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I cant see the link from work so when i get home ill take a look and let you know what i think. Ill try to post a pic of mine too. Its just a 24 inch piece of angled steel. It's pretty sturdy...definitely sturdier than conduit....but i dont imagine it would be strong enough to stop the engine from dropping either

I would be concerned about that with some of the heavier duty ones like the jackson motorsports one....but with something like conduit with the ends crushed...i seriously doubt it could prevent the motor from not dropping back. if it could id be seriously impressed

Ok....so ive been getting all kinds of O2 codes recently. until yesterday.....i was getting bank 1 and 2 sensor t20 high voltage codes and a bank 1 sensor 2 insufficient code. Now yesterday i pulled them again and im getting codes for both banks sensor 1 as well! What the hell man know the tsb for the grounding harness doesnt apply to the 01's....but ive made my own engine block ground harness and installed it anyways. i have new o2 sensors for both bank rear sensors on the way....but what are the odds both of the pre cat sensors are bad now too? The truck has a lot of miles and i dont know if theyve ever been changed....but whats the likelihood of them all going bad at once? The light first came on about two months ago. Both rear sensors have spark plug non foulers on them because they were originally getting codes for cats being insufficient as well and the non foulers took care of those...but im still getting the rest

Did you get the new rubber insulator as well?

I believe so. Just pop the hood and look at them. Are they aluminum, or black plastic? If they’re plastic they’re not serviceable. Not without a hole saw and some patience anyways

So this is a super old thread but i thought id comment here as ive seen these questions and issues a lot about these grounds, and people having o2 sensor issues. thes grounds are not here as an arbitrary location because it was easy. The o2 sensors ground themselves through the exhaust that they are screwed into....however, exhausts are usually suspended by rubber mounts to reduce vibration and noise. this severely nhbits the ability for good grounding. These straps are added to help the o2 sensors achieve good ground. This wont always cause a problem if they are not attached....but it is highly possible. Especailly in older vehicles or o2 sensors with a lot of mileage on them

Was the difference mind blowing? No. But for 6 dollars and an hours worth of work I’ve nevwr done a better mod to my truck. The difference in body roll while cornering on a particular tight freeway turn is very noticeable. I’m super happy with mine

The o-rings are not serviceable on vq motors with the plastic valve covers. depending on when your 01 was manufactured...it may come with the aluminum covers which are serviceable. my 01 qx4 manufactured in 05/01 has the aluminum covers which are serviceable

i know this is an old thread but just thought id throw it out there that the IACV shorting out due to coolant getting into it is a known cause for frying ecm's in 01 r50's

Im having a helluva time trying to figure out what bulbs i can use to replace the dash bulbs in my 01 qx4. I have one or two out in the hvac control as well. from what ive read it seems like the bulb is a 74, but im also seeing that post facelift 01 qx4 cant use led bulbs? Anybody know?

Sway bar links is technically a very easy job. Remove wheel. Remove two link nuts, replace. However....one nut on each side was seized and rounded off on me. I just cut them off with a sawzall since my new link came with new hardware. Didn’t take me too long. The sway bar bushings are easy as well. No press required. They are split so you just slip them over the bar and replace the mounts. 20 minutes job. Just make sure and soak everything in pb blaster a couple times a day or two in advance to get them off easier

New sway bar links, bushings, and a homemade missing link have completely eliminated the clunking I was having while cornering on freeway ramps or pulling up into my elevated driveway. I think I spent 30 bucks total on all parts and the handling is much improved

I cut off my resonator and used a downturn to exit my exhaust out under the right tire. You can’t see it from behind the vehicle. No noticeable change in volume. I’ve just ordered a chambered muffler from amazon “thrush” and will be installing it soon. I’ll let you know how it works out

Just a heads up....they guy that owns jackson motor sports has stated that that was their original prototype and it works pretty much as well as the one they were selling. I made one last week from 6 dollars worth of 1 1/4 angled steel. It’s working great and is one of the better mods I’ve done to my pathy