Took off 3 and 4 rod caps and checked clearances via plastigage. Rod 3 is sitting at .025mm and Rod 4 being .038mm, both of which are within the spec of .021-.053mm. I'm hoping the rest of the bearings are within spec, allowing me to gently hand polish the rod caps and replace the bearings with...
Toyota quality versus Napa quality.
I'm not saying Napa doesn't have some good stuff, I'm just saying if you're going to go through the hassle of replacing brake shoes, why do it with possible lesser quality parts?
haha yeah for sure. Would you be willing to part with just the springs? I can't find anyone around me to buy my Bilsteins for anywhere near the price I want, they all want to spend like 50 bucks per shock just because they're the older model (shock body is blue instead of yellow) haha :)
You could get that Lokar dipstick that's available through Beech Performance in the vendor section. It's flexible and can be mounted about anywhere. With it being at the front of the engine, I imagine you could bolt it to one of the studs on the head above the exhaust manifold, or possibly on...
Wow. Well I'll have the Whiteline sway bars, too, so the body roll should be much less. 12k/6k is pretty good for off the shell springs. Height wise, it'll be lower than what I have right now haha. It'll handle a lot better which is what I'm after.
Also, September is when the vendor I'm using...
Another update!
I got the front subframe bolt cut today with the help of a neighbor's cutoff wheel and a chisel/hammer :)
Next up is to lower the subframe and take a crack at that oil pump haha
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I also...
Well according to the parts department at my local Toyota dealer, the bolts that I need are discontinued. They're going to call Japan to see if they have any in stock, but I'm not holding my breath.
So if anyone has one, it's greatly appreciated. It's the part in red:
FUUUUUUUUUUUU........
I got all of the subframe nuts off except for the driver side front... It's rusted to the bolt. And the bolt broke free from the retainer plate.
I tried to break the nut from the bolt using a nut splitter, but the splitter broke internally. It dented the nut but the nut...
I've compared the springs that came with my Bilsteins to my stockers, and sure enough... they are stock springs.
I wanted to get the RS*R Race springs, but have been told they are on back-order until September. I might go that route and just have the stock springs that came with the Bilstein's...
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