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

Not exactly done to my 4Runner, but to its housing - my garage.
I made my garage door nearly silent by judicious use of white lithium grease.
It started to squeak and was really getting on my nerves, so I fixed it.

 

Stock air filter changed to dry reusable AEM filter. Cabin filter changed. Interior cleaned from all the dust it was covered in after camping for four days and driving dirt roads.

 

Looks good, I saw others that cover the pro grill part with the letters.
Any verdict about TSS?

 

Haven’t gotten to drive it today. I got in it to take those pictures and my multi terrain light was on again and the sos button was malfunctioning. So I started taking everything off and putting it back to stock then starting over. I found one problem one of the rivnuts for my roof rack was completely out so I had to drill it out and put a new one in. That took almost all day. It’s ridiculous. But none the less it’s fixed now with a bigger stronger one that I can tell bit down and shouldn’t have anymore issues.

 

Took a stroll through hyperspace.

 

I love driving in the snow. My wife thinks I’m crazy.

 

How do you cut the excess? Just a blade and smooth down?
Looks good

 

Has anyone blown out a tie rod on a trail? Debating buying some to keep in the back for the what if occasion but want to know how often it actually happens. I’m running 33’s and a lift so I know it wears down on them more.

 

Current situation. For whatever reason her LCA would not budge to swing it out of the way so now the alignment is all kinds of jacked until tomorrow. She’s getting a 2/1 kit put on and then I need to pull mine apart and put a new spring in on mine to accommodate the winch and bumper. Trying to decide if I should go 650 or 700# from wheelers

 

Doing an oil analysis on the Shell Rotella and switched to Kirkland brand oil.

Untitled by redrunner87, on Flickr
Untitled by redrunner87, on Flickr

 

Yep, it’s a good spare part to keep with. I keep an inner, outer, and also a spare cv axle.

I’ve bent three... two of which were bad and obvious right away, the third still drove home on and realized later on it was tweaked a bit when doing alignment. For me usually it happens on hill climbs or descents in the snow; hit a stump or something I didn’t see.

 

I just started running the new Shell truck and suv last year. Hard to find but I order online. I’m in the Springs also, Dublin, powers area. Why the switch to Kirkland?

 

Where do you order from? I am right downtown, Uintah and Palmer Park(for now, moving in a couple weeks). I ran Amsoil for a bit, switched to Shell this last time just because I didn't feel like ordering oil. Found the Kirkland brand and it was $25 for 10 quarts. I did the oil analysis on the Amsoil, sending off the Shell and then I will test the Kirkland. I was just curious to see how well they do.

 

The Amazon, it’s not very expensive in my opinion. I was doing Amsoil on my Tacoma and black stone with TBS (also adding achoil 9100, I still use Archoil9100 for all oil changes). I switched to the Shell because of the additive packs and it tested better than the Mobil 1 I had used for years.

EDIT: $34

 

I will have to look into Amazon. Didn't even think of looking there. My buddy swears by Kirkland so I figured I would test it out. Winter time is a good test since I don't drive it very hard, since most my wheeling and camping is done till summer time.

 

I’m pretty tied up in the winter also. I have to change my wife’s 4Runner often for short trips. I also have been using the TRD oil filters. They are a full synthetic media. They look like Amsoil filters. PTR43-00079, Amazon also I can’t find them too easily.

 

I need to order a stock in OEM filter with how often I am changing oil lol. Amazon is a good place to find those filters.

 

I just got rid of a Tacoma, which I have a shelf full of those filters. I’m short on 4Runner filters. The air filters are a lot nicer on the 4Runner I noticed also with the extra outer layer to catch ball bearings and rocks.

 

@ForRun we have the tss light on the dash. The wife and I just went out in mine. HOWEVER my radar cruise still works. So...... I’m leaning to maybe where I didn’t disconnect the battery at the time of removing the bumper I may have tripped a fault. Or my truck is nose down now because of the weight of the bumper and winch so I’m going to raise the front back up and see what that does. If it doesn’t work I’ll see if Toyota can recalibrate. If that doesn’t work I’ll either sell the bumper and buy another or since I have some small amount of fabrication skill I may cut the hoop off and re weld a larger hoop on. (Probably this one ) There is another member here with the same bumper and he does not have an issue I think it’s @3K9s on his 2020 grey pro. Maybe he will see this and chime in if his installing dealer had any issues.

 

I went with the AEM re-chargable dry filter since I was burning through filters so fast! Damn SW dirt was eating up the filters.

 

Figure get a quick answer here. Putting on some ext travel icons w/dirt king bj UCAs. I’ve searched but can’t seem to find a yes or no if I will need a spacer for the front sway bar? It’s a 16’ Sr5 4wd. With my tacomas I just took them off altogether with similar upgrades.

 

installed DDSS3 Pro yellow fogs.
Low beam only

Fogs only

both


Decided to have a separate switch for the fogs so that I could turn them on and off without the low-beams.

 

The SS3s are the bee's knees... Brighter than Baja Designs and actually useful in fog. And the street-legal driving lights kick ass too!

 

Warren makes Kirkland oil, same as Walmart oil. They’ve been around forever and the Walmart oil gets great reviews in private testing. I’m sure the Kirkland oil is good as well.

 

I have heard nothing but good things about Kirkland so far. Interested to see what the Blackstone Labs test shows.

 

Changed my door lights to Yorkim. Still daylight outside, but a definite improvement. Took me about 1 min per door, maybe less. The tool provided is definitely a one time use, I have my “better” prying tolls from eBay.
If they go bad, I will spend more for a better brand.
OEM bulb vs Yorkim

 

And here are the map lights. I had to use small pliers to get the bulb out. Not to mention you need to look into it and the little f&$cker gets hot.
About 5 min first bulb, about 3 min the second

 

Lasers.....

 

And here are the vanity lights.
I pulled the cover on the first and the actual housing on the second. Pull inner side. About 3 min per side.

 

i will not do the license plate lights. It seems the LEDs dont fare that good (at least the ones i read about) in the cold and they eventually fail.
Plus, i'm OK with my license plate not as bright