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

Must not have been an Explorer ST. I had one with a 93 octane tune and full-size intercooler, that thing ripped...

 

Tomorrow I have an appointment for this, pretty excited.

 

Viper cut!!!!

 

Got new speakers put in yesterday. Got them from Crutchfield. Not top of the line, but ones that work really nice with OEM head unit. Pleased with how well they turned out.

 

If you want them to really rock your 4Runner, get an amp. I bought a similar package from Trail Grid Pro, and they sounded much better than stock. But after I put an amp on it, the highs were very high, the lows had lots of bass and the sound was MUCH louder.

Normally, I would have to crank it up to 40 and it wasn't even that loud. Now I keep it at 15 or 20 and it sounds louder than when I had it at 40.

 

Just scored a set of barely used Westcott TIG DOM 0 deg sliders with kickout and top plate for $500! Won't be able to pick them up until next week but I'm psyched! Need the kickout and top plate for the kids and for helping me get shit off the rack so it was perfect.

 

Which amp did you get?

 

I posted all the details in this thread (it was another dude's thread, but he had the same setup as me):

https://www.4runners.com/threads/trail-grid-pro-kicker-8-speaker-bundle.35128/

 

Just added the BFG KO2’s , 285’s. Leveling kit, No mudflap, trimmed the front some. No rubbing, haven’t been off-road yet. Don’t really do muddin or heavy off-road. So should be fine. I’m happy with the look.

 

No ours was a limited. It wasn’t a bad vehicle until it wasn’t all at once. Repair costs were more than it was worth. We ended up replacing it with the 4R 10 months sooner than planned. Sucked going from paid off to a payment…weren’t able to put as much down due to timing either.

 

Did a couple of things recently...add some black overlays, and replaced the OEM muffler...

 

Thank you! I jumped immediately this morning and was like I'll work with the wife later hahaha. Let me say that once again Westcott's customer service is also amazing as I had some questions on them and was answered right away.

 

Done

 

Congratulations buddy, way to go, your build is killin it.
Some don't like the high clearance cut aesthetics, even when they all can look slightly different, but most can understand it's purpose has some benefits. Aerodynamics and mpg NOT being one of them

Doesn't part of you wish you got ur hands on the Dremel and just buzzsaw'd your $50k+ truck bumper, maybe burn ur arm with a little melted plastic!
How much people charge for dis?
(the curves look pretty well done)

 

Thanks! My gained mpg dropped again. Viper cut can really kill mpg

 

Hahah I hear ya, I've also heard recently cross winds on the hwy can give you a scare and I'ma look into stuffing pool noodles or sumn in spots too, I think buddy said

 

Yes, that happened to me. I replaced the two-sided tape with something far tougher and it can now withstand such abuse.

 

The number one benefit is that now I'm able to put a tire on an obstacle(A Jeep trait), and that makes a world of difference on the trail

 

@Yotaholic yeah for sure man, I felt as well like that's a top benefit.
Some folks poo poo'd me and said they've never caught their stock bumper on nothin and it ain't a prob, but I have mixed feelings on that assertion.

Dude, was it you, on here, who scraped their bumper good coming back down off that rock or obstacle as it were lmao!?
(I scraped my bumper like that, especially my front valance, license plate ripped right off, f*ckn around on a pile of logs I couldn't resist at my in-laws property)

 

That would piss me off lol. If you have a Quick Quack near you they will let you in. They turn off the top brushes too if you have a rack.

 

Came to 12 degrees to test the Viper Cut

 

Looks great!

 

Nah man, you don't mess around with ice, don't wanna slip off the cliff. Time to call it quits

 

12 degrees?! Nope, no way, ain't gonna happen...!

 

Yup, let's live to fight another day. No shame in turning back.
It is steep, camera is lying.

https://youtu.be/JInHCShE7_Y?feature=shared

 

Dude that looks insane. Big nopes from this southern boy. Stay safe dude.

 

I'm with you. Not a fan of Satan's sky cocaine. And we're expecting 4-6 inches here in NW MS in next 36-48 hours.

From National Weather Service in Memphis (this morning):

 

YUCK! It looks like it's going to be a mess around here all week dealing with that. Be safe!

 

No touchless around here; Absolute rinseless has been pretty great for a one bucket wash as long as you knock the mud off first with pressure.



Got impatient waiting for Gobi mounts and stuck the 180 on with U-bolts.

 

"Satan's sky cocaine"! I love it! Dang, I live in NC, no snow forecast here thank goodness, I hate the stuff.