Hello all and let me thank you in advance for your opinions/tips. As a newbie to this site I hope Im posting my question in the right section. My question is related to a much needed timing belt in my 97 4 runner 3.4 l. Ive done alot of searching for the necessary parts and found some nice looking kits on ebay. Im just wondering how much success you guys have had with Bando, Aisin, Mistsoboshi, Kuzeh, Koyo, NSK and KP/Stone/THO. Are these manufacturers of quality parts or just cheap knock offs that i will regret installing later. Again thanks for your opinions.

 

yea stay with oem.

aisan, bando, mitsuboshi, koyo, nsk,etc.

found my timing belt kit with toyota packaging on e-bay reasonably priced.

 

OP, those are the same brands Toyota repackages into Toyota boxes/bags. If you are looking at AirCabinMans eBay package with those brands, it is top notch.

 

perfect. thanks for the info. yes these are aircabinmans packages.awesome prices compared to my local dealer.