 255k miles. I'm not too worried about the first year of 6th gen unless they do something crazy like a 10 speed auto.

Same here. My 4th gen is starting to get tired but hardly anything has changed since it was released in 03, so I'll keep waiting for a 6th gen.

True, I guess I'm just wondering what to paint with. Also whether you have to paint all of the side cladding at the same time since they are connected or hist tape of the fender flares.

Has anyone come up with a decent solution? My 2003 blue limited is fading pretty bad. Tried to put a little wax on it and it made it worse. See below.

I think the hole is part of the pulley swing arm in the bottom. So you pull the tensioner as far as you can, then put a screw driver through the hole and it slots into a second hole behind it, keeping the tensioner out of the way.

Did you lock the tensioner pulley in place? Makes a huge difference.

MAF sensor

I figured it out. Quick tip for anyone reading this. Make sure to lock the tensioner in place using a small screwdriver. The hole is hard to see, but it's under the tensioner. Then you can use two hands to pull the belt over the last pulley.

Does anyone have any installation tips? I bought this belt from Amazon: (Bando 7PK2120 OEM Quality Serpentine Belt) and it is supposedly the same length as the OEM belt. But I couldn't get it to slip onto the tensioner pulley? Would it be bad to squirt a little water on there as lube? I...