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How much oil should I fill my twin tube shocks? specifically kw v2 twin tubes? Can i get some of that foam and fill her up all the way? what size foam will i need? Is there some sort of formula to calculate internal volume and travel length to determine how much space to leave for the fluid to move or what size foam to use?

You could just tilt the truck to maximize solar maybe articulate off a rock or something.

My Lexus GX 460 has 50k kilometres on the odometer. It has never been off road. The kdss light came on. My local Toyota dealership quoted a replacement cost of $7100. Since COVID has interfered with the availability of for sale units I am aware that dealers have been making up for poor sales figures through service work. I think this is a scam and Toyota should be ashamed of putting absolutely unnecessary gimmicky, expensive and flawed systems on their vehicles.

I installed TRD fox shocks on my 5th Gen TRD ORP which has KDSS… but now my car has a 1” lean on the passenger side. I’ve heard that the spacer will help correct the lean, but I’m curious if the KDSS is now not at 100% because the oil is not balanced between driver and passenger side… I was told to disconnect kdss and drive around for about two weeks and make some hard right turns and this apparently should correct the lean. I’ve been doing this for a couple of days now, but I’m not seeing much difference at all, but I haven’t measured yet. If anyone has any ideas on how to correct the lean, I would really appreciate it

Now that the issues has been isolated it would be great for Toyota to address the issue. I was told by expert mechanics that most engines are designed to fall apart at 50,000kms therefore we all have that massive service expense at 50,000kms. Not agreeing with the service issues but Toyota still is a business to run as with all these technology I’m quite sure they can make it even more reliable.

We just bought a 2024 4runner, was all about getting one with KDSS, but the more research I did the more I learned it really is not mechanically sound. It's great for road drivers and crawling slowely off-road, problem is if you drive fast off road, especially long washboard roads and such, it is an absolute nightmare. The KDSS will kick in cosntantly while offroading at a decent speed 30 mph+ and send extremely rough hits into the cabin because it's locking the sway bar. It also lowers the front clearance by about 1.8 inches, andif any of it malfunctions the cost to repair is insane like $4,000 to $6,000 usd. Just avoid it, seriously. It seems like a band-aid toyota came up with to combat rollover crashes but just doesnt work in real life situations, only under controlled tests. There is a reason this is not a standard system on all vehicles.

Sir we can our bike in this ?

So you lift the front diff on IFS with springs? Not tires like on a live axle? Is that correct?

I wonder if there's an advanced version where they use actual numbers. Vehicle corner weights Suspension travel Spring rates and compression length Example: 1200lb corner 8in suspension travel 300lb/in spring rate with 8in max compression The corner will be static at 4in of compression, allowing for 4in of droop and 4in of dynamic compression. (Mildly less when accounting for bumpstop and cargo)

That much torque is not anything crazy for that engine size. The S58 engine in the BMW M3/4 and X3/4 makes 480 lb/ft of torque with only 3 liters of displacement. That has proven to be a reliable engine. But it has all forged internals.

I will NEVER buy: 1. Turbo engine. 2. DCT. 3. CVT. 4. EV. 5. AWD. 6. 4X4. 7. American vehicle makes.

Most of the people that picked the wide tires are the ride around on the blacktop warriors (Jeep Owners) 😂😂😂😂

That was great! Thank you!!

So If I go grab 285/70/17 tires, I can throw them on my stock FJ without issue?

After he brought out the lego, I started understanding.

JUNK SO DISAPPOINTED IN TOYOTA

* * I've been a Lexus guy for over 20 years! All my vehicles have been LEXUS! ...........................All MADE IN JAPAN...not f-ing US or Canada...!!! .................Now I have to say that the Lexus brand is no longer what it used to be...!!! ......................................Reliability, quality, dependability...=...ZERO! ................................I am better off with a cheap crappy CHEVY! ...................* *

This is right up my alley. 235 width tires on my 3rd Gen Tacoma. Here’s another benefit of the thin tire. The tire is markedly lighter (23# lighter). Lighter unsprung mass is freeing up horsepower.

Next time use a bifacial solar panel..👍

Will you have to regear the FJ after installing this 25 inch tire? With 33 inch tire we don't have to buy another gear.

No, not reliable

Charge the portable battery on the cars 12v.

Pizza cutter will get better gas mileage and not strain that baby Jeep motor and transmission! Get a real truck and you can run big boy tires WITH POWER..

