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

Leveling platform test fit. Now to determine what kind wood to go with.

 

You might try looking further East, out into the Channeled Scablands! Hwy 2 as it drops into Banks Coulee was a "Buffalo Jump". You're gonna be too late, otherwise you could dig for fossils in Republic but it usually closes 10/15 of each year. There's the caves near Soap Lake that were Indian campgrounds and "She Who Watches" at Horsethief Lake State Park. .

All through the area east of Wenatchee has flood erratics from the Great Missoula Flood and glacial erratics from the last Ice Age.

Drive careful and watch out for elk and deer during the migration!

 

I like them but I may need a diff set as I have third row seating. I really like the back of seat covers.

 

happened to be the last hottest weekend of the year, seized the opportunity to rinse out frame rails w/ pressure washer from ma moms. b4 pre-winter POR15. first time really doin' this but learned what comes outta there from the wise and powerful @McSpazatron

Of course, I've ran over n destroyed multiple hoses now and wuz forced to fix current hose threads w/ the Milwaukee bandsaw haha

 

auto-trigger. it's OK I'm an engineer by trade

 

I need to do this to both the 4runner and tundra before the winter hits.

 

Right!!
Good call man

That's what I kept telling myself, and now I gotta hustle on this rust prevention b4 snowfall

 

Ya been spraying the frame with fluid film once a year but wouldn’t hurt to flush the frame.

 

FIFY!

 

What does that mean, I just turned 35, lol

 

fix it for yourself?

 

Fixed It For Ya.

 

Great! Can’t wait for you to get them!

 

Have you gotten to the stage yet where you like looking at the underside more than the body?

To be fair, most of that mud was not in the frame rails proper, but enough was. Usually it doesn’t get too muddy after one trip unless you sink a rail inside muddy water. Regardless, I always hose it out just to make sure it’s always kept clean.

What is that thin little hose adapter thing?!?! I gotta get me one of those!

 

Powerstop reman calipers came in with displaced dust boots on half of the pistons. Easy enough to fix with a pocket screwdriver though:



Bought new hard lines going to the caliper. They were reasonably cheap at the dealer parts counter:



Installed:



Bill of Materials:
Calipers: Powerstop S6278
Rotors: Raybestos 980784PER
Pads: Advics AD0976
Caliper bolts: Carlson H821
Hard lines: Toyota 47314-60311, 47317-60131
Hoses: Centric 15044362 (stock length as I don't have a lift)

 

Interested in your thoughts after you install them. I installed a reman Napa caliper and that side is getting pretty hot in stop and go traffic. Not sure if it is sticking or not. Might be worth swapping out to these.

 

Finally got around to putting the matte black hood scoop (from 4RL) on, it was hard to get this part these past few months, always sold out in matte! The quality of the plastic does not justify the $80 price tag considering OEM is the same cost I believe. The only reason I didn't go with OEM is because it's glossy black, and I have matte-black everything (front/back valance from 4RL and matte pro grille from Yota X).

Shes a little dirty so you can really see the bug gut oils on the matte black plastics. I wonder if the glossy black are better at avoiding these stains. It cleans up nice with some soap and a micro fiber though.

Now, does anyone know where to get matte black door handles?

 

Nope, same problem. I've considered inserting a small hacksaw blade or something and just sawing the tab off and see if it fits flush, haha. It doesn't bother me too much though to just leave it.

 

How'd it go, did you get them installed?

I have a 2023 ORP and with that harness you don't need to use the DRL fuse tap at all to power the DRL. Since Toyota switched to all LED lights in newer and higher trim packages, with the proper harness the lights get everything they need without additional fuse tap power.

The DRL on the Morimoto will simply light up if you just set DRL on the factory light stick (and stays on in all the other light modes). You might want to make sure you have DRL turned on in the INfotainment system settings too if you dont see it working (this is on by default).

I actually don't know if you get the same startup sequence or not without it connected, but the potential risk/annoyances wasn't worth it to me. EFI2 receives power at a certain interval from the 4runner computer when the engine is off to run some diagnostics I believe so if you connect there in a newer 5th gen model your lights will come on at random all throughout the day/night. If you still want to run the DRL fuse tap I would suggest going in the dash fuse box and doing ACC or IGN2 to avoid potential issues. Personally, I wanted to avoid fuse-tapping EFI2 or INJ if I could, while it is recommended in some installation manuals and most people don't have issues, if one of these parts fail in a spectacular way or something just gets lose/shorted out you can risk the engine seizing while you are driving, or the vehicle wont start. For all my other third party components I have another fuse box I installed that connects directly to the battery with an 80A relay switch and is controlled seperately by a panel mounted inside (https://yotaxpedition.com/products/8-button-auxiliary-power-kit-bracket-4runner)

My biggest complaint throughout the entire Morimoto headlight research process was that they have done a poor job of updaing their instructions for the latest 5th gen models with higher trim, leaving people confused. For example, yours may have came with a user manual that says EFI2 but if you check on their website, in small, easily missable text at the bottom of the page they say not to use EFI2 in the later years. And they still have the correct harness labeled in a confusing way that makes people think its only for the Limited or Pro, but you need it for the ORP too.

I still ran the DRL fuse tap wire to the headlights and just zip tied them near the fuse box and capped the ends so they dont corrode in case I found a use for it later or wanted to hook it up, but it's just sitting there disconnected right now.

The only caveat I've found so far is that DRL wont light up if your parking brake is engaged, which is basically a non-issue for me. Weirdly enough I've noticed one time where after disengaging the parking brake the DRL never came on, but after restarting the car I couldn't reproduce it. Once I disengage the parking brake after starting the vehicle the DRL come on. If you run the DRL fuse tap to something that gets power when the car starts (EFI2/IGN2/INJ/etc) then you won't have this issue, but you also won't be able to turn it off using the factory stick. Both seem like non-issues for most.

 

You're doing the lords work there

 

No ya totally, good call man.
So that thin jetstream adapter is a 0⁰ attachment. I have a soap attachment, then a 40⁰, 25⁰, 15⁰, & 0⁰.

 

the POR15 show must go on. carrying right along w/ the progress, rear bumpers OFF! so I can rinse frame rails and paint. my hatch latch rust luckily ain't bad

https://www.4runners.com/threads/2014-lift-gate-rust-through.18994/#post-278703
https://www.4runners.com/threads/completely-rusted-rear-hatch.33319/#post-498098

 

Is it any faster or you just trying to scare Broncos? You could plumb it for free power.

 

Check plug in console. Sometimes the are hot all the time for charging

 

You traded best calipers for China painted ones? Paint those.I don't want to use aftermarket for traction control. They have kits you can paint with. I'm going to Dot 5-6 next time. I got 4 jars and hose to gravity bleed or MightyVac tool. Gravity is free and easy. I love the brake kits, but those Toyota calipers are built and designed for traction control and will last as long as the truck.

 

hopefully longer than the frames at least.

 

Finally caved and got 285s!


Couldn't decide between Wildpeaks and G2s so why not both?

 

By the way, this was not the greatest idea since the plates/pins cannot be removed without cutting the cable ties; gonna put helicoils in the crossbars instead.

 

I've been running the same Powerstop P/N reman calipers as a "big brake" upgrade on my Tacoma for over two years with no issues. Works well after being dragged through water, mud, and sand. MTS traction management works as it should in the rocks.

 

You got 2 different tires?