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

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Bob, Jul 24, 2016.

  1. Apr 20, 2023 at 7:57 AM
    Branden967

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    Kings Suspension SCS 17X9 -10 OS Ridge Grapplers If its chrome....black it out.
    Stupid question.... Are they installed backwards? The "R" and "L" on the top brackets are wigging my OCD out.
     
  2. Apr 20, 2023 at 9:48 AM
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    Bought brand new 2016 After May 2021: -Approx 3" lift/level: Bilstein 5100's, OME 2884 590lb 3" front lift springs, SPC UCA's, ICON 158506 2" lift rear coils, diff drop -Mickey Thompson Baja ATZ LT285/70R17 Load E -Mickey Thompson Sidebiter ll 17x9, 0 offset, 5 backspace -Pro Comp black spline lugs ^installed by 4WheelParts^ -New brakes and rotors by brake shop -4-piece ARB skid kit -Smittybilt 2" nerf steps -MBRP black exhaust tip, chopped OEM -Drivers side OEM FJ oh shit handle -All blacked out emblems -Blacked out roof rails -4x WeatherTech window rain guards -OEM custom rear mud flap deletes -KICK BACK MUD FLAPS 12" WIDE - BLACK TOP AND BLACK WEIGHT -FRAM EXTRA GUARD CA10835 engine air filter -1797 LED tricolor fog bulbs Yellow 3000K White 6000K Blue 15000K 28W 4000LM -Armour paint lower rear bumper -Front bumper high stage high clearance cut -Fenders cut straight across, pink reservoir sprayed black -4Runner Lifestyle sequential fog fangs -4Runner Lifestyle smoked taillight decals -Pedal Commander -Rear passenger cargo mounted 120v truck tire pump -4x Spidertrax 1.25" black aluminum wheel spacers -Yota Twins Paracord Hatch Strap sand camo -Teton Workshop hard anodized matte black aluminum shift knob -Ditch flood lights 4 LED 20w 1400lm w/ OEM hood mounts on OEM style dash switch -Backup flood lights under bumper 6 LED 18w 1500lm on OEM style dash switch -Body Mount Chop; cut, weld, paint -Fender mount chop, re-weld, paint -Fender Liner cut behind wheel (I cut liner in front of wheel clean off at top of viper cut) -Wheel well firewall hammering, painting ^done by Arc One Industries^ -valance cap trim -Agency6 Black Shackle Block 2" US Certified 6061 T6 CNC machined aluminum -DRT fab universal hitch skid -ACDelco inner tie rods, outer tie rods, bellows -Full Dr. KDSS switch kit -March 31 Behind grille 13-1/4" 32 LED light bar + wide-angle, eagle-eye lens 6000lm on OEM style dash switch -RAA Powder coated steel roof rack cargo basket, 1" side rails, 64" x 39" x 6", 250lb limit -roof gas can, water can, shovel -PEAKTOW PTT0063 Hitch Mount Cargo Carrier 51-1/2 x 17-1/2 x 4 inches 500 lbs. Capacity (trips only) -July/2023: purchased first needed SPC balljoint replacement kit - newly released, upgraded non-zerk sealed joints 25002 -July 15/2023: The Original Universal EZ Flares, 1". All four corners -Dec. 2023: removed bumper cover and crash bar, drilled frame, installed Apex Overland KDSS Recovery Points -Jan. 2024: SPC balljoint replacement kit - upgraded non-zerk sealed joint design 25002 -Feb. 3/ 2024: 4x KC Wire Hiders, for roof rack lighting Feb. 13/2024: New ditch lights, on new Rago Fabrication Extension brackets. 3inch Quad Row Amber Pods from LED-Club. 32W 3200Lm 16-LED Spot Beam. Replacing 3inch EVERGEAR clear lens ditch light pods w/ yellow lamix-x In progress: 4th, 5th, and 6th set of off road lights Electrical components and wiring purchased, not started -roof rack scene lighting - EVERGEAR ea. 1,350 lumens, 30w, 3-¾" round floods. Custom, side mounted w/ galvanized flat bar And -roof rack upper ditch lights - 3inch Quad Row Amber Pods from LED-Club. 32W 3200Lm 16-LED Spot Beam. Bar clamp mounted to front corners And -roof rack reverse amber pods / secondary hazard lights. 20W 2000Lm 2-LED Spot Beam. Bar clamp mounted to rear side And -roof rack F1 smoked chase light w/ lighting effects. Custom bolted to rear side -POR15 rust proofing line-up, 3-step process PAUSED until 70⁰ weather Bought, in the garage queue: -BlueFire 6-Circuit Fuse Block with LED Indicator & Protection Cover -Blue Sea Systems 100A Circuit Breaker w/ reset lever -Rust prevention •New can POR15, 2x Black Fluid Film, long spray nozzle attachments, 2x PB Surface Shield, 1x Chainwax •partially used POR15 Degreaser, Metal Prep Wanted - PerryParts or Wheelers bump stops, self fabricated limb risers (seasonal, removable), 1" body lift, powder coated center winch bumper w/ large bar (got no tss), rear steel bumper w/ tire carrier for an LT285 Kumho on steely, sliders, bolt on cat shields
    Sick! Following you

