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

Gave her a bath. This Nautical Blue though!

 

love that color!

 

Pretty even comparison.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DG5T4jR9vdc

 

More do to stuff... But..

 

Did the H9 headlight upgrade in the 4Runner. Found German-made Osram H9 bulbs at a good price at a local big box store in nondescript whitebox packaging:



Small flush cutter removed the second key in the electrical connector very easily, but I needed a Dremel to trim the metal socket lug by about 3mm. OEM H11 bulb on the left, H9 bulb on the right in both photos:



Installed. I was able to replace the driver's side bulb without removing the 24F battery:

 

Ironman 4x4 lift. Alignment tomorrow. Got more lift than advertised. Hopefully will settle a bit. Might need a spacer in the front once the bumper and winch are installed.

 

What are your measurements on 4 corners? And which exact Ironman lift you have? Do you have KDSS?

Here's my measurements for comparison.
I got Ironman Foam Cell Pro front set at 2¼ and rear is 1.5 spring. Installed on my Limited with 3rd row (bit more heavy at 5060lbs).

 

Okay cutting up my 4runner was scarier than I thought it would be but, I think it turned great.

 

It will settle! Mine was pretty high at first, but it settled after a week or so.

 

I have to cut mine for a second time, not looking forward to it!

 

New bumper in the works?

 

May want to get new tires before your alignment...

 

Time line of events

Originally had the bumper cut to clear 33's with no lift. GF crashed Ruby the day after I got my TSO bumper. Got the new bumper on, then installed the TSO bumper. Just got the high clearance wings back from powder coating

 

Lift done. I didn't measure the front before I installed everything but the rears went from 21 5/8 and 22 1/4 to 25 and 25 1/2 in the rear. The front is now 23 and 22 5/8 Was hoping this lift would fix my level problem but the frame must be bent or something. It's been off since I bought it but I didn't notice until I approached it one day in the parking lot from the back.

Is stage 1 nitro with medium springs front and rear. I do A LOT of highway miles so can't go too crazy. Ride is definitely stiffer but not harsh. Will likely do control arms and tires this year at some point. I'm perturbed by the L to R unevenness but not sure putting a spacer on just one side is a viable option

 

Tires will come this year sometime as well as CAs and maybe spacers so will just have to do another alignment

 

Your frame is not bent, Toyota's have a driverside lean. Everything is on the driver's side, so it naturally leans that side. When I installed my Ironman, I hiked up the passenger side to level the lean out.

 

Well it's a bit late now to buy the adjustable kit. I'll just have to learn to live with it.

 

Not totally today but throughout the week.

Installed c4 lopro bumper and Warn 12s winch. I also changed my spring rate to compensate for the additional weight up front. Went from kings 550 to 600lbs. Made a nice difference and not rough for daily driving.

Put on some new wheels as well.

 

Found this product that give wireless car play and android auto to 2014-2019 4runner. I didn't try this personally yet. I just saw this on Amazon. Shared the link as it might be interested to some of ya'll.

https://amzn.to/3Hfld3H


I have lot of stuff at my house pending install so this would be something that I may buy later.

 

yeah there are better more proven solutions out there for wireless carplay lol

 

After a settling period, measure again. If there is a still a lean (most likely there will be), you can add a small spacer to compensate for the lean. As folks have posted, relatively cheap in US (everything is costly in Canada ).

 

I’m really itching to get this bumper installed, just so pricey to get it to Canada (shipping, plus conversion to Cdn$ @ 1.4x). What size tires did you go with?

 

For 2014-2019 headunits that doesn't have wired carplay? Please send me some links please..

 

So I'm gonna pick at some of y'alls brains. I need recommendation for a 20-inch amber light bar. I was scouring the net all weekend while at work. Saw some that would break the bank. Others that are (more than likely) cheap Chinese imitations. So what I'm really looking for is something that's kinda middle ground. The purpose is adding a light bar to my bull bar I've ordered.

TIA!

 

Not today but saturday, I bought it, put in my glovebox organizer and console tray then proceeded to load it up with boxes (because my gf is moving) with about 12 miles on it. I'm up to a whopping 110 miles this morning. Already sent an email asking for a price on the 'trail' running boards (as a temporary solution) since I might not do sliders until I do a lift and that might be 12-18 months out (want to make a big dent in the loan first).

Need to decide on crossbars, saw some posted by someone here that look beefier and more customizable than the factory rails so I might go with those although I kind of like the idea of removing them for the winter to make it easier to clear the snow, 2 vs 4 probably not that big a deal though...

 

Diode dynamics

 

That's one way to get a new bumper. Are you cutting as deep as last time?

 

Normally don't care for the bronze-colored wheels but those sure do look good on that green!

 

Added the extension housing to my JLT catch can. It’s pretty small in diameter so a little oil seems like a lot. I just wanted piece of mind.

 

As mentioned by @Lockdown does anyone know of any "proven solutions out there for wireless carplay"?
Remember my post is for 2014-2019 4runner headunits.

Would be nice to give Mrs Apple carplay option for her 2019 Limited with JBL.