General vehicle thread

[ray1970]

I would gladly give up the automatic transmission in my company truck if they would get me power windows and door locks instead. Manual windows and locks are a pain in my butt but I could deal with shifting my own gears.

[Irving]

That Bronco II was a solid axle front though, right? IFS can't really compete with that.

[brutal]

That Bronco II was a solid axle front though, right? IFS can't really compete with that.

No, it had the Ford twin beam.

[Irving]

Ahh yes, I was reading up on those the other day. Ford used that for a long time in a lot of different vehicles. Rangers and first gen Explorers as well. Hell, I wouldn't be surprised if they used that in the Cobra II's.

[Irving]

I don't think they were messing me around, I didn't properly torque the wheel bearings. Although, the one guy telling me that my center link was bad shouldn't have affected his ability to do an alignment. Doesn't matter because at the time the wheel bearings were still loose and I replaced the center link anyway. I think the only parts of the front end I haven't replaced are the sway bar bushing (linkage is a bit bent) and the torsion bars. I just wasn't going to drive 45 minutes one way to be told it couldn't be aligned for a third time in a row.

[Gman]

Yeah, "Allison branded". You get the GM version and they call it an Allison. Not quite the same thing.

[Erni]

Well poop again. Window regulator in daughters car went kaput. Located a used one in south Denver and for a few bucks more I can take the door. Guy took off the door and started to take it apart. I just hope he did not break all the clips I wanted to salvage that are part of the door plastic. They are broken on my car and are not sold separately. It will be interesting adjusting the window pane.

[CS1983]

Want to check something before I wreck something.

It’s my understanding the 2000 lx470 has center locking differential, not viscous.

So, for tire replacements I should be fine with just replacing both front or both rear, right?

I need to get a spare. I can either buy 5 new KO2’s or one spare And if I get a flat drive slow until I get front or rear replaced, right?

If I can get away with just replacing both front or rear tires in the event of a flat, having limped along on a spare, that seems more money smart.

If I *need* to buy all new, including spare, and rotate them, I will. If I can get along with just replacing front/rear as needed, I will.

Edumacate me.

[Irving]

Is there an AWD option? That would indicated that the center diff is viscous, but can be locked. However, rather than BS my way through a question I don't know the answer to. I'll screen shot your question and ask my Toyota friends that will know the answer and report back.

[Gman]

You should be able to buy tires in axle pairs. Typically, your best tires go on the front since they're used for steering control and most of your braking.