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  3. Apr 20, 2023 at 1:02 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

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    Ok then. I will relocate it when the supercharger gets installed. I did not know that. Thank you.
     
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  4. Apr 20, 2023 at 1:05 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

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    Great to see posts like yours. I will definitely follow you for more info and stuff. Have fun!
     
  5. Apr 20, 2023 at 1:11 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

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    The goal of the catch is to catch the excess oil and filter it before it recirculates, to prevent the so called blow-by, which is the loss of compression and it prevents oil residue from reaching the crankcase. That is what I learned from other users. Like I had mentioned in my post, I have yet to see how it works. Many owners of various brands of cars and suvs recommend it. We will see. I am just an end user and rely on some other knowledgeable drives. So no, you dont need to feel like you have poor knowledge. Most likely mine is poorer than yours.
     
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  6. Apr 20, 2023 at 1:12 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

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    Yeah, something seems not right.....I wonder what...
     
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  7. Apr 20, 2023 at 2:15 PM
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    Please report when you check it. Love to see how much oil it has and how much dirt it has. Will definitely help someone like me who like to take extra care of mine too.
     
  8. Apr 20, 2023 at 2:34 PM
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    catch cans are good for special applications like forced induction or high compression builds where in you'd like to keep things like compressor wheels/rotors clean or blowby gasses out of sensitive AF tuned engines.

    the factory pcv system is more than adequate to handle the harmless amounts of blowby which contains minute amounts of oil and fuel. you won't find anything else coming out of the crankcase of a mass produced consumer class engine. if anything else is passing through the pcv system or being caught in a catch can, you're already in trouble and signs of that trouble would have been apparent before any discovery is made in the pcv or catch can.
     
  9. Apr 20, 2023 at 2:49 PM
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    Thanks, but the little bit I know has mostly come from watching videos of a handful of subject matter experts on YouTube. A couple I'd highly recommend are The Car Care Nut (a lot of people on this forum follow him) and Toyota Maintenance (the German mechanic I referenced). The Car Car Nut did a whole series of videos on the 4Runner with topics like Brakes, Engine, Suspension and Transmission, and one called something like "How to Make Your Toyota Last to 300K Miles", which is where that long term maintenance stuff primarily came from.
     
  10. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:04 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

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    Yeah, I watch them too.
     
  11. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:08 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

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    Yeah, someone earlier told me that it will be good with a supercharger that I am going to install, so maybe that is what it will be good for in this case.

    Is it going to hurt my engine while I have it on, before I do my supercharger?
     
  12. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:09 PM
    JakeTheSnak3

    JakeTheSnak3 New Member

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    Nice, these cover way more than the OEM. Need to get me those.
     
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  13. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:16 PM
    ESCT4R

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    Odometer hit 30,000 on my '22.IMG_0398.jpg
     
  14. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:34 PM
    JETSPD1477

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    nahh there's no harm in having a catch can in there.i probably should have mentioned that.

    i just got on a soapbox to help those out there considering one and what they can expect if they do install one.
     
  15. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:35 PM
    JETSPD1477

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    wow! if a majority of those miles are fun miles good job!
     
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  16. Apr 20, 2023 at 3:50 PM
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    @JETSPD1477 They sure are! We are trying to visit it all the National Parks. I have visited Yosemite, Sequoia, Joshua Tree, Zion, Olympic, Yellowstone, and Grand Canyon. We will be visiting Badlands this summer, so more fun miles to come ;)
     
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  17. Apr 20, 2023 at 4:50 PM
    Dabigono

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    Runner Down!



