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

I've got a similar (same?) TEMU rack on the way. Reviews are all positive and the price is right. S'posed to be here Tues.

 

For five minutes there wasn't much in the way of any shrieking! At least not Photon but me, yeah…I need to give her a bath!

Before:


After:

 

Only thing i will say is the front mounts need mounted. It came with rivnuts. After drilling into the roof, its plenty thick to just drill and tap with m8x1.25. No worries because if you decide to remove the rack you can just fill the holes with silicone. Also use thread sealant so you dont have to worry about leaks.

 

So, in spite of their "no cutting or drilling" statement, it's needed after all?

 

Atleast mine was.

 

They seem to be just fine, no noticeable vibration or road noise.

 

that’s why I got a Sherpa, the consensus was no drilling and a great system to prevent leaks.

 

When for an oil change. Guy told me I had sway bar disconnect. I didn’t know I did. Lol

 

#WINNING

 

Installed the rear recovery points that @djwantke recommended a few weeks ago.

Sprayed anti rust primer, then red paint to match the front recovery points (and also because it’s a well known fact that red gives 10 extra hp)