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

Im Jealous!!! I live in the wrong place. Cali is hot 9 months of the year with drought like conditions all the time. I love snow wheelin!!!
see below... my old rubi and some snow...

my old taco and the snow....

 

There's more than one California, you know.

 

How did you mount the ARB?? What did u use

 

Used the same Slee bracket and mounted my compressor about a week and a half ago... works awesome!

 

With a ReadyLift 3"F & 2"R Leveling Kit

 

Switched to an Aluminum Ball Mount with a Stainless Ball recently, and love it! (i.e., hands and vehicle don't get full of grime from the dirty hitch, and doesn't swell shut with rust and get stuck in the receiver).

8000lb GTWR, 800lb Tongue. 4" drop

Andersen Hitches 4in Alumistinger Ball Mount (4" Drop, 3" Rise)

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000GGI6MM/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

$29 CURT 40053 Stainless Steel Trailer Hitch Ball, 6000 lbs, 2" Diameter, 1 x 2-1/8" Shank

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B0009TAOG2/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

Those are nice. I have three, 2, 4 and 6". And currently a Stainless Steel knee knocker in the T4R.

Steve

 

Finnaly got off my ass, and blacked all emblems out, and for funnzies, swapped the start up, and shut down screen on the HU.

 

If anyone else lives in Alaska you guys should come to the Alaska 4x4 Meet & Greet over Father's Day weekend. They asked me to make a short promo video for them from last years event. Hopefully, I'll have both rigs out there this year. 1st gen taco and 5th gen T4R

https://youtu.be/5v5Kq_Uaeqs

 

Nice! I clay bar my wife’s Corrola and it turned out amazing. The clay is magical.

 

I give my 4R the clay treatment and hand wax with paste wax twice a year. Only Meguiars professional grade products.

 

A small little add on to my 4Runner this weekend , did both rear side windows . Happy with the outcome although 1 of the decals has some very minor bubbles that i hope i will be able to remove once it warms up . I like the i way it looks . Next up , i will be changing out all the interior bulbs .

 

Did some post dyno pulls with the magnuson SC and found a constant 347 at the wheels and torque was similar, maybe a few foot punds less.

 

Holy fuck...

How's she feel? I've been saving all my sheckles for that air pump.

 

It is really fun.I never had a blower on anything before but it makes the runner feel like it's not even working hard.City driving is a blast because it takes off like a SOB and nobody expects it.Highway driving is a dream,especially going up hills with no effort or shifting.Passing power on highway is unreal.

 

Man, that is rad as hell. I would LOVE to have more get up in my runner. Its a absolute DOG. I love it, but wow, is it a turd. Did you install that yourself? Its all BOLT ON it looks??? Did it help at all with milage?? or, do you mash the fun pedal more and more now, because of the fun lol ??? That is awesome dude...... cheers.

 

Well… I’m Jealous and got the need for speed! … so please share with us what the total cost was; if you don’t mind to share and do you really have to burn premium fuel now?

Thanks and congrats!

 

If being installed at Sparks Toyota total cost is $5695.00 (Blower kit) + $1325 (install) = $7020+ Taxes. The call was made a week back to get this information. I'm struggling trying to justify it myself.

 

I live in Alberta,Canada and our dollar exchange sucks.The blower cost just over $7500 and I had a licensed pro who gave me a deal for the install.He charged $1000 and did an amazing job.If you live in the states,then the total cost should be 30% less than what I paid.As for gas mileage....it still has factory tires (265/70/17) and factory suspension. At a constant 70mph on highway it get 12 Litres per 100 kilometers. Sorry for the metric conversion.

 

No argument here.Its a ton of cash to drop but I keep vehicles for a long time and don't regret this one bit. I LOVE being able to go up hills with no decrease in speed and dropping the hammer when the time arises.

 

And yes, premium fuel is required.A person has to factor the price difference,too. I find you can get the extra miles on a tank full, so it kind of balances out. At least that is how I justify it. LOL

 

Looks great! I am lucky enough to live in So Cal and attended Meguiars' basic detailing course at their facility in Irvine. I learned a TON of stuff. I only use their products now as well.

 

This past Sunday, ventured into the machine polishing thing...

 

Damn. I've never waxed a car in my life. Some of you guys would cry if you saw my one year old 4R in person. Even the scratches have scratches.

 

Im the same. Ive never went full nuts on a detail. The waxing and stuff scares me. I feel like id dick it up. Some how, some way, id ruin stuff.....

 

Any other supporting performance mods? What was your total investment? Any issues along the way?