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

Where'd you get those fender flares? Been thinking about maybe getting some.

 

https://www.extremeterrain.com/bush...r-flares-front-rear-matte-black-30921-02.html

 

Trekking poles...

 

Vaseline (thinly applied) on the threads before putting on the caps will prevent binding.

Edit: "Bag Balm" is available in rural areas and is used on milk cows. Basically Vaseline with a bit of eucalyptus and other good stuff. Also great for rough hands...and Shania Twain used to use it on her face when she was younger (look it up).
Probably adds another 0.5 horsepower too.

 

Love to hear that!

that sounds like something I say to my wife when I’m dreaming and then I wake up and remember she won’t step foot in the garage

 

Just got screwed by the Stealer, $630 for transmission and transfer case fluid change
It is a pretty abused truck. Curious how the fluids look after almost 40,000 hard miles.

 

Damn! I just did my own: transmission, transfer case, and both diffs for around $150. Learn to do it yourself and save.

 

She asked to build her 4runner into our trail rig so I told her she has to work on it as well so she could get familiar with the truck if anything breaks on the trail. Shoot, even changing the spare would be amazing.

This weekend we're going to tackle the skid plates, panhard relocation kit, perry parts bump stops, and an oil change.

 

Was in Minturn and Red Cliff last week.......
both communities echo your sentiment.

 

Yes sir. I never leave home without them.

 

Do tell as this in my future.
Is there a YouTube or other step-by-step w/photo resource?
Replacement bolsters from dealer or elsewhere?
Round trip time commitment? Any pointers?

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yi298Jv8xYE

I have done several before including the entire interior on my 2014 Tundra. I watched the above video to see where the 4runner clips are, etc.
I used OEM seat foam purchased from Toyotapartsdeal.com. Was about $205 for the seat bottom. I had hog ring pliers and hog rings from before. Total time with breaks and going slow is about 2-3 hours. If I was rushing one could do it in 90 minutes, but no need to rush. I broke it in stages. 1-disconnect battery and plugs from seat bottom, remove seat. 2) Gently remove plastic seat trim and wires. Separate seat bottom from back 3) Remove cover from old foam. 4) Re-attach old cover on new foam. 5) put bottom on frame and re-attach wires, reassemble seat back to bottom. 6) Put seat back, re-attach wire harness, battery, test.

It's tedious work and not for the easily frustrated, but one doesn't need any experience, just watch the video and go slow.

Pointers, have a big table you can put the seat on so you are not bent over or on the ground like I was-that's miserable. You will need to be spinning the seat frame around so a durable, big plastic picnic table with cardboard is a good idea. Get good pliers and snips that can handle cutting hog rings. When you buy hog rings, don't get the cheap ones with a sharp end-you want dull end-so they don't poke through the foam/seat cover.

 

^^^ Appreciate all of it, thanks for link as well as personal pointers.

 

Hey, that’s about as much as it cost me in Canada actually, So you got screwed LOL

 

Work meeting- Molson in a Molson glass today LOL

 

..okay 2 Molson’s

 

I had my suspension mechanic install a 10mm spacer in the drivers rear coil, and a Dobinsons adjustable pan hard bar to get the rear axle centered in the chassis. Pretty close to dialed with only a couple of projects left.

 

You are better than most sir, and a ‘24, well done

 

I just installed the Subaru Kicker tweeters in the dash of my 4Runner, and it took three minutes per side to complete the installation. The sound improvement is nice for such an easy, affordable install.

 

any pics? Part numbers? Best place to purchase? Thx

 

How would you describe the difference?

 

I did the same for my 4R. I also upgraded all the speakers (rear hatch ones as well). All of the speakers (I'm guessing besides those with JBL) are paper. Literally. Very thin. I've kept my OEM head unit, but gives a nice "oomph" behind it. Nothing drastic or overwhelming, but def better quality sound vs. factory speakers.

But then this leads to discussion about sound deadening material and etc.

But if you wanna upgrade the front tweeters, do so. For $100 plus tax, it's not too bad of an upgrade. Maybe 2 beers at most (depending how fast you'd down them )

 

Forget the Subaru tweeter upgrade. It's still a tweeter and hardly does anything to the audio quality.
Get a 3.5 inch speaker from JBL or Infinity. It's a proper speaker that fits right in and is plug and play with available wiring harness. The OEM brackets can be modified to install the speaker or you can buy aftermarket adapters from etsy.
Huge difference in clarity and vocals.
Your paper door speakers will also sound nice with this upgrade

 

This. I went with the 3.5" Infinity using a 3D printed bracket from etsy. Night and day difference to the point where I primarily hear those now as opposed to the larger door speakers. Which will be next on my list.

 

2” cornfed 4runner

sway bar delete

285.70.17 mud terrains next

 

I am kind of an audiophile and have gone down the car stereo rabbit hole in the past. I didn't want to do that here and thought the stock stereo sounded fine. The Kicker tweeters pack a little more punch and improve clarity. For the money and ease of installation, it was worth it. I had looked into other speaker options, and even though the installation isn't terribly difficult, I didn't want to spend the money or take all the door panels off to install speakers. The price and ease of installation are in line with the performance. I did turn down the treble in my EQ, so they seem louder and clearer.

 

Downsized my wheels on my limited:

 

Changed out the ugly silver front valance to a factory black one . I did it without removing the bumper and I hope I never have to do that again. I’m sure it’s easy for you young bucks with a lot of dexterity in your arms, wrists, and fingers but this 67 year old is long past my young infantry days .

 

What tires are those?