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

Oh hey guys ... Marmalade wanted to say hi ...

 

WTF, I inserted that as a thumbnail. Sorry everyone

 

I think the front wheel picking up is because the ramp angle is very steep. You could stuff the rear easily I bet if the ramp slope was gentler.

 

The radar sensor was acting up, so had to let go some steel

 

Mine is a Labradoodle, but they look so similar. He likes to look out the window. His name is Cosmo.

 

Oil change, ATF and picked up some WeatherTech HP liners to replace the factory rubber mats. The HP’s are an improvement over the standard liners in my wife’s MDX

I’ll have a cargo liner for sale soon. Bought one for use with 3rd row.

 

The reason I asked is I see your friend is sitting in the passenger seat. My wife is a retired veterinarian and she had treated many dogs hurt by airbags when they were in that seat. Just a heads up for you and all dog lovers.
Blessings.

 

My rig versus the 200. What do you folks think?

 

Upgraded to a 1" x 30 kinetic energy recovery rope and soft shackles. Added a B&M 70268 Transmission cooler. Heat of summer going up grades fully loaded will be the real test. So far monitoring it seems I am running about 20 degrees cooler and the spikes in temp at torque converter drop much quicker.

 

Well not so much what I did, but what I had to do. I saw that my fill bolt was leaking, so took it to the dealer and it was covered under warranty. Service advisor said they changed the washer and re-filled the differential fluid. Only 1200 miles in my ORP! Hopefully they did a good job.

 

That's a cute ass dog right there man!

Ahh okay, they do look similar for sure! Your dog looks a bit bigger than mine, same face though! My dogs name is Bob, so whenever he does something bad (rare occurrence), I can use my Hank Hill voice and yell "Dangit, Bobby!!"

Oh shit, I never even thought of that till you posted about the airbag. I do appreciate the warning though, seriously! Might have to start keeping him in the back seat from now on. He only rides with me in the front seat for short trips to the store, dog park, etc. Very sad hearing about dogs getting hurt in car crashes, what an absolute nightmare to deal with. You definitely gave me something to think about though, thank you. My dog and I appreciate it greatly!

 

I am not the greatest about strapping the pups in. Saw a video the other day that showed a dog (illustration not real) in rear and what would happen without a seat belt type restraint flying into front or windshield. Not a good scenario. As much as the pups like to roam free I am thinking about options.

 

I had same thing on my 21. Kind of makes me think it was over filled from factory or crush washer was not doing it's job. For the diff it's intended to over flow. But the crush washer should not allow that even if was crazy over full. Not even sure how you would pump fast enough with gear oil to make this happen. Guess filling and immediately bolting it up.

Not sure why they would need to refill your diff though unless they drained it. Should just be remove the fill bolt. Let any drip out and torque down with new crush washer.

 

Don't judge yours until you get a LC200 on the same ramp imo. We all can post pics but unless tested on the same ramp / place it has no value. Even if a LC200 have a better rti index I doubt it can wheel as yours imo. Be happy with yours.



Here's a little test I did mine when I installed Ironman FCP. It "looks" it has more flex and all 4 tires on the ground. Can I wheel with it like yours? Hell no. It's much more to it than worry about rti, imo. Enjoy your ride.

 

I agree tbh and even thought of getting a crush washer and retorquing it properly, but rather have the paperwork from Toyota about what was done just in case something else happens.

 

What tire size and lift? Any rubbing?

 

Nothing fancy, just the common size 285/70R17 tires with Ironman FCP.

Rubbing issues solved by pushing the fender liner forward.

Newest Lift -
https://youtu.be/Xrp-LYkTLf8

How I cleared the bigger tires (old video with previous lift) -
(This one for Limited and there is a different video on my channel for TRD ORP. Another video coming in Dec for TRD Pro)
https://youtu.be/BvV0GGCaVM4


I would rate @Yotaholic setup OMU BP-51 + 285/75R17 tires to be superior than mine.

 

Interesting.....so this harness will prevent the flicker of the LED's with DRL on?
Thanks

 

Good chance it will help. If you are running LED's in your 2021 at the moment you are under-volting them which could cause flickering. This harness will will bring the voltage to 12v from the 6v that is being sent in the factory harness.

 

My Shark plates finally came in.

 

Look great. Got any spacers on this setup? Looks a bit higher than a typical Pro setup.

 

Seriously jealous!

 

Finally got rid of the fake carbon fiber shifter console overlay and replaced it with a gloss metallic black one, also did all four door supports. Looks way better. The colors are a bit off in the picture but the tan color near the gear shifter is actually a dark bronze that I painted to match my wheels. For comparison, the factory color is a light silver.

 

Nope, not yet atleast, I may install some. 5" front spacers and eibach 1" rear coils.

 

Stickers are awesome, and humorous.

 

A few cosmetic changes … added a paracord hatch strap from 4Runner Lifestyle, went with safety orange.

Also added a center console cover from 4Runner Lifestyle. I’m not sure I like the green stitching but they were out of black. I probably should have chose white but whatever, my console is now safe from my dog’s paws. I’m pretty happy with 4Runner Lifestyle seems like the products they sell are pretty well made. I saw another member of this thread make these upgrades earlier and it kinda inspired me to do the same.

 

After waiting three weeks for my appointment to get it aligned and tires mounted it finally happened today! Super pumped with how it turned out. But most important was the smile on my wife's face when I pulled in the driveway with her truck.

 

Looking good! After several years of slowly modifying mine (and many eye rolls from my wife as I discussed my plans), she finally admitted the other day that she saw me leaving the neighborhood and said to herself "damn, that does look pretty good"