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    Will it rub out ??
     
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  18. Apr 20, 2023 at 4:50 PM
    nimby

    nimby in the drink

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    No!

    Everyone ok?
     
  19. Apr 20, 2023 at 4:54 PM
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    Thanks for asking!


    Somebody pulled out in front my nephew, surprisingly everybody walked away with minor injuries.

    He might have some stuff to sell in a few days
     
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  20. Apr 20, 2023 at 4:59 PM
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    Dobinsons IMS, Dobinsons UCA, Freedom LCA, 285/70/17 Yokohama Geolandar G003
    How do you like the Gobi? It seems to be a polarizing brand, but I love the basket/safari look and I don't have a RTT...thinking about pulling the trigger on one soon.
     
  21. Apr 20, 2023 at 5:00 PM
    nimby

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    That's good.

    Sad to see a good runner totaled.
     
  22. Apr 20, 2023 at 5:05 PM
    playdixie

    playdixie Missi'ppi Fella

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    Yes those Chinese knock offs did that intentionally. I think so it could avoid lawsuits from Rago since these are very similar to theirs. And I agree about the OCD kicking in @Branden967. Mine did too. But as the old saying goes: You get what you pay for. I paid for cheaper Chinese knockoffs. And this is what happened.
     
  23. Apr 20, 2023 at 7:04 PM
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    I wanted a spare tire to match my 285 BFG’s so I bought a TRD wheel and a single BFG 285x70R17 and TPMS. I thought I was going to need to shop for a hitch mount spare tire carrier and was set on getting one from Westcott Designs until I searched on YouTube for anyone mounting a 285 in the original spare tire space underneath their 5th gen T4R. It turns out there were several that successfully did it. So, after I got my spare mounted and balanced I swapped out my original spare and it fits. Barely. I just want to keep the tailgate obstruction free and I didn’t want to relocate the backup camera and license. IMG_5592.jpg Here’s some pics.
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  25. Apr 20, 2023 at 8:25 PM
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    I was curious if a 285/70R17 would fit because I didn't want to spend the bucks right now for a swing out (even if they look badass).

    Thanks for the pictures of proof!
     
  26. Apr 21, 2023 at 8:45 AM
    Chucklehead

    Chucklehead Enjoy the ride! You only get one trip

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    Welp FINALLY got around to blacking out my rear valence. I did my front quite awhile ago with vinyl wrap. I decided I liked it so much that for the rear I just painted it with SEM plastic trim paint.
    Removing the rear bumper is actually a breeze so anyone intimidated by it don’t be. A couple cautions I have that Ive not seen before. 1) there are rubber bumpers in back side of tabs along too edge. Most stick but two fell off and if I wasn’t paying attention could have missed it. 2) the very center of bumper at the hatch latch strike there is a 1ish inch wide strip of plastic that cracked right in half on me and I was handling this bumper with kid gloves and ultra cautious on support and the whole nine yards.
    This entire process took me only 2-1/2 hours from start to finished installation. The paint obviously isn’t fully cured hard yet but used some light heat to help it along enough I could handle it without issue.

    here’s a few pics of the process and my repair of the crack…

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  27. Apr 21, 2023 at 8:58 AM
    kolter45

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    Lots of help with this on TW. Just watch it to make sure the exhaust isn't melting the tire! Nice!!
     
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  28. Apr 21, 2023 at 9:04 AM
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    looks good. how do you like SEM vs vinyl so far?
     
  29. Apr 21, 2023 at 9:04 AM
    kolter45

    kolter45 Inferno Pro & 4.0 Tacoma

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    Was your last set P rated too?
     
  30. Apr 21, 2023 at 9:54 AM
    Chucklehead

    Chucklehead Enjoy the ride! You only get one trip

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    I LOVE the SEM paint.
    I did my front grille cross bar in it and has been flawless in all sorts of nasty stuff.

    the vinyl has done very very well up front. But it at some point it’ll start to peel bi do see some puckers at the edge ends from when I stretched it.

    Vinyl is nice cause it’s temporary.
    Paint is nice cause it’s application is so so so much easier than vinyl…

    SEM paints very well super even and self leveling. I mean you can’t paint like an idiot but if you do light layers to build up like you should with any paint it’s swell…
     
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