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  1. where is the drain plug located? I lifted the ass end up with my forklift and hosed out underneath really well. However, I cant really tell exactly where the sound is coming from. It seems like it is coming from the driver side of the engine compartment.

  2. Thanks for the feedback. I have already bought new seals and a thermostat. I am also doing both radiator hoses and the bypass hose. Of course im doing the timing belt and tensioner as well. Am I missing anything?

  3. Ok. I finally have some time to do some wrenching this weekend and im going to to the timing belt on my rig. I was wondering if anyone has any advice on what brand of water pump I should use? Any help would be appreciated!

  4. Hey man. Im so happy that your mommys boyfriend let you drive the truck for 300 miles, but I have experience towing all over the country. No truck, other than titan, can compare as far a reliability goes to a tundra or sequoia. I mean just read your own post. " Replaced transmission" "all the work on them" your words speak for me. Lastly, the old gas pedal recall joke. Thats toyotas biggest recall in history. It was a huge mistake but every automobile company has had their fare share of mistakes. Remember when fords were catching fire in peoples driveways, or rolling over due to faulty tires. O wait... you werent even born yet. Im ending this right now. I dont have time to argue with children all day.... so on an ending note the ford is rated at 8000lbs.... checkmate.

  5. I do my research, which is precisely why I dislike Toyotas from 1992+. I don't buy in to the ad hype and propaganda surrounding Toyota vehicles and their famous "reliability." Ever heard of the millions of complaints about Corollas blowing their motors at less than 50,000 miles? Look it up. I also feel bad for people owning anything with the 3VZ-E engine due to their notorious repeated head gasket failures. Toyotas are no different than American vehicles, people just buy in to the hype waaaaaayy too much and it's pretty amusing. Nowadays Fords easily surpass Toyotas in quality.

     

    The new Tundra has the capability to haul a pretty damned good amount, but you do know that since 2004 the F150 has been able to tow 12,000lbs right?

     

    I'm not kidding about this either, I was able to easily dismantle quite a few interior trim pieces on a brand new Sequoia Limited while they were on display at the Clark County fair. The quality of the interior was laughable to say the least, the cheesy plastic wood pieces for the window controls popped off the door with very little effort and so did the trim around the gauges. Everything felt weak cheap. It was pathetic, I literally felt like I was sitting in my grandparent's '00 Oldsmobile Bravada. It was that bad.

     

    Even if I had the money for one, I still wouldn't own a new Toyota. I would really enjoy owning a Supra/Celica GT, first-gen pickup with real axles, and an original Landcruiser. Those are the real Toyotas, not the glorified POSes they're selling now.

     

     

     

    Cheap huh? In no way is the interior on a toyota cheaper than a ford or a chevy. You mention a corolla? No @!*% the corolla are not that reliabe, however what about the Camry? Those arent reliable? Anyways we were discussing trucks not small cars. Perhaps if you want to talk small cars you need to look into the ford escorts problems or the mustang? Lastly, i would love to see an f150 pull 12000 lbs. You keep living your life through all of your friends. "my buddy has a dodge... my friends parents have an avalance." How pathetic. I know my cars because ive owned multiple vehicles myself not because my friends parents let me ride in theirs.

  6. Sequoias aren't that reliable either... a lot of common brake, ball joint, and HVAC control problems. However they are veeerry comfortable, my uncle's is an '05 SR5 Limited and I do enjoy going on road trips in it. However the list of problems with it in 60K miles is astounding. Maybe it was a Friday car? The first generation Tundras were the biggest joke of a "full size" truck on the market. They fail hard in every way. Weenie ass C-channel frame that's smaller than a Pathfinder's (thinner material and not boxed anywhere), terrible payload ratings, weak motor, serious brake issues due to them being undersized, seriously weak upper and lower control arm construction, etc. Compare it to any of the Domestic trucks, part for part, and it's a total joke. It was the same story when Toyota tried to enter the full size market in the early 90s with the T-100. :thumbsdown:

     

