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

I haven't, any experience with that website?

 

I've ordered from them a few times.
All my body mount bushings, trans mount, etc.
All OEM.

After you place the order they will verify stock is available, then let you know you can pay, then ship.
I think my last order took 2 weeks from order date to delivery date.
So it will take longer ... but much cheaper.

 

you can replace these with LEDs so they are brighter and last longer, takes a bit of work but worth it IMO.

 

Highly recommend Mark at for anyone deciding to go the LED replacement route. I had everything done and went from on the fence to “why didn’t I do this years ago?”





He can change any or all - needles included - to pretty much any color you want. For example, my passenger airbag lights are now red for off and green when on.

 

Today, I finally installed the updated SPC upper control arm bushings and updated upper ball joints that are now sealed. It's a mild b!tch getting the old bushings out. Many of the movies online show realities ease getting them out...the first bushing took and 50min while trying to cut it out with a cold chisel and hammer...that felt like a fail and I didn't want to do that three more times. We next tried popping the fka getting lip off the casting all the way around; enough to squeeze the lipped up flange in a nice vise in only the exact X and Y directions and press it out with a cheap hydraulic press. This took 10 minutes and is how we ended the task of removal and it was 3 min to press the new ones in.

Ball joints are easy enough to not have to share, but I definitely need an alignment. I'll borrow a DYI alignment kit to get it good enough to keep all parts more straight down the road.

So far no clunking and the update, in this cursory time-line of an experience, I think the updated parts are worth it... I'll report back if my experience changes.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/wh...-4th-gen-4runner-today.34/page-45#post-700363

 

Just when you think you know everything about your truck. I don’t love my phone solution, but it works pretty well. I don’t need to see the screen anymore with CarPlay, so I added some foam padding to protect the screen and I keep it in the pocket there with the 12V outlet. I cut the little door off the socket and replaced it with that cap from Amazon.

The WTH moment came when I decided to swap the DAC button into the middle spot for an easier angle on my phone cord. Well, guess what? The openings are custom cut, and the DAC has a ridge that its normal opening accommodates. The DAC wouldn’t fit in the middle without some Dremel work. The black marking in the circle shows what had to come out.

if only anyone is wondering why I don’t just use the 12V socket, it’s because that USB is for CarPlay and goes directly to the head unit.

 

Well done sir! I didn’t have the guts to attempt swapping bushings.
So the new bushings and balljoints are compatible with the original arms? (I believe the new arms increased in size).

Posting my SPC upgrade on the 4th gen thread instead of the 5th gen was an accident, but I left it up so my 4th gen friends can contemplate sticking with SPC’s.
I haven’t hit 1500kms yet on the new set, so far so good, I gotta return for a shop inspection and will post their findings here.

 

Yeah for sure, compatible with older arms! The updated design on the UBJs will determine if I'm changing the SPC setup out or happy enough...I'm thinking it'll be good to go with the updated stuff as currently, I have no clunking as I previously did. The bushings were hard until I used a vise and the press to push them out in-lieu of cutting them out. Waaaay easier in the end! So far all is well!

 

Spliced in a set of KC Hilights V2 amber cyclones as my turn signals. Much brighter

 

Let's see 'em!

 

Installed all new front brakes and calipers yesterday. Went with the powerstop HD brake kit and Raybestos calipers. Did the 5th gen upgrade, so ordered parts for a 2014 for my 2006 Sport Model. install went smooth. Brakes feel a bit more mushy when first experiencing them, but have read thats do to moving more fluid with these larger piston calipers. All in all Im happy with it, and will quickly get used to how they feel.

 

Pics or it didn't happen...

 

Man ok Im pretty bad at getting making-of action shots. Ill snag one today!

 

So I’m not sure if you might’ve read any of my buildout so far, in case you haven’t there’s a lot going on here haha… I got rid of my stock fogs and turn signals early on. Too weak. I Replaced the fogs with Diode Dynamics SS3 max White SAE and the turns with SS3 max amber wide lenses. That left me without an actual turn signal. So I cut off the original bulb and socket and spliced in a two strand Deutsche connector, which I then connected to those now leftover 3/4” amber button LEDs to act as my turn signal. It was just a stop gap, never my long-term solution. The end game Was the KC cyclones

 

Tonight I tightened up the camber on the refreshed SPC UBJs and walked it back to +.5°... I'll see if this works for a bit but the DIY kit can only get you so close... feels better, tho!

 

I wish I had better success with tremclad.. always seems to flake off or wear off fast. maybe its my prepping thats the problem though.

 

Interestingly enough, I noticed this on the packing slip from SPC: these updated bushings must've been needed:

 

Thank-you for this