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

Discussion in '5th Gen 4Runners (2010-2024)' started by Bob, Jul 24, 2016.

  1. Mar 25, 2023 at 11:55 PM
    McSpazatron

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    Dobinson IMS Warn Bumper CaliRaised Sliders 285/70 K02s

    Looks good! Congrats! I’m considering putting 285/70s on my factory offroad wheels.

    You have KDSS. Make sure to read up on the threads about corrosion and how to regularly remove the skids and hose out dirt from the accumulator area.

    Also, any other pics of that lower control arm? Looks like a stock LCA, but hard to tell from that angle.
     
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  2. Mar 26, 2023 at 12:18 AM
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    Didn't really do anything, but got my MESO puddle lights in from 4Runnerlifestyle.com. install next week on my days off.

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  3. Mar 26, 2023 at 1:24 AM
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    Hi everyone, thanks to this post and the people who replied to the message, I learned a lot in this post.
     
  4. Mar 26, 2023 at 4:36 AM
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    Dobinsons 2.5" lift. Cooper AT3 XLT 295/70R17.
    My wife's 2020 Highlander has that too. I noticed it when I was installing her running boards. Hers only has half of that though. Maybe some has already gone missing :notsure:
     
  5. Mar 26, 2023 at 5:22 AM
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    That’s really odd. Gosh I would think that carpeting would hold moisture up there? Maybe not I assume it’s for sound deadening material?
     
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  6. Mar 26, 2023 at 5:36 AM
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    Blacked out badges, window deflectors, smoked 3rd brake light. I have a Borla muffler on order as well as some color matched engine cover stickers. I'll be painting the stock wheels soon as well. Falken tires in the fall as well.
    A lot of new vehicles have this fuzzy cardboard covering the bottoms and even in the wheel wells. I guess it's sound deadening but I can see the roads littered with this crap as it deteriorates with time and getting torn off.
     
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  7. Mar 26, 2023 at 6:52 AM
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    I thought they were really well made skid plates that contoured to your vehicle. Carpet? Why? To act as a splash guard perhaps?
     
  8. Mar 26, 2023 at 7:46 AM
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    Get some more picture! Stance looks great
     
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  9. Mar 26, 2023 at 8:05 AM
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    Decided to pay it off a year early, which means more money for mods!
     
  10. Mar 26, 2023 at 8:08 AM
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    Don’t get me wrong. This is “engineered” carpet for lack of a better word. Looks like dense, smooth, indoor/outdoor carpet. It’s not going to deteriorate, but I can see it possibly coming off if a lube tech breaks plastic clips or re-installs them wrong. Which is why I doubt they’ll get reinstalled, or taken off for the filter replacement.

    I bet they’re mostly for aerodynamics, and sound deadening. They dont work well as splash shields, as everything behind them was sprayed with salt.

    4runner oil changes are nothing crazy in comparison.
     
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  11. Mar 26, 2023 at 8:37 AM
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    If they’re missing from over the filter, I have a good guess why lol. ;):p
     
  12. Mar 26, 2023 at 9:25 AM
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    looks like you had a great day!
     
  13. Mar 26, 2023 at 9:28 AM
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    my 2011 sr5 went to 156k before i replacef the lca. Not because I forced to, just felt like it was time to freshen the front end up.
     
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  14. Mar 26, 2023 at 9:30 AM
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    thats a 2.5” lift? Looks way higher than that unless the pictures skews things.
     
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  15. Mar 26, 2023 at 1:12 PM
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    @SLVRFOX4R ya you might be higher, I thought I was nearly 3". I tried hard to match those angles you got lol. I have OME 2884 3" lift springs on Bilstein 5100 stock spring seat postition. Makes me wanna raise to the higher settings

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  16. Mar 26, 2023 at 1:29 PM
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    Holy wow! The whole underbody

    the wheel wells is common

    also, it’s not carpet like it seems. It’s actually plastic which looks and feels like carpet…..
     
  17. Mar 26, 2023 at 1:30 PM
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    First oil change completed at 5000 milesPXL_20230326_201525246~2.jpg
     
  18. Mar 26, 2023 at 1:59 PM
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    Just got 2 cans delivered today.
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  19. Mar 26, 2023 at 2:16 PM
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    Yeah, and they didnt even break it up to be remotely convenient for an oil change. The piece I took out required loosening the air damn in front and taking out fasters on the piece behind it. Both ends were sandwiched.

    Regular carpet is plastic made to look like carpet too ;) Unless you get that fancy cotton berber carpet or something. On a serious note though, it’s durable stuff. We have some of it in the wheel well of our 18 highlander, and it doesn't even get dirty.
     
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    Finally was able to order the puddle lights before it became out of stock. I was quick enough this time.
     
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    I hope it's just as straight forward as it looked on a vid I found on Youtube.
     
  22. Mar 26, 2023 at 7:09 PM
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    Yesterday, detailed and cleaned both! ;)
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  23. Mar 26, 2023 at 8:13 PM
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    Replaced the fan belt and idler pulleys (including the one on the tensioner). With almost 142k miles, the old belt had many cracks on it. All the original idler pulleys were rusted, but the bearings were in good condition and rotated smoothly.

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    The oil cooler crowds the lower pulley, so there was no room for a socket on the pulley bolt. I had to use the double-wrench method, held together with some duct tape to prevent slippage:

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    New belt and pulleys put in. Also replaced the radiator cap as cheap preventative maintenance:

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    Parts list:
    Belt: Toyota 90916A2015 or Bando 7PK2150
    Upper idler x2: Continental 49127 (made in Canada)
    Upper idler bolt x2: Toyota 90105A0126
    Lower idler: Continental 49129 (made in Canada)
    Tensioner pulley: same Continental 49129, but re-use the LH-threaded factory bolt
    Radiator cap: Motorad T37
     
  24. Mar 27, 2023 at 1:39 PM
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    Funny I have two Pearl Whites as well 2010 SR5 and new 2023 Limited.
     
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    Haven’t driven it in over a month, so I did some serious mall crawling …

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  26. Mar 27, 2023 at 2:22 PM
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    installed a heritage grille and some raptor lights. I was very hesitant to do this but honestly I think all of the 4runners should come with the heritage grille.
    (pardon the bug guts on the valence)

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  27. Mar 27, 2023 at 5:01 PM
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    Henry J Crap…crap crap crap crap…crap

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    Maybe there is a Chuck Taylor model and they get a discount coming in as slippers?
     
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    That’s awesome! I didn’t mean to end up with two silvers, I really wanted the Army Green, but the only one they had didn’t have KDSS so I settled for silver.
     
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    Hmmm, what’s that smell? Oh just soaked sound deadening on the passenger front and rear. I’m not sure if water is getting in or I spilled something a while back but damn this sucks.

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    Where did you tap in for the Raptor Light Power? I used the EFI-2 spot in the main fuse box in the engine bay but the lights would randomly turn on...
     

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