Recent content by HyperMike

Just as a follow-up, I should point out that my rig will be used for primarily Overland style travel which means quite a bit of paved road and gravel road travel. If I were building a more offroad oriented rig I would probably have gone in a different direction with a wider wheel and larger...

I'm sorry...I should have been more specific! Yes, I meant the TRD Pro wheels that are 7" wide with a slightly more aggressive offset than stock. There are a lot of really nice wheels for our rigs but not many that are less than 7.5". When I was looking for wheels I knew I was going to go...

I have 255/75/R17 Goodyear Duratracs on Toyota TRD wheels (which are a slightly different offset from stock, I believe) on my '08 Limited V6. I had to remove the front mudflaps and move the front edge of the front fender liner forward about 2 inches but with those adjustments I had zero rubbing...

I'll add my $0.02 here! I'm on 255/75/R17 Duratracs on TRD Pro 17" wheels (different offset from stock 18" wheels). I initially had these on a completely stock 2008 Limited and all I had to do was move the front wheel liners forward a few inches and remove the front mud flaps to eliminate all...

I finally made some progress on building out my 2008 Limited. I had the Bilstein 6112/5160 struts and shocks that have been sitting in my garage for 2 months installed. I had them set the front perches at 3 Drivers and 1 Passenger for a moderate lift of ~1.75" from where they were. I'm not...

You caught me! I believe you are correct that the truck I was referencing did not actually have sliders. I will endeavor to be more factually correct even though that particular slip didn't actually change my point one iota...thanks for being so quick to point out my mistake! Cheers!

I'll provide you with my real world experience. I just bought my 2008 V6 Limited about 6 weeks ago. Within a week I bought and installed Duratrac's in 255/75/R17 on TRD Pro 17x7" wheels. My truck is 100% stock with XREAS...no lift of any kind. I had minor rubbing that was COMPLETELY...

Interesting thread! Around here, 5th Gen AND 4th Gen 4Runners are EVERYWHERE. I agree that the vast majority of 5th Gen trucks are driven by folks who will never, ever take them off the pavement although there is a small but active subset that are using their trucks for their intended purpose...

My 2008 has the original Panasonic battery and it's currently still going strong after almost 9 years! Cheers!

I'll add my $0.02 worth to this. I just recently purchased an '08 4Runner and in my search I test-drove literally a dozen 4th Gen 4runners and I found every single one of them to have a "Wandery" feel to them on the highway, just as ElZilcho suggested. They all required almost constant, albeit...

I've sent you a PM for 2x 8" Style A in white. Cheers!

I'm new here but I was researching 5th Gen suspension on a 4th Gen 4Runner because there was a similar opportunity in my local area. Based on my research, the lower front shock bushing needs to be narrowed slightly to fit into the mount on the front lower control arms and the hole in the rear...

Year: 2008 Tire Size: 255/75/R17 Goodyear Duratrac Gear Ratio if you know it: Stock 2WD, 4WD or AWD: 4WD (but I drive mostly in 2WD mode) Modifications that affect MPG: 32" tires Current highway fuel economy: AVG 21, best 22.5 V6 or V8: V6 Average speed you travel: 65 MPH Anything else you...

2008 V6 Limited with 172,000KM (~107,000 Mi) Cheers, Mike

Perfect 4Runner Hi, I'm new to the forum and just spent the last hour or so going through your build thread. I just wanted to say that I love what you've done with your 4Runner...it's almost exactly what I plan to do with mine! I hope you don't mind if I copy a few of your excellent ideas...