elky McElkerson
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- Mar 13, 2014
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i might be maturing. i havent freaked out yet.
1. my wife\'s subaru started ticking..no knocking. and power went down. i took it in, and they stethoscoped it. the sound was confirmed to come from under a valve cover. i left it there with a worse case scenario, and a best case scenario.
guess what i had. yup..the worse.
the motor was pulled out and the heads taken off and machined. car had 100k miles and at 105k, it needs a new timing belt..so do it while it\'s out and easy. i had them do a few other things, like all the vacumn hoses you cant reach..ever. (they didnt charge for all the hosing). well, car is better.
2. took my truck in for a simple oil change. i cant do it myself because i am in an apartment and i have my tools locked up in storage. they typed in my VIN and said, i have a safety recall!! my leaf springs can snap off, cut my fuel tank and send me to a fiery death driving to elk camp. they insisted on doing the work. okay...i said, \"only do it, if you will move my add-a-leafs over to the new springs\".
\"okay!\"
i was worried and called them back later. he said the suspension was done and the AAL got swapped over and truck was level. i was still worried..but trusted the guy. i couldnt get truck back yet, because i apparently bent a tie-rod that didnt allow them to do an alignment. i waited for the parts and the price was reasonable.
picked up truck yesterday. i almost laughed. not only did they not do the AAL swap, they took my weathertech floor mats out and put them in back to protect me from my gas pedal getting stuck and driving off a to my fiery death going to elk camp.
my truck is so janky. tail dragging. it looks stupid. and it rides stupid. the front aftermarket springs are not matched to the new OEM ones in back. hahahha.. he quoted me $780 for just the OEM springs in front to lower it. if i need new struts, it will be waaay more.
before you ask..my AAL\'s are missing and i dont think they will fit the new springs. looks like toyota added some braces that will conflict the fitment.
i just bought new (to me) OEM toyota parts off of ebay. some guy selling his 2014 spring/strut assemblies he took off when he went with a full lift. $250. i am going to try to strong arm toyota-guy to install them for me..if not, my friends are ready. sucks i have to do the alignment again.
ARGH!! glad i still love the truck. or you know..fiery death.
1. my wife\'s subaru started ticking..no knocking. and power went down. i took it in, and they stethoscoped it. the sound was confirmed to come from under a valve cover. i left it there with a worse case scenario, and a best case scenario.
guess what i had. yup..the worse.
the motor was pulled out and the heads taken off and machined. car had 100k miles and at 105k, it needs a new timing belt..so do it while it\'s out and easy. i had them do a few other things, like all the vacumn hoses you cant reach..ever. (they didnt charge for all the hosing). well, car is better.
2. took my truck in for a simple oil change. i cant do it myself because i am in an apartment and i have my tools locked up in storage. they typed in my VIN and said, i have a safety recall!! my leaf springs can snap off, cut my fuel tank and send me to a fiery death driving to elk camp. they insisted on doing the work. okay...i said, \"only do it, if you will move my add-a-leafs over to the new springs\".
\"okay!\"
i was worried and called them back later. he said the suspension was done and the AAL got swapped over and truck was level. i was still worried..but trusted the guy. i couldnt get truck back yet, because i apparently bent a tie-rod that didnt allow them to do an alignment. i waited for the parts and the price was reasonable.
picked up truck yesterday. i almost laughed. not only did they not do the AAL swap, they took my weathertech floor mats out and put them in back to protect me from my gas pedal getting stuck and driving off a to my fiery death going to elk camp.
my truck is so janky. tail dragging. it looks stupid. and it rides stupid. the front aftermarket springs are not matched to the new OEM ones in back. hahahha.. he quoted me $780 for just the OEM springs in front to lower it. if i need new struts, it will be waaay more.
before you ask..my AAL\'s are missing and i dont think they will fit the new springs. looks like toyota added some braces that will conflict the fitment.
i just bought new (to me) OEM toyota parts off of ebay. some guy selling his 2014 spring/strut assemblies he took off when he went with a full lift. $250. i am going to try to strong arm toyota-guy to install them for me..if not, my friends are ready. sucks i have to do the alignment again.
ARGH!! glad i still love the truck. or you know..fiery death.
