With the Coronavirus quarantine in full effect, I have found myself not needing a car so much anymore. So, I figured I would take this opportunity to get down and dirty with my 4th Gen 4Runner e-locker swap…FINALLY! Those of you that may have somewhat followed along, I bought this axle about a year and […]
I’ve been slowly working on my new to me FJ Cruiser e-locker axle swap, and part of my pre-planning was adding on the eimkeith Panhard Correction Kit. This kit corrects your suspension geometry of the panhard bar and allows it to sit in a more neutral position, as if it were factory ride height. I […]
How to extract a sheared bolt: While working on my bump stop install, I needed to use this trick to get a sheared bolt out. Proceed at your own risk, I am not responsible for any damage or injury while attempting to complete this procedure. PLEASE operate a welder with the appropriate eye protection […]
Two weekends ago, I was attempting to upgrade my factory bump stops in the front to a set built by @plasticsguy (toyotabumpstops.com). These are quality parts engineered by a small business that produces all of it’s products in the good ole USA. Unfortunately, all the engineering in the world wouldn’t predict that the removal of […]
Great news! I got the “splotchy” curing issue taken care of (no thanks to Corroseal’s customer service), and it appears that there just wasn’t enough on the surface. With a second coat over the weekend, everything is looking great! Here’s a sneak peek: It was brutally hot and humid this weekend, plus I’m taking my […]
My axle was delivered in all of it’s glory last week, and I managed to maneuver it into my garage and get it on jack stands. The eBay seller’s description was “has surface rust”, and they are right, but it’s a lot! Doesn’t look like the axle was ever cleaned off…Overall, it really wasn’t that […]
Install day for my Prinsu Design Studio roof rack finally came. When preparing all the parts and laying them out, I realized that there are no instructions in the packaging that the rack came in. Not to worry though, because Prinsu has all of the install guides online HERE. After reviewing the instructions, it was […]
