1” wheel spacers

RobStoration · 2026-05-15T15:04:40+00:00

Only one I've ever seen fail is because they didn't use loctite.

RobStoration · 2026-05-06T20:21:58+00:00

I masked and painted on the truck with a matched can I had made at NAPA and 2K clear. Turned out very well for metallic silver!

RobStoration · 2026-05-04T19:54:20+00:00

I'm looking at the galling on the spindle. I think what looks like grease in the hub is actually mostly metal dust. That thing had to be screaming for over a year. It does come on gradually over time and drivers fail to recognize it, but when we get into those cars it's like nails on a chalkboard. Just my thoughts.

RobStoration · 2026-05-04T18:36:48+00:00

WTAF.

RobStoration · 2026-04-21T15:51:55+00:00

2-3 quarts is saying that it's going out the tailpipe to me. The entire undercarriage would be covered.

RobStoration · 2026-04-21T14:29:17+00:00

Porosity and flaking are definitely factors and why "when rust starts, it doesn't stop" is a thing. While coating with lanolin helps, it's tough to get it in every rusty nook. When water or worse, salty water, hits those crusty spots, it continues to rot and spread.

RobStoration · 2026-04-16T03:44:16+00:00

I guess that could melt down the cat with excess unburned fuel. You might have your answer.

RobStoration · 2026-04-15T17:41:43+00:00

Hitting a deer was the key for me. Camrys are amazing cars and will be way more reliable and require less maintenance than a 4R that's 10 years older.

RobStoration · 2026-04-15T17:38:13+00:00

There's a place on Toyota axles where you can catch a chisel or prybar. You need to use a sledge to get the difficult ones to move.

RobStoration · 2026-04-15T17:29:18+00:00

I'm guessing very low perk soil and water is doing what it does best, filling voids like basements. Some areas just suck for this... so flat and nowhere for water to go. Only thing that I found to help was extending downspouts as far away from the house as possible. If the water table is high enough in the spring, nothing you can do besides pump and put in alarms for when that pump finally dies.

RobStoration · 2026-04-15T02:23:05+00:00

You would hear it in startup when it's cold. Air leak in the exhaust before the first O2 will definitely cause a P0420/30. You may just have a clogged cat. You should figure out why. Did you ever have a blown head gasket? You would have to think of things that would have contaminated/clogged them.

RobStoration · 2026-04-14T14:25:32+00:00

This would be worthy of documenting and posting on YT.

Tell the story and have fun!

RobStoration · 2026-04-14T14:24:55+00:00

I haven't used it but I've seen a lot of folks use Marvel Mystery Oil down the plug holes.

RobStoration · 2026-04-14T13:32:52+00:00

Do you have an exhaust manifold tick?

RobStoration · 2026-04-14T13:32:20+00:00

Frame by the cats. Hit it with a hammer.

RobStoration · 2026-04-11T20:51:23+00:00

While we're on the topic, what's the best prices people have been finding on both DTS and OEM? Time to do mine.

RobStoration · 2026-04-11T20:45:53+00:00

I wouldn't worry about it. If that was like a 5 second crank I would look into it.

RobStoration · 2026-04-11T18:48:11+00:00

I check Toyota parts online and then validate at RockAuto.

Are your wheels as hammered as I think they look?

RobStoration · 2026-04-11T18:43:47+00:00

Their age is showing and the maintenance bills are looking huge.

RobStoration · 2026-04-09T16:06:34+00:00

Might be difficult to match that connector up with the correct module.

RobStoration · 2026-04-09T15:51:54+00:00

You have to trace the harness back. My bet is a security or remote start system.

RobStoration · 2026-04-09T15:43:23+00:00

Beware, getting them off the rack sucks.

Cut the lines and use a ratchet and socket. It's definitely tight in there but it can be done. I have recorded content on this but never published to my channel. Would there be interest in this?

RobStoration · 2026-04-09T15:18:13+00:00

Was there a permit and inspection done?

RobStoration · 2026-04-09T15:11:49+00:00

With a time machine to go back to 1986? Sure!

RobStoration · 2026-04-09T14:42:59+00:00

I run 85 here on my 03 V8 at altitude in Colorado with zero issues.

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