Recent content by Texshark

So, someone recently decided that, of all the enticing goodies on my 4runner, my power antenna mast looked the most enticing. I really want to replace it but I hate the whole telescoping aspect of the antenna and I was wondering if there were any non-telescoping antennas anyone's been running on...

No one ever regrets a hood ornament

I work at a camp that uses older toyo's on our fleet trucks that we run pretty hard through mud/water/dirt/rocks in the tx hill country. they've held up pretty well and retained more tread than i thought they would and they've been on the trucks for a couple of years. they seem to get the job...

check out the 4runner buyers guide. it goes more in depth on those mods and explains a couple of others. those were the two i could come up with off the top of my head. body lifts aren't that expensive either (around $100) and can give you a little extra clearance for bigger tires. it all...

replace your air intake silencer with a straight pipe. Its this big black thing that you will find along the hose running out of the filter. I bought some metal pipe from the auto parts store and cut and fit it myself. cost like 8 bucks. it will add a little hp and torque but it can sound loