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You're welcome. Thanks for checking it out!

I want new front and rear bumpers for the Cruiser! The ride is definitely firm compared to stock. I wouldn't say very firm, but I did notice a difference after installing the kit. My suspension was old and tired with approximately 140k miles on the original shocks and springs. So I have a feeling my setup was more squishy than it should have been.

It holds up well for the street. It does not do well in the woods. I plastidipped my fender flares on a 2002 Tacoma I drove for 10+ years. It was a 2WD truck and I never took it on trails. The flares stayed fresh for many years. On the 4Runner however, I took it out in the woods frequently and tree branches would snag on the plastidip and cause it to peel. It's not a durable enough to handle physical objects scraping it.

Thanks for watching. I probably should have done that. I think I was in a, "if it ain't broke, don't fix it" kind of mood that day.

Consider it done

Hey, thanks for watching. You’ll be happy you made the swap. It really does help the ride quality. I’d watch Timmy the Tool Man’s video on how to do the job. Theirs is really informative. I had a tough time getting the stock bushings out because I don’t own a press. Cutting the metal and hammering them out worked best for me.

@goatsinapond Thanks and I'll keep you posted!!

Hey man I got another question. My polyurethane bushing kit for my Upper and lower front support arms arrived yesterday and The instructions Say not to take out the sleeves from the original bushings. could you please clarify that for me? Thanks and much Appreciated!!

@@richardjohnson9275 The new bushings will be very snug in the opening and leaving the sleeve in won't allow enough room to get the Energy Suspension bushings in. Here is the PDF from their website that says you must remove the sleeve. www.energysuspensionparts.com/installation_instructions/8.3113.pdf I hope that helps!

@@goatsinapond Thanks!

@@stuffthings Still going strong. No vibration.

Thanks for checking it out. I’m glad it was helpful.

Yoooooo, what's up man?! Thanks for checking out the video. We gotta get this over to Ms. Brown so she can give me notes on how to make these better, haha. I hope you're doing well man!

@@goatsinapond 😆 🤣 😂 it seems like just yesterday....all is well brother! Keep up the good work!

Thanks for watching. 285/70/17. Almost 33s. 32.71 inches to be exact.

Thanks brotha. I really appreciate you checking it out!

Hey, thanks for watching. I'm glad you found it and I hope it was helpful. Watching this movie and analyzing it really made me think about my own life a lot as well. For what it's worth, I believe in you.

Probably don't have to. The ease of access with the door off is worth it to me.

@@goatsinapond ok thanks 👍

You're welcome. Thanks for watching!

I ordered mine from an eBay seller. It’a the same part you can find in alibaba but the eBay seller had it stateside so I could get it faster.

I was selling it. I had it in eBay and it already got scooped up. Maybe someone else has one for sale there.

Thanks for watching. This repair was a lot of fun and I was happy to get it finalized. Having my door locks work like new is pretty awesome.

Dang, sorry it broke, but I'm glad you're going in on the repair! Frag on!

Thanks man. I got really lucky.

Sorry to hear that. Unfortunately, I don’t know how to fix them when they are completely dead

Thanks for watching. I don't know about putting RTV on the gasket for 90 degree joints. Can you tell me more? I did the half moons and camshaft plugs at a later date. When I did this repair I didn't know about replacing those at the same time.

@@goatsinapond Hey, thanks for the reply! I have seen in the original service manual that they recommend RTV on the corner joints where it a 90 degree joint. Some videos I watched have done it and others have not. Just wondering if you noticed any seeping by not putting any on there. If not then thats great news. Also was wondering about the cam shaft plugs and half moons. I have also seen some forgo those in some of the videos I watched!

@@James-vi2bi That's good information. I did not notice any seepage. Since making this video, I have started doing the cam seals and half moons while replacing the valve cover gaskets. And I'll start doing the RTV on the 90s. I reckon, if it's in the FSM then it's probably good to do! Thanks again for watching and commenting!

Yes, very similar.

I don't remember exactly. I'll try to find out.

