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

That's the one I'm using right now. Had sprint booster on my taco. Like the custom settings on shift power better.

 

My fuel bill is a couple of Prius payments easy. All that crap on top doesn't help the mpg either.

 

I wonder a hitch mount setup with removal of roof basket would help little mpg for long trips?

For daily use would you try the spare 285/75R17 in stock location? Maybe with reduced air pressure? Haven't try a 285/75, so not sure.

Regardless, I fkn love that size, 285/75.

 

If I do any of that, my Smiles per Gallon will go down

 

4Runner should have been a diesel, Toyota perfectly knows that we mod the crap out of these things

 

F*k YEEEES...!!!


If you wanna go crazy about it....



https://www.dieseltoys.com/4runner

 

Dang, for 40K I would just buy another 4R lol...

 

What Toyota uses that motor?

 

My other car is a Prius, I'm conflicted lol!
(that's the father in-laws Tundra)

 

1GD-FTV -



Additionally Here's other Toyota's that uses our 4Runner 4L V6 engine -

1GR-FE -

 

I simply love this bumper, great purchase. It is neat, it's minimalistic, and it's unbelievable that it is hpusing a heavy duty 12K winch

 

"Available in a 6-speed manual"

Awesome

 

If you have a Prius as a daily, then that 4Runner needs to roll on 35s.

 

Okay I just want to go on the record and say that loosening the thru bolt on the upper control arms to grease them is a giant fuckin pain in the ass. Good Lord.

 

The Toyota Fortuner uses the 2.8 diesel engine. Think of it as a slightly inferior 4runner for the Asian markets. I owed one for a few years, and the engine was a gem. Frugal, torquey and brilliant drivability with controlled turbo lag. I had the manual.
The Innova/hycross minivan also has the same engine. Think of that as a slightly inferior Highlander, again for the Asian markets.

 

My gas guzzling Toyota 4x4 with two 5 gallon fuel tanks on top of it, identifies as a Tesla

 

Added these black plastic trim pieces. I bought this car used and it had the ugliest suction cup looking stains that I could not get rid of. There is still some stains on the dash above the trim pieces, but overall I am happy with the results. I’m thinking I have to black out my interior now.

 

that thing cost as much as my 2022 4Runner

 

That dash plastic is so brittle, I swear it scratches if you look at it for too long. Although I ve read, that those are not really marks but the dash has actually 'flattened'from where the suction cups were put. That's why no cleaner can remove them.

 

Looks great! I might have missed it, but which Eibach set up did you use and how high did you go?

 

Thank you! I installed the Eibach Stage 2 kit. It’s 2.5” in the front and 1” in the rear.

 

Thanks...were they set at 2.5" from factory?

 

No. I think the kit is actually advertised as a 2/1 kit but after I installed it I was at 3” up front and it felt nose high. So I adjusted them down in the front to about 2.5”.

 

Interesting....thanks

 

Looking at this they run 2014 to 2020, they 2022 to current....skips 21....which is my year.
Cannot imagine it is any different, but there is no contact info on his site.
I am not joining a Taco forum just to ask him...is he on this forum?

 

The harness in the link is for 2022- Current DRL.

The 2014 to 2020 is a different harness that’s pictured below in the link.

 

I used it to put up Christmas lights. That’s how I justified the roof rack and hatch ladder to my wife, lol.

 

Do your OEM headlights use the same bulb for DRL and hi beam? If so, I don't think this will work for you. This is for applications with a dedicated DRL bulb as far as I know.
Hope that helps.

 

One question - is the install:

-Unplug OE connector from hi/low beam
-Insert one end of DRL sub harness into hi/low beam connector
-Plug OE connector into other end of DRL sub harness
-Connect Ground

Thanks

 

It'll all make sense when you have the t-harness in your hands and you open the hood.
You'll not mess with the Hi/Lo beam connector. You'll only unplug the DRL. Now would be the time to replace the halogen DRL with the LED version like the DD HP48 bulb. The t-harness then goes "in-line" between the OEM DRL harness and the DRL bulb. I removed a small section of the tape on the factory DRL loom so that my t-harness would run "straight". That's probably more of an aesthetic choice on my part.
After you do that, you'll have a ground wire to connect. There's a convenient ground location on the inner fender structure and the t-harness ground wire should be just the right length to run along your existing ground wiring (from other circuits) to the grounding bolt. You may want to use some wire ties but that's up to you (I used a couple). You may also want to unfasten your smog pump and move it back slightly to make it easier to access the grounding bolt, but it's probably not absolutely necessary, depending on the tools you have, your dexterity and your patience!
Hope that helps.