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If you suspect steering, get under it and have somebody turn the wheel back and forth. Look for play in the center link, idler arm, and tie rods.
Ok, so I'm getting ready to order the parts and materials needed to fabricate the rear bumper. I'm driving the X for another week and a half, then she'll get parked for a while, so I can start building it.
All told, I think the bumper parts will cost me about $250 out the gate. I'm planning on having a single jerry can mount (i'll be carrying two 8gal rotopax on the roof), and a 5lb propane tank, as well as possibly some traction boards on the carrier.
I'm also planning on doing a full steering upgrade. Grassroots centerlink, HD tie rod adjusters, and new inner and out tie rods. I'm certainly open to suggestions on which tie rod ends to get!
Nice! Autos with the 4.9s are rare.Mines an auto.
Also, planning on getting started building the bumper, installing shackles, and doing a PML, building a roof rack similar to the dephep rack, and building sliders after the holidays. I just got a $3/hr raise at work, so things should progress pretty quickly.
I'm also planning on doing the IAB, and tie rods when I do the lift. Followed by an alignment, and new tires.
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I used to run 33x9.5 on my ‘88 4Runner. It was a great setup. I found it worked really well on moderate to packed snow conditions and was easy to manage when on rough rutted ground. A little easier on steering components too.I'm getting ready to start ordering parts for the build. Ordering adjustable shackles, IAB and HD Tie rod adjusters after next week.
I'm also thinking about tires. I can't decide if I want to go with 265/75r16s or 235/80r16. Either way, they're both an inch taller than the 265/70r16 tires I have now.
Are there advantages to running a narrower tire?
A spare works good to get you off the trail but if you're in for a week's wheeling and cut down a tire on day 2, you're without a spare for the remainder of the time.Hmmm.... Well, I plan on carrying a spare and a tire repair kit, but that's definitely a good point. Now, the question is
.... Which one is more common? I'd venture to guess that the 265 is the more common size.
I run the 255s on mine. Since it is more daily driver than trail rig, the extra weight of the 285s was a negative in my book. It is harder to find these tires, though, so I can see the argument against them for trail usage. I think a lot of it comes down to preference and vehicle purpose.
Even an aggressive at tire?235/85/16 has the advantage of being a very popular dually truck tire so you are probably not going to have an issue sourcing them the way you would a 255/85.
Even an aggressive at tire?
Call some shops and see what availability on them are vs the 265s.Currently, my plan is Falken Wildpeak AT3W.
OK, question. Does a bad knock sensor on a naturally aspirated motor cause it to run a bit rich? I've had a p0328 code since I bought it, but it never set the SES light off. Tonight it did, and it has a p0430 for catalyst efficiency below threshold. Runs fine, but I'm assuming I'll need to replace both the kock sensor, and the catalytic converter? Or is it more likely to just be the sensor?
I have had my knock sensor code since I bought my X in 2011 I never replaced it and didn't have any codes from the cat's. The knock sensor code supposedly puts the X in limp mode and pulls timing causing a decrease in MPG. I would just leave the knock sensor as it's hard to get to under the lower intake manifold.