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

Ok, “you tapped it on another mirror while driving”.
That’s usually a crash unless you are at crawling speed. It’s plastic, so a tap usually isn’t a tap.

 

This is the tool you needed to collect data and convince yourself how much untapped performance you are leaving on the table and how conservative you are running so that you build enough courage to get your unit tune properly by OTT or the other vendors.

 

I'll spend some time and see what this can do. So far very impressed it showing all 5 tire pressures and how the transmission try to be on 5th gear. Even around 35mph it was on 5th gear.

 

New windshield installed last week.

 

Nice. Was considering one but I want the capability of adding my own sensors.

 

I think it can add more x codes. I can check again.

On a side note when you go to xguage and scan it will scan for the sensors available. That how I got tpms and few other guages.

 

Thinking oil pressure sensor and my own tranny temp in an aftermarket pan.

 

Not exactly.

 

Why not? Kmeeg is data driven, methodical, precision, reliability, etc. Wouldn't the Scangauge help him see temps, mpgs, etc?

 

Just a heads up - don't turn off or change your $10 Starlink Roam plan. It is no longer available and will disappear as an option if you switch to anything else! I am luckily still on that plan which is perfect for my use case.

 

Looks great. It’s been about 2 1/2 years since I’ve given the 4R a paint correction. It’s on my list now that the weather has cooled. I haven’t looked into ceramic coatings for quite sometime. What’s a good one to use?

 

Thank you. I use the ceramic coating that Toyota gave me as a complimentary kit when I bought mine in 2022. The water doesnt bead up, it literally runs off instantly. We had heavy rain after i washed it, like always, and this am completely dry no water droplets.

 

what unusual cargo have you folks decided to transport on your 4R roof rack lol
I’ve had to run the dang handtruck in the cargo basket for work this week (interior full of tools and toddler car seats).
will I continue to remember it’s up there before trying to park in my garage?









brought my kids a new hockey net home on the roof too recently





just look at the disgustingness I revealed under the back seats, when loading ladders in 4R. everything from lollipops to pieces of breakfast sausages.
Im calling a family meeting

 

That rear seat pic makes me cringe. When our kids were younger I made my niece cry by telling her she couldn't eat in my car because I saw how she treated her moms.

 

Lol
Smart man. Gotta make the tough choices sometimes.

I wish I could vote my wife and kids off the island!

 

I looked at these rock lights, then went inside the house and started drinking.



Edit: but started to piece it together...

 

Got myself 2 Daytona 3 tonn floor jacks. Low profile, long range. Finally reaching to a point where I don't have to use bricks to work under the car.
Now if some body has good in-store recommendations for a couple of Jack stands.

 

I went with the Daytona 6 ton jack stands. A bit overkill but I wanted the flat feet so they don’t dig into my asphalt driveway

 

https://www.youtube.com/shorts/a9dfnrMHWiI

 

If it was a black Friday deal and post on that November sales thread it would help our members to empty thier pockets

 

Those are the ones I was looking at. Are you happy with their performance?

 

Yeah no complaints. They’re more than stout enough. Extend tall enough to get the wheels off the ground using the frame

 

Messing around with placement of these RGBW Diode Dynamics Rock lights. Surprisingly difficult to find locations with skid plates and sliders in the way.

12 light pods here. They are not as bright as they appear in most of these pictures.

 

Cleaned up the interior and finely adjusted the ditch lights.

 

I changed the serpentine belt today. After 130K miles the thing still looked good. No cracks at all. This will most likely be the last time I ever have to change it.

 

That sir, is a good looking belt.

 

You’re buddy is keeping an eye on you, quality control

 

Add 5+ hp and couple ft/lbs with a Bigfoot sticker

 

They’re gonna hunt you down now

 

Not if they can't find him.
After all, Bigfoot is the King of Hide-N-Seek.