What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?

Very sorry to hear this. Maybe you can find an independent Toyota licensed repair shop to examine your problem and explain to Toyota what is happening.
You would think a dealer would want to do the work under warranty as Toyota pays them... not really sure what to make of this.
Please, keep us informed!
Ryan.

 

That’s crazy man. Sorry to hear that.

 

Well it’s not extravagant, but put in some
Husky floor liners before the long MN winter. Tried the husky rear cargo, but didn’t seem flush. Anyone have any favorites for cargo area to help keep clean and rid of dog hair? Also same for interior LED kits?

 

I have the same front/rear floor liners and love them, especially at half the cost of WeatherTech. As for the rear cargo, while I dont have them yet (likely spring 2021) I believe a favorite of the forum is https://www.canvasback.com/

For the interior LED upgrade. I went with LASFIT. The middle and rear cargo lights are arriving today, but I did the front cabin and was impressed with the sheer brightness. I also went with the same company for front/rear turn signals, side marker, license plate light and reverse lights. I don't think you'll be disappointed whatsoever.

 

Great - I’ll be checking them both out! Thanks for the tip!

 

You're most welcome!

 

I like the oem rear cargo mat. Cheap and durable.

 

thanks for the heads up! I've been checking out the Canvasback that was recommended. I see they are from my State, so probably going to support the local business!

 

Take a look on Amazon I did leds on mine and love it. I think it’s was like 25/30 for all the lights for Interior

 

I have the same front and rear liners, and so far so good. I actually think I like them better then the weathertech I've had in the past as they seem to shed dirt more easily.

As for the cargo area, I'm still using the stock cargo mat since it was already there, but I went against the grain a bit and chose cargo liner instead of canvasback.

https://www.cargoliner.com/collections/toyota-4runner-ultimate-pet-liner

 

Decided to throw some Wildpeak AT3s on. OEM sizing and waiting on 5100s all the way around once the back-order is fulfilled. Also installed Runnin 4 Tacos blacked out mirror indicators. A good day!

 

This was a few weeks ago but I met up with some old friends at Dove Springs for an impromptu weekend. We each got COVID tests to make sure we didn't bring anything home to our families. The offroading there is really geared more towards zipping around on dirtbikes and buggies rather than exploration, but it was still fun. Highlights included visiting the Burro Schmidt tunnel and getting buzzed by a plane (you can see it for a brief glimpse in the video, shame I had the timelapse enabled instead of the standard video).

 

Canvasbacks are great. You may want to wait for Black Friday to order. Normally that is their only sale of the year.

 

Nice thanks for the heads up! I actually already ordered, I reached out to them and they were able to give me a $20 discount a for being on the local department (it fell under their military discount). I just doubled down for the red stitching since that's what the interior seats have. Looks like a great product, i'll be excited to get it installed.

 

Way to pull the trigger! Now that I know about the sale, I will likely wait until then. I too will go with the stitching.

 

Def. agree w/ it looking to be more geared towards buggies, atv's, etc. The cave exploration looked like fun.

 

That looks like a lot of fun. How fast were you able to go on those straights? The buggy at the end looked like an alien spacecraft with those wobbly antennas lol! If you guys like mine explorations check out this guys channel. He gets into places I wouldn't dream of going! Cool stuff.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCtFNKt_IKBpalOWXuIreW7Q

 

I can appreciate a good YouTube channel. Thank you for sharing! I will be diving in this weekend.

 

The whole area's really just an offroad park, it's pretty chewed up from all of the desert rats blasting around. I tend to look for really remote areas to explore in protected areas like the MNP and Death Valley. The Burro Schmidt tunnel is really interesting- the guy spent forty years digging it by himself to make a route through the mountains to transport ore. It proved ultimately fruitless when they built a road before he'd even made it halfway. But he insisted on finishing. The exit goes outside to a steep bluff with no road down, so it's kind of a dead end. He just finished the tunnel and that was it.

In the 4Runner I really only went about 30-40 on the main roads, everything else slowed me down to a crawl. The RZR buggies can really move. Even through choppy stuff I'd estimate 50-60. Dedicated long travel helps a lot!

 

Well, I didn’t want to spend as much for husky and weathertech, so I got the maxliner, fronts only. I very rarely have anybody in the back and these ran me 132cad (100us)
Perfect fit on the clips and all corners.

 

https://yankum.com/
This is the brand that "Matt's offroad recovery" uses on YouTube. They take a lot of abuse but are a bit big.
I like kinetic ropes & will be buying one for winter here also. Pushing snow you can easily get stuck in a big storm...
Let us know what you buy!

 

Remember to buy bigger than you need for safety! Good shopping.
Ryan

 

https://www.bubbarope.com/recovery-ropes/renegade-30-foot
I know a few people who have these. I also know someone who broke 2 of them. I cannot speak to if they were used correctly. I am skeptical that they only give breaking weight. Not working weights...
Ryan

 

@A&P
We live in different climates to an extent. You may get snow from the lakes or off shore while ours usually come from the Rockies.
We haven't seen large snow in a few years but one year we got 60" of snow with one storm drifting up to the second floor of houses!
Anyone on the outside of the city gets the blowing winds of open corn fields & can make travel impossible! While in the city it is just like everywhere else. The new thing here are bad ice storms & those are horrible.
Buy smart & keep safe. Also, thanks for helping others!
Ryan.

 

40,000 mile oil change today. Can't believe I'm already at 40k on this thing.

Switched the plastic oil filter housing over to the metal one. Metal one screws on a lot easier. The plastic one fought me most of the way.

Added a little anti-seize to the skid plate bolts.

Purrs like a kitten.

 

Still enjoying my ride like the day I bought it.

 

Put 6.6qts of fresh oil and a new filter in my 5200mi monster. It was pretty dark. Normally I’d have done it right before 5k miles for the first one and then go about 7-9k afterwards depending on use. But this is the earliest I could get to it. Truck has been ridden hard

 

Watched the TuRD sit in need of washing road debris from the latest hurricane, while i installed cruise control in a 2008 Yaris.

 

My change oil light came on at 4700ish.
Yes the 2020s have this, some thread said they do not....anyway oil was pretty dark, if I would have known I would have changed it sooner

 

Installed ARB breather for rear locker and diff today.