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Old 10-16-2020, 05:57 PM #1
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Just bought 2000 v6 4runner, need advice, help and questions answered, pic added

hello, i was looking for a 4runner, and hopefully i found a good one, quite happy with it so far, it looks like it was been quite well looked after. i have alot of questions and concerns and could use some advice. here are some specs about it

2000 4runner srs with V6 3.4L 350,000km on it. leather seats, power everything is working including sunroof and rear window rolls down. cruise.

4x4 works good and seems to be in good shape, breaks were recently redone

has alarm

it needs a new exhaust

brand new 33 inch goodyear duratrac tires on a 2.5 inch body lift(i live in canadian mountains, so wanted something good in snow and also on the back roads)

im quite happy with how it drives on the highway, it feels real smooth and feels like its in great shape, and i was surprised at how smooth it is on the highway with these big 33 inch tires on it. i used to drive a old jeep with 31's and felt terrible on the highway, so real happy about how this 4runner feels so far

a little rust here and there but doesn't look too bad, i dont think the frame is too rusty. i still have to have it inspected before it can be insured.

should i be concerned about anything? the big tires on this thing will it be ok offroading? will the big tires be harmfull for the suspension system? cv joints?

should i be worried about all the power windows failing at some point?

it doesn't have a rear diff locker. should i be concerned about this ?

what kind of exhaust should i put on it to make it better ?

what are some of the more important things i should be worried about this truck in its current shape?

how well will this thing drive on a mountain highway during a blizzard with these big tires on it?

what are the most important upgrades i should add to make this a better offroad vehicle ? (i dont plan on doing anything crazy offroad, like going over big rocks or mudding, but i do want to be able to go up some mountain trails)

should i put a bumper and winch on it?

how good are these old engines i have on it? should i be worried about the high kms? how long will this thing last?

thank you for any advice, im sure i will have alot more questions, just all i can think of for now.
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I'm sure some sage advice will be coming your way shortly, but welcome and the truck looks good to me!

Check - Lower Ball Joints, radiator (try to discern age and replace if it appears to be old or original to protect your transmission if it is handling the T fluid cooling duties).

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hi guys, been awhile since i made the original post.

have had the 4runner for some months now and its been great so far. got me through a winter in the canadian rockies, didn't get stuck once, not even in a foot of snow. been offroading quite a bit, nothing crazy, and its performed awesome.

need some help with the spare tire situation. now that its spring, i plan on taking it out quite a bit futher into the backcountry. it has the goodyear wrangler duratrac tires on it, 33 inch LT 285/75R16 126/123P. It did not come with a full size spare, only the tire underneath the back of it. it is just a all season tire 265/70r16 111s.

as far as i understand it will fit on the vehicle, its the size height as the other tires i believe, just skinnier. so if i get a flat in the backcountry it should get me out of trouble (hopefully) to the nearest tire shop. obviously not as ideal as having a full size spare. but i would like to not have to put a full size spare in the back store(have it set up as a camper) and would not like to put on a spare tire carrier attatched to the truck hitch to carry the full size spare, if i dont have to. am i being naive? should i certainly get the full size spare tire?

thank you for any help.
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hi guys, been awhile since i made the original post.

have had the 4runner for some months now and its been great so far. got me through a winter in the canadian rockies, didn't get stuck once, not even in a foot of snow. been offroading quite a bit, nothing crazy, and its performed awesome.

need some help with the spare tire situation. now that its spring, i plan on taking it out quite a bit futher into the backcountry. it has the goodyear wrangler duratrac tires on it, 33 inch LT 285/75R16 126/123P. It did not come with a full size spare, only the tire underneath the back of it. it is just a all season tire 265/70r16 111s.

as far as i understand it will fit on the vehicle, its the size height as the other tires i believe, just skinnier. so if i get a flat in the backcountry it should get me out of trouble (hopefully) to the nearest tire shop. obviously not as ideal as having a full size spare. but i would like to not have to put a full size spare in the back store(have it set up as a camper) and would not like to put on a spare tire carrier attatched to the truck hitch to carry the full size spare, if i dont have to. am i being naive? should i certainly get the full size spare tire?

