PM time

[Aquabear]

Hello and thanks to all T4R users whose comments guided me here. I searched the forum for PM (Preventative Maintenance) ideas. 2008 T4R 48,000. So far only I have only done oil,air,cabin air, rotates and raditor flush.
Before the summer travel season hits here's my list

Spark plugs - yeah overdue - definitely NGK iridiums
AFE CAI already have, itching to be hooked up
wheel spacers
Front diff- any brands?
Rear diff - any brands?
Transfer case fluid -ditto?
Tranny fluid- too early 48k?- yeah I know its sealed but that dosen't mean its for life- marriage says its for life and thats bull**** but I love my wife, hi honey

Any thoughts?

Also, shocks? I hate the ride on bumps. I can't do everything - like life it 2/3" but if I level it with daystars and do shocks will that help the ride?

I want to do wheel spacers, any advice?

Talk to ya soon! And thanks in advance!

 

[jpless]

I would suggest going to the Maintenance section. There are writeups for all of those topics. Here's one with most of them:
Maintenance DIY's and FAQ's

Diff and Xfer Case Fluids, I think most use Mobil1, I'll be using Toyota since I'm still under the 100k warranty

Tranny, not sure but not too early.

A lot of people liked replacing everything after the break-in period (i think around 20-30k). I'm at 43k and am going to be doing all these soon as I've had it for about a year and don't know if anythings been changed before.

Shocks: go with the FJ springs/shocks. I got the TRD ones (silver/blue bilsteins) from a guy off craigslist before he posted them on the FJ forums. A lot of members here have picked sets up off the FJ forums or ebay for cheap. I looked for a while and finally found a cheap price, got the whole set for $160.

Springs alone will give you a better ride, less bumps form what I've heard. The shocks will stiffen it up a little more, im assuming and thus bring back some bumps I think but I haven't put my stuff on yet so I dont know.

Wheelspacers: Spidertraxx and from what I've heard, do it if you need to, don't if you dont. Needs would include fitting larger tires or different wheels and offroading. Puts more strain on your CVs and such but widens the stance and lowers center of gravity for roll stability and better on-road cornering.

 

[Aquabear]

Thanks jpless. Kick ass maintenance area; didn't find it in my searches. Answered lots of questions there. Will do a write up after ward and make sure to put pics in.

 

[jpless]

great! writeups are always helpful!