What Did Your 4Runner get for Christmas?

Don't feel bad, I, personally didn't get anything myself. Well....a piece of pussy and a pair of socks, both were too big.

 

put on 285/70s toyos

 

yes. Currently 17X8 285/70r17 to 17X9 295/70r17

 

Scangauge 3 I scored for $108 due to Advance auto parts closing down in multiple states.

Auto dimming light sensor been waiting for a while for price to become reasonable

ARB Rear diff breather kit (replacement for the cheap one I had with the hose starting to fall apart)

 

Cargo/2nd row seatback covers from 4RunnerLifestyle.
CarPlay module (keeping the stock headunit) from Hamilton Motor Company.

 

The blaze 10s are 18.5 unless I’m wrong, I know my 265s look like 285s n them. If they are gun metal gray, and you want to sell one, hit me up. Your new set up looks good.

 

Got my year long battle with the wheel shimmy resolved!!!
Its like I finally got a new 4R for Christmas!!!
Updates on my recent post a few minutes ago.

 

Not for Christmas, but my Tyger 3-1/2” Riders will be here Monday. Replacing the OEM Rock Rails.

 

Traction boards and shackle hitch receiver.

 

Oil got changed, and as the "early gift", a new set of Hankook 'shoes'

 

Mine got a baby sister


A Toyota Crown Signia. Honestly, my wife hasn’t had a car since March, so she’s due! The pup? Earning her learners permit of course!

 

Wow.

 

Hard not to love a face like that, lol. Congrats to the wife on her new ride!

 

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Early Santa = Dash Cam ... testing front cam now ... need to install rear cam later.

 

At4w’s ❤️

 

I rarely check tire pressure but this is cool. Picked up a nail at the boat ramp. Still made it home I didnt even know it was flat. These short wheelbase Toyotas will make it on 3 wheels fine. The Corrola got a flat it was running smooth.

 

Got some new front mats and a portable 22" Blackstone and a new Iwata spray gun. Wife always seems to out do herself.

 

What are the symptoms for a caliper drag?

 

Greenlane Off-Road flat sliders w/kickout and Diode Dynamics SS3 Pro yellow fog lights!

 

Remote power seat switch

https://www.instagram.com/reel/DEJHP5uSGNW/?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

 

Some RCI Sliders

 

In this case, biggest indicator was the smell. After driving home from work (30 miles), I noticed a faint burning smell (similar to burnt clutch) when I got out of it. I've had this happen before, so I recognized the smell.

To diagnose which caliper, I walked around the vehicle gently touching the wheels. The right rear was warm to the touch, the other 3 were cold.

Another sign is reduced fuel mileage due to the extra rolling resistance., and if it's really bad, you'll notice that the vehicle will take more throttle to move and will slow quicker when you take your foot off the gas.

In my old Grand Cherokee I noticed that right away, it had clamped so tight that it felt sluggish, and my instant economy was showing 12mpg on the highway. When I got back home the burning smell was really strong, at first I was worried about fire. After verifying nothing was on the exhaust, I put 2 and 2 together and started throwing snow at the wheels, when I got to the one with the locked caliper the snow hissed and turned to steam.

If a front caliper is really tight I'd imagine you'd notice it pulling in that direction too.

 

I did a few of those tests. My vehicle pulls to the right. I have brand new suspension components so it's not that. My calipers are 14 years old so I am thinking they are on their way out. Alignment is in spec.
I touched the wheel but they all were of same heat level. Drop in Mileage I am attributing to the new Michelins I installed with stiffer side
walls.
The wear on the pads and rotors look even. No burning smell but I will keep a nose for it. Maybe I should retourqe the front calipers.

 

When I did my front brakes last summer, I didn't have any symptoms of stuck calipers, but when I went to push the pistons back in to install the new pads, I realized a few of them were frozen. I had to replace both calipers.

On the rear, another thing could be the slide pins, if they get corroded or gunked up they could prevent the caliper from sliding back into the correct position when the brakes are released.

Seems like the brakes on these are fairly problematic, I have another car that is 18 years old and still has all the original calipers.

 

Holy crap. I never knew that I always needed this. The install video makes it look super simple.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5XmZIGFjuIQ&t=8s

 

that’s a good Christmas!

 

A little playmate….

 

I may hang this on my dash pad?

 

They arrived yesterday and I installed them this morning. Very nice product and easy install. Probably would have taken less than 30 minutes had I not had to first remove the rock rails. I’ll post some pictures later.

 

AJT Start Button that doesn't fit. 4 Runner Lifestyle says they're universal and my truck has a backlight in the start button so it's not a full square like the others.
Installing the AJT button, it sits too low in the housing and gets stuck when you push it in. I had this thing in and out no less than 4 times to take pictures and ultimately a video to prove to them I wasn't crazy.
I have no idea WHY it doesn't fit right.. AJT hasn't replied to my email yet about fitment for the backlit buttons but I think 4RL is going to process a refund, not sure yet.