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

Few more

 

Yes Sir, that's exactly what I have.

I put the traction boards up there for a off road trip but won't be leaving them up there.

 

Btw, anyone know what this extra connector is behind the driver side fog light?

 

Just a guess; parking sensors? It is way to cold here for me to go look. You wouldn't think they would leave the plug open to the elements like that.
Just my thoughts. Someone will know for sure.

 

You may be right. I do not have parking sensors and that would make sense. Also, do agree that it is odd that they’d just leave it like that.

 

Btw, which one of you traded your super awesome SR5 in? What a true specimen (found this in my local OfferUp ad)

 

Someone lost a lot of money with that build! It might look good with proper wheels and tires but I cannot overlook them.
Is their a build list? That's a lot of powder coating!

 

Finally got the front bumper and winch mounted finally

 

Night time pics as promised ...

 

Couple more. I’ve adjusted them low and they blend right into the headlights beam. Probably a bit lower than the manual calls for but aiming them higher leaves a dark gap between the front of the car and the fog light lower cutoff. This way they provide a nice fill to the headlights and I shouldn’t be blinding oncoming traffic

 

Yikes...that's just not right.

 

I think so too. Looks like some expensive custom work. But those wheels....

 

Finally got my brackets for the awning to use with the stock roof rack. Will probably only use for another month or so waiting for my full rack, but couldn’t wait any longer to use the awning!

 

Installed my LFD crossbars. Cannot speak highly enough of their product quality as well as their service. Also they only took 5 days to get here from the time I bought them so that was a pleasant surprise. Excited to get an awning and room now.

 

is that the sso hybrid bumper? what winch do you run?

 

How’s the noise on the highway?

 

Not too bad, I only noticed it when I had the music off and was really paying attention to it. The kayak racks I had on the stock cross bars were far worse.

 

I don't believe this is related to the oils from hands. My hands aren't up there, so it's either from a oily previous owner or unrelated.

 

Ya SSO slimline bumper. Its an Ironman 9500lb synthetic line winch

 

Wow! That's a lot of shock for the rear end.

Wait until I get my dual coilovers on each wheel and blow the doors off this thing

 

Wouldn't be so bad if everything under it was black and it had a decent set of wheels and tires under it. Wheels are horrible, tires are too small, and I'm not one for making everything under it looks like a bag of skittles puked on it.

 

Our local weather forecasting "experts" say we're due for 5+ inches of snow tomorrow, so I pulled my Toyo ATs and put on the Blizzaks today.

 

that’s not the only 5” you’re in for

 

I’m due to replace my AT 2’s but thinking of something new. I’m just not sure what.

 

Falken Wildpeak AT3W gets my vote every time

 

Haha

 

Had my Icon Vector 6 wheels and 285/270/17 BFG KO2’s installed. No rubbing so far- we’ll see how it does off road. Really like the look of these wheels!


Full disclosure: took it on a hill and it rubbed on the fender liner in reverse full lock. Pushed the liner forward and trimmed the Bumper. No longer rubs, but have a fingers width at the body mount. I’m sure it will hit when I take if off road. I’m going to get a BMC. I have a 2.5” lift and zero offset, so it must be hard to avoid the BMC if you are going to flex it.

 

Close-up of the wheel....

 

Ddm tuning 35w 5000k hid lows, Saber 50w high led and diode dynamics ss3 pros for fogs. Holy shit is it bright now.



My wife thinks they are fine I think I need to aim the heads down some. I aimed the ss3’s as low as I could. The saber highs are almost as bright as my light bar off my Tacoma. And they run dim when using them as drls. But they strobe a little on drl setting. I think there’s an eliminator I can plug in but I’ll have to do more research for that.
I’ll get some better night time pics when Wednesday night since I’m off and can actually go drive somewhere other than the culdesac

 

Damn monsta wheels