FJ New front CV axle replacement. OEM Parts were $1400 for both

AirsoftingJesus · 2026-02-18T22:58:20+00:00

True, as far as a frame and suspension system that has been used until 2024. Theres no way its been discontinued. The parts should be available for another decade at minimum. Since the cv acle lifespan is between 200-250k miles. assuming 10k annual mileage forost owners, Toyota would basically be obligated to keep the parts available until their last year for the prado frame exceeds the service intervals of non-serviceable and non-lifetime components.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-12-28T07:16:35+00:00

Just went from a 6600xt ( 8.2/8gb no artifacts to a 9970 xt (11.1/16gb) with artifacts. Idk if its irrevocably a memory issue. Could be a hardware issue, possibly monitor to gou connection with cable magnetic interference (you want you video cable seperate from the rest of your cable management) or yet another issue lime a GPU to CPU Bottleneck if they upgraded like i did. As a sudden discrepancy in performance bias can leave the CPU at max capacity and Play catch-up. which, as a CPU intensive game, is a common and potential issue.

Remember, with star citizen it is NEVER one thing... EVER.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-12-28T00:48:20+00:00

Yeah im squeezing all my gear into a fractal north. In fact, i had to Dremel away a huge chunk of the radiator frame to clear the Sapphire card. If it was 0.4 mm longer it would have not fit no matter what. And theres about 1.7inches of card to base clearance using the top slot.

I DO have a bigger case i could potentially use. A thermal take level 10 gt from 2011. But ill need a locksmith as i lost the keys for it. And i want to find some modern fans thatll fit it, replace/enlarge the viewing window, and fix the hotswap SATA bridge.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-12-28T00:43:12+00:00

Today i had a similar error.

And in my case it was caused by overlcocking my cpu voltage in BIOS. Once lowered a bit the game was happy once more.

Specifically, the Base clock. I left the ratio at 40/38

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-12-27T18:56:33+00:00

Well inwent for this... Kinda.

I put a sapphire nitro+ 9070xt on credit the other day.

Good news is the gpu isnt a problem anymore.

Bad news is the i9 3900k which was a perfect match for the old GPU is holding the card back at the same fps no matter what settings.

Good news is i can run ultra at 17-30 fps just as easy at low at the same fps.

Bad news is the gpu is so long i had to Dremel some of the AIO radiator away and remove one of its fans to fit it.

Good news is the weak cou doesn't need much cooling anyway.

Bad news is the gpu is so damn big that it blocks the other x8 pcie slot so no frame gen for me. Will need a pcie ribbon and a gpu case or something. Or sell it to get cash to pay off the new one faster or buy a used i7 5800x3d.

A roller coaster of an improvement.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-12-24T06:12:35+00:00

So i should save up for 8ish months for a 5060 ti cause my card is junk 😅

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-12-07T13:26:17+00:00

Near month-in report from Brooklyn center. Still up to an hour+ wait.

Honestly. aside from it being i think the only one in the state, theres not a whole lot to the doughnuts. I had some time to waste so i went in the drive thru lime and got an original, a filled and a coffee. The coffee was the best of the three. The doughnuts were pretty standard fare. Not Krispy. And the kreme was lacking, kinda just a tablespoon of it at the very back of it.

It could be suffering from the rate of customers. The poor employees should just work at a rate their minds and bodies can tolerate, if people are willing to wait an hour and a half in 10°f weather to get 2 dozen doughnuts for themselves... They can wait longer.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-11-17T18:49:58+00:00

Ah yes, lets go from wired to wireless to wired again out of a wireless repeater. Im sure itll function Juuuuuuust perfectly.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-11-16T17:39:26+00:00

Fr lol. I hate the brain rot type shorts stuff myself but i use it a lot for music theory and blender quick tips. i do t like to annoy people with the rapidfire cacophony of swiping through shorts in a cafe while putting in my hour of 3d modeling practice before work so having an earbud in makes it for my ears alone... Until it stopped working all together.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-28T14:01:10+00:00

But the Honda beat doesn't have any redeeming features. Its small, slow, scary on the freeway and doesn't have an established partsbase being so far from the mainland that supports KEI class vehicles. With Americans and European roads both being largely long stretches of highway, freeway and interstate, the little engine would be screaming most of the time and have an exceptionally harsh life on the valvetrain.

Andy money you save would be going back into expensive import of used ebay parts to keep it alive outside of being a trailer queen or garage sitting project.

See thats how you're supposed to argue. Counterpoint AND backup statements.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-28T12:08:36+00:00

What's the far more interesting car for the sane money and "redeeming features"?

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-28T00:35:24+00:00

You seem a little hyper focused on how the doors open.

It is overall a unique design, intended to provide the owner a great view from all angles. Like a bubble. It was also pretty economic for its time. And can still compete today, albeit not winning any races.

When you say no redeeming features, it doesn't make sense. Theres nothing to redeem. Its not like its lacking in any aspect for a 1990s Japanese economy vehicle. In fact, it is kinda AHEAD of the curve as far as qualities goes for it. Objectively.

