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

That’s awesome! I didn’t mean to end up with two silvers, I really wanted the Army Green, but the only one they had didn’t have KDSS so I settled for silver.

 

Hmmm, what’s that smell? Oh just soaked sound deadening on the passenger front and rear. I’m not sure if water is getting in or I spilled something a while back but damn this sucks.

 

Where did you tap in for the Raptor Light Power? I used the EFI-2 spot in the main fuse box in the engine bay but the lights would randomly turn on...

 

I used the 10A for the Tail lights (tail) under driver side dash. They only come on with lights.

 

Thanks! The harness I got wasn't long enough to reach the cabin fuse box and I was trying to use the engine bay box and not add another connection to extend the harness. I suppose I'll just do that.

 

love the blacked out look

 

has anyone noticed the change in the filter pleating on the Fran synthetic oil filter, if you use Fram, (

$15 XG10158 (Pack of 1)

XG10158) recently?

The new ones have a fuzzy cotton look to them compared to the one I bought in Nov 2022. Weird…

 

Today was just a washing but yesterday I was finally able to get up to R4T in Denver and had a complete set of Elka's installed giving it a 3" lift along with SPC UCA's, 700lb Toytech rear springs, ARB Diff breather, bump stops, and KMC 17" wheels with Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T's mounted in 285/70R17's. Looks and rides so much nicer now!

 

I will "like" this when we see PICTURESSSSS!

 

Ok, giving this a try.

 

Here is another.

 

hell yeah!!!

 

Finally got around to installing running boards.

 

nice, do the retract!

 

Finally got around to installing the Ironman UCA’s I bought during the Black Friday sale. When I got an alignment after installing my lift, the shop was only able to get my caster to 2.6°, and it required more steering input on the highway than I liked.

I have the lifetime alignment from Firestone, so I decided to go back again for this alignment. I don’t have a lot of confidence in their abilities after today, at least at my local shop. When they called to say the alignment was done they told me they got camber and toe in spec but couldn’t get caster below 4.2°. I asked if that meant they adjusted the LCA cam bolts for least caster and they said the only way they would be able to get less would be to rotate the UCA ball joint which would be an extra $100 as it’s not part of their lifetime alignment. I don’t have SPC’s so I’m not sure what they were thinking they would be able to rotate. I also looked and saw they didn’t adjust the cam bolts. At least I the steering feels better and I know I now have good caster and body Mount clearance for when I upsize tires.

 

I wouldn't count on those UCA's giving you more body mount clearance.

This video explains why starting at 6:08

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=huMztKaHsUE&t=382s

 

My comment about body mount clearance wasn’t relating to the UCA’s themselves. I was just referring to the LCA cam bolts being in the position where the tires are about as far forward as possible. I meant this as opposed to the alternative of being at around 4° caster with the LCA’s adjust to position the wheel further back due to the UCA’s having too much additional caster built in.

 

@Ripmo Interesting. You're a little more knowledgeable than I. But see below just for comparison sake. Last week achieved these alignment measurements at local offroad shop w/ SPC UCA's (3" lift, 285/70R17). Gotta BMC done recently too for clearance. Good luck

 

those specs look good imo

 

I LIKE THAT! Very solid set up! The all black look is stellar without it being completed murdered out!

 

Thanks!

 

Gave her some TLC today, wash, wax and vacuum.

 

Congratulations @MusashiSushi . as dgrenier15 mentioned absolutely love the setup. Love that it cleared everything without having to cut and chop. I'm a huge fan of keeping the mud flap. Can't wait to hear what you think after you take it may be on Rampart range or some rough road.

 

looks amazing

 

I'll get some measurements today to double check. I don't have the knowledge, patience, tools, or space (Boston) to install myself so I had a local vet owned one-man-shop install.

It was quite a process...he originally had the front an inch or so higher to account for settling. With the front sitting higher the tech that was doing my alignment said the machine couldn't get a read so we had to lower the front to match the back (had never heard of this happening before). Fast forward a week and the front ended up settling a good 1.5" so we then cranked it back up to make it level.

I never went back and measured...just took his word on it so I guess that one is on me. I'll be interested to see what the actual ride height is compared to yours. How many inches are you from the ground to the bottom of your fender/wheel well?

 

I'll have to get a measure on it tonight and report back. I was under the assumption it was (did not install myself) but @djwantke pointed out the same...

 

thank you!

 

if you raised it back up your alignment will be off.

 

Had it realigned after it was raised back up. The alignment was so off after the lift install that I had to have it towed from the guys house to the local tire shop. After it was raised back up it was aligned again when I put the new tires on.