I'd like to know more about the oiling system

No replacement for displacement.

As a daily driver this video was pointless. I was expecting traction/hydroplaning comparisons

An inline-4 or inline-6 turbo diesel would be more reliable. Works for the Hilux and Land Cruisers outside the US. Then again, small diesels are not meant for the US market. They're relatively big and slow, which aren't that great for freeway driving. They're utilitarian, but a good petrol V8 could solve majority of the torque demand anyways for similar use cases.

i’m not an engineer however, I have experience rebuilding engines. One of the things that comes to mind is the tolerance between the main bearing, as well as crankshaft and caps may be the oil isn’t seeping through as smoothly. Also, oil weight play a big factor as well.

So my next question is how common does this occur?

very informative. thank you.

i will simplify it for you: if there were no fascistic government mandates, we would still have our v8s which is what we want. RIGHT NOW and I DO emphasize RIGHT NOW, the US government is EXEMPTING itself from those stupid restrictions on military vehicles because the people who know, know they’re unreliable. TAKE back YOUR individual freedom to decide for yourself what engine YOU prefer in YOUR car.

Great episode, so well described and heaps of effort to film this. Thanks so much, if you ever come to Tasmania, check in and we can go wheeling in my new GX550 👍 SUBBED & LIKED

This is how you test!

Im curious to see how the travel is with the sway bar removed, its got pretty long control arms compared to other toyota models.

Finally a subject im pretty knowledgeable about! The longer stroke and shorter rod ratio (this is likely though i dont have any rod length numbers) force the piston to spend less time near piston Top Dead Center and in conjunction with a smaller bore and an optimized burn the ignition can be less advanced (reducing pumping losses) and resists knock because of the faster piston acceleration away from TDC. All of this increases low end torque. add in small quick spooling turbos and you have more power being made in a smaller surface area. The smaller surface area allows less heat loss(through conduction and more Work extracted) Main and rod bearing diameter (and width) have probably been minimized to reduce frictional losses. Couple this with fewer rod and (more importantly) MAIN bearings in a V6 VS a V8 and the more violent (because of shorter duration combustion and being shared between fewer cylinders) combustion strokes and the bearings are dealing with much more force with a smaller bearing surface area. If the forces are enough to break through the cushioning oil layer because of knock or power, or even bad harmonics they will relatively quickly damage bearings. Less agressive ignition timing, less torque or higher viscosity oil should all be able to bandaid the problems, but in the end its likely the bearings being over-optimized for fuel efficiency and not having enough of a margin of error for unknown harmonics or the effect of the faster combustion on instantaneous loads sent through the piston/rod/crank assembly

8:20 just buy an ev truck with v2l

Is my original astrovan chevy.alternator 105 amp. Is strong enough to handle the charging of my delta 2 ?? Please answer , merci

Good work bro learned a lot

I installed a 200W solar panel on the lid of my RTT and quickly came to realize that if I want the panels to work, I need to be parked in direct sunlight all of the time, which is not what you want with an RTT, so I now have panels other panels that I can place in the sun and leave my car in the shade.

Why not are you using a 530 W panel?

Can you do a video on whether or not larger tires are bad for the drivetrain?

They did this video knowing they had a faulty engine and recall on the way...

Amazing video!!! Thanks for all the data!! Love it!

Thanks for your clear and helpful video. 😁

Would there be an efficiency difference using 240 volt appliances vs the 110v

Finally someone touches on the pros AND the cons of the portable power station units. They make a ton of sense for use cases like yours, but WAY less sense for residential or larger RV solar. I'm so tired of seeing people spend $5000 on a huge ecoflow and then only getting a couple solar panels to charge it because they used all of their budget on their battery. On my 22ft RV, I have 15kw of battery, 2000 watts of solar, and 6000watts of inverter. All of that costed me ~$4500. If you shop around, do and do some research, you can slap together a really competent system now for CHEAP, and it's almost as easy as an Ecoflow. That said, I doubt my system would be anywhere NEAR rugged enough for the stuff you do, and you definitely cannot move it around willy nilly. I'm also working with easily 4x the space as you so it's not a concern. I very much dislike the way so many channels try and label their specific setup as "the best." I think your setup is definitely the best for you and I'd never recommend you go the route I did.

Awesome Video, just what I was looking for. What size gauge wire did you run from your battery to the Victron converter?