Recent content by 4Rman

We just picked up a Geo Pro 19BH. Dry weight is 3200 approx. which is well within the 4Runnner range. However, the dry tongue weight is 425 lbs. You could easily be over the 500 limit for the 4Runner by the time you add two tanks of propane and dual batteries plus cargo. To solve this problem...

Part of the problem is the stock suspension setup in the 4runners. Speaking for myself, I feel like I am driving the truck in the "Hill Climb Game" mode...you know before collecting enough coins to upgrade the shocks. When applying brakes, the 4runner dives forward so on ice, it exaggerates...

Videos of my trip to Capitol Reef Nat'l Park with 4Runner Check it out... the 4Runner did great. It was happy on the dirt trails. My better half did most of the video capture. https://www.youtube.com/results?search_query=blended+travels If you have not been to Capitol Reef, put it on your...

I owned a 2005 SR5, it had the same noise that started around 5k. I had a 2016 SR5, with the same noise that started after the first oil change at 10K. In both cases it was determined that the noise was coming from rear differential but nothing could be done as it was considered normal by...

No love, understandably!!! I am on my third 4runner so speaking from experience. The 4th gen with full-time 4WD was the best for winter driving. You could get away with using the stock Dunlop GTs. Fifth Gen. weighing in at 4750lbs plus, this is a heavy beast and it shows when it comes to...

I had a VW CC in 2010 that came with 50psi to save the tires from flat spotting. May be Toyota is starting to do this as well since so many 4Rs shake on test drives(in my experience- I have had three new ones). As far as Winter driving, the Dunlop stock tires are worse than the Bridgestones...

Gave up! I remember when I started this thread...it was frustrating to convince the dealer to do something about my diff noise, instead they took me for test drive in another 4Runner telling me it is normal. If so, why did it not whine when it was new from factory. They are absolute pain to...

Thanks guys for your responses. To "badattitude" response; not sure if a new truck would come in with a unfilled or lower gear oil diff level to cause damage but I suppose it is possible. As far as tire pressure, I have tried 30, 32, 34, and 38. Tires only have 2500 miles so no unusual wear...

Bump... I have 19 TRDORP, having the same noise where @58-62mph i hear a cyclical noise like a sine-wave. I also feel like I have bumble bee attached to the left foot well area... and feel it a bit in the steering wheel. I have checked the needle bearing/CV axle for play and there is slight...

Same experience for me. I had them for 5K miles, went through two sets but the vibrations could not be fixed. They flat spotted every time I parked for a few hours after driving. Loved the looks but could not live with them. Discount Tire allowed me to exchange them for GY Ultraterrains...

I scanned through the whole thread and did not see any mention of "engine oil". Did your MPG started going down after the 10K oil change? If so, is it possible that one of the "kids" working in the quick lube at Toyota put non-synthetic oil or did they forget to replace the oil filter? Now you...

Here are a couple of pics. Have had trouble balancing but that is an unfortunate shortcoming of the 4runner...you can read the threads on that subject. There is flat spotting after drive and park so it takes a couple of miles to smooth out. Here are some ratings on a 1 to 5 scale; Noise low...

TRD wheels = 26 lbs Stock OR wheels = 31 lbs My new tires General Grabber ATX-p = 44 lbs Stock GrandTreks = 39 lbs So with my new combo TRD wheels+GG ATX-p, net gain/loss ="0". :typing:

shake..shake.. shake... I have pro wheels on 19TRDORP with General Grabber ATX P. Here is my experience, my wheels shake shows up when I first start driving and then disappears after tires warm up. Not saying there is not a design issue with the steering in our trucks. I think in a bunch of...

Speaking for myself, for MY2005 SR5, it was Grandtreks, for 2016, it was first Flaken ATWs but then the shop replaced with Yokohama Geolander AT015 and finally for 2019 TRDORP, General Grabber ATX P. Could not get them to balance so they ordered 4 replacement ATXs and they are better but...