I guess I'm the new guy...
Posted: Sat Oct 30, 2021 3:37 pm
Picked up a 2010 SE about a month ago, fun truck.
Got it at a dealership in northern Il, 89K, rust free body, 5 new Falken HT02s (even the spare is brand new), new rear brakes, and battery. Not to bad, minimal surface rust on the frame even.
Found this website doing my due diligence as I was looking for an old school SUV w/ 4WD.
All the usual suspects, LR3, Xterra, 4Runner..... you know them all.
Knew about the SMOD from here, crazy man.
So what have I done in the first month?
New struts up front. One had a broken spring, dealer must have missed it.
New MOOG springs in the back, KYB shocks too. A little too much sag not to.
New front rotors and pads.
Fluid change on both diffs, transfer case, and transmission. Valvoline MaxLife synthetic all around.
New rear sway bar links, found one broken. Dealer must have missed it.
Painting as I go along.
So it has the ZL11A radiator.
A new Koyo radiator from Parts Geek is in the garage as well as OEM thermostat, water pump, and timing chain tensioner. Might as well if the radiator is out.
Any tips on the fan clutch?
Between Parts Geek and Rock Auto I'm not into this thing too much. YET.
Upper and lower control arms, ball joints, bushings, sway bar links, and tie rod ends should round out the front over the winter.
Really looking forward the having some fun with this truck come springtime.
Got it at a dealership in northern Il, 89K, rust free body, 5 new Falken HT02s (even the spare is brand new), new rear brakes, and battery. Not to bad, minimal surface rust on the frame even.
Found this website doing my due diligence as I was looking for an old school SUV w/ 4WD.
All the usual suspects, LR3, Xterra, 4Runner..... you know them all.
Knew about the SMOD from here, crazy man.
So what have I done in the first month?
New struts up front. One had a broken spring, dealer must have missed it.
New MOOG springs in the back, KYB shocks too. A little too much sag not to.
New front rotors and pads.
Fluid change on both diffs, transfer case, and transmission. Valvoline MaxLife synthetic all around.
New rear sway bar links, found one broken. Dealer must have missed it.
Painting as I go along.
So it has the ZL11A radiator.
A new Koyo radiator from Parts Geek is in the garage as well as OEM thermostat, water pump, and timing chain tensioner. Might as well if the radiator is out.
Any tips on the fan clutch?
Between Parts Geek and Rock Auto I'm not into this thing too much. YET.
Upper and lower control arms, ball joints, bushings, sway bar links, and tie rod ends should round out the front over the winter.
Really looking forward the having some fun with this truck come springtime.
