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

Will do. It might be a bit before I get time in the garage, but will post up my thoughts and pics when I do.

I'm not exactly sure because I haven't spent any time researching bumpers, but based on the mounting I would think they should be independent of any front bumper setup. They caught my attention in my recovery point search and were my choice for a number of reasons - including the mounting configuration (2-plane), installed height/point clearance, quality appearance/style, radiused opening, and hopefully a true bolt-on installation without permanent mods to the truck.

As I mentioned above, I'll post up the install pics and my thoughts once I get them on. My experience so far is that KAON was very good about replying to inquiries pre-purchase- so that's a good sign. They come from Australia and aren't cheap. Especially when you factor in that I had mine re-coated in red instead of the only 2 color choices they offer - a gray and a maroon color (they called it red but not what I'd call red!). The factory finish got a couple very small chips in transit, likely because for some reason US Customs felt like they had to open the package to inspect it. The powdercoat they come with seems really good, so the chips on the edges were likely due to the inspection process and the way they were handled and re-packaged. It wasn't bad and I would have lived with it but I didn't like the color anyway. If I had ordered the gray, I would have just bolted them on.

 

Is that not just a spray and wipe product?

 

Added a little color to the rear end.

 

Significant other also found these fancy cardboard boxes on jeffs. Fit perfect behing the trophy seats, but i need to find a way to keep them from sliding around if i put them all the way forward with the seats down.

 

Is that a jack point?

 

Shock mount protection

 

Yes indeed.

 

Why would one need to?

 

Ah okay I couldn't tell from the picture. I don't have KDSS unfortunately so my truck looks a bit different underneath, lol.

 

My truck does not have KDSS. It's a relocation kit for the track bar, puts it back into stock spec after a lift.
"When you lift a solid axle that has a track bar (aka panhard bar )depending on the lift height, the angle of that trac bar becomes so steep, that any natural cycling of the axle will cause a feeling of being unstable. The reason for this is the trac bar being so angled, it forces the axle to swing left and right under the vehicle vs the axle cycling up and down" --DRKDSS

 

She just turned a year old, so I bought a box of goodies from chemical guys for her birthday.

Then we got wet together


And had a nice rub down



And now there are thundershowers and she's sitting out in the weather because I don't have a garage

 

For rear I use the "pumkin" to jack when doing tire rotation.

 

Newly signed up, would hope if anyone could comment on this little detail. Installed the OME BP-51 coilover at the front of 2023 TRD Offroad. Set the preload to 5mm which is their recommended lowest lift, for stock front weight. I didn’t want a lift, just a level. I kept the factory upper control arms. (Rear is stock height). At the end, I have two issues. 1. I gained 3”! Total mystery. Visually the truck looks level but the front is slightly higher than back. 2. The remote reservoir hose has to snake under the UCA, but there is just too little clearance between the UCA and the hose, the hose is pinned down by the UCA.
Would any aftermarket UCA offer a wider inner arch? This clearance is less an issue when the preload is set higher (20mm). I fear that after a while the UCA is gonna destroy the hose.

 

My graphene-coated hood bulge reflects laser-beam-like reflections of the sun.

It is an apply, haze and wipe. 5-minute haze. Unlike other brands, they recommend spraying only on an applicator..

 

I did the Adams graphene and it's so mirror finish, it looks like a different color from all the reflections... Second guessed where i parked at the food store the 1st time. Definitely some wizardry in the graphene products.

 

Ahhhhhh, okay. Thanks for the info! I get what you're saying now, makes sense. Never really thought about relocating the panhard bar but I get it. Appreciate the info

 

I'm assuming you mean the rear diff. Pumpkin... haha. I use the same when rotating my tires, lifts the whole rear end and the circular pad on my jack fits the differential perfectly.

 

Removed my bug deflector, then cleaned and buffed out the paint underneath to get rid of the brown stains of the adhesive. Goo-Gone and good ol fashioned elbow grease got all the 3M residue off. I like the look without the deflector on there. Now that I think about it, I don't think I've posted a picture of my whole truck before, just random sections of shit I was working on.

 

Added the Alpine RUX-H02 Bluetooth volume knob to my Alpine ILX-507 system. Haven’t decided where to put it yet. It fits perfectly in that slot though!

 

Does the 4RUNNER logo on the liftgate use adhesives or is it molded into that plastic cover?

I wish to debadge!

 

What about the overhead console? If you don't have Homelink, it might leave you some room.

 

On mine (2010-2013), every letter is foam adhesive on there individually. But I believe there are holes underneath each letter so you can align the letters properly. Might want to double check

 

Got Michelin Defenders installed and sold the Bridgestones that came on my '23. Not only does the 4runner ride better with the Michelins, but they look better and the steering wheel 65+ mph tremor is gone as well. Amazing the difference quality tires can make. With what I got for the old tires the new ones only ended up costing me $350.

 

Thanks. I'd bet they're still doing that. I guess overlays are due.

 

I really like those. I don’t know the site/place you are referring to. Jeff’s?

 

The Tinkerer's Adventure channel on Youtube seems to be the only video that explicitly remarked on "...more clearance for certain aftermarket shocks and remote reservoir hoses....", then he stacked the old man emu UCA against Toyota factory and suggests it is wider. This is a hard decision for me because it's a go or no-go for the BP-51 to stay on. I spent a lot of money got them installed, thinking factory UCA could work. Now, it is clearly not optimal, so I have to pay the shop to replace the UCA, it is much a smaller job so will cost 2 hours of labour only, and then I will install the OME rear spring to bring the back end up a little. However, I am essentially doing a "3 inch lift" even though I only wanted a 1-2" front lift/level....the BP-51 kinda screwed me up LOL.

 

If you get a chance I’d like to see the new rubber. I’m having trouble with the tremor as well. I have AT Pathfinders and I like the look very much but apparently they are garbage tires. If/when I go to new ones I’d like to see them in the wild on a 4R.

 

It’s going to rain BECAUSE you did all of that work and she looks beautiful. At least that’s what happens to me and because mine is black.

 

Oh you're right. Notice it was nice and sunny in the starting pic lol

 

X2.