When I was reading about my Plastics Guy bump stops on T4R.org, I noticed that one day, his thread suddenly disappeared. Prior to its disappearance, there was a well known bump stop vendor (and forum sponsor) that was essentially placing their product ads via comments within Curtis’s product thread. After that company received some blow […]
As some of you may know, I have been driving with my (@plasticsguy) toyotabumpstops.com front bump stops for a little over a month now (check the install). This particular product is new for the 4th and 5th Gen 4Runners, but Plastics Guy has been making them for other Toyota models for a good bit of […]
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 […]
I’ve been having an internal debate on what my next big upgrade should be for my 4th Gen 4Runner. I’ve been reading a lot about the prominence of failures in our 8.0 rear differential and it’s making me think long and hard about what I want to do about it. I am not an extreme […]
