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

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

 

It is the width too you know, not just the length. Can't beat 12.50

 

True
Tell that to your steering components lol

 

@Yotaholic I just left that Stave Lake you visited. Since it's so close by just did some modest obstacles mostly came to test the new sealed ball joints since last summer the FSR's is here gave me a fright wit my sloppy SPC's lol

 

One of my favorite places. I may come again to test my front locker. Will let you know

 

That's why I am hesistant. 34s have been doing perfectly fine. Not a good idea to buy trouble lol

 

CaliRaised Stealth bumper, Roadshock lightbar, and a Badlands winch. Finding a place for the controller was a bitch. I will spare you the grief of the mods I had to make to even fit it there... Then somehow or another I got it wired backwards. Dangit. Looks pretty sharp now though.

 

Cali really hugs the bumper line well. Better than my C4 for sure! Nicely done!

 

Today was a day.

Did my first self oil change today since buying it used (dealer did one before we went on a trip), and man what a nightmare this was.

• My torque wrench decided to quit working while I was installing a stahlbus valve, which only requires 18 fr-lb but got a solid pull in before realizing that the wrench wasn’t going to click. Looks fine, no leaks. Annoying.
• The oil filter housing drain cap was out on so tight that I can’t get it off, it moves the housing. Getting more annoyed because I bought the motiv-x drain tool and was curious to see how well it worked.
  
• I use a tarp-material bag we got when we got some beef from a cow we went in on, thinking I’d just loosen the housing and drop it and the remaining oil in and then dispose of it. There was a hole in the seam, and the remaining oil went all over the place without me noticing.

The rest went fine. I need a new torque wrench, and apparently a new oil filter housing.

Cleanup pic for laughs:

 

I hope it all gets better from here.

 

I had a Tacoma before and never had these issues haha. One thing I miss, though, is the scceee panel the IFS skid I purchased had.

 

Can't tell you how amazing 4.88 feels. I'm out of the break-in. Now I'm pushing it. I'm pretty heavy, I have tons of skid plates and big tires and steel bumpers, but this thing just takes off.

 

In case you haven't decided on one yet, I recently purchased this one:

https://etork.com/product/3-8-drive-torque-wrench-c2100/

I got the Clear View version since I have a bit of trouble reading the micrometer style (harbor freight) that I currently have. I'm happy with it except for the upper sheet that's printed with torque numbers. As you turn the dial, the paper (?) shifts a bit. In videos I've watched, I haven't seen it happen so perhaps I got a dud. Doesn't move enough to be a big deal, but seems like it should be glued down better.

 

I’ll check it out. I’m kind of disappointed if this one is indeed bad (feels like it, I checked it against a bolt on my home gym and no click with it set to 18#) because it’s a CDI, which is Snap-On.

 

Added a switch to my raptor lights. I used a relay even though it may have been a little over kill. Took a bit of time but worth it.

 

Hey, where did you order that switch from? I'm stuck with this Eaton crap

 

Managed to cobble together a bracket and mounted a new speaker just behind the lower grill, gonna give the Feniex 100w a try.

 

I ordered it from Amazon. I guess the company is actually called 4runrun.com. You can order it direct from them too. Love the look and function so far. Looks factory really.

Raptor Light Switch Compatible with 5th Gen 4Runner Blue Push Button 32mm and Fuse Tap

Link

edited: Apparently you can’t order it direct but they do have the specs/info on the switch on their site.

 

Found a local member who wanted to swap his Trd pro “scooped hood” for my sr5 flat hood

 

You're talking about your truck, riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight?