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

Glad to help out. FWIW, mine were aimed low out of the box as well.

 

What did you use for blacking out the interior silver trim?

 

Overlays I got off Amazon. I also can’t stand the carbon fiber look or gloss black. I went with the matte black overlays from High Flying.

they are pretty good you still kinda see some sliver around the seems. But overall I’m happy.

I also got the buttons and steering wheel trim from AJT Designs. Top quality!!! I wish they made a full trim conversion kit. But I got everything I could from them, the rest from Amazon.

 

Did they say why? I'm also in AZ and need real tires soon

 

This looks great!!! Excellent work! I would love one when I get to that point

 

Nice! thats how I haul my kayaks.

 

Too many sharp rocks and often being great distances from possible assistance. They were more adamant than I expected, but I trust their judgment. They're the kind of people who are out all the time and never say much about it unless you ask.

 

Thanks. I looked around online some more, and didn’t see anything specific on the Native yak I have. But it does appear that this is how most people transport bigger fishing kayaks. The wide flat bottoms are probably the factor that makes it easier to distribute the loads.

Although, the reason I made the roof rack was because with only two cross bars, I couldnt keep it tight. It kept getting loose because the two crossbars were too close and were essentially bending the kayak like you had mentioned. And every time I re-cinched the straps, I started to slowly crush it with the pressure. I figured that out after stopping three times in an hour-long drive to retighten it.

The three bars in the new roof rack support the yak much better now. Im also using wide dense foam blocks to help on the contact points. I drove about an hour yesterday in sunny hot weather, and it did not loosen up or lose it’s shape.

 

I ran e load wildpeak atw(285 75 17) on my old jku. I loved them! The rode great for and e load and where excellent in the snow. Your going to like them

 

Yeah, I took the 4R to work today through everything from open road speeds to urban congestion. They're not much noisier than OEM tires and they don't induce as much sluggishness as I feared they might.

 

Wow..this looks amazing. Did you document the build (YouTube, instagram, etc??)

 

I can powder coat it for you. You might not get it back but it will be powder coated.

 

@Bandit Runner I'm not gonna lie, there is no front bumper I'd choose over that one if you ever make it available for sale. Feel free to dm me if that possibility ever arises.

 

@Bandit Runner

I have no intention to high clearance cut my bumper, but damn if I wouldn't for a bumper like that. Excellent job.

 

Agree, that pretty much looks extra perfect.

 

Decided to act like a 10 year old playing with hotwheel cars ….for science. My neighbors think I’m crazy lol.

I was curious if I could replicate a “full stuff” condition in order to see if I could get rubbing on my new 285/70-17 K02s on stock Off road rims. So I put my downsloping driveway and wood ramps to work. What I was trying to do is to get one of the front tires to roll down the curb, while the other one stayed up. Didn’t quite get there, but at least the passenger tire is a little lower than it would have otherwise been on flat ground. The downhill slope I hoped would help force the tire toward the body mount given the amount of flex the LCA busing has. Maybe the angle pushed it back a little as intended… hard to tell. However, it looks like it’s not really close to rubbing when it’s turned at an angle where the tire is closest to the body mount.







And here is the out-take…because I was too impatient to wait for a spotter lol.


jammed it up pretty good against the transfer case crossmember. No damage at least.

 

Full tint on the 4R today, including the whole windshield.

 

I just installed these Legend designs window inserts/screens from Opt Offroad. I figured they would be pretty good but wow, these things are made exceptionally well.....love em'.

They also make a bigger one for the rear window I may get as well.

 

I also went for a mild ride in Pigeon River State forest just to play with the new to me offroad features built into the 4Runner......yeah, 2H was just fine today

 

2022-3x2 READYLIFT, AMP Powerstep running boards, Falken 285/70/17 tires, Black Rhino Abrams drab olive green wheels, tint windows, black front & rear valences - all installed within the last week.

 

I’m taking my rig to Wyoming for a week on the Wyoming Back Country Discovery Route!!

I left Atlanta this morning and am spending tonite in Columbia, Missouri, tomorrow nite in Limon, Colorado and the following in Laramie, Wyoming and then 8 days on the BDR!!

Been planning this trip for almost 2 years!! Will do almost 700 miles on the BDR…

 

Just installed apex overland’s frontend recovery points. I took off the skid plate and took me about 45mins to finish +10 more to put the skid plate back on.

 

Just a quick drive to the back of my property to check on one of the wheat and corn food plots....we sure could use some more rain.

And finally got the Morimoto's dialed in for tonight

 

Looks perfect! Rhino is making some really nice looking wheels!

 

Thanks, There is some more information on my build thread here:

 

Haha. Thanks. Nice try!

Thanks guys. Much appreciated.

 

Bro

 

Well, didn't do much for my 4Runner today other than run out her factory warranty today. Crossed over the 36K miles today. Since today was pay day, got Casper a big gulp drink. Luckily, had some Kroger fuel points saved up so didn't spend as much on gas.



Passing the 36K mark

 

Outake and all hahah
Nicely done with the timber!
I thought just like you the other week, maneuvered on 13k lb vehicle ramps from my beloved Princess Auto.
I was like a pig in shit flexin' and turning on the ramps

However with vehicle in motion that is, pretty sure I'm getting a mystery rub if there's abrupt up travel during body roll