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

I've always liked tall skinnies. My favorite tires by far have been my 255/85R16 BFG KM2's on my Tacos. And don't people often have to do a BMC with the 285/70R17's? That's one modification I'm not willing to do. I'm fine with trimming the wheel wells or removing mud flaps, but not the BMC.

 

I see. I didn’t have to do a BMC on mine with the 285s and I only have a 2 inch lift in the front one and a half in the back.

I also think your size in my size equates to 33 inches tall

 

I have a 2" lift front and rear, but it's my understanding that lifts (unless you go higher than 3") don't have any effect on what will rub and what won't. You're right that 255/80R17's are usually about a 33.3" tire, but thinner tires do better about not rubbing than wider ones.

 

i dont have any issues with rub.

 

That’s what she said

 

Michael Scott quote for the win.

 

I too have no issues with body mount rub running 285's. You can even push them to about a -10 offset if you have a 7.0" or 7.5" wheel width and your caster adjusted to around +3.5 degrees or above. *Fender liner mod is required.

Besides, 285's are already "skinnies" in my book.

 

33x10.50r17 Kenda Klever RTs mounted today. Initial impressions are they ride very well for an E load and are pretty quiet. No issues with rubbing.

 

In the past week and a half, I’ve installed a Pedal Commander, Seat Risers, and Suomi Springs front and rear. It feels like a totally different vehicle now. I really like it.

 

I have those same battery terminals. I will have to look how I have mine setup. I don’t recall any issues on install but things were tight. I will say I did have 1 issue on a trail. Found the terminal connectors were not tight enough. These things you can crank on with a small socket set (don’t go crazy as the bolts will sheer)

 

Good to consider. I know they have torque settings, but my torque wrench didn’t click on negative side so resorted to sticking with feel. With the wires pulling down from tension, I’ll back off the bolts on the posts.

 

Great tire size

 

Today was nothin overly special but a little love nonetheless …

1) Oil and filter change
2) New AEM dry flow filter
3) New Cabin filter
4) vacuumed out the inside
5) Removed the seat jackers. Did not care for those. Gave ‘em a fair shake of time and ultimately wasn’t for me.

 

Installed these new courtesy lights today. Super easy install, and are way brighter than expected.

 

I want them!!! Where did you get those lenses?

 

Be very careful with these questionable Chinese projection lights. There have been numerous cases of these being shorted out internally, and since the 12 volts supplied to them is not fused (it’s supplied by the Main Body ECU), you wind up destroying the MB ECU. $$$ to replace it.
So if you really want them check the resistance of the LED device with a multimeter to make sure it’s not a dead short before installing.

See this thread for some background.
https://www.4runners.com/threads/we...-side-front-and-back-doors.13835/#post-164440

 

I’m going to have so much power now!



They weren’t that expensive so why not. Also picked up a rear wiper arm because I’m a dummy and broke it. I’m a dummy again because I ordered the wrong USB charge port but I’ll use it up front and ordered the right one for the rear.



Lastly ordered the footwell lights from a Limited because I bought the harness from Old Red.

 

ELECTROBOY saves the day!!!

 

What have you done to your 5th Gen 4Runner today?
2021 4runner TRD Off Road
This is my second 4runner and I love it. I picked up my 4runner Apr 2021. As of right now here's a list of my MOD:

* Tinted the windows
* Westin 40-3825 Black Sportsman Grille Guard
* Exhaust Tip Black
* Replaced and painted Front Bumper (Limited Model)
* Westcott Leveling Kit (3/F 1.5R)
* TRD Roof Rack
* 20inch Rim XD844 Pike Titanium Bruched Milled Wheel 20x10 -18mm offset
* 285X55R20 Tires
* PRO-Series Black Sequential DRL Bar Projector LED Headlights by AlphaRex
* USR Depo Tail Light

Future Mod
* 33x12.5r20 tires
* Rear Sliding Cargo Deck.

 

Late for the party but just got the Nextbase 522 dash cam hardwired into my cat.

 

Not as cool as most of these. But I love it! Ellis

 

Wife got them for Christmas. Tested them with a boat battery I have in the garage for winter. Like Electroboy said, be sure to test them before installing.

 

Are these E load? Thought they had these coming out in c?

 

Wove some Paracord stuff for the 4R. I don't carry other keys very often so this way I can snap on a key ring as needed but otherwise I have a nice slim daily carry for the key / fob... And I never liked that welfare vinyl hatch pull....

 

Also found this 5.11 Velcro backed pocket which sticks nicely to the headliner and allows carry of a small knife, light, money, similar stuff...

 

Nice. I couldn’t find this on their site anywhere. Do you have a link to it?

 

I did a practice run of Meguiar's Headlight Coating on my 2020 TRDOR. There were half a dozen stone chips and quite a few scratches presumably from car washing brushes. I did not do all of the steps of preparation, I just cleaned with 90% isopropyl alcohol, used Meguiar's Plastix plastic polish and cleaned again.

I tried two masking techniques and two spraying techniques. The RAV4s and Prius I'm practicing for do not have the top ledge like the 4Runner does, that's a good thing. On my driver's side headlight, I kept a 10° to 20° angle, even on the top ledge. That led to runs. On the passenger side, I kept to a 10° to 20° angle from the front and the coating on the top surfaces were strictly at 70° to 80° in a way, it was like an overspray situation for the top of that lens.

I used three coats, 5 minutes between the first two and seven minutes before the last. It filled the surface scratches wonderfully, did absolutely nothing for the chips as they are still optically quite visible, but have been filled a bit and are less jagged. I guess I could have cleaned those out with a pick set instead of just using alcohol to rinse them. By not using very fine sandpaper, the degradation that started to occur on the passenger side lens is still quite visible but now, more at an angle.

Something else should be noted, the spray I used is over 3 years old and has been sitting unused in a temperature unstable garage. I have since repurchased a can days prior to the price doubling on Amazon and some other sites from just under $9 to over $18.

They are noticeably clearer and much more beautiful. I normally use silicone polishes on headlights and windows so that water and dirt do not stick as much and there is a little UV protection. While the silicone polish adds some sparkle, this is just a remarkable improvement and I'm at the 25-hour mark now. Supposedly fully cured although it has been extremely humid in my area.

I do have a lot of materials from my guitar refinishing days. I will be using polishing compounds and working my way to 2,000 grit for the more degraded Japanese made RAV4 lenses.

As for masking techniques, there are reasonable size gaps around the entire lens housing that sections of newspaper can easily be tucked in. It was much easier that way rather than taping around the entire thing.

 

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