thank you for any help.
A 285/75R16 is more than 2" taller than a 265/70R16 (32.8" vs 30.6"). Those tire sizes should not be run together.
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2.5in is quite a bit of body lift and while it looks like they're already addressed the bumper gap with an OEM valance I have a feeling it would come back to bite you in the ass if you were to shoot for a winch/bumper unless you went with one specifically made to compensate. Look into the body lift/bumper gap situation if you're unsure of what I'm talking about.
In regards to the tire situation, you're probably now realizing why so many people offer a deal on 5 tires over 4. 265s are 30in tires, 285s are 33in. You will need to buy another 285 to complete your set. If you don't want to carry it in your trunk (which is unsafe anyways) or shill out for a spare carrier (which are usually ungodly expensive), you could always look into a roof rack mount. Some frown upon it because it raises the COG but I think you'll find an equal number of people saying its really not raised by much, if any real noticeable amount.
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Did you ever check your lower ball joints and radiator?


Those can be a couple of killers.
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You can use the 265/70R16 as long as you still have open differentials. It will allow you to get to a tire shop. Ever wonder how passenger cars can have a tiny little spare tire that's a good 2-3 in shorter than the stock tires and not have any issues? Open differential. If you have lockers or plan to, you can still use the stock spare but only locked when offroad or on low-traction surfaces like rain or snow. Anything dry will have to be unlocked or you run the risk of grenading the differential.

If you plan on making some hard-core overlanding rig, full size spare would be needed. But for the casual off-roader your spare is just fine. Just check the date on the tire, it's normally a four digit number. First two digits are the week it was made and second two is the year. For example, a tire made today would have a code of 1421, 14th week, 2021 year. I say this because I went to use my spare for the first time ever and it was the original tire made back in 1997!! It always held air fine but no way I would ever roll on 24 year old rubber.
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I say this because I went to use my spare for the first time ever and it was the original tire made back in 1997!! It always held air fine but no way I would ever roll on 24 year old rubber.
Good point. Generally, every other time or so you get new tires, you should put the 'best' of the tires you are replacing on to your spare rim.

I got a used tire of the same rolling diameter as my main tires (265/70-17 main tires, 265/75-16 spare) to keep a 'full size' spare under the truck. That's the largest tire that can reasonably fit with the stock hitch and panhard rod.

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you can also get a brand new full size spare tire and include it in the next tire rotation schedule.

you can use the rotation pattern given in the vehicle owner's manual or use the tire rack pattern

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https://www.tirerack.com/tires/tiret....jsp?techid=43
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with 350,000 km on it, make sure you get on those lower ball joints. muffler (especially the kind that passes inspection) doesn't really make a vehicle a ton better; if you really want more power, put on a K&N or similar aftermarket filter solution. make sure that radiator is changed out if yours is an auto, so you can avoid the dreaded strawberry milkshake.

as @Devbot and @phattyduck said, don't mix tire sizes: make sure your spare is identical in height to your other ones, and *if* you have no other choice, go with slightly skinnier, rather than slightly shorter. but since you have a choice, get five identical and be done with it. my spare has a smaller rim and thus took a slightly uncommon tire to nearly match the others, but it will be fine if it ever gets used. i would have gotten five but the store only had four of the wheels i wanted, so that's how it is for now.

you asked about power windows. i suspect your lock motors will poop out before your power windows. you also asked about the lack of a rear locker. i suspect by now you've read up a bit and have an answer you are satisfied with. suffice to say, you'll go much further in various offroad conditions with a locker than with open diffs. this could simply mean you get stuck higher on the mountain than you would have with open diffs. if snow's your game, there's not much that will stop a lifted vehicle with good chains (good = v-bar or such) and a selectable locker. it took a hill and two feet of snow to stop my truck with open diffs and v-bar chains on all four. now that it has an ARB, that experience would be very unlikely to be repeated.
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