Recent content by winstonrodney

A second gift came! Thanks again to my SS! A cool offroading t-shirt came yesterday to my surprise. Merry Christmas and Happy Holidays to all!

Secret Santa thanks! Thanks to my SS for a great folding shovel. This'll go nicely in my kit.

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Personally, I'd sell it in Atlanta. A 2WD Escape will have terrible resale value here in Denver. The opposite is true for an AWD; those will sit on dealer lots down there longer than 2WDs. My 2-cents.

Thanks for the advice! I'll have my guy check the other and see if it's tight.

Yep, it's a droning sound coming from the front. I initially thought it just road noise from my snow tires I had just put on. But a good friend who happens to be an ex-Toyota mechanic rode with me and instantly said "sounds like a bearing's going out." It's gotten slightly louder as time has...

I have a bad front wheel bearing. Going to have it replaced next week by my trusted shop. My question to the greater forum knowledge base is: Should I replace both of the front wheel bearings or just the one that went out? 2007 with 180k on them.

My personal opinion is that the 1-Up racks are the way to go. You'll spend money on them, but they're bulletproof. I have a 2-bike rack and 2 single bike attachments so I can take however many I need. And each tray is up 15 degrees from the previous one so you can still go through some bumps...

One (or both) of my front wheel bearings are starting to go. I heard about an outfit called Blue Pit Bearings from an overland group I follow, and am curious if anyone here has had any experience with their kits. Sounds like they're high quality kits, but I'm no mechanic...

Ooh, all the wonderful things to wish for! I love taking my 4Runner (2007 SR5) out into the mountains to explore new trails and find hidden gems of camping spots. On a recent trip we found ourselves needing to air down significantly to get through soft sand, but I don't have a compressor...

The way that sticks out in front of the base of the stock bumper looks like it'd just be a damage multiplier if you hit anything substantial. RCI makes a filler skid plate to go between the front skid and the stock front bumper.

I'll sell you mine. Used it only twice. It's driver's side. Am in Arvada. PM me if interested.

Sounds like the actuator is going. I've had to replace 7 actuators so far. I think I can tie them all back to a damn aftermarket alarm system that the previous owner installed. They start with failing intermittently, sometimes with the fob, sometimes with the switch, but eventually they'll...

Yep, mine did. Thought I had a bad sensor for a while until my tire shop confirmed the pressure in the spare was low. It was annoying that my spare was mounted with the valve pointed up, so I'd have to drop it just to check the pressure.

Shade and rims Went and bit the bullet on a Batwing awning to enhance the shade my old Yakima awning gives. Now I'll have shade on the left, shade on the right, and shade back where the party is... Photos maybe to come this weekend depending on weather... Oh also bought a set of OEM rims off...