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As your in oz why not fit a Detroit locker , no messing about and very good on and off road .

Would anybody know the if there is a difference between 120 rear springs and the rear springs on a July 02 95 LWB . Cheers

Hi Yes the rear suspension was changed , Rancho RS5000 none adjustable were fitted , on my last cruiser I went for OME which had no concerns from day one , then went on to replace the fronts at a later date . To be fair I went from the workshop straight down a bumpy windy single track road home...

Hi Changed out the original 12 year old rear springs and shocks yesterday and fitted Roughtrax standard springs +20 and Rancho RS5000 and have to say not impressed on the ride home. The ride was a lot worse , swaying about, than the knackerd old units that were replaced . Will give it a week to...

Thanks Chris , will have a look in Toyota to see what's available . Leslie

Evening All Long time no post ! Looking for some info from you guys who have overhauled repaired your front diff's . I have a 02 90 LWB and intend to adjust the back lash in the diff but cannot find if the diff back lash is shim or adjusters like the rear diff. I have read all the posts on...

Hi Bob has given you good advice, you dont have any discolouring of the coolant or a milky film in the coolant do you , Was the overheating resolved , the other fault is the cooling pipe for the auto trans is cooled by the radiator , this fractures and the coolant is polluted by ATF hence the...

I have a heater I believe in my 02 colorado filter head :whistle: Cheers

Thankyou very much for the link gents , I had noticed that there is more wires in the plug than the bulbs being used I had got my eye on one of the side light units off one of the trucks for a donor bulb holder so no big deal . If I recall the prado :whistle: had two reverse lights . Cheers

Hi I have noticed what I thought was a blown o/s/r reverseing light bulb so nipped out a tea time and took off the lamp , only to find a blank bulb holder , so has anybody sorted out a solution , I was out this last weekend with a mate and he has a 05 120 and these have twin reverse lights so...

A note off another forum I read on, Heads up Just a heads up on here for you guys, maisey4quads is the user name for a guy on ebay who deals in second hand toyota spares, keep well away, i paid for a spare part, he sent the wrong one, he doesnt return your calls/emails so im stuck with a...

The temperature that the engine would reach running the mixture of oil and water emulsion would be enough to boil the coolant solution , also the pressure that is created with this problem will completely distort the radiator, Plus the damage to the gearbox as well with the contamination...

Hi there , and sorry to read of your woe's I would think your engine has been very hot due to the emulsification of the coolant , I think if I was you I would be looking to get out of this deal, ATB

You could start by putting a new hose on the fuel inlet pipe on the fuel pump and put it in a drum of new diesel and see what happens , you will need at least 5lts due to the amount the pump pulls though , it will return to the rear tank , Try this and let us know how you get on , Cheers

I would say 10w40 semi synthetic from tesco fits the bill for me , factoring the cold weather in the Highlands , This is going in the D4D , In the 1kz-te it was the mineral also from tesco , and it never used a drop in all the years we ran it ,for us to come south its around trip of at least...

Thanks very much, 600 miles home 32mpg :clap: Cheers

I have change up from a prado to a 02 colorado can anybody run me through removing the center dash facia to remove the radio , The previous owner has a blue tooth gadget on the radio and has marked the panel removing the facia , I shall remove this and hopefully plug the ariel in to get the...

A question for you guys who have changed your own injector sealing washers , Can anybody tell me the size of the fittings on the injector pipes , As I understand they are very tight from one poster , The vehicle is a 52 plate 90 series with the D4D very low milage , I have cut out injector nut...

Hi I am going to move up a model from my trusty 96 Prado Tx auto to a 02 Colorado manual I believe its the last of the 90 series , I have not driven the next series so should be quite a step up , And a manual for the sporting life to get used to , It will be nice to not have to speak japanese...

Hi We have m/t on a vehicle at work and its a interesting drive on the wet road ,a/t give you the best of both worlds , I have Goodyear MTR and these seem to be a good all rounder , dont forget the fuel penalty of the m/t tyres , ATB

Normal story at home pulled back muscle at work, BORED I have been reading about doing a manual t/c lock up convertion, up here you can some times do a lot of miles traveling at 50 mph with the engine revving and not being able to lock the t/c , with a simple flick of the switch you could turn...

I have the synthetic in the front diff and transfer box , but had to take it out of the rear diff as it was making the locker bang which is unnerving , I had a little read and the synthetic is not recommended for axles with the Detroit fitted so back to the old stuff and you wouldnt know its...

Hi I am posting this for a guy I spoke to today. They have changed brake pipes on the vehicle then bled the brakes , this was not very successful, Toyota said they needed pressure bleeding which they did , The owner used the vehicle and then experienced brake failure and returned the vehicle to...

Hi Darrel First your vehicle will still be very capable with out the LSD , Good tyres and 4x4 is still very good. Second I had no help from any UK suppliers and had to import the locker from the States . The fitting is straight forward and did it all myself. Over to you. :whistle:

Darrel The Aussies say the LSD is knackerd after 50/60000 so depending on your mileage , the LSD diff becomes an ordernary open unit , I have a 96 Prado with 150,000Km and replaced mine three years ago with a Detroit softlocker ,The other option is a Truetrac which is a LSD . Cheers

Hi I have read that the oil from the transfer box can leak through , so I would give it a check , ATB

Thanks gents for the replies , And Ive got a big mf airgun if required, :whistle:

Hi Anybody have details for contacting Mr Rubie , I have tried twice through the members page but no luck , I am after the Transfer box front out put seals for the KZJ95. ATB