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

My brother also got me the Curt hit hitch lock as well, you can see that in the pic if you look closely. But yeah, I’m with you regarding no lock, I always use one or leave it in my truck.

 

I’m still looking for a flip cover switch for that button so I don’t do what you did and have a heart attack.[/QUOTE]

Agreed. It would make an excellent feature. Growing up with Airwolf, I'd love the start safety flip switch with the gravy on top of the airwolf howl pumped through the speakers for about 10 seconds. Oh yaaaa.
@:42 https://youtu.be/H3J8FiLNEtc?si=NHa31CxB8i3VGnzJ

 

shammied all the wheel nooks & crannies
conditioned tires w/ Chemical Guys
used a janky cardboard circle
Zep Streak Free Glass Cleaner rear window

sun in forecast for two weeks

 

⅝" Grade 8 bolt and a lock washer and heavy hex nut. Not a lot of thieves carry two wrenches.

 

Agreed. It would make an excellent feature. Growing up with Airwolf, I'd love the start safety flip switch with the gravy on top of the airwolf howl pumped through the speakers for about 10 seconds. Oh yaaaa.
@:42 https://youtu.be/H3J8FiLNEtc?si=NHa31CxB8i3VGnzJ[/QUOTE]

That show was so hokey. Bell B222 had Capton wire that was brittle , LTS101 series eng. had serious bearing issues .It wasn't until Honeywell bought them that they made it to TBO.

 

Most of them seem to be carrying cordless zip cutters now.

 

Which is?

 

Black tape over the light lol

 

oil change, tire rotation, alignment, and trying to figure out a way to store the new 12 ton Daytona Bottle Jack (with way my wife turns in the 4R it needs to be STRAPPED!)

 

Looking good. I thought I invented the cardboard circle for applying tire shine products!

 

$22 shift knob

 

Hah! I’m sure you did
Folks have probably been using that hack since I was in diapers.

 

Is yours a 2wd or 4wd? You should be able to do the front and back in less than an hour honestly. Tips and handy tricks:
jack front up
block it up with jack stands
remove the sway bar end link from the sway bar, just the top nut
remove the nut from the lower shock bolt
remove the 4 bolts from the lower ball joint
remove the coupling nut that bolts the rubber line from the shock to the frame mount
remove the 3 bolts from the top shock mount
use a 36" pry bar and put it in the hole in the front of the A-arm and push downward to get the lower A-arm to pivot downward and you should be able to slip the lower bolt out and then pull the whole shock assembly out by hand
do the same thing on the other side
installation is the reverse
use RED loctite on the lower ball joint bolts and lower shock bolt

 

Limited so Awd/4x4. And I figure an hour to 2 just to be safe since I will be going slow and using a lift and doublechecking everything on the torque values every step of the way.

Thank you for the words of confidence and the tips.

 

Greased the u joints. I try and do it every 20k or so miles.

 

Yesterday ran it through the car wash I have been using last couple years. Always did nice job. Recently taken over by new owner. New Kiosk & doesn't except gift cards I had, the lady punched me in for the "top" wash. They no longer hit the front/rear W/pressure was before entering, the shammy wheels no longer., No tire spray. I always get out after & wipe down rear window. The lift gate still had road grime from last 2 nuisance snow storms. Really sucks because the previous owner cared, would wash the scrubbers down & these new owners are all about volume. Sad. Have to find another one for the winter months.

 

Finally wore out the factory tires after 67,000 miles. Got some Trd wheels and stock size Mickey Thompson Baja Boss A/T tires mounted up.

 

Keep us posted if you get into any snow with those MTs

 

A/Ts but I definitely will. Hopefully we get some more here soon

 

New to me 2022 Off-road Premium with only 13000 kms. Today I installed the Fumoto Valve and will change to the metal filter housing when I change my oil next. Was able to install the fumoto valve without losing any oil by using my shop vac in the fill port. Worked like a dream.

 

welcome to the forum.
I've done both. The drain valve has made oil changes a million times easier.

 

I think he means Mickey Thompsons (MTs). Looks great, I just got the same tires 2 weeks ago. Love them so far.

 

Ah thanks. Went right over my head

 

had to replace passenger side low-beam bulb this morning. H9s have lasted a good while, had to put an H11 back in for the time being. Ordered some Osram H9s for replacement.

 

New shirt came in with the heritage colors and TRD style sticker. Now I have to convince the wife to put them on her 4R.

 

$21 t-case knob

 

I like it, where did you find it?

 

Do that knob and the shifter knob simply screw on and off?

I've been curious what the thread pattern is -- thinking on making my own replacements -- but haven't been bold enough to try removing one yet.

 

Amazon ! Where else?....Lol.