2014 SR5 Test Run

[CutthroatSlam]

Thanks. Did replacing the rotors help the shimmy?

If the rotors were warped, that pulse during braking went away. The shimmy shakes at 60 mph were not corrected by changing rotors.

 

[CutthroatSlam]

IVe found my skid plates (all RCI either steel or beercan) all seem to come lose slowly while driving resulting in some minor resonating with the usual...bzz vibrations. Maybe its the anti seize that causes the M8 caps to back off. I dunno, the factory torque is low for these bolts. I have tried abit tighter but thats about it.

IF you get washers maybe go with VITON types as they can take heat upwards of 600F for limited times or many thousands or hours at heat of 450F. THeres PTFE but it can break down alittle above 600F. LIkely your probably less than 250F on the plates due to air flow and distance from hot bits... but considering how stupid cheap viton is.. why not!

Check out McMaster Carr if you need any specialty type washers.


Hey how long out of interest has your factory battery lasted with all those miles? Or did you change it out already? Im still on my original Panasonic for my mY2016 Runner with reasonable CCA left so battery is alittle over 7 years old now.

As the rear skid bolts into frame, there really is not a lot of heat impacting them. I got some neoprene washers at the local Ace Hardware and installed them between the skid and the frame. That corrected the rattle.

 

[Humble Leader]

Pickering..Oshawa or Whitby? Im a hoping its not Belleville!! :beer:

have you done any trails east of toronto? I was going to check out hoggsback, boundary road and wild turkey. but now my rig is in the shop waiting for a power steering line to come in from california... drier weather, not to muddy, pretty popular trails. I have not been to either of them yet.

 

[Grug556]

have you done any trails east of toronto? I was going to check out hoggsback, boundary road and wild turkey. but now my rig is in the shop waiting for a power steering line to come in from california... drier weather, not to muddy, pretty popular trails. I have not been to either of them yet.

No havent tried any of those. Maybe we should do a group run?