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

Finished product, and I built a bracket and added a flag or whip quick disconnect

 

Bought two bottles of CT the other day. One's a gift and one's mine that I'll soon try for the first time. They were not easy to come by that's for sure. Where did you get the third row backs/cargo liners?

 

No cool mods but did change the transmission fluid out. Did 4 drain and fills. Shifts are buttery smooth not that they were harsh before. Was original fluid and it had 88k on it, it didn’t look bad but after changing it on my 4th gen I wanted to get it changed on the 5th.

 

Hope you got that third row!

 

You bet I do. Got the SR5 premium with 3rd row and then modified it.

 

Okay - I did a mod for me too. Installed the Cali Raised LED Molle Panel on the driver's side.

Install was a breeze, although when it's this simple I wish they would include written instructions and not make me watch a video.

Seems well made. Can't wait to load it up.

 

First thing I did was take out my 3rd row lol. Wife and 3kids

 

Ah… I got a wife and 4 kids. Back seat has to stay.

 

Oh boy, please share your camp and packing setup, cause I’m struggling as is

 

If you guys are looking for high quality seats that will fit 3 deep in a small vehicle, look Into the diano radian 3 seats. That’s what we use for the kids and it’s really great

 

How many quarts is one drain and fill? Need to also do this while I do the diffs and t case

 

Oh boy… we first started with a pop-up camper. Sold it when we moved back east because I was afraid of the canvas mold (not an issue in Arizona). I use the Ironman awning enclosure for camping with my boys. But if we go camping with the entire family we will take a smaller 2 person tent for my wife and I. Keep it as simple as possible is the only option unless an off-road trailer is purchased (which I have been debating).

 

I find the bedding, Mats and sleeping bags take up most of our room, makes packing a real pain. Going to be building a 5x8x4h trailer with a rtt sometime this year

 

I watched a video on the RTT that turned me off unless I was to put it on a trailer. You plan on putting your RTT on a trailer?

 

Dropped off my 2022 ORP tonight at the local 4x4 shop. Lift kit, needle bearing, diff drop, new bump stops and 275 AT3s being installed tomorrow. Can’t wait to get her back!

 

Definitely not going on my roof. It will be on a diy trailer similar to a hiker trailer accept for cost, not 5 times what it’s worth

 

For sure, I won the right to buy the bottle at a local liquor store (Goody goody's in DFW)

The cargo area pictured is my wife's highlander, the lining is from Toyota

 

Ok I'm new so go easy on me, but are you doing a BMC because you jumping up to like 35's or something? Don't the spacers push you away from the mount? I thought BMC was kinda reserved for going really big on the tires.

 

looks great. what are you going to attach to it first?

 

When you push wheels out (with spacers, or different wheel offsets) in increases the radius of the wheel when you steer.

Imagine standing in a small closet holding a beer coaster against your chest, and spin around on your feet... now stick your arms out in front of you (wheel spacers) and spin around... notice how you're knocking things off the shelf?

Now, Imagine you change out the beer coaster for a bicycle wheel (increasing wheel diameter)... you're going to be hitting the walls way sooner in the course of your arc.

Basically, increasing one thing is compounded by increasing the other... but they interact with each other to different degrees.

That's part of the reason why so many people here have conflicting experience whether certain diameter tires rub or not... subtle differences in tire diameter across brands compounded with different wheel offsets and alignment values...

 

Ah, thank you, I guess I didn't really think about how far the wheels turned inside the well, but it makes sense. I'm actually ordering wheels today, saw the post and got curious. I'm only going from the stock +15 to a +0 though so wasn't exactly worried, however I like a the look of some good poke past the fender and will probably look into spacers/285's once my current 265's wear out.

 

Probably two soft pouches I already have, a 4x4 (molle row) and a 4x2. Plan to build my own trauma/wilderness first aid kit into the larger one, as I haven't found a pre-built one that matches my skills, needs, and wants.

From there my general principle is "stuff I need all the time or stuff I need right away if I need it." First aid and recovery equipment clearly meet that criteria for me.

What's not clear for me is the fire extinguisher. I know I don't want a metal cylinder turning into a projectile, but surely with two metal bands it should stay put? Basically, I know the answer is "don't do that" but I haven't internalized it yet.

What would you put up there?

 

Looks like a good move. I don't foresee a need for two of them and it would prevent the handle bar of my mountain bike from possibly going thru that window when I have it stowed in there.

 

Yeah - I don't expect to fill this one up, plus with only the driver's side I don't lose any visibility.

Good call on the Molle protecting the glass from whatever's in the back; hadn't even thought of that.

 

I thought about cutting a hole in a tennis ball and put it on the end of the handlebar, but this solves that problem and provides additional mounting storage. What was the cost? Thanks!

 

$209.99 - if you get it from Cali Raised LED (not Cali Raised Off-ROad) I think shipping is free. They also have a military/first responder discount.

 

Thanks for the info! I left active duty many moons ago!

 

Finally went ahead and lifted my 2016 TEP w/KDSS. Finally falling back in love with it (not that I ever hated it).

 

1st drain - 3.5 qt.
2nd drain - 2.5 qt.
3rd drain - 2.5 qt.
4th drain - 2.5 qt.

crush washer part number- 35178-30010. Need 2.

 

I just did the bmc and trimmed the lower part of the fender. I'm running a 285 70 17 and now there's a ton of room.