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The switch itself, depending on the truck model, is $250-300 and easy to DIY replace.

The dealership, and any shop who goes straight off Hunter's software, performs alignments on new Tacos and Tundras based on ride height. This only applies to stock height trucks and even then it's a bad alignment. Take it to a performance shop who works on lowered cars and lifted trucks. We've...

That's a great response from a vendor who is effectively talking you out of a sale. And he is correct in his statements. Also - "digressive" damping is marketing for a regular shim stack valve. The damping reduces as shock shaft speed increases, which flexes the shims away from the piston port...

Most dealerships will take a new Tacoma, slap on a cheap 2.5" ReadyLift kit with some aftermarket wheels and 33" LT rated All Terrains, and sell it as a $6k "accessories" package. So if a dealer has that truck on the sales floor, I would definitely call them out for pushing back on any warranty...

Aside from getting Toyota to fix it, the only option I can think of is to use a metal rod to poke around while the noise is occurring. Not sure I'd trust wood around the cat/downpipe. And if you touch it to your trans case and hold it to your ear, it will act like a stethoscope to amplify any...

You're spot on. I could dive into damping preferences and use cases, but I'll just say that I think 5100s are good shocks for a basic daily driver that may see an occasional dirt/gravel road at low speeds. The TRD Off Road shocks are better than 5100s for certain uses, and for certain drivers...

That's a big "it depends". The TRD Off Road dampers are a better quality, and more sophisticated, shock versus the 5100. But they are damped softer than average in the initial travel, and then MUCH firmer than average in the ESCV second stage of the travel. This is the whole "bottoming out"...

Bilstein 5100 (and 6112), along with all other "lift shocks" on the market, provide lift in one of two ways: The shocks are longer than stock (longer from the bottom spring perch to the lower mounting eye)(5100s are a bit longer than stock). The shocks preload the spring more than stock (such...

If I came across as condescending and judgemental, I apologize. That was not my intent. I was surprised, and genuinely curious about your situation, so I asked in a casual way that was supposed to be conversational. I obviously failed at that. I support anyone's rights to take calculated risks...

I have a case open with Toyota (Corporate) for my vibration. My Case Manager told me last week that there is now a fix for this specific recall - maybe it hasn't made it to every dealership yet. I recall that the gauge cluster will be inspected, then either (A) have the firmware updated, or (B)...

Whoa there. You made the comment, I asked for clarification because that's how conversations work.

So... Are you going to post the result?

Um ... What? Why?

I had that thought too, since carrier bearing spacers are commonly needed after rear lifts. When I loaded 500lb of crap in the bed of my truck, the suspension squatted ~1.5" from stock. The driveshaft angle of the rest half was now slightly up from perfectly in line with the front half. The...

Damn. Do you think the issue is inherent to the 2pc Spicer driveshafts that come on long bed trucks?

Since I'm dealing with a new vibration on my truck as well... Did anyone ever have success getting their dealership, or Corporate Toyota, to fix this? @Reptar - you got a new driveshaft, but did it also vibrate right away? Or gradually? I'll try that driveshaft camera test this weekend to see...

I skipped the exhaust dump as well, because of exhaust intrusion into the cab (especially when the rear window is open). It's a valid issue. I've also read about instances of exhaust heat scorching the rear axle.

Negative. You need to change one of the three screens to have a specific tire pressure display.

I tried pulling my negative battery terminal this morning for 30+ minutes, just to see what would happen. Maybe with all the electronics something would reset. No change. Blah.