Recent content by btcsxj

Because you have to scroll through pages upon pages of "what tires should I get" and "what lift should I buy" threads to find anything new or interesting here. That's why. Maybe you're here because you're lonely and wanna talk, but I come here for information about 4runners, and threads like...

Mods should delete this stupid thread. There are plenty of 'What tires should I buy?' threads to nauseate readers. We dont need a prepper flavored one.

Yeah, it would be much more worth the hassle in that scenario. Same process whether you're importing 1 or 100 and many of the fees I paid were flat charges.

I would provide more detail on the import process, but honestly, it's more than I care to support with questions and everything. It is quite easy to find the manufacturers on Alibaba, and honestly the process and dealing with manufacturers in China was the easy part. They have representatives...

Thank you sir! The antenna delete for the later 4runners is an issue... I tried to modify the connector on the antenna and use a toyota corolla antenna, but it did not work. In the end, I followed what GFC did, but I came up with my own 3D printed cover. I think mine looks better, but I am...

Here's a picture of one of the brackets in CAD and another close up on the truck. They are fairly simple, but interestingly, the roof rack mounting locations on the truck are not parallel. They actually taper towards the rear. Also, they aren't flat, they are angled outwards 6-7deg. So it took a...

Yes, while it's been 110-115F down here in Phoenix, we always have some beautiful pine forests about 2 hours to the north! The carrier in the back is another home-brew. It carries my Cooler, a 5 Gallon Jerry and usually the trash on the way home. I found some fold-up stainless hinges on amazon...

You could go the path that I did... Delete the rack and get a hardshell tent that has a rack on top. You can sell your rack towards the purchase of the tent. Never understood why people bought expensive roof racks just to cover them completely with a tent...

Thanks! I removed the original shark fin and designed a cover for it, 3D printed it, sealed it and then reinstalled. It's now maybe 3/4" tall. As for the brackets... I also designed those, plasma cut and welded them in my garage. It's bolted to the truck with the 8 bolts that attached the...

Personally, yes. But my circumstances may be different than yours, that's why I listed all the pros/cons. I work from home, but put about 18-20,000 miles on my 4runner each year just in camping and road trips, so MPGs matter. I do a majority of those trips without the wife and dog. That being...

Not "In Action," but quickly set it up as I was packing for this weekend's trip. Small, but works great for me.

As someone who has owned both a Roam Vagabond (great tent, btw) and imported a custom colored hardshell RTT from the same factory as the Roofnest Falcon. Cost aside... Soft Shell Pro: Much larger inside, thicker more comfortable mattress, you can keep bedding inside, you can store the ladder...

Just wanted to post this here to show it can be done (And yeah, show off :)). Super happy with the way it turned out, less than 1/2" above the roof of the truck. Total height to the top of the tent is 6' 8" and to the rack bars 6' 11". Going to be adding a front air dam like a lot of roof racks...

Hood Scoop alone was worth the whole price difference between the SR5 and the Trail, would never trade it. Have always wanted a 4Runner with a hood scoop since the 97' Limited my family owned and took us camping all over.

You shove it in your seat belt to stop the beeping from reminding you you're not wearing your seatbelt. Saves you 0.67 seconds each time you enter your vehicle. It's a HUGE deal, man. Add up all those seconds over your lifetime and you'd have enough extra time to smoke a whole pack of...