    My best friend's parents bought a 2002 Avalanche brand new for a pilot vehicle, it has 240,000 miles on it now and hasn't had any real problems so to speak of. It's really run down now due to neglect/low maintenance and needs some front end work, but overall it's a pretty damn reliable truck. It drives really smooth and nice with plenty of power. Interior quality is no worse at all than the new line of Toyota trucks but the drive train in it is rock solid. They may look a little goofy but they're a nice truck. Their other pilot truck, an '01 Dodge Ram 5.9L Cummins is nearing 450K miles, but because it's a Dodge automatic it's been replaced twice, and I just put a new AC pump on it about a month ago. Those are the only problems ever had with it.

     

    I would go out and drive every one of the rigs you're interested in and see which one you like best. Then weigh the pros/cons of each rig and decide which one fits your need the best and will be the one you'll really enjoy for as long as you own it.

     

    You must not have realized I was talking about the current generation of the sequpia and the Tundra. The old seqouia cant even be compared to the new sequoia. The newer one is much larger and has the 5.7 in it. It has a towing capacity of 10000 lbs. Also, if you have the money you can get the platinum that has the self leveling function. This is somehting neither the avalanche nor the armada offer. DO your research. Since the topic of this post was "towing vehicle" it se2ms to me a vehicle with a 10000 pound payload is somehting to be mentioned. Lastly, you sound like you are just completely against toyota, which is fine but you need to realize that they are known to be and have proven to be some of the most reliable cars on the road. Just because you dont have the coin to buy one dosent mean you have to criticize them.

  7. First you need to decide if you want a truck or an SUV. If you decide on an SUV the Toyota Sequoia is the best on the road. Tows 2000 less than that 2500! You say you dont want to tow a nissan with a toyota? Why not? Both Nissan and Toyota make good vehicles. Seems to me it would be more ridiculous to tow a well built foreign nissan with a crappy american truck. Just my opinion.

  8. Really? I have been saving money for an ARB bumper for several months. I know they dont make them for the Terano anymore, but i have the body lift, so from what I hear the hardbody one will work? Are they really not strong? I need something i can hook a chain onto and have my buddies pull me out, or better yet me pull my buddies out. I cant afford to spend that kind of the money on the ARB if it isnt quality.

  9. I ran 31x10.5 on the steelies they are 15x6 inch rims. I didn't have any problems and they wore evenly but they did look ballooned.

     

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    That looks good to me. Now I just neet to find a grill guard and a rear bumber and Im ready.

  10. OK, gotta help us a little to help you :aok: As said 31"s will fit on there, Possibly 32"s with some trimming Soem people might throw a fit though runnign a 11.5" wide tire on the narrow steel wheel (I forget the width of the steelies, but remember the legos are 7" wide and are wider than the steelies)... I don't think that is exactly recomended. Don't forget to adjust your torsion bars too, if theyre sagged out your gonna loose some clearance as well and an adjustment or re-indexing may be added to your to do list.

     

    Thanks man. I think im either gone run 31" 10.5 r15 or possibly purchase wider rims and attempt to run 31x12.5 does that sound like a good plan?

  11. Here is a link to the build on my pathfinder Rattle Trap. It now has a 3" BL and a 3" SL, But With just the 3" SL and minor trimming I was running 32" BFG all terrines (seen in 2nd Pic in thread). So I am assuming you could Run the same with just a 3" BL. I hope this helps.

     

    Thanks man. You have done almost exactly what I would like to do to my pathfinder. I have been looking for a rear bumper like that for weeks. Mind letting me know where you got it? Also, what 3" suspension lift did you go with and where did you buy your spare tire rack?

     

     

    Thanks.

    Phil

  12. You can run 31x10.50 on those without any mods. Minor rubbing on frame rail at full turn. I mean really minor. I was running 31x10.50 on those same stock rims before I went for the 33s and new rims.

     

    This is what it looked like:

     

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    You'll have to add your own mud.

     

    Thanks man. That looks nice. Is that with a 3" body lift?

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