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Idler wheels, Gates vs OEM?

Discussion in '2nd Gen. Tacomas (2005-2015)' started by Imageoguy, Sep 10, 2024.

  1. Sep 10, 2024 at 1:51 PM
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    Imageoguy

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    Thinking of replacing my idler wheels soon. Got over 70K miles on the 3 idler wheels and 150K on the tensioner idler. They are fairly rusty from the roadsalt here and thinking of replacing for peace of mind and before winter hits. OEM has gotten crazy expensive. How does the Gates kit compare with OEM?
     
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  2. Sep 10, 2024 at 2:43 PM
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    I have all gates pulleys on mine and they have been fine. Seem to be good quality and are pretty cheap on rock auto.
     
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  3. Sep 10, 2024 at 2:45 PM
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    drizzoh

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    I've never had good luck with Gates and it sounds like those OEM's lasted a lonnnnng time. I'd lean towards OEM in this case.
     
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