What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

[zcruiser]

Replaced the spark plugs... Much better!

 

[zcruiser]

How mechanically savvy are you? I haven't done it personally, but a lot of guys on here have done the tundra brake upgrade. It essentially involves replacing the calipers and rotors with tundra calipers and rotors. Just search "tundra brake upgrade" and you should find it. The tundra calipers are much thicker and less resistant to warping.

Tundra brake upgrade is nice. Been running mine for a few years now.

 

[GangsterOfLove]

I will definitely check that out. Have you done a shampoo of the inside? Do you think it's worth pulling the carpet out, or just leave it in?

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I haven't shampooed the interior of the T4R but I have done other trucks many times. If they're not too dirty the spray foam works fine and you just vacuum up the residual powder when it dries.

If it's really dirty you are going to want some sort of wet solution. Pre-treat and carpet shampoo liquid would be typical. Mix it with water if the label tells you to - use it full strength to get stains out. The trick is to use a little scrub brush to work the solution around and then extract it - either with a carpet shampooer setup or a wet and dry vacuum. You want to end up with the carpet as dry as you can get it. Try not to soak it too much.

Commercial machines are usually too large for truck interiors - the scrub brush is just right. If the carpet was really dirty and you used a lot of solution/full strength solution you are going to want to rinse it at least once.

Removing the carpet sounds like WAY to much work to me.

 

[Badmotorfinger]

Finally got around to fixing this big scratch.

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Put it about an inch too high. At least it's camouflaged now.


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[cvc7chris]

put freon in it lol

 

[jpeaslee]

Nice! I'm new to the forum. I'm looking to replace pads and rotors on a '97 with the larger rotors (16" wheels).

What would you guys recommend for rotors for heavy use? This truck travels down mountain/canyon roads frequently and seems to warp rotors easily. I want something more resistant to heat. Is that more indicative of the rotor choice (metal compounds, ceramic coating, high carbon, etc.) or the pad choice? Or both? I just need something more robust, but economically priced.

Autozone usually sells a high carbon rotor and a ceramic pad, but they only sell that rotor in the 297mm size for 15" wheels?

Any thoughts?


Thanks!

Tundra Brake Upgrade, no question about it. Bigger, beefier rotor. Less/no brake fade, better stopping power up front. Possibly my favorite mod I've done yet.

 

[TeamLord]

Checked her brakes, then loading her up for mud racing this weekend!

 

[TeamLord]

On the road and ready to hit the mud!

 

[PWD4R]

Got around to the OME install. Couldn't do the rear coils because there was a 2" spacer in there I didn't know about so I have to buy a stock isolator for it. So I will get the coils put in in the next few weeks.


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[MATTPENN21]

LBJ and CV axles

The "so I don't die" repairs.

 

[infamousRNR]

[MENTION=141557]TeamLord[/MENTION] ...what kind of tires are those and what size? those look gnarly...


and because of south park, now all i can think about when looking at your SN is LORDE.


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[TeamLord]

Hahaha!! Thanks [MENTION=102606]infamousRNR[/MENTION]

Our tires are Super Swamper TSL Special Service 9/34x16 and they are VERY gnarly. Helped us claim over 70 trophies in less than 3 years! :wow:

 

[Twan]

Speaking of the TBU, a lovely package showed up on my porch this morning. Rotors too, just not pictured. $275 for all, and no mention of having to return any cores.

 

[Thomas_Magnum_'98]

Speaking of the TBU, a lovely package showed up on my porch this morning. Rotors too, just not pictured. $275 for all, and no mention of having to return any cores.

Tundra calipers? Where'd you get these? I'm thinking about doing this soon. [emoji106]

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[redstar]

The "so I don't die" repairs.

Are those CV boot splines touching?? If they are, you should stretch em out before they rupture.

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[Twan]

Tundra calipers? Where'd you get these? I'm thinking about doing this soon. [emoji106]

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Yup, a set of 231mm 13WL calipers, ceramic pads, and rotors. https://smile.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0...words=13wl&dpPl=1&dpID=51gpY5NwzrL&ref=plSrch

 

[jpeaslee]

Replaced my OTREs and LBJs. Moved the perch on my 5100s from the bottom to the middle. replaced the 5100s and OME 906s in the rears with Tokicos and 7.5 Wraps. Put in my SS Panhard bar. Finally put the diff drop in too.

Ended up taking the front sway bar off as I'm not exactly sure where one of the bushings went. Definitely loosens up the front end. Not as planted on the highway, but articulates a lot more offroad.

I got a crap ton of lift out of the rears, and not much at all out of the front. I'm hoping the rears settle about an inch, but we'll see. It's at about 3" over the 2" lift I had in the 906s.

Alignment in the morning

Now to take the other car and get some applebees and a 6 pack.:beer:

 

[jpeaslee]

Oh, rear extended brake lines from Wheeler Offroad too. Cousin is coming over in the morning to help me bleed them.

 

[Rkycacher]

My original sway bar link bushings were toast and one link joint was busted after 14 years of fun. So, I replaced both links and installed new Prothane bushings that I ordered from Amazon. A relatively easy installation following T4R owner recommendations.

 

[hour]

Of all the preventative maintenance things I've done on my 4runner since I got it, somehow the power steering fluid eluded me. Since I noticed my inner tie rod boots had some fluid in them when I was changing em a couple weeks back, I decided to flush it out and add Lucas PS Stop Leak.

Clearly it eluded the previous owner too :wow:

Painted my new skids, not looking forward to installing them by myself in the morning. This is right after 3rd coat, it all dried without any tiger striping and looks actually quite amazing. Did Rustoleum Hammered Black thinned with about 40% Xylene and it shot perfectly from my purple cheapo Harbor Freight HVLP gun. I was worried I'd lose the hammered look thinning it so much, or spraying it in general - worked great.

Redid the rack mounting method for my solar panels. Plans got boofed due to two 100w panels being exactly 1 inch too wide to fit between the sides of the cargo basket - I was going to have them flush with the top of the basket. Ah well, this is still 100% sturdier than previously. Wish the z brackets were steel though

Tomorrow: replace seized front passenger brake caliper, throw on skid plates, do another transmission partial drain+fill, connect aux trans cooler to stock trans cooler in radiator, and hit a trail. Standalone transmission cooler simply can't keep up in the afternoon heat at elevation, especially when creeping up a mountain side in 4wd.. glad my radiator has like 4k miles on it.