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

New tires. Stock size because the price was right. Venom Power Terra Hunter XT. Nice aggressive tread with good road manners. Venoms come with a warranty unlike most bargain tires. Little bit of road noise but nothing unexpected. I priced tires locally and they were almost double the price. Payed $821 for five tires through Walmart and $95 installation at a local shop. And I still have money in my pocket for more gear.

 

Got some maintenance done today. Oil change, rotate tires, grease driveshaft zerks, air filter, and cabin filter.

Also got to test out my new Milwaukee 1/2" compact impact wrench. Had no trouble removing the lugs and the 65 lb-ft setting for tightening the lugs before I hit it with a torque wrench worked great.

 

Forgot to mention when I was under the 4Runner, there is still a healthy layer of Woolwax on the frame. Been thru the undercarriage carwash about every 2-3 weeks this winter.

 

Also, Made reservations for Jake's Crawfish in Portland!

 

Just doing a little work on our full skid package today.

 

Had to drill out one of the licence plate bolts. Wouldn't budge at all, even after several days of PB Blaster. Vehicle isn't even 5 years old yet. Replaced the old bolts with stainless and used anti-seize.

 

Cornfed level installed

 

It was a long day....and got a lot of help...but we got done the new breaks, durobumps (front and back), Panhard correction kit, and the ARB breather. Thanks a bunch to TEQ Solutions in houston for all his help and guidance with this project.

 

From the looks of it, you went with 1 inch in the front?

 

Yep 1 inch. Easy install and all the higher I want to be. From what I can tell it rides and drives like stock still. Wheels and tires Wednesday then I need to schedual an alignment.

 

Anti-seize is the ticket!

 

Picked up OEM LED fogs to go with my Alpharex MK2 headlights. I want to cover everything in protective film before I install.

 

Anyone have any tips for the front plate where the screws go into plastic? I think I stripped the 2 holes. They don’t want to stay tight anymore.

 

not today, but last week installed my ironman 4x4 lift with all the kdss things and 285/70/17 tires , truck ride awesome !

 

1. Try a larger diameter screw.
2. And goop up the hole in the plastic and the screw threads with E6000 Multi purpose adhesive. Black or clear color. Don’t overtighten. It will set up securely overnight.
E6000 Multipurpose Adhesive-2oz Black

$12 E6000 Multipurpose Adhesive-2oz Black

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00BXCNPR4

 

Tested the new Harbor Freight foam Cannon. I swapped out the orifice for a 1.1

The "foam Cannon" the pressure washer came with



New one

 

Toyo open country a/t 3s and washed

 

Might be a total bunghole right now, but if that’s a new fog, that’s as big as my face
Looks hefty

lamin-x or something similar?

 

Perfect. Thanks for the tip on the adhesive. I was gonna try lock-tite until I read not to use it on plastic.

 

Added a Switch Pro and installed a GMRS radio in the center console.

 

Performed my first oil change today. (5000mi) I had the MotivX kit, which made it easy.

 

Panhard relocation bracket to be added?

 

I think it’s just the picture.

There’s a local place that installs protection fill I’ll see what they can do.

 

License Plate Screw Kit - Black, OEM Style Fasteners with Nylon Screw Retainers for Mounting Front and Back License Plates on Cars, SUVs, Trucks - Rustproof, Self Tapping Bolts (Black Stainless Steel)

$9 License Plate Screw Kit - Black, OEM Style Fasteners with Nylon Screw Retainers for Mounting Front and Back License Plates on Cars, SUVs, Trucks - Rustproof, Self Tapping Bolts (Black Stainless Steel)

https://www.amazon.com/dp/B07QNN8NX7

 

Did it yesterday with the Drkdss kit !

yes the truck is soaked in woolwax lol, well protected but so messy

 

Ama-zon LED reverse lights "project..."

Side by side with the OEM halogen bulb, both of the LED systems I bought outshine it massively. Not just in the temperature of light, but an actual intensity and distance. My backup cam picked up my neighbor's yard across the street whereas I could barely see halfway across the asphalt road.

As typical with Amazon junk, I will buy items that are shown as free returns and I will buy more than one. That is with the full expectation that something will fail.

I put one of each light in:
Yorkim $10 https://amzn.to/42nTIP0
and Alla $11 https://amzn.to/3YYQpuS

Being that I was alone, I wasn't able to take a photo that worked. My camera doesn't like the backup cam screen.

Both are equally bright. I think I'll keep the Alla just because there are more segments and, if one were to fail, there would be less loss in brightness.

 

Get the Panhard Bar relocation bracket from Drkdss. It will put the rear end geometry back to stock.

 

Installed my GMRS in the same location. I ran an extension (ordered it from Midland) from the center console to the front so I can have the handheld next to me.

 

It is hidden under the tray.

 

Saturday: installed Accessorides remote starter, tested several times, with several stops, shot some pool, then wouldn't start -- doesn't even try to turn over.
Sunday: uninstalled Accessorides remote starter in the parking lot of the pool hall, still wouldn't start after removing all components. Bought a code reader, only indicates U1117 lost connectivity to accessory gateway B15FE XM tuner antenna disconnected. Oh and 12.12V on the battery. Also found a loose wire on the fuse of the remote start unit to boot. Towed my new (to me) 4R to dealer.
Today: sitting and waiting to see if they get to me today to figure out what's wrong.