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

it comes with double sided trim tape on the bottom and side, locks in pretty solid.

 

Eibach TRD PRO Coil Springs (larger tires next up)

 

Had a pleasant surprise waiting for me when we got back home today. I was hoping to go ahead and get these mounted on my rig today, but, even though the order page showed the TPMS sensors were coming with the wheels, they're actually coming in a separate shipment that should arrive on Saturday.

Really looking forward to seeing how these will look mounted up, and then again how they'll look once I've got some 33s to wrap them in. Finally made up my mind on that too: I'm going to purchase some Kenda Klever R/T in 33x10.50r17.

 

3" front, 2" back both performance load

 

Are canvasback orders super delayed right now? I should have ordered sooner but I procrastinated.

 

Front fenders at center of wheel were sitting at ~39" on Sunday just after putting it all on but I'll measure when I get home to see how much it has settled.

 

thanks. Did you mean 3.9 inches?

 

How would you say it has effected/impacted the ride quality?

 

Just checked. 4-5 weeks. Oof

 

Could try the for sale section on the forums. I recall seeing a few.

 

If you call them up you can pay to expedite your order. Instead of 4-5 weeks it will be a maybe only 1 week.

 

Wow good to know. I will try that.

 

C4 bumper finally arrived (March order). It's at the powder coater now so it'll be a few weeks then install time. Wanted to do a bronze on the bumper itself but nothing came close enough to my wheels so black it is w/slight texture to match the schrockworks sliders. On the lookout for bronzed recovery d-rings for the accents. Looking forward to it all being installed and might go with the additional side angled pieces for more clearance next year.

 

Today I bought a 6x12 Anvil trailer to go with the 4Runner:

 

3rd day of paint correction before ceramic goes on. Definitely don't recommend doing this in an 88 degree garage.

Before


After

 

It settled down to about ~38" (driver side) and 38.5" (passenger) from the ground to the center of the front fender @ the center of wheel (like going through the diameter of the wheel/tire).

I forgot to measure before hand because I got pissed off trying/failing to get my skidplate off after idiot toyota techs but the bolts on too tight and i stripped the head of one of the bolts.

 

1000 Mile Dealer Oil Change - After Break In Period (Recommended by The Car Care Nut on YouTube).

Switched to 5W-30 Pennzoil Ultra Platinum Full Synthetic with TRD Oil Filter.
"Full synthetic 5W-30 engine is oil made from made from natural gas, not crude, using Pennzoil's patented gas-to-liquid PurePlus Technology."

Tech made a note that customer switched oil cap to 5W-30 (I'm busted now).

https://www.walmart.com/ip/Pennzoil-Ultra-Platinum-5W-30-Full-Synthetic-Motor-Oil-5-Quart/55291206

$25/5 Quarts at Wallys



I've used Mobil 1 since the early 1980's, but I was interested to see how they can make Full Synthetic Oil from Pure Nature Gas.

 

I need to figure out what I want to do on my oil changes. I'm at 149 miles on it now lol. Want to make sure I start it off right.

 

The Car Care Nut is a Master Toyota Mechanic (YouTube Channel)

He suggests 1000 Mile Oil Break In Oil Change, then every 5K afterwards. Makes sense to me, oil is cheap, engines are not. Watch his video.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nBBUQJKTaiM

Oil Cost me $33 plus TRD Filter $14, and Labor to Change Oil.

For a nearly $50K vehicle, that's peanuts, plus its piece of mind.

 

Just curious are you an Automobile engineer / graduated in Automobile engineering? Would be awesome to have the knowledgeable people to get advice..

 

Electronic Engineering. I've worked at Shell Oil. My father worked at Exxon (ESSO) in the Lube Oil Plant, where they made Mobil 1.

 

Oops.. If you were an Automobile graduate I was about to ask why 5W-30 vs recommended 0W-20. Never mind..

 

so pretty! congrats and enjoy

 

Owners Manual Page 523 states:

"An oil with a HIGHER VISCOSITY (one with a higher value) may be BETTER SUITED if the vehicle is operated at high speeds, or under extreme load conditions."

"Better Suited" means a 30 weight oil, one which the 4Runner engine was originally designed for, not this super thin 0W-20 CAFE oil.

In South Africa and Australia, Toyota recommends 5W-30, 10W-30 up to 15W-40 Oil. (Non CAFE Counties).

In 2012 (Obama Administration), the NHTSA established final passenger car and light truck CAFE standards for model years 2017-2021, which the agency projects will require in model year 2021, on average, a combined fleet-wide fuel economy of 40.3-41.0 mpg.

Thus came the big push to save fuel by using thinner 0W-20, 0W-16 and 0W-8 oil.

 

Interesting, on my 2021 manual it say 0w 20 is the best and if 0w 20 is not available you may use 5w 20 temporarily. I bet I would stay with the recommended as I'm not above its use of high speed and load.

(update)
Just checked my 2018 manual and exact same thing on page 465. 0w 20 is the best and if 0w 20 is not available you may use 5w 20 temporarily but change in next oil change.

 

You're supposed to take measurement from the center of the wheel hub to the fender, not from the ground up

 

Uh oh... The "What have you done to your 5th gen 4runner today?" thread is turning into ANOTHER oil thread.

 

I'll get us back on track.

Installed Victory 4x4 molle panels and a Sprint Booster.

The Sprint Booster made it feel like a better (i.e. funner) truck. Set it at Sport 7. She got some giddy-up now. I did try Race 9 setting. Seemed, to me, that I was beating the hell out of it. Went back to S7 within 2 miles.

 

A higher viscosity oil may very well be better for the engine if someone was putting on a lot of higher speed highway miles in hot summer temps.

I do, and will likely start running different oil in the summer.

 

Aaannnndddd..we're back to oil.