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    But I'm no stranger to the Rolla. I have a 99 and its my daily. Original owner.

    You peeps seem like a fun bunch and its always nice to bounce ideas with others.
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    Nice welcome! Post some pics, let's see this one owner car
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    Whats Up Mac.

    The Rolla Rolls . . .

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    Are those Enkei J Speed rims?
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    Yes Sir they are. Wrapped in Yoko's.

    Good Eye.
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    Damn I love those lol
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    Thanks Man. I needed them. The old steelies were beat to Hell and out of round.

    I'm currently in the middle of making a maintenance list for this ride. It needs some attention to last another 15 years. It still runs strong and gets 28-29 mpg, most modern econoboxes are similar in specs.
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    Looks pretty stock, anything done to it, or are you keeping it reliable lol
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    Its all stock with the exclusion of the wheels and tires. Reliability is the name of the game with this ride. Since its my daily I need it just for that. I have always used genuine Toyota parts too. No aftermarket wackyness.

    It will however receive a full suspension rebuild this year. All OEM components with the exception of the Tokico Blues and Tien H Techs that will be installed. The only thing stopping me is time. Once I have the new setup I'll drop another photo here for others to see what the setup is like and I'll give a review of the ride quality. I need a more firm setup for highway driving but I don't want to loose that plush ride the Rolla gives.

    Currently the bushings and the struts are pretty beat, and of course the dreaded rear spring sag is evident as Hell.
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    Sometimes I wish I left mine stock lol
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    Welcome to the forum, thanks for the pic

    I know that feel, too haha
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    Thanks Gentlemen. No worries. I look forward to sharing some of my near future suspension projects. Plus over the years I have learned how to fix strange things that come up. Like the time the headlights decided not to work at all in the middle of the night. No highs or lows. I'm sure someone here has had that problem already.
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    Wow not me thank goodness lol. Fuse or relay perhaps?
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    Actually neither. It was a bad ground in a ground junction. The wire actually melted itself. This was after 5 hours of troubleshooting every relay and fuse in the system. I came across the issue. Its actually a bad design and I rectified it by using a thicker gauge wire grounded straight to the chassis.
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