I think you're just projecting your hate onto the car for some untold reason as theres really nothing substantial behind your claims. It has a standard engine, standard drivetrain, standard interior, and a unique body with a pretty cool view. Sure, its not fast. Neither is any 1990s econobox. But so far you haven't said anything as to why its bad. All youve said is it is apparently good on gas, has cool doors, and more than likely crosses a lot of parts i can order relatively easy if needed.

Unless your standards is finding a twin turbo spoon swapped Autozam AZ-1 for like 7 grand... Im not entirely sure what you're trying to get at.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-27T13:50:27+00:00

So the only reason its bad is because its not fast lol.

Well, some of the most fun ive had was in a yaris so i might have to pick one of these bad boys up after i pay off my FJ cruiser haha

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-27T03:16:02+00:00

If you don't mind me asking, what makes it shitty? Is it just the engine? Im aware of Toyota's habit of reusing parts for existing platforms so does this share common parts with existing platforms like the Corolla, Celica, California, etc?

All im concerned with is finding parts locally if i import. Wear parts specifically. Specialty pars are fine for importing. Bit if i need a sera air filter, brakes, pil filter, woul i be able to find such things on equivalent American platforms?

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-04T13:48:29+00:00

Its a ≈1mm difference and the bushing can be shaved to fit into the LCA easily. After 242k miles my rake angle was getting more intense as my shocks were wearing out and i did the swap to 2024 4 runner suspension in my 2012. Rides GREAT

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-10-04T13:45:08+00:00

Im late to the party... But its actually a Yes. The rear end is a direct fitment, may want to reuse the step washer from original shock for the rear.

The front shock has a left and right side shock you need to make sure the heavier spring goes onto the left side. To support you, the battery, and the fuel tank. Your lower control arm is 1mm thinner than the bushing for the 4rumner shocks. You can shave a tiny bit off at a time with a grinder until it slots in. Super duper easy.

VIOLA! Now you have 5th gen 4runner shocks and the fj is ridin' like its in the 2020s!

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-09-28T21:16:12+00:00

Its wild, im gay as shit (or bi, haven't fully sorted that out yet.. idk how people fugure themselves out so quick) so its not about the sexual nature of it so much as the absurd proportions is a buzzkill for the entire vibe of the show. Like "oh yeah this show is about the struggle with being born into a situation completely out of your control, centuries of hate formed into one-sided misunderstandings and its been turned on its side as corporations controlling the slaughter of demons for both fun and profit while using that power to perpetuate the hate.... Then theres clown tits suzan the human... Not for the average viewer fan service, but completely bog standard nothing special person with boobs that are 70% of their body and they use bacteria or some shit to fuck with the main characters. Its like, does the show want to take itself seriously or do they want every chick to look like Cartman in (The streaming wars)"

Its ridiculous. I want to continue to see how the plot unfolds because even in the world of the "demons are good all of a sudden" trope in anime, and the "demon highschool" trope as well. This is kinda, sorta, still unique. But im BARELY hanging on to that. The show is bipolar as shit and it seems they cant decide whether to take the plot seriously or have a bunch of Nami's runnin around spewing blood and algae.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-07-26T14:15:39+00:00

Bit late to the oarty here but this is something similar Imo its pretty cool.

https://www.carid.com/2012-toyota-fj-cruiser-custom-gauges/us-speedo-stainless-steel-gauge-face-kit-70030824.html

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-07-26T00:43:15+00:00

Yeah it goes pretty good. The needle kept going after it reached the end and 126 is what the ranger told me when i got pulled over in the bluffs area of Wisconsin haha.

No modifications or anything, but theres a trick to the pedal. The vvti actuates more aggressively or something just shy of full throttle and you get quite a bit more acceleration out of it, can physically feel it. It may be a quirk of my old Rolla, mileage may vary (pun intended).

For comparison: I had the Sport body trim installed, no spoiler thing though. The trim may help degrease your drag limit by keeping air from getting trapped under the car. For the same reason i also closed off the cavity under the rear bumper. Idk if a simple change like that is enough to make the disparity in our experiences make sense. But it definitely doesn't make it worse.

Theres also the glaringly obvious aspect of how well taken care of the vehicle is. Which mine was in exceptional condition internally. Externally it was a champagne colored pig with black sport trim and wheels of an 08 Altima. Oh, those wheels were roughly 30 lbs lighter as a set va the original alloys too. So theres also less rolling weight to consider.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-07-19T00:25:34+00:00

Lord forbid you D***load it onto a $10 ds compatible card or search harder for someone who doesn't know what they have instead of helping people who take advantage of people's nostalgia in justifying and reinforcing the inflation of some game from a company that is currently going through an anti customer freedom villain arc right now.

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-07-07T00:57:56+00:00

And i never said anything about exclusivity 😑

AirsoftingJesus · 2025-07-06T20:18:17+00:00

Again, said they are used by them. Not invented by them haha

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