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

How are not talking about the miller lite cans!?

 

Well, in the combination of my excitement of getting the Kicker speakers installed and the frustration of reattaching some of the door panels, I didn’t take as many photos as I had hoped.

I finished the dash tweeters, the front doors and the second row doors. Only ones left are the 6.5” in the rear hatch.

They sound amazing! Bigger, fuller sound (especially paired with the Alpine ILX-507.) I am very pleased with the purchase.

A few lessons learned…..

1. The front tweeters in my 4Runner had two 10MM screws to mount the bracket and two 10mm bolts holding the speaker to the bracket. The speakers in the video on the Trail Grid Pro site looked different. I believe they were JBL speakers and mine were not.

2. Take a photo of the green and white wires that control the lock and door handles. If you get those reversed, you’ll have to pull the panel off and swap them. I didn’t do it on this install but I have in the past!

3. The Trail Grid Pro video instructs you to drill two holes in your second row door frames to accommodate for the length of the speaker mount screws. I just found 4 shorter screws from my collection of unused hardware at the house. Much easier solution.

4. Attaching the rear door panels was a bear. It is definitely not intuitive, however I found this thread on the other 4Runner forum that saved the day for me. Whew. I’m tired now, LOL. Peace out!

 

I'm not sure how I feel about this, but I picked up a pair of Bridgestone Duelers to replace my worn out Cooper Adventurer AT that I had when I bought my 4unner.

It seems like Bridgestone Duelers were typically the OEM stock tires for 5th gens.

I got them used at 95% tread and just needed them for some heavy highway driving for the next couple of months as I will be in the process of re-locating.



edit: Any feedback on these tires?

 

I ran my OEM Duellers on my new 4R for 20,000 miles. They balanced very well, very smooth to 80+ mph. They’re OK on dry pavement but I found them to not perform so well in the rain. They slipped under slightly heavy cornering. If you take it easy on them you will be fine.
They are not very good for any off-road use except for easy hard packed dirt.

 

went to the mall, so mine is mall crawler for sure!

 

Installed the Cali Raised R/P Molle panels along with their upper shelf. Was a fun little install for a novice like myself.

....and now I have so much more room for diapers!

 

Passing over 53k miles I changed plugs, engine and cabin filters, changed coolant fluids.
Front diff, transmission, transfer case, rear diff fluids were changed couple of weeks ago.

Plugs look ok.

 

I got Load Range E Falken WildPeaks. Said to be a 10ply side wall. Definitely a stiffer ride than the Nitto Terra Grapplers, factory tire.

 

New shoes, LT285/70R17 Falken WildPeak AT3W. True 33's on a 3" Icon Stage 7 Billet Lift. Upgraded with the Icon 3" Lift Overland Series Rear Springs.

 

Load E means its 10ply "rated" main tread surface. Really it would have 5ply if I can remember correctly.
Sidewall is a different story. Some stronger A/Ts have real 3ply side wall and some tires have 2ply. Most M/Ts have 3ply sidewall.
You would have to take closer look at the tire side wall where this information is shown.

 

Thanks, I will.

 

Really love this but doesn't this obstruct your rear view?

 

Offroad, I’ve run my 285 KO2s at 13psi on the 7” wheel with no issues so far.

 

The LT load range C tires, such as come stock on a Jeep Wrangler Rubicon, are 5 ply in the tread. The LT-E tires on my van and Jeep have 7 plies in the tread - 2 steel, 3 polyester, 2 nylon. And yes, a 3 ply sidewall. Those 7 plies hold up much better to the rocky roads I travel than tires with a "C", or the "P" designation that is on the tires of a stock 4Runner. No such thing as a 10 ply sidewall - they are all either 2 ply or 3 ply.

 

That is soo cool..!! 7 plies? Please share a pic. Love to share with my friends..

My BFGs only got 5ply main and 3ply sidewall.

 

[QUOTE="kmeeg, post: 430167, member: 5853"]That is soo cool..!! 7 plies? Please share a pic. Love to share with my friends..



The tires on my van and Jeep are Toyo Open Country M/T in LT285/75R17E size. I started using them when I noticed that all the mines were putting them on their mine pickups.
https://www.toyotires.com/product/open-country-mt/

Some of the guys around here are using the Maxxis RAZR Mt tires which have the same 7 ply tread/3ply sidewall construction. There may be others, I don't know.
https://www.maxxis.com/us/tire/razr-mt/

Photo of the sidewall of one of my Toyos:

 

Done! One step closer to 35's!

 

is 50k early to do plugs?

 

That is super cool..!!!

 

Toyota recommends 120k miles.

 

i also remember the 1st time i did the plugs on my 2011 and that was at 100k and they also looked good for the originals.

 

Installed the TRD CAI along with adding USB and HDMI port where the old USB/AUX port was located.

The TRD CAI was bought from BAM as individual parts to save $200 as opposed to just buying the entire system packaged together. Just had to supply my own vacuum tube and zip ties. I also bought a MAF wiring extender Michigan Motorsports(recommended by wdsteven) so I didn't have cut the wire loom. I got some bright red vacuum tubing to match the TRD silicon parts and lettering. Sounds great combined with Flowmaster Super40 muffler, I know its not going to make it any faster or get better MPGs but it was a cheap, fun install that sounds and looks better.








The Pioneer head unit has a HDMI input I wanted to utilize but didn't want to have wires hanging out of an opening or having to have the glove box open to access them. Also I found a little backend software code that allows you use the HDMI port while the vehicle is in motion. Normally you have be completely stopped and and in park for the HDMI to be active. But now for long road trips the HDMI can be utilized. I do not recommend anyone watch anything while driving, in fact my wife was very surprised that I even did this as bad drivers are a huge pet peeve of mine. But regardless its cool and works as expected.

 

I did mine at 120K and they didn't took bad

 

Since it was a warm(ish) day finally, test fit my Eezi-Awn 1000 awning I bought last winter. Customized the brackets over the winter (Gzilla + Eezi-Awn brackets) so they would fit onto the stock rails. So far happy with the results.

 

Front coilovers and Rear shocks/springs:

 

Super nice, what is that lift on the front

 

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Where did you find this port at?

 

Small update to the climate control knobs. Added the AJT knobs. Went with the black knobs and red screws. Quick 5 min update.

 

$20 Timloon HDMI Socket Mount Cable +USB Audio Input Audio Relay Use for Toyota（Type A）

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07NZNPHH5

 

Probably overkill I'm sure but what the heck why not.