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

I assume the one on Smokyhill? They are good to me as well. They even price match Walmart, Costco, Amazon, etc. When I want to try 285s on my stock TRD Pro they had no problems returning the tires.

 

Have researched this issue quite a bit, came across a video from a Toyota tech saying basically what you just said and it has me worried that I might still need to replace the steering rack. Back last year I checked for play in the steering rack and felt something internal which is why I believed the shops diag for so long. I would almost believe a bad steering rack over control bushings but I really don't want to replace the rack.

 

I've done a few steering racks, while they're not great, they're not impossible for a DIY.... I was just letting you know it's a known issue that they wear out pretty quick and other issues with suspension etc make it wear out quicker. KO2s .... Can do a number on them if you don't keep up with your wheel weights. I have KO2s on ours and I balance the tires twice as often as I change the oil. Any vibrations in the front end cause premature wear on the steering components in general but unfortunately our steering racks are prone to it. Sad face... Hahaha! Just check everything for wear and fix what needs to be fixed when it needs fixin! One weekend on the trails does more damage on my steering rack than a year of driving with unbalanced tires! Haha

 

Holy cow, so you balance your tires every 5000 miles?

 

Swapped to the Four Cam Engineering vents in hopes that I see less dust inside. It was easy enough to do that I kick myself for not doing it sooner.

OEM:





Four Cam:



Comparison:

 

Depends on how they are feeling but yeah. I have them balance them on rotations typically.... Then I bring it home and check their torque etc hahaha

 

And tighten the valve stem caps. Lol! That's the nice thing about Discount Tire, free rotations and balance. Unfortunately, not all the techs are good at balancing. I take mine in for R&B about every 5 to 7K. I have to drive 45ish miles to Louisville(ugh!). The manager there didn't charge me for the road force balance either.

 

did that increase the yellow?

 

ugh!!

 

Not today, but last week. Loaded it to the gills to take my daughter off to college. Forgot to take a picture of it looking like a Carolina squat with all her crap, lol. Didn’t even have room to throw my clubs in for a morning round of golf. It was an emotional but great week, and a much needed vacation.

 

I got the same. They have been working out for me very well. You can tell the difference right away. Especially in dusty conditions.

 

The thing is the OEM vent foam had no dust so not sure it will work for me. I don't even wheel and it gets really dusty inside even when I don't roll my windows down.

 

I've been there before and still doing it. I had a Sequoia when she started. Got the 4Runner this year after school started and got rid of the Sequoia, so I don't know if everything would actually fit anymore in the 4Runner alone.

 

Installed an upper shelf today in my cargo area. I have a few items that fit up there perfectly - small tool bag, portable battery booster, bungee cords, first aid kit, umbrella and a sweatshirt. Got an OG Fab but decided I wanted to go aluminum so I got an aluminum universal molle panel, some brackets, etc and threw together my own version. Leaves me excellent visibility so I like that a lot. Will be selling the OG Fab version BTW.

 

That's a lot of mole!

 

Went the budget route of upgrading the OEM halogen fogs from my 2016, to the OEM LEDs (got them for next to nothing) which will be good enough until I upgrade to an aftermarket option.

 

Got the magnetic cubby drawers from minwin3d. These are pretty neat since they got magnets in the back to hold the cubbies securely. Finally I have somewhere to put my sunglasses without them sliding all over the place.

 

Couldn't help but notice your Chris Reeve blade - Sebenza Insingo? Very nice!!!

 

I like this design. Do you feel that the notch is fine to remove the drawers or do you think the handle version would be better?

 

Thanks. It's a Large Inkosi Insigno.

 

No notch works fine. I think functionally there shouldn't be any difference notch vs no notch. It's whatever looks you prefer. I like no notch because it's cleaner looking.

 

Nice one! I have had them too. I am loving every bit of their functionality.

 

They will.

 

After watching a couple of videos, I'm considering these vents too. The install doesn't look too bad. I see there is a new version now described as "self cleaning": https://optoffroad.com/products/cabin-vent-system?variant=42078817124610

I wonder how that works...

Edit: I found a direct link to the fourcam page: https://fourcam.com/products/integrated-cabin-vent-filtration-system-1

 

i ordered a set of the new ones yesterday. I'll probably install next week. Every time I go in the desert the interior gets really dusty so I cant wait to try these

 

I see, thanks for the clarification. I'm somewhat of a knife enthusiast but haven't bought a CRK yet...although now that they are offering various models in Magnacut, I'm becoming quite tempted.

 

Finally got my gloss gunmetal Pro wheels, and some new boots too.

 

Looks good. Black lugs will make it look great (imho)!

 

Did the A/C drain mod. Took all of 5 minutes.