Recent content by brian.j

What is it? Condition? Year/Generation? Ready to build out? Anyway, welcome!

I was wheeling at Southington all day yesterday. Saw a couple fairly stock looking 5th gens there, and the usual 1sts and 2nds that are awesomely barely identifiable anymore. Anyone else? I saw no other 4th gens, or even 3rds. After installing 33.5's this week, plus of course lots of trimming...

The cup holder location for me has always been okay, but the mechanism to stabilize the cups is ridiculous, especially for a vehicle that's supposedly going to be on some bouncy roads. I use water-bottles that squirt only when squeezed, and keep them in the door pockets for off-roading. It's...

haha... No, I haven't been in the military. That's an interesting observation. The Volvo wagons were technically my wife's cars (she's not military either) for hauling our dogs around. I included them in my list because we owned them outright and we used them mainly for long-distance travel, and...

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This question is even more interesting now, 5 years later, because I'm not certain I can remember everything that irritated me then, but have to reflect on it after 5 years of use. I imagine some of it I've gotten used to, but there's definitely a few things. Not prioritized, but in order that...

Oh, yer gonna love the Secrets Thread... 4th gen 4Runner Secrets? <https: www.toyota-4runner.org="" 4th-gen-t4rs="" 29195-4th-gen-4runner-secrets.html=""></https:>

Hmmm... It's been 5 years, with slow progress, but progress has been made. It's too slow to really do much of a "build thread" but it looks like this might be the best place to post my progress, experiences, and adventures over the past 5 years. I also just started a "social group" for NE...

My expertise is custom bicycles, but my business-neighbor is an auto mechanic. He has the lift and MIG welder, but I do the brazing and TIG welding. As you know, it's the removal/installation that's a pain in the ass on these things, and I can't help you with that. I've offered before, in...

Wow, glad to discover all this... I TIG'd my own repair on the original factory manifolds, because DT was still considering production at the time, but I've always intended to "upgrade" when the necessity returned. So far, mine are still holding fine at 212k, but Whew! Dodged that bullet! I...

I only have a 3" lift, and did the panhard relocation. The change is subtle, but I hated the feeling of getting my rear-end thrown sideways with each bump at road speed. It is indeed noticeably improved now, but it's not a "night-and-day" change. The panhard and swaybar have completely...

Just did a search, with this result. I'm looking too. I live in S. Euclid, with my business in Willoughby Hills. Was out out Southington these past two months, and I was the only 4th-gen... It's mostly a Jeep place, which is fine, but the 4Runner showing could be MUCH better. There's a couple...

Whew! Just found this, and ordered! Thanks for doing it. Took me a little backtracking to figure out 4th & 5th gens are the same, so consider clarifying that on your ordering page?

I got myself a Fumoto valve, but will install it in the next week or so (next oil change.) The front-diagonal-sideways-over-the-skid location of the filter on my v8 is not my favorite of past vehicles either. My wife's Outback has it right under the hood, in front behind the radiator, super...

Just found another (been well over a year since I read through these, so don't remember whether this has been mentioned): In the rear seat's center arm-rest cup-holders, after push to release, keep pulling... and an additional burger tray will extend.