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

I ran 285’s and then 275’s on my tacoma and the transmission could never find the right gear. Drove me nuts so I kept it in 4th gear most of the time until I hit the highway. I love the larger tires but I am sticking with the stock 265’s on my 4Runner because of this. Re-gearing is too expensive. Unless you really need the larger tires for rock crawling you might consider staying with stock size. If you do go larger get some adjustable UCA’s but finding an installer that really knows how to adjust them can be difficult.

 

I bought a 2016 tacoma new and lifted it a week later. With 285s it was horrible, couldn’t stand it. Sold it with 3500 miles on it and bought my 2016 4Runner new and did the same but with 295s and it does just fine.

 

interesting, transmission on 4Runner must be different. Good to know. Maybe I will step up to 285’s next time and keep my fingers crossed that my experience is the same as yours.

 

It's completely different than the 3rd gen Tacoma. 2016 + tacoma has a 3.5 and 6 speed with double overdrive. It's built for max fuel economy, it's a horrible combo for a truck. The power band of the 3.5 is also far from ideal for a truck. They don't start making power until about 3500 RPM, we need low RPM torque not high RPM torque.

 

my tacoma was 2012, was it the same situation with the 4.0 Engine

 

No you had a 5 speed auto. The 4.0 picked up something like 35 horse in maybe 2014? So there is that working for you.

 

Coming from years of Jeeps, am a 4Runner owner for the first time since 1992.

Bought on Monday (17th).
Ordered lift/wheels/tires on Tuesday (18th).
Installed lift Sat & Sun (21st/22nd) (Jeez Toytec, spend a little more time on your instructions/photos).
Installed wheels/tires Friday (28th).
Prinsu rack scheduled to deliver Tuesday (1st).
Alignment scheduled Thursday (3rd).
Sliders/skids back ordered 3-8 weeks.
Colorado/Utah bound on 09/18.

Cursory observations.........Jeep gets the nod for tucking vulnerable driveline bits up in the frame. Toyota could do better here or at a minimum offer a viable skid plate package from the factory. Otherwise........arrivederci FCA. $53k for a non Rubicon with cloth seats/base radio has brought me back to Toyota.

 

Looks really good, welcome to the forum from Wisconsin.

 

Took about 3 hours doing it alone. I took my time with the butyl tape. You could do it in less time.
I would suggest putting the rack together and then moving it to the roof, and when your installing the wind deflector make sure you have the screws barely scrwed into t- nuts and the deflector should slide easely into the rail. No need to use rubber mallets. Also, you don't need to cut the weatherstripping for the front legs.
That's pretty much it. It's a simple i nstall once you decide how you gonna do the waterproofing.

 

2005-2015 had the 4.0 liter

 

Yes I know. The 4.0 was revamped, I forget the year but it puts out more power than it did back then. I thought it was 2014 but I may be wrong. 2016 was the first year for the 3.5 in the Tacoma and IMO it ruined it. There has been chatter about the 4R getting the 3.5 is 2022 ish. If that happens, the 4R will be ruined also. The 3.5 is a great engine, I love it in my 2019 Highlander, but it doesn't belong in a truck or SUV.

 

Installed Shrockworks sliders. Shrock's textured black finish is exceptional.

If I never see another stick nut in my life, it'll be too soon.

 

Thanks for the insight.
Any particular reason went with butyl tape/ptfe instead of silicone?

 

Finally got my Bat light switch wired in.

 

It has worked in RVs and boats forever and it should be easier to clean when it's time to reapply everything in couple of years. Time will tell if it's the right decision.

 

How do you like the final result?
I ordered mine and waiting for it... There's not much of reviews n stuff for ironman 4x4 lift kit. Would love to hear your thoughts.
Love how yours turned out. Did you go for 2.5 inches in the front?

 

I am no expert but from living on a farm an plugging multiple tires, i love it when they are on the vehicle. You do have to pull forward and lay on the ground to do it tho!

 

Alright i have spent the last three weeks starting at page 1 and just got here at page 355 looking at what everybody is modding on there runners thanks for all the info. Things i have learned are. Yall love changing some headlight bulbs, and putting a light and light switch on anything you can. And whats with the yellow fog lights? Not to many lifts over 3 in and all look good makes it a hard decision on which company to go with, rav4 mirror change out, full length roof racks cost more than my first two vehicles, combined. Thanks for all the Info guys i will see about getting picks of mine up soon.

 

It hurts my brain to read this.

 

So the “thing with yellow fog lights”, yellow lighting is better in fog and snow because it does not reflect light as harshly as white light. That of course is subject to the individual preference, but you all that think white is better in fog and snow is crazy. JMHO.
And good luck with whatever modifications you do, making the 4Runner unique to you is half the fun of owning one, just ask my empty wallet.

 

Funniest post ever! Can’t be upset at such a good summary

 

I am really liking it. As others described - nose dive is gone and truck feels overall much more well planted. Body lean is greatly reduced and suspension is firmer without being harsh. Impressions from the install and inspecting the parts is that it is very well made - and , not mentioned nearly enough, is just how good their customer service is. This is really important to me as no product is perfect and when you encounter an issue customer service will make or break the deal... I haven’t had any issues per say, but was really impressed with how responsive the customer service is and you can really sense that they believe and take pride in their product.

 

I already have my new SCS wheels and my new Eibach springs waiting to go on my 2020 Pro. Now I can start saving up for my Bajadesigns off road lights for the front and some other lighting I’m looking at since I just paid off my Pro today.

 

Cleaned up the interior of the 4Runner a bit. I've owned this thing for nearly 2 years, and just discovered the rear center head rest is height adjustable too



Any tips on cleaning the headliner? I don't want to stain it with the dust I'm trying to get rid of.

 

I would love to know. My vac doesnt cut it

 

Holy crap!

 

Congrats on paying off the rig!

 

Thanks dude!! Looking forward to getting some of these mods done.

 

For the headliner, I have found using spray foam vehicle carpet and upholstery cleaner, and the agitator on the cap, letting it dry, then vacuum with a clean vacuum upholstery nozzle.

https://www.turtlewax.com/en-us/our...terior-1-multi-purpose-cleaner-stain-remover/

 

Just got back from a little family road trip. Did a little bit of light offroading and yet I still managed to add another dent/scrape to the skid plate.


Oh boy does she ever love to drive.


This is my average fuel mileage over the last 2,561 km (1,591 miles). 10.5 l/100km is equal to 22.4 MPG!!!! I will admit I was on a long road trip to visit the inlaws so I decided to drive pretty slow, and it is running on summer gasoline. This will be short lived. For perspective the first 120k km (74.5k miles) I averaged 13.2 l/100km (17.8 MPG).