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

Pakkuraba has new shoes. BFG KO2s. Also the spare. Can’t say enough good things about Discount Tire. They mounted the spare for me without me asking.swapped out sensors, etc yeah I know that’s what they get paid to do but they did it well in 45 minutes. Loaded up my old wheels. Fantastic customer service. Next project — putting on the Gobi stealth roof rack.

 

These were a pain in the ass and multi days in the making.

least gratifying automotive diy ever

 

Do you have a link for that? I would like to see it. Thanks!

 

Got some Tinkerer Designs billet shift knobs. Pricey, but seriously well made and cool. I don't do bumpers, armor, and such, so I spend $ on stuff I really like. Tinkerer does so much for the Toyota community, I figured I'd support him in something like this:



The fingers of your hand fit into the notches, and it just feels great in your hand. Once threaded on, they lock in place with an allen head bolt in the center of the knob. The center patches are removable, and there's a ton of patches available to customize these to your liking. I also got a gray TRD patch for the auto transmission knob. I'm waiting for some other patches I like to come back into stock at Yota Expedition. Also, the ring under the top portion is interchangeable with other colors available, as well as the black allen bolts - he offers grey titanium bolts also, for a bit more.

 

I do. Here's a link with all the information and if you do steps 1 and 2 you'll get a coupon code for $100 off the price.

https://www.4runners.com/threads/add-heated-and-modern-steering-wheel-to-your-4runner.37569/

 

The Pro has the same bumper as the OR, but the valances are black, and it has the Pro grille, of course.

 

Replaced the rear driveshaft with Ultra-Power P/N 936763. Factory driveshaft was too heavily rusted. Also greased the front driveshaft with Castrol Pyroplex Blue #2.





Tested the driveshaft up to about 80 mph with no unusual vibrations. For a $220 driveshaft it's pretty good.

 

Xpel 70% blue tint all the way around except for the windshield a couple days ago.

And a bunch of spring cleaning today @ 50,000km:

Oil change + Fumoto valve install
Rear diff, front diff & transfer case fluid change with Redline 75W85 for the diffs and Redline MT-LV for the transfer case.
Replaced front diff drain and fill plugs with the hex head Lexus ones
Lubricated the driveshafts (lucky day, parked it and the rear lube points were in the perfect spot for me to access them! Win!)
Replaced the engine air filter and cabin air filter

Almost ready for my Utah trip in May, just need new tires.

 

Finally unassed myself and decided this 6th gen 4 cyl turbo thing probably isn't worth waiting for ... so I bought my fifth 5th gen since '15...

2024 ORP... the last of the best!

Pleasant deal with McDaniel Toyota in Marion, Ohio; highly recommended if you are close.

What did I do specifically today other than buy it? Ordered tires (Falken Wildpeaks), ordered a console organizer, installed my shotgun rack, C pillar debadged it, and presently looking at overlays for those stupid chrome grille strips...

 

Congrats!

 

Alpharex pros and raptor lights I put in last week

 

Not today, but this past week. Diode dynamics led driving lights.

 

Installed a yota xpedition pro grille today.

 

Ahhhh… interesting. Good to know. Thanks!

 

Looks good. What is the part number for DD LEDs? TIA.

 

Love the wheels, where did you get them? Also, what tire size did you go with?

 

Summit Racing has them for $182 and free shipping. https://www.summitracing.com/parts/owh-9511678

 

Diode dynamics 9005 HP48 bulbs.
Have to wire up a harness on the passenger side to make the leds work. Here is a thread that covers it.
https://www.4runners.com/threads/my-2022-t4r.25781/page-6#post-562937

 

I did not. I installed exactly as shown in the install video.

 

bravo

 

Some new Fittipaldi wheels.

 

Removed the front valence on my ORP to paint it black to match my Pro Grill. Went, sanded it down with 400 grit and cleaned it well. Went to paint it but unfortunately the top part ran a little. Must of laid it on a little heavy. Instead of fixing it, I went ahead and order the black valence off YotaExpedition to go with my YotaX pro grill. Can’t wait to get it in!!

 

Been thinking about getting one of these, how was the install?

 

man that nice!!!

 

why did they swap out the sensors on a tire change only?

 

I love the look of the TRD wheels. Looks good!

 

Took my pup trailer out to practice reversing the squirrelly little s.o.b. and also get my wife to try it. Taking it to Utah this May so want her to get comfortable driving with it.

 

Sunday/Monday 4R
1 Wash truck
2 Eliminating driver and passenger door decals with a heat gun and gunk off
3 Sand & brush paint black: inner fenders + rocker cap mounts to match EZ Flares
4 Tackle black aluminum mesh front grille mod
5 Reinstall Smittybilt tubesteps w/AntiSeize this time

 

selling this one and only TOYOTA grille badge if anyone interested