Recent content by thomasugenius

RE AGE of the belt: Just spoke to the Toyota Service guy and he informed me that the belts on the 04 and 05 V8 4Runners are the same belts and that Toyota changed the manual from 04 (6 years / 90,000) to (9 years / 90,000) miles. Looks like my 04 V8 runner can go 9 years in between belt...

The Post by JB, "The maintenance shedule for my '05 calls for 90,000 miles or 9 years. Some say that applies to 04 as well." I called the dealer today and the part # for the 04 and 05 Timing belts are the same? So my 04 V8 manual calls for 90,000 miles and 6 years and the 05 V8 recommends...

Beautiful! That's what I'm looking for and I did not account for the climate so that completely helps. I'll give it another 20,000 miles. thank you!

I can not locate any info on replacing the timing belt on my 04 V8 Runner regarding the age of the belt (7 years old). I only have 52,000 miles on the 2004 V8 runner, but nearly 20% is used for towing a 5000lbs travel trailer, so I'm concerned about the AGE of the timing belt, not the miles. I...

I just towed 1500 miles from Austin to Ruidoso, NM pulling a Bigfoot 22ft 5000lbs travel trailer. I've logged approx 10,000+ miles using the Runner as my tug vehicle and it does a great job! I never had to floor the truck, even while climbing the Davis Mountains during this trip. The MPG...

That's what I'm looking for! Thanks so much for your help.

That's a really good idea. That would address the slack issue. Thank you~

I know the subject line might indicate a porn thread. This is not. I'm using a weight-distro and sway control trailer hitch. I am not using my OEM trailer ball mount to tow. The shackle on my Yakima bike hitch and the Equalizer Weight Distribution system appear to be smaller than the 2"...

Just saw an interesting article about tires expiring. My beer has an expiration date, shouldn't my tires?? Apparently not in the USA. Other countries have expiration dates on their tires, typically 6-7 years. Check your tires to see when they were manufactured, not when they were bought by...

Thanks Chris. Yes, these vehicles are very versatile. Your rig is tight. Love your mods. Enjoy~ Thomas

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I just purchased a Bigfoot travel trailer 21RB (21.5 ft / 3800 Dry weight) in Mesa AZ. Successfully towed back to Austin, TX 1300 miles 1 way. The trailer loaded weighs in close to 4500 lbs. The truck w/ V8 AWD did a great job towing. Full throttle up a few step inclines, but was still able...

1" lift front w/ XREAS - Burtman had some trouble with the lift with XREAS, but it works and looks good. I also have the XREAS complete OEM DIAGRAM. I will try to post along with some pics