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

I always park way out in left field. Thats what blows my mind.

 

Sorry to hear…
I got tapped from behind sitting in my truck parallel parked…twice! There were 2-3 cars lengths of space behind me… both times!
Fckers need to wake the F up! Luckily I have my hitch step on that took the hits.

 

I know how it feels. This was at 1 mph because a moron could not reverse his pickup truck. The thin Toyota sheet metal does not help either.

 

I always put a hitch on my vehicles if they have a receiver, more or less for that reason (although I will on occasion tow a small utility trailer). I had a Land Rover Discovery with a hitch, got rear-ended while stopped, Honda was going around 30 mph. His airbags didn't deploy because the point of impact was above his bumper, but that car's a goner. I ended up with some scratches on the rear bumper, and that was it...

 

THAT one I have to remember.
"Honey....I need to put a new beast bumper on the truck...now that the original is cracked. It cannot be cracked again"
I like it!

 

Hey dude
The side steps are Smittybilt !

 

those tiny dot welds, LOL. I mean there wouldn’t even be enough heat to penetrate the plate. Chinese manufacturing welds

 

Took the plunge and bought myself one of those Wolfbox mirrors from Amazon. Got the G890 version. This model has both cameras monitoring the front and rear. AND a camera for the interior. Haven't installed it yet (project for my short work week). I bought an additional hardwire kit by mistake. One is included with this particular model.

The only thing I'm not completely sure of is a mounting bracket. Most of these mirrors have straps to hold it onto any current mirror, however, I'd rather it actually mounted in. Wolfbox website and Amazon don't have a bracket listed or suggested for this mirror.

 

Got out to the garage for some valance swapping today. Did the front last week and today the rear. While I had the bumper off I installed the Diode Dynamics Hitch Pod, the CR1 model to be exact. This model not only comes on in reverse, but when braking blinks rapidly before staying on red with the other two stock brake lights. Additionally, I installed the VLEDS V6 Extreme System 921 led reverse lights in the 6,000K color temp, they are currently on sale. Between the two, the extreme brightness allows increased clarity at night when using the back up camera, which was pitiful in stock trim.

 

Not at all, the bottom of the shelf is right on the top line of view with the back window if that makes sense.

 

Nice work! Lots of ppl won't dare to pop bumpers off
wow last production year 2024 T4R ORP Underground, heck of a machine

 

Does any of you feel this truck is heavy? You're wrong, it is not heavy, your gearing sucks. I'm loving my 4.88
Get rid of that pathetic 3.73

 

Thanks buddy, it’s not too difficult of a job, actually kinda fun! All cosmetic though, doesn’t make it go any faster.

 

I hear ya, and getting your hands on a '24 is a good investment.
Much to my chagrin I don't think I have a single mod that makes my 4R faster and I've modded like it's going out of fashion (getting on the nerves of bone-stock type folks one cosmetic mod at a time )

 

Counterpoint, dont add an extra 200lbs in tires alone. I'll give you that all your mods get put to work but there's a ton of rigs that arent heavy nor pathetic.

 

This thing was slow even stock lol. 3.73 is not enough for this thing.

 

Which valances did you purchase?

 

Dealer put temp tags on it

 

Twinsies! Got the Prinsu installed last night.

 

OEM TRD Pro, very expensive compared to Chinese aftermarket ($235.00), gloss not mat finish, very good fit right out of the box (I would hope so for that kind of coin)

 

I’ve cornered the market on black anodized aluminum… or at least have succeeded at decorating my living room with it for the moment….

 

Is it worth going from 285/75/R17 to 35/12.50/R17? It is like 1/2 inch upgrade lol

 

The rack is obvious, but what's everything else?

 

Looks like a bike rack. 1Up maybe?

 

Full inventory: RCI roof rack, 1 Up Super Duty Double Rack, 2 add-on bike trays for the rack, and 4 bike trays for the roof rack.

 

I'm super happy you took the plunge
That's some serious stuff

But for the shit talking, enjoy your break in period puttering around burning time and gasoline

 

It's a big half inch

 

I'm waiting for better weather to change the oil. I checked fluid levels and inspected the air filter. I also wiped down the exposed surfaces in the engine compartment and played with the Badlands jack. It works well, but it weighs a ton. It's also twice as big as my old floor lift, which I still need to get rid of.

 

I keep telling this to my wife but she doesn't agree