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

My wife is a retired Veterinarian and the State Board would hang them out to dry if they do not offer care for all aspects of the patient and then something happened and the client told the Board they were never told about the issues. When you spout garbage without knowledge you sound just like you sound, a Homo Stultus.

 

My dealership straight up told me, even if the aftermarket stuff installed by Toyota dealer, the factory warranty on related components are voided. Parts like cv, axle boots, ball joints, etc.. Here in Denver CO it not uncommon dealership install spacer lifts on 4Runner, Tacoma, Tundra. Y'day I check a 6th gen 2025 4Runner with spacer lift installed by the dealer. For some reason if the shock leaked I highly doubt the spacer manufacturer would take responsibility about the shock leak. It would be out of customers pocket.

If I was in the same situation I would go to a Toyota specialized 4x4. Throw the wheel spacers in trash. Since the front shocks are shot replace a 4 shocks with or without lift with a reputable brand. Eg Bilstien5100 as entry level or if you want to go Bilstien6112+5160 combo / Ironman FCP or even high end King, Fox, OME BP51, etc..

 

Thanks for the posting.....

Finally, a compartment that doesnt actually take up any more room, only uses what was currently NON-usable area for me!
Thanks again!

 

Other related parts should only have a warranty voided IF the installed item caused the failure......
Not just because something was added like a 1-2" lift that doesn't change the angle of your CV drastically.

TRD Pros come with a 1" lift on the front, does Toyota void its own warranty when Toyota installs said lift?
I don't think so!

 

Installed new Plate holder Old one & new one

 

Here's the response I got from the Toyota dealership about the aftermarket lifts they install.

 

Some more parts came in for the T4R, camping setup

 

This is true ONLY if your installed part caused the other failure.

 

agreed!!

 

I need order that! We are headed to Banff this summer!

 

Never met a vet that didn't push hills, they are out to make money like everyone else.

 

Bought a metric tap and die set as I’m on travel…figure in my downtime I’ll begin rear bumper install prep and chase out all of the 8mm threaded locations along the entire frame, on both sides, and surface treat everything with Corrosion-X.

 

and don’t get me started on Naturopaths!

 

Mattress or quilt?

 

Just ordered the FitX Cam 4K front only got the "Spring Special" on Amazon Prime. Wife doesn't have an Amazon acct, but she's getting it for my Bday. Be here Friday. Probably won't install till Sun. gotta take plow & mount bracket off ATV Friday after work going to FRO Sat supposed to be Partly sunny or Cloudy 74f up there.
Now she tells me I can't have it till my birthday

 

Do you even understand what a medical board is and what their purpose is Charlie?
It would appear you have no clue, so you prove my previous post.

 

I went and kissed it and was glad its not being imported now....

 

prep for rear bumper install ehhh - you gotta a steel bumper coming?

 

I pulled the trigger and waited almost seven months for it (Dissent Off-road Modular Rear Bumper.) This is one nicely engineered and built piece of kit, well worth the wait!



Bonus is that these guys are only about an hour and a half away so I saved on shipping and picked it up in person.

 

Mattress

 

Over the last week or so…

Finally wired up winch with new cables
Need to eventually reposition/lil tidy up one of them but works great
Gonna spool it out today when the truck gets back here…
From installing new SPCs
Kinda pushing it trying to do certain jobs on the mud/rock driveway so new-to-me shop is helping out

Was also able to utilize this organizer even with the radio in there
Originally it was meant to fit “within” the internals of center console but just doesn’t fit


Side note:
My alignment wasn’t too far off after 255/80s with no spidertrax anymore n the truck has driven very comfortably…excited to see how all this works out

 

Are those the latest/greatest UCAs from SPC?

 

Yes…n no
But disclaimer 1st…my terminology n relay of info is subpar at best, n SPC has been amazing at helping out n I won’t do them justice

When this all started, new tires, alignment issue, damaged UCAs, etc
There were more posts of SPC concerns n posts of NEW SPCs action on the forum
Thats when I reached out to SPC for info…

Now from then n in between multiple garages, what I’ve gathered from the source is that YES these are the new ones but they are not DONE yet
SPC is working on perfecting their bushing or bearing…I believe bearings which will be able to adapt into UCAs
On that note, they’ve made these so that all parts are interchangeable so you can update what you have
Again, they are really trying to make it all 100% n my contact over there has been extremely open n honest
Based on what I have now compared to the ones being removed…I’m still getting upgraded bushings n bearings

These are the ZERO MAINTENANCE

 

Installed two little Etsy decals above TRD PRO name plate. Pretty stealth looking matte black decal on midnight black

 

I contemplated which suspension setup is next on the list for the 200th time, cross comparing the same three contenders I’ve done previously!

 

Im waffling between the Fox 2.5 DSC and one of the King’s Group Buy specials…U?

 

Dobinsons IMS, Eibach 2R and 6112/5160, in that order. I don’t want to deal with rebuilding every 50k, even though I just installed a new 24 Fox Pro setup a few months back.

I know I’d really like something adjustable to fine tune compression and rebound to my liking and have thought about Dobs MMR.

Point me to the group buy so I can think about it even more!

 

No pics, but took the female parental unit to get some small home improvement stuff. On the plus side, it's nice to know that pine straw can be vacuumed out of the back area without too much hassle.

 

Sounds like a solid set of choices! I hear you about the rebuild schedule, my Fox’s are at 52K and are beginning to squeak in the rear so I’ve begun thinking about whether to rebuild or replace. Since I’m considering moving towards tall skinny’s it makes more sense to just go all in and upgrade the suspension altogether. The Eibach spring upgrade was a perfect solution at the time but recently an opportunity to go all in has surfaced.

Here’s the webpage for the DK Group Buy sale.