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

Even if the wires are temporary, i got tired of looking at the spaghetti.

 

Installed some n-fab steps on my wife's 4runner. She likes the looks of the predator steps but we were able to get these for quite a bit cheaper. Reviews said that they rust so we just coated them with some diy bedliner yesterday and let them set overnight. Took all of 5 minutes to get them on with the wife's help.

 

Already had it done before this. I’m clear there, just banged my pinch welds flat, trimmed about another 1.5” off the bumper, trimmed rocker panel caps, and trimmed more fender liner. Nice and clear now

 

I need a 4x4 turn off reminder...!!!
(BTW not bad 22mpg on highway with 4wd)

 

A cheap remote start for the wife’s 4Runner !

Amazon

$200 Start-X Remote Starter Kit for 2020-2024 4Runner Push to Start || 3X Lock to Remote Start || Zero Wire Splicing!

https://www.amazon.com/Start-X-Remo...36340287&sprefix=2021+4runner+,aps,127&sr=8-3


The 1st mod that’s more of a necessity for the Wife!


A little instruction booklet with tons of video instructions!

A couple dozen or so bolts, a few tabs, and bingo bango….. it’s install time!

only 2 washers and 3 bolts left after everything is back together!




It actually Works awesome!
Time for beers with the neighbor

 

Omitted the fake louver under the factory plugs to add in some alway on plugs.

 

Glad I paid Earmark to install mine. I would have definitely screwed something up.

 

The best part of your post, is that she helped.

 

Yeah my Tacoma is still high, 2012 and I'm at $386 on that one. The way they do it here is they base it of the vehicles value, so basically if you own a Toyota you get screwed because they hold there value.

 

wow that looks like a major project. I did the Accessorides one and only had to remove the steering column

 

Haha she likes to be in charge and see exactly what's going on. Especially with her vehicle.

 

Good job! It looks way more difficult than my bumper install haha.

 

Luckily for me I have a neighbor who can fix, build, or install anything! Took him less than 20 minutes.

 

Bought two different sets of center caps that didn’t give me the look I wanted. What did I do? What any red blooded American does with a Dremel. Cut them apart and put them together! That’s the ticket….

 

Those painted calipers, though...Ive been thinking about this after having painted the calipers on my old 300C.

 

Undercoating every fall.

 

Do it!!!

 

Where did you get the centercaps?

I really like the color of stock off-road wheels now (it is stock, isnt it?) Id like to paint my bright aluminum off road wheels, but not sure if it would blend to much with my magnetic gray paint.

 

they're not aluminum? they sure do look nice

 

They are made out of 2" steel tubing. If I were to do it again I would have just used some regular rustoleum spray paint. For $350 plus tax to my door, I've got no complaints yet.

 

Yes, stock Trail wheels. The center caps are two I blended together.

 

That's f ing awesome

 

Did you completely remove the break hardware to paint?

On my old 300, I removed the brake caliper, disassembled, cleaned and cleaned some more, hit with hi temp primer, then hi temp pain, then baked in the oven to fully cure. Prolly the better way to do it, but was going to try the ChrisFix way and leave the calipers on and tape and paint.

 

No. I’m too lazy for that. lol. I tore a small hole in a garbage bag stretched it over the caliper. Sand, clean, prime, paint, clear. Then slapped a high heat trd decal on top.

 

Those look great! How does plastidip hold up to mud? Does it stain?

Im feeling a need to do something with my stock wheels instead of buying some cool-ass Ray 10s. Truth is, the stock wheels are perfect for off roading with the valve stem being so well protected.

 

any links to the particular caps you used?

 

I really wanted to do those wheels and have them powder coated could have got a set super cheap but I wasn't sure what the offset was on those Wheels not that I'm not very happy with my f n Wheels but it would have been nice to not have to carry different lug nuts for the spare

 

Over the weekend, I rotated tires, adjusted parking brake, and touched up with Fluid Film in prep for winter. Word of warning though…..dont spray fluid film on the rear spring seats…..I drove around all Sunday with a creaking and popping that I finally traced down to the spring seat. Apparently the lube allowed the spring to move in the seat by the .5mm slack it has to move. Enough to make a creak. Thankfully a rinse with brake cleaner seemed to solve that problem.

 

As noted in a prior post, went 295. Here is a little pic depicting the size differences. Ran 1.25” spacers with all tires. All descriptions below Did not rub, even at full lock reverse. Running a Westcott pro lift at 2/1.25”. I should note 265/285s are with stock pro wheels, 295s are on 17x9 -12 offset. I did run these same wheels with the 285s and had no issues after the mods listed below.

Nitto TG 265s: nothing trimmed

KO2s 285s: fender liner mod, trimmed 1.25” off bumper, heated rear ( front) fender liner ( near rocker panel)

Geolander G003 M/T 295s: aggressive bmc, trimmed more fender liner, cut and trimmed rocker panel cap, banged pinch welds, cut another 1” off bumper.

 

I'm not sure how they do vs mud or if they stain yet as they are my winter set up but I'll find out in dec or jan when I have a couple of long highway trips over the passes and will slap these wheels/tires on. Worst case if they do stain, you just peel it off and toss on a new coat if it gets too bad.