Wheels are 18x9. 6" backspacing and +25mm off set. They just barely stick out past the fender.

Having new suspension was night and day for me. Mine was very squishy and tired after 140k miles. I notice the difference less on the interstate. It's smooth at 60-70 mph. Where it shines is going over potholes and speed bumps. The new suspension absorbs bounces much more gracefully. Gravel roads is the same. I'm usually weighed down with camping gear so having the extra clearance and shock absorption is noticeable on gravel roads. You'll be happy you got new suspension for sure.

@@goatsinapond Perfect, thanks a lot!

Thanks for watching. What was the hard part exactly? I appreciate your feedback. It helps me make better videos in the future.

Thanks for watching! 2 years later, it’s great. No clunk from the differential. My cv axle flange teeth are worn and my driveshaft needs to be dropped and repacked. Those are causing some noise. Do you have more info on the orientation for the bushing? I’d like to learn more.

​@@goatsinapond There's a thread on ih8mud that just got bumped. Should be easy to find.

If you have a sunroof your drain hose on the driver side is likely clogged. If not, the drain from the cowl is probably clogged.

@@MidWestKid5000 glad you caught that

Glad it was helpful for you!

It will definitely spruce it up. I did my 2002 Tacoma that had black plastic fender flairs. They turned grey over time and plastidip made them look brand new.

@@goatsinapond awesome! i’m going through my fenders looking grey as well. Definitely doing this as a weekend project. Thanks for the inspiration!

$41,200

Each door has its own actuator. So whichever doors have the problem are the ones you need to work on. Best to replace all though. They are getting very old.

hahaha. Yessir! Make it slap.

It's worth every penny. I love having a quality sound system in my vehicles. This setup came in at $2500 with the bulk of the cost going towards the Alpine Halo display which was $1200. You could get this done a lot cheaper with an alternative head unit. I've always liked the large display from Alpine so I went for it.

I think you'll be happy with it. The suspension is getting tired on these 20 year old vehicles.

I went with the medium. My roof top tent is ~100 lbs. and my camping gear is around ~100 lbs. Ironman rates the medium at 0-400 additional lbs. So far it's been great for my purposes. The motorcycle carrier is around 70 lbs and the dirt bike is 230 lbs. These springs handled that well.

Awesome, thank you!

@@goatsinapond Ended going for it and got the extra heavy full kit for my 2000 LC. Could not be happier with the results!

Front end noises are hard to track down. I had a "popping" sound that would randomly happen when turning my 4runner. It wasn't the same as the CV axle clicking when it's going bad. I was never able to track it down. That up and down play is potentially concerning. There is a needle bearing in the differential that can wear out. It's common on lifted vehicles. Is yours lifted? I had a similar issue with my 4Runner that was experienced as a lot of vibration when accelerating. So not quite the same as what you are experiencing. Here is a link to the video I made replacing that needle bearing in the 4Runner czcams.com/video/T6xlz8eLiXc/video.htmlsi=borL-eeY44CUN6Cx I have also had noise from loose pieces of plastic rattling around. This happened in my wife's Nissan Rogue. Also, a upper or lower ball joint going bad? Unlikely, on a 2017.

@@goatsinapond this is exactly my problem, thank you, your video was great. The needle bearing you took out had splines in it, the replacement was smooth - why the difference, pretty strange - i did notice my splines in needle bearing didnt engage with the splines in the cv axle, strange they would make it that way. thanks again.

Thanks brotha!

They advertise it as a 2” lift. I got just over 2” in the rear and about 1.5” in the front.

@@goatsinapond appreciate the feedback !

@@robstrobel4173 Anytime!

2 inches

Mine was clicking.

@goatsinapond ours is doing the same thing.. doesn't do anything motor runs, but legs don't move at all nor with the hand crank.

@@jenniferduckworth4739 Sorry to hear that. New gears or new landing gear will get you back in business.

@@goatsinapond we got 1 done yesterday, gears all chewed up hence not engaging...the right side will be a beast though lol Thank you so much for your video, I appreciate it and hope you continue for the newbies like me!