Recent content by rodralig

Good morning... Looking forward to the groups' collective intelligence/experience... I just noticed yesterday that my 2018 ORP with 80K-mi has some hissing sounds coming from the center console/center armrest or shifter area, whatever you may call them, during acceleration (when pushing on the...

I saw the parts - dang! Both rear brake pads are like way RED... The rear right pad was toast - pistons damaged; while almost nothing remaining on the rear left. This is about 20K miles... I will try to observe it more and see the wear in 5K miles. Question is - something wrong with the 4Runner...

Something strange happened to our ’18 ORP. My wife called me up that there was a leak on the rear right tire assembly. There was some grinding sound and braking was bad. I was at work, so, I told her to have it towed to the dealer. The assessment was that the brake system was shot up, ie., the...

Thanks! Yes, absolutely keep it simple. The more simple it is - less maintenance, and hassle. At the very least, this is still my wife's/kids' daily driver... That said - looking through the responses above, I would think the best bang for my buck right now are upgraded suspensions to mitigate...

Yup! Not worried about those... I absolutely agree with you! That is my take on this 4Runner. But it concerned me that even if this trail is not supposed to be too technical (it should mirror the usual trails out there) but I was scraping bottom... The limitation is way more than I expected...

Thank you for the response... You mean latter...? Or are you saying that I have more advantages than a Jeep? Really interesting perspective. I did find the suspension a bit soft for the technicality of the class. But then again, never realized that it was that soft because I never felt...

Should I replace the boards with a slider instead? My wife told me that when she test drove the TRD - the slider that came with the demo was too high for her... Or just remove the boards when going on more technical trails? _

Quick question to the more knowledgeable/experienced peeps in the group... So, I took a 1-day 4x4 class this weekend with my 2018 ORP (all stock BTW except for the tires - AT3W). Majority of my classmates are Jeeps, with only one that is really modified. When we headed into the trail - man...

Thanks guys! Ok. When the Wife brings back the 4R from work, I will check. Got it. That said - no, there are no issues with it being harder or easier to close. It is just that I need to press deeper before the lock engages. The gap is the misalignment you see. _

Good morning... So, was washing the 18 ORP yesterday afternoon and notice that the rear right door is misaligned. The wife was using the 4R for about a few weeks and she tells me that she neither got hit nor hit something. Hhhmmm... I would believe so as I couldn't find any dings, scratches...

BTW - are you going with a standard load rating? I would believe that an E rating is just overkill for the 4Runner although what is currently is "E" from the dealer. TIA.

Thank you. I will be checking them out. _

Hi All Good evening...! So my wife's daily driver, a 2018 ORP, has reached 50K+ miles now and I would need to replace the tires. I had it installed with BFG T/A K02 from the dealer when we bought it new... Thus am looking for comparable alternatives. We do a light to medium off-roading and/or...

Thanks guys! Got some good ideas... I like the lawn sprinkler to loosen things up.

As the title says - how do you guys clean the undercarriage just after a muddy/snow trip? Pressure washer? If so, any places to avoid? What pressure PSI should I use? What degreasers would you recommend? Do I need air compressors to dry stuff out? Or could I do without it? I live in Southern...