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

Gear shift off Amazon. Transfer case knob off Etsy (KnobsForAll).

 

That's just about the best I saw this last summer with the SC on it. Now that we're in winter I'm happily at 15.4 and dropping lol

 

Today is the 1st day of winter and storm coming this weekend,so tested out my 4 hi and 4 lo ...just to be ready for winter. then I lubed my shifter linkage as it felt tight and hard to shift. WD40 worked great! (thinking white lithium grease would last longer next time?)

 

I think since the tires like Toyo OC AT3, Cooper Discoverer AT34S are relatively light weight tires could get little mpg advantage.

Coopers (one of the lightest) -


Toyos I got-

 

Yeah, with the winter blend fuel and the cold temps, im at 15mpg....still getting 300 miles before I fill up though.

 

Looks great! What made you decide to upgrade the UCAs? Getting the Westcott lift installed on my '22 Pro in a couple weeks and I keep going back and forth on upgrading to Dobinsons UCAs or keeping factory UCAs... Westcott says upgrading isn't necessary, local overland shop is recommending I get the Dobinsons. I'm pretty OCD about this stuff so just want to make sure I get it done right. Never going to do major rock crawling in this thing, mostly just casual overlanding / camping. I'll keep the factory Nitto 265's for a while and then likely swap out to Falken Wildpeak A/T3W 275/70/17 later.

 

Got the new suspension all aligned up before my road trip this weekend.

 

I installed a remote head for my Uniden scanner. I used a 3D file for a SPOD switch that fits in the sunglass holder and modified it a bit to fit the scanner head.I got some on ebay to print it for $25 . I also routed a 5v usb adapter for the dash cam on the same power cable.

 

What is this button? I see some 4Runners have it, some don't, regardless of trim level.

 

roadside assistance button.( toyotas version of onstar)

 

I was able to get rid of the annoying rattle/flapping noise at various speeds by removing the flimsy oem splash guards and replacing them with the ARK splash guards

 

Greenlane Off-road Aluminum Sliders

 

Added some more molle storage

 

For me it was just for more adjustability for alignments. Yes you are correct that Westcott says changing them isn’t needed and my shop said it wasn’t 100% necessary but I wanted to do it as I’ve done them on my last 3 lifts. Stronger and easy ball joint replacement when needed. Plus the SPC’s are some of the best in the industry.

 

Installed King adjustable shocks and Icon control arms Monday set the lift in front at 2". I left the 1.5" Cornfed spacers on the rear until I decide what goes in the back (refrigerator) and which rear bumper I choose. Method MR312 bronze wheels and 285/70R17 M/T Baja Boss A/Ts on today. Alignment in the morning and off to Sedona in the afternoon for Xmas.

 

DrKDSS BOTCK installed. Quality kit.

 

Nicely done! Looks great, let us know how she rides?

 

I wasn't able to get the camber dialed in with the 2.5" Cornfed coil over spacers. Installed the king shocks and Icon control arms this week. Should be able to get it aligned to spec now. I'll know tomorrow.

 

Will do. I'm excited to get it out in the dirt.

 

Doctor visit on a -15°F morning. Very happy with Toyo OC AT3 winter performance on pavement as well. When I return now looks like mine made a new friend and all sunny and clear.

 

Added AVS goodness. Easiest installs ever.

 

I love your angled sliders look vs my flat ones.

 

Overlays

 

Don't be fooled, you are becoming nose-blind to it my friend.

 

I didn't want my front lisc plate to cover up my winch....

But this looked better in my imagination than in real life....thoughts? Other solutions?

 

Why don't you put it in the lower part of the grill behind the bumper (under "TOYOTA")

 

IDK if it will inhibit airflow into the radiator but just a suggestion.

 

I think that is the radar for toyota safety sense. Not sure you can block it.

 

Exactly as @Coma4by says,

TSS sensor is right there...

 

On my Tacoma, I made a flip up plate holder.