PrisonMike
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The wife's 2014 Lexus IS250. Pretty fun to whip around after being in the 4Runner
Dad's 09 STI (will be mine in just over a year!)
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Mom's 09 Infiniti G37x coupe (don't have any good pics, sorry)
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Dad's 2011 Taco:
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And my POS $500 Acura Legend project that I'm fixing up and gonna sell:
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Just wondering what other choices y'all have made in vehicles. I drive my '74 beetle to keep the daily driving off of my '85 4runner, I also have a 1954 Chevy Pick-up, pretty much original.
I made the bumpers for the Beetle from Lodge-pole pine trees, and made my own roof rack.
Is the new redesigned Rav4 better than the previous generation? In terms of exterior the previous model looks much much better, my opinion.
I just picked up a 2008 RAV4 with 100,000 miles in very good shape, other than the struts and shocks. Replacing the struts was easier than the shocks. It is usually the other way round. We now have 5 toytota products in the stable: 3 4runners and 2 RAV4's.
Awesome, I also have a 3rd gen 4Runner and a 3rd gen RAV4. I'm actually going to tackle the shocks and struts soon on my RAV4; can I ask what made the shocks so much more difficult on yours? I've been worried about removing the high torque strut bolts, and the shocks didn't look so bad to do, but I certainly could be missing something. Thanks!
The shock nut access on top is a real pain to get to. You have to use an open end 17mm on the one side to slide it off because you don't have enough room to remove the wrench when the bolt/nut backs out. You also have to remove the bottom shock bracket from the knuckle(2 bolts up, underneath) to get the lower bolt out of the shock. I reversed the bolt when I reinstalled it so I don't have to remove the whole bracket. For the front struts, I bought the struts with the spring already attached. I don't like messing with spring compressors because of a previous experience.