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

I ripped its face off, did some cutting and cussing, and replaced it with a prettier face. Not sure if the big red TRD is going to stay. Seems a little big for my taste.

 

Everything is bigger in Texas though so I would leave it.

 

I don't see the ring by itself... only the full set of button + ring.... and if I look under "Tacoma", I see the ring PLUS the 4X4 knob ring... but those are $25 and $39 respectively, and I only need the start button surround ring... that should be a $5-10 part by itself.

 

Thanks buddy

 

Installed the pro grille that Santa brought.

 

Here you go. it’s $22 with free shipping. Meso is $10 but after shipping comes out to $16.

https://www.ajtdesign-llc.com/onlin...Ring-2016-Tacoma-2020-Tundra-BLACK-p158793977

 

Awesome. Thank you!!

 

2021 TRD Pro 870mile miles trip giving about 15mpg..!! According to the information display we are 74mph average. The highways we took was mostly 75-80mph. That's far worse than my lifted TRD ORP with 285 KO2.

Pretty much stock except GY Wrangler Duratrac stock size tires. I don't know if the alignment gone bad (I don't feel anything wrong after I did the alignment when it's new new with bad alignment) or the useless TRDPRO roof rack to blame for the poor mpg. Not sure if I should find a wind deflector or something. Little hesitant to remove the roof rack as when I sell this not having the roof rack might have a big impact for missing "key features" on TRDPRO for Pro fan boys. This thing keeps me not "liking much" and miss the TRD ORP more...

I don't think the AVS bug deflector have an impact to mpg but I did notice there were no bugs on the windshield, may be really there's no bugs in winter..

Or the low hanging TRD skid plate has any impact to mpg vs the RCI skid I had on TRD ORP did not seem to come that low to my eyes.

Or the new safety tech causing the poor mpg? I don't know...

Or all the snow and mud stuck on to the side of the car making it a rough surface creating more drag had an impact on mpg? Who knows.. We did the same on our TRD ORP and didn't notice..

Just thinking out loud here as this mpg drop effecting our gas mile range will not work on our trips.

(This is not TRDPRO hate post, just sharing our experience.)

 

Notice any gas mileage difference with your Gobi?

 

yeah, I got just got around 19 on an all highway trip, with a roof rack/boards on top, lifted with ko2s (265s). This is with winter gas, at around 32F. What you got does seem pretty lousy.

Did your trip route take you through frequent elevation changes? Did you also calculate mpg by hand (not that these computers are that far off).

 

Not sure if the question is for me or Fishbum. If its for me its not noticeable elevation change. In the trip shown its about 263 miles since fill up (Denver CO - Lusk Wyoming) and pretty much maxed the fuel range with 29miles left and almost end of fuel gauge meter. That is less than 300miles range which is concerning to me. This is a trip from Denver CO - Wyoming - South Dakota which is not much mountain driving.

 

My 2020 ORP lots hwy driving 23mpg. Traded for 21 PRO and mpg went to shit. What’s different? Exhaust, tires, suspension and probably heavier idk. But my PRO mpg now is what they advertise.

 

I have no clue wht is going on and something I forgot. May be the exhaust having a different back pressure or something that is killing the mpg? Not sure what the 'F is going on..

 

My 22 ORP got 19.4 and 19.2 iirc on the first 2 tanks completely stock.

Just installed 275s on TRD wheels and it dropped lol. Waiting to see how badly.

 

Got my Morimoto headlights and raptor lights installed for Christmas. And then went out and took a pic with a friends GX460.

 

We got 3 to 4 inches of snow so far, of course I went for a drive Toyo Open Country AT3 handles great in snow and ice

 

I just finished installing a rear differential / E-Locker breather on the upper firewall. I used the exact parts called out on the “Wanderlost Overland” installation video.

The install took about an hour and a half with most of the time spent routing and zip tying the hose from the engine bay back to the rear diff. This was an easy $50 upgrade…

Cheers,
Bob

 

DIY Modular quick fist mount putting in work

 

Just ordered Cali Raised Led rock sliders.

 

Where did you get this mount?

 

I just used 4 quick fist minis. 10 bucks and a couple bolts. Rides on 2 cross bars over sunroof. Then I can use 2 to hang off the side. Then the fists on the other side shim it off the vehicle so it doesn’t bang up the paint.

 

Did you use the regular cruise control? I know that in my experience the adaptive cruise provides better mpg, but I'm not a fan of it.

 

I was going to suggest the exhaust also. I know when I got rid of mine on my Pro my mpg improved slightly, but the noise was want I wanted gone. My SR5P seems to get slightly better mpg than my Pro did.

 

Mrs was using adaptive cruise and after seeing bad mpg I drove without cruise somewhat carefully but no luck, almost same mpg.

I also think that roof rack was producing a ton of wind noise. May be tomorrow I will take it to car wash and see if there is any note of cross bar placement for minimum wind noise just like the note on other trims roof rails. I will check if there is any cheap TRD Pro roof rack wind deflector thing.

 

Was it pretty windy as you were driving?

 

Is there a way to turn off the adaptive? I just averaged 15 mpg on a 350 mile trip using the adaptive. When I made the same trip in my old 4Runner I got over 20

 

It was windy but it was pretty much felt the same to the steering as any other trip across state passing large empty land. So per steering feel I assume its normal around 45-50mph gust? (Maybe)

 

Hold the cruise button for 3 seconds or so when your turning cruise on.

 

i got the 4runner lifestyle grill for christmas and then promptly ordered the lower grill piece haha. looking forward to getting them on!

 

I think wind resistance is one of the biggest factors when it comes to 4Runner mpg. If you were taking on a 40-50mph head wind going 75mph, you'd do good to get 15mpg, IMO.

Do a little experiment next time you're on the highway and drive 60mph on the way there and 75mph on the way home (days that are windy don't count). I think you'll see a pretty good mpg difference with those different speeds. These things are bricks with wheels.