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

Installed Lamin-x Amber Fog Light Covers.

I had Yellow before (easy to remove with a hair dryer), but it wasn't dark enough in dense fog, which I drive in almost daily.

 

It is activated above 12 MPH by electronics

 

You could wait to see what the '23 changes look like, but I've heard it's going to have 2.4L 4 banger. Which is what I was worried about. But at that point you could still try to get a '22. Plus I'll never own a first year complete redesign until they get all the bugs worked out.

 

I’m hoping they go with the 3.5 twin turbo or have an option for it, since that’s what the other makers in the class have done. Absolutely agree with waiting to see how a redesign goes. Extremely glad I waited to see how the Bronco did. It’s a nice vehicle, but the amount of problems for the price just isn’t worth it. But it did lead me to look into the extremely reliable Toyota 4 Runner. Fate is real, lol. Now I’m just worried this is a bad time to be buying a vehicle with the prices above MSRP. But if I can find a dealer willing to order a PRO at MSRP I may just pull the trigger. I guess I could always keep it for 2-3 years to see how and when the redesign goes. Anyway thanks for the reply.

 

Why have KDSS off?

 

I mean it really doesn't look like anything special, but I like it a lot, haha.

 

Started disassembling it last night for the wrap to go on. Pulled the drawer system and fridge out of the back. Mainly because I need to clean some wires up and I don’t want the fridge drawing power for a week off the aux battery and running it down to nothing and damaging the battery.

Tonight the sliders are coming off to be taken to powder coat. Then pull the roof rack, and snorkel. The shop said they will pull The bumpers off if they need to get in there but don’t think they will since I left enough gap to tuck in the vinyl. Probably will pull the ditch lights and brackets. Noticed one of my squadrons is cracked on the lens so going to send that to Baja or see if they will just send a new lense. Also removing everything off the molle panels and transfer them to the wife’s 4R. I ordered another brand with a shelf and going to see how I like them over the rago ones.

 

Was there sticky residue left on the fog light lens after you took off the yellow ones?

 

No sticky residue at all, I just had to heat them up with a hair dryer, then pry from the edges, it sort of rolled up. I did clean with alcohol wipes and a lint free cloth, but no glue remained after removal. I like the orange amber way better than the yellow.

 

Kind of wondering the same thing myself....

 

According the Google Wizards, it's to keep KDSS from fighting your suspension when you're in Hold My Beer moments (above 12MPH--when KDSS goes into control mode).

 

Just an FYI— in some parts of the country, amber fogs aren’t allowed (only selective yellow is legal). You can only have amber hazzards/parking lights (or whatever they’re called).

No judgement here. You gotta do what works for you. But just wanted to give you a heads up.

 

Looking so naked now. Gotta switch out my wheels next and pull the ditch lights. After that it’s off to the wrap company. Not gonna lie I’m a little nervous about it simply from the flaws aspect of the truck. Scratches scrapes, dented fender behind the snorkel etc. but the wrap shop said they have full confidence it will turn out great just like any other truck

 

Spent about 5 hours laying under car with goggles cleaning off the frame and under body before i put a fresh coat of wool wax on. Everything that could possibly hold mud was full to the top, going to hit it all again with some degreaser tomorrow and hopefully undercoat and get my skids on sunday

 

What color / pattern wrap are you going with?

 

Another weekend, another camping trip

 

1 yr later, just got the ditch lights and light bar on

 

Dogs were scratching up the rear cover so I added some aluminum diamond plate and made a ramp.

 

Finally installed the little Dongar power splitter for my dashcam. Now to run the idiotic rear camera cable through the car to plug into the front cam...I need a new dashcam. 2nd time I've installed this one in a vehicle. I built one for the old square body Suburban using wifi and arduino. Might just do the same here, now that I have the power tap installed.

You know, I never thought much about dashcams until about 5 years ago when road rage people started doing all sorts of dumb stuff in front of me. Now, I'm like, tell it to the camera buddy, insurance co wants to know all about your comical behavior.

 

Another LED headlight bulb test in progress. 2019 TRDPRO.

 

Lift and 33s installed today.

 

Like the others having a ??? moment regarding turning KDSS on/off, I’m also confused.

I thought the kdss light on the dash was to indicate failure (like loss of hyd pressure in system), not on/off status

So, if you can turn kdss off, what exactly is its “off” state? Would off be maximum articulation, or maximum sway control?

sombody mentioned google says turning it off makes it so it doesn’t fight your suspension. Not sure I understand that.

This seems kind of a mysterious mod, not sure of the point. And not sure how it can be “off” if the hydraulic rams that hold or slacken the sway bars respond hydraulically based on the relative positions of each wheel.

 

I’m so confused! Part of the purpose for KDSS is specifically to allow for greater articulation…as in when you are crawling….below 12mph. What am I missing?

 

The point of this mod is too have full articulation >12mph.

 

Every time I think I understand the KDSS system I get knocked down. So, you’re saying if over 12mph, both rams lock down the sway bars, regardless of what the wheels are doing relative to each other?

If that’s the case, it sounds like a kdss equipped 4runner at 15 mph might have a rougher ride over uneven terrain than a non kdss, given those fat sway bars. It would be interesting to test ride them back to back at 15mph over rough terrain.

 

Oh, you seem to understand it just fine. It rides like a tank compared to non-KDSS, but definitely has less body roll. There have been many times I regretted getting the KDSS. You’re kinda limited on skid plate, control arm skid, sliders, and suspension options, add in the price and complexity of the system and I’m glad the dealership knocked off the price enough to where I really didn’t pay for that option.

 

After a long couple of weeks gave her a bath. Nothing like a clean rig!

 

Wheel one.

 

Sway bar looks funny Maby bent? Changed oil and about to undercoat noticed I got into my wheel pretty good also lol