Recent content by Toms97

Ohh believe me it isn't the price that bothers me, I think your price is right in line with what i'v seen in the past. It is just that I already have new sliders, tundra brake upgrade, new rear springs and shocks, and the stuff to do a tune up before winter sets in. It isn't that I dislike the...

I am seriously considering buying this. I have always wanted one and it is the right color for my runner. Just not sure about spending another 200 on the runner right now given that I have a number of other things that have to be put on already. It's damn tempting though, damn tempting.

I would be interested in 1 as a spare also if you are unable to sell as a set. Also if it would be possible in some way I need 2 center caps, if someone is willing to part with one.

I'm certainly interested but would like to see some photos. If all goes well and oly4runner doesn't take them then you have a buyer right here.

This is rather interesting. My only concern is that it might be a bit too much lift for the stock balljoints/UCAs and CVs. Provided that works out this would make a good option for lifting the front. Good man for trying this out, I can't wait to see what happens with it.

I think the "damage multiplier" comes from the bumper mounted brush guards. They do nothing to add strength while causing the bumper to twist/break at the mounts forcing the energy back into the radiator when they are hit. A frame mounted brush guard does tend to do a decent job of taking a...

Yes unfortunately "4 wheel drive" is misleading. The best you can get on a stock 3rd gen is 3 wheel drive. That is a locked rear diff and power going to the front open differential. I am a fan of installing a LSD in the front and keeping the selectable locker in the rear. If however you do some...

A restrictor plate will do a great job of making your engine struggle more and more as the RPMs go up, and not really change the emission numbers a whole lot. Want to improve your emissions? Clean or change MAF, yes you cleaned it a year ago, only takes a few minutes to do it again. It has been...

I can only dream of one day having the time and money it would take to make my runner grow up to be like brian's. Thank you for the pics, I can't do it myself but I love seeing just what these vehicles are capable of and the places they can go that I might never get the chance to see.

Ok, I was referring to things like rock crawling and certain kinds of mixed or heavily rutted trails. You just don't do that sort of driving in the military, at least we never did. We air our tires down so that they can conform to a surface and in some cases the sidewall itself helps provide...

If you never left the road those might not be too bad. I just don't see them working nearly as well as a "conventional" tire off road though.

Exactly right. It's all about what you want and what your goal is. A truck like that would do well in quite a few shows, would draw crowds everywhere it went and give status in certain groups. It fits that goal. I would never own it, it wouldn't be able to do what I want or need it to. My...

Well I won't lie, there have been a number of times I have kept a speed of 60MPH up over a distance of about 5 or so miles while in 4HI I don't really recommend it. I don't think it is a problem for short distances but im not really sure how well the heat of sustained speed will be dealt with. I...

I should be more specific, normal driving even on roads with curves wouldn't be a problem. If however you are turning tight circles in the parking lot on dry pavement it very probably will cause some binding. Not saying its a good idea, it would more than likely put wear on the transfer case...

In snow and mixed road conditions like that just stick it in 4hi and keep driving. You can drive in 4hi without damaging anything even on dry roads, though that only costs extra gas but in bad conditions it really shines for maintaining control on the road. This is of course referring to 4hi...