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

Just came home with new ELKA lift. At stock settings its really good on road. Need to play with the settings and see how it handles both on and off pavement.

 

Looks damn good. Need to get me those wheels ASAP

 

Nice! Did you go with 700lb coils or something else?

 

Sorry I have no clue what Elka use on them..

When Toytec show me the package it was pre-assembled (if that the correct word to say shocks and coils were as 1 part in the box). I will see if I can see anything written on the springs.

 

I think they come with 700lb springs stock unless you specify you want something else........so I'm guessing they're 700lbs. No need to dig into it if it's a pain in the ass. I was just curious.

 

I have been debating between the 2.0 and 2.5. I really like the length of the 2.0 you have.

 

Still kinda starting out with my (wife’s) 4Runner build. This is second behind my Taco so it’s going slower! We bought it back in October, so far I’ve just added a pro style grill with lights and swapped out the roof rack with a black one. Next thing is to get some Method Bronze 305’s and all terrain tires

Day 1


Today

 

Today's mods part 2. LIMITED got 285/70R17.

(Since it was busy today its a mess in the garage. Will post better pics later)

 

I felt if I went any bigger it would be too long for the 4 runner.

 

Gotta love the Wildpeaks! I’ve got them on the Taco and hopefully they’ll be on my Runner sooner than later.

 

it seriously easy compared to the videos I have seen, we both watched the same youtube. Start from the inner corner, walk up, put the tool in just a few mm and twist slowly and "walk" your way your way up, you will feel it when you are close to a tab, it will work itself out.
I actually find it harder to put back in than to take out, especially the lower black part. I am confident I can do it any day, any time, with no tabs broken. It's easier than it looks.

 

Since Wildpeaks are available in SL load its perfect for my Limited as we do not offroad with it.

 

We are in a provide-wide lockdown, province-wide stay-at-home-order, emergency state declared.
Can't go anywhere, police enforcement is at all time high.
i just went in the garage and touched its fine curves, admired its bodacious forms, went inside, smelled the interior like a breath of fresh air and then just got back in the kitchen and had 3 more beers.
WTF is this Mickey Mouse shit going on.

 

Blacked out the front and rear badges, added the AVS hood protector and removed the TRD Off Road side badges. Next step will be replace the wheels, plasti-dip the valances and get some black running boards.

 

What side badges are you going to get? Or going to leave blank?

 

I am going to leave it blank, I like the clean look of it.

 

Got a pair of orangeboxx molle panels for 200 bucks locally. Figured why not

 

Looks great. Want to replace the wife's OEM bug guard (metal on metal no bueno). Is that AVS the bugflector or bugflector 2? If you got a P/N it's much appreciated. Thank you

-J

 

Here is the link.

$70 Auto Ventshade [AVS] Bugflector II/Hood Shield | Fits 2010-2025 Toyota 4Runner, 1 pc. | Dark Smoke - 25053

https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B003ZJ2HMM/ref=ppx_yo_dt_b_asin_title_o01_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1

 

This is why no matter how capable my vehicle is I don't go out and drive in the snow unless I have absolutely no choice. Did I mention I hate snow? LOL!
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vCMU2mrDBOQ&list=WL&index=2

 

We just had roads like that the other day. I went sliding down a hill in my work truck. Not good

 

Installed my c4 dual battery tray in prep for either tomorrow,Sunday or Monday getting the second battery in and wired up. Also took the time to run a rope from the second battery tray through the frame and up into the rear of the truck for my power panel and fridge. That way I knew how much wire to make for the whole system.


I will say for 20/21 and maybe others you do not have to take that big plug off the passenger side fender. Just be careful and take your time and you’ll be good to go. I ended up breaking the clip that holds it into the fender so I carefully put it back in and put a small stainless screw into the plastic to act as a wedge to keep it from moving. I yanked on it a little to make sure it wouldn’t come out while out on a trail and it is as solid as the plastic teeth that were holding it.

 

All crappy drivers. The answer here is quiet simple although very counterintuitive- and that is, EASE up on the brakes. Allow the wheels to spin and you will regain some direction control. Locking up tires on the front makes steering absolutely useless. But if you allow the wheels to rotate again you can regain some control. And, of course, most important part is to keep the speed down always. Some people just lack the intellectual capacity to comprehend the decreased available traction in cold and snow.

https://youtu.be/1jcLEkjeCy4



really frustrating watching front tires locked up and driver still steering lmao
PS: 5:30 minute mark in the video is a perfect! example of a right and wrong way to do it. Bro in the Tacoma locks up tires, turns the wheels max left and just keeps sliding straight forward helplessly. Jeep right behind him is easy on the brakes and is even slightly on the gas at times and is able to turn the car much tighter.

 

On my list...need to figure out which brand to order.

 

Received my SDHQ Switch-Pros gear. I was not expecting the mount to be a compete swap out... super stoked to see that piece...

 

Couple small add ons today.. the blue lettering on the hitch plug are stickers from ebay. I used a blow dryer to make sure they stick on good... we will see!

 

I feel the same way looking at your picture. 2M is the sweet spot

 

We got dumped on quite a bit a few weeks ago. Good ol' lake effect!

 

It's been pretty quite here in MI w/ snow. We've had maybe three decent snowfalls. Two years ago I pulled the trigger on a beauty of a machine - a Husqvarna snow blower because I was tired of years of shoveling for upwards of 2 hours at a time. Now that I have it, the past two years have seen record low snow.

 

I know what you mean. We used to have one Jeep (mine), one rear wheel drive Chrysler 300 (wife's)and one Hyundai Genesis Coup (daughters) also rear wheel drive. Got lots of snow. Now I have the 4Runner, wife has a Forester and daughter has a WRX (very low to the ground but still AWD and she has winter tires) all bought late 2018/early 2019. Last year no snow, this year a couple of inches so far that melted in two days. Not complaining at all!