Recent content by chrisridebike8

It's not worth it in your case. The dudes in Iceland do it, but they have dedicated rigs for snow and ice and are running tires that are like 42x15 at single digit psi. Siping will make the tread blocks very squirmy on road, especially in warmer temperatures and cause odd wear due to how the...

It's likely condensation from short trips and the engine oil not reaching full temp. Is there anything weird with the coolant?

100% agree with this. you have to pay to play. the blower may be an Eaton, but the bearings on those pulleys and the tensioner and everything else is probably not the highest quality. superchargers are HARD on belts and pulleys. when one of those fails (i say when because they all do, even USA...

I've had clear ceramic on mine for 3 years in the Hawaii and East Coast sun. No issues.

I'm not sure how much. Some other options might be stock seats on ebay. I've seen some limited seats for like $400 each. And I'm not sure if this is the case for toyota, but I know from mercedes you could buy the OEM cover and just replace it. If you didn't want to install it yourself, a lot of...

I live in Ewa Beach. I have a 2021 and my frame didn't rust at all in the last 2 years, but obviously yours is another 10 years older. I'd think that you could just do a rust encapsulator and maybe paint over it, depending on which one you use (if needed). I'm moving back to the east coast and...

Yeah. If you go Shop -> Swingouts it's under there. It goes in the hitch and you can have a single or dual swingout setup. and those swingouts can transfer to a bumper if you want. Modular Hitch Mounted Tire Carrier (Single Swing) – Dissent Off-road

I have the Rigd Ultraswing. It's well built but I smack it on the ground everywhere. It's annoying. If I could do it again, I would get the Dissent swingout. It can transfer to their high clearance bumper later on if you want to upgrade. I'd just get a Dissent rear bumper now. It's well built...

smart move right there. not swapping over to the aftermarket housings with the fancy looking DRLs. and it's cheaper! plus I think it keeps it more in line with the mentality of the 4runner: no BS, just what you need to be a good, reliable vehicle.

ok, I'll buy that. that's something that I don't get to do where I am.

I have a full length sherpa crestone roof rack and I have a solar panel that sits flush with the top of the rack. you can put it wherever you want, so you could put it over the sunroof if you wanted.

why would you say that? there is no manual mode. there is only a "max gear allowed" mode. the trans doesn't rev match on downshifts. paddles would do nothing. there's really no situation in this vehicle where I couldn't just reach down and use the shifter. And I do love a good paddle shift, but...

I would just do some updates to the one you have. CarTrimHome has a heated wheel you can add. People are always selling OEM LED headlights for a couple hundred dollars. A new headunit will give you carplay. And while I love having keyless go, I would not pay thousands for it. For what they would...

I would. I generally replace the belt, tensioner, and pulleys all at the same time and usually do it every 90k miles. If the belt lets go, it can often take other things out with it like expensive sensors or wedge itself behind the crank pulley and take out the front main seal.

it's hard to tell from the pics, but are you running any wheel spacers? it kind of looks like the wheels are sticking out farther than stock.