Recent content by theslimjim32

I have a 97 SR5 with close to 190,000 miles. Aside from general maintenance the only big thing I have done is the Tundra brake upgrade. As of Sun, my front end has started to make a fast, high pitched noise (almost like a dentist drill), and usually after hitting some form of bump in the road...

I'm curious if anyone has had the opportunity to drive 4Runners with these two lifts and could compare ride quality between them? Which felt better? Which felt like a smoother ride? Thanks in advance guys.

Looks like we have the same one. On the passenger side works well. Enough room to still move the seat forward a little bit, and all the way back. If I find a different mounting spot for the mic, there will be a little bit more space. Not in the way. In a spot that the passenger sees it before...

I think he was referring partly to your remark about not having the money for gas. But like he said, nice rig

I called up the dealership yesterday to order new lower ball joints for my '97. The gentleman told me the total came to 230 something. He then told me I get 15% off due to the age of the vehicle? I'm definitely not complaining. Has this happened to anyone else, or could this just be this...

Good to know. Thanks gents. Never noticed any kinds of problems before, but just happened upon it and wanted to make sure it wasn't supposed to be plugged somewhere

Changed to blue led lights on my gauge cluster. Just waiting for the 74 equivalent to get here so I can change my other bulbs

I was changing my bulbs to LEDs in my gauge cluster, and when taking the lower trim off, I noticed a plug behind where the gauge brightness knob is. It wasn't plugged into anything, and I didn't/couldn't see anywhere that it should plug to. Close-Up: Where I found it: Anyone have an idea...

Made meself a new grill...

I'm going to be R&R my lower ball joints (yes OEM) and figure that while I'm down there, I should change my inner and outer tie rods. My question is this, on RockAuto website the tie rods are broken down in two categories; Economy and Standard Replacement. What is the difference? I read their...

Wheelers Offroad has it for 785. Not sure what shipping is on Amazon or the other site, but on Weelers it is 140-210 depending. They're based out of Oregon, so you shouldn't have to pay any tax either

I am going to be changing my LBJ and after reading countless threads about going with OEM and not MOOG, I find I'm still left with a question or two. Are ACDELCO, BECK/ARNLEY, RAYBESTOS all considered OEM? Is one better than the other? The part numbers RockAuto list don't match up with part...

Just a friendly recommendation to clean your blower fan. Mine had a twig in it, and when I removed the fan the dust and dirt caked on to the fan blades was pretty bad. It took me about an hour and a bunch of Q-Tips to get the majority of the dirt off.

I may have rear ended someone at one time, and might have hit a deer at about 50...but no bad damage from either hit. So can the crush supports be removed, or replaced with ones that haven't been crushed?

I'm curious what these 2 posts are? They are right behind the front bumper. Both are crumpled and I'm also curious if that is a big deal or something to be worried about? Thanks all