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

Just installed a Canvasback cover for the puppers, pretty impressed with the quality, really nice coverage.

 

New wheels and tires on today; 285/70R17 Toyo AT3’s on gray KMC Dirty Harry’s

 

Those wheels look soo good.

Couldn't resist from asking about your ditch light. Looks like they are all wide spread. Do you regret getting all wide? Do you wish you had wide + driving combo? Debating which one to get for night driving on empty roads with lot of deer / wildlife.

 

Went to play in the ice and snow

IMG_9313 by Red Runner, on Flickr

 

No regrets... but... I also have a 20” lightbar in spot pattern in my bumper. It fills in the rest. If I didn’t have the bumper light bar, I would have opted for spots on the ditch light brackets with them aimed forward (prioritizing distance lighting).

Here’s a pic of the two working together. Ditch lights are Baja design wide cornering, light bar is a rigid sr pro

 

If ditch lights are used (and aimed) as intended, they should be wide angle/dispersed.

 

I guess I should get all wide spread ones then. Would be nice to have some light to the sides. Thinking of BD S2 low profile one as well. Right now I only got a cheap Auxbeam 32" behind grill along with after market LED bulbs.

 

I hate the look of ditch light, they look very broverland to me. But I need them so I just use the smallest, brightest ones I can get. BD S1s fit the bill.

 

Very true. I too don't want to kill the stock look of mine. That's why I was looking as BD S2 or KC Flex single. Your BD S1 looks discrete too.

 

This is true. They're called ditch lights for this reason. However, some use ditch lights as driving lights and point them straight over their hood (which is a lighting zone I think that is better served by driving lights in the grill). This application runs the risk of creating too much glare on the hood, making it actually worse for your eyes to try and see.

A third option is pointing spot/combo lights slightly out to the sides, to use them as fast cornering lights. I've noticed that my buddies were a little hard to keep up with out at Dove Springs on fast, dusty improved roads- I have the Diode Dynamics driving bar and SAE pods in the grill that throw great punch straight down the road, but the Baja S2 wide cornering ditch lights and SS3 SAE fog lights are too diffused to be much help on fast sweepers. I had to slow down a bit as I could not see the corners very well. They're great for low speed trail work though.



I might consider adding a set of Diode SSC2s to aid as fast cornering lamps. Or the SS3 when they release the combo optic for it. Coming soon!

 

Someone say ditch lights

 

Prinsu came in today.

 

Took the bike to get muddy.

 

Looks like fun although I hate the cold lol. How did the Falken's do?

 

This will be my second winter with the Falkens and they have been great. That spot where the picture was taken was super icy and rutted out. The Falkens were able to get the Runner up and over it.

 

Did you clay it already?

 

Yes I did....

 

Great looking pups! I'd add something more substantial over that. I have something bigger in mine (but way cheaper lol), and they've managed to scratch up the plastics and get fur everywhere. I did a deep clean a few weeks ago, pulled everything out of the cargo area and pulled the slide out, it was full of fur underneath haha.

I also added a pet seat cover to the back seat, even though they don't ride on it they still managed to get fur and drool over the seat, haha.

 

I’ve got a Raingler net coming to at least keep them contained back there, haha. They are not super hairy and most of the time they will be in my Taco, probably will only take the T4R on longer trips.

 

Pro Grille installed. Seems expensive for some plastic but Happy Wife, Happy Life.

 

Haha, she’s got all kinds of ideas for it. Black SEMA wheels on order too. Has changed a lot since we picked it up a week ago. Sanded the valence and sprayed it with bedliner.

 

Can I have your garage.....Please?

 

That’s only 2/3rds of it....

 

Damn. Website for those mats under the bike and next to it? Need something for my basement where I have my equipment...

 

1Up USA bike racks made them, I can't seem to find them on their site anymore, may have been discontinued.....

 

Black SEMA wheels arrived today, ordered tires. Going to take a little bit of trimming to fit these meats without rubbing.......

 

For gym mats we used horse stall matting from tractor supply. $30-$40 a piece and it’s super durable

 

We use stall mats too, see around the rig, also have a stack of them not pictured that will cover the rest of the floor for WODs (just moved in). But I think @lastcall190 was asking about the thin, soft mats under the bike.

I like that little shipping container!

 

No worries. The stall mats are clutch for dropping shit on them