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

The wife and I took the 4R to the Smokie Mountains for a little ridge running and looking at the fall colors.

 

We came back through Chattanooga to try our hand at hang gliding. Much to my wife's satisfaction, they weren't open that day.

 

A beginner flight at Lookout Mountain? You mean flying tandem right?

 

Yes. My wife had never done the hang glider thing. I was hoping to take her.
I have never been to this port before.

 

New 3rd brake light from Morimoto

 

Oil and filter change: 6.3L of Quaker 0W30, Denso 1503020 filter, Dorman 65271 crush washer

Trimmed a 2nd/3rd gen Tacoma stock engine skid to work on the 4Runner:



Test fit successful. Now off to paint.

 

You fly now?

 

Jus got done installing an RCI engine skid plate. Will get pics tomorrow and post!

 

It's been some years ago. Heck, it's been many years ago.

 

I used to fly hangliders back in the mid 70's. Torrey Pines, Palomar Mountain, Rincon Mountain. Photo is of a friend of mine, Burke Ewing.
Old Dude still flys! Says he's heading to Switzerland to fly Interlochen I believe he said. Guy used to be a maniac, first flight off of San Jacinto Mtn.
into Palm Springs. First Balloon drop. There's an old book with photos that you might find interesting, "The Flyingest Flying" Photos by Steven McCarrol

 

Difficult to replace? Expensive?

 

2 screws unplug & plug connector, so to answer your question No.

 

I broke the 3500 mile mark today!

 

Let my daughter use the 2011 while I took her 2022 Highlander to be serviced.

 

put in the apex chassis tie rods, these things are so much beefier than the stock ones. Also switched out my SPC's for the Dobinson Billet UCA's. I have gone through 3 ball joints and 2 sets of bushings on the SPC's in last 18 months, moving on.

 

I need to paint mine too. Looks like some rust behind the tie down hook.

 

I feel dirty even typing this, but those UCA's look sexy.

 

if feeling dirty over straight billet is wrong, i dont wanna be right

 

Went to visit our daughter this past weekend and she had to go into work. Rather than go through the PITA of switching the car seats around, we took her Subaru and let her drive the 4Runner.

I'm surprised I got it back to be perfectly honest. She's a bit jelly.

 

I don't know, I'm definitely very partial to my wife's 24 Outback, that's a solid ride for sure.

 

I drove '21 through '23 Outbacks for a while. I'll admit to really liking them. I'd love for the 4Runner seat to have the adjustable thigh support that the Outback seat has.

Honestly, if I hadn't been able to get my 4Runner when I did, I would probably have ended up in an Outback turbo.

 

Same here, probably. My daughter's Subie is fun to drive, but oooh, those CVT transmissions scare me.

 

Gave the SR5P a good wash after yesterday's mud-rain came down!

 

The Apex tie rods look beefy. Mine just arrived the other day.
I'll be installing those and the c4 high clearance fender liners soon.

 

14 year-old commuter that spent much of its life in salty Quebec lol, the whole frame is rusty, but no holes. Don't be deceived by the front skid, which came from a 2023 Limited off FB Marketplace.

 

Sliders came in!

 

Well then it's held up quite well considering!

 

Primer and two coats done. Installing tomorrow.

 

You bought them untreated? I'm Not a Certified Welder , but those welds FROM the Pictures are Not impressive. AGAIN just my observations from pics

 

Easier to touch up paint than powder coat. I alway paint all my bumpers and sliders with zero issues.

Also, I work in aerospace with some baller welders and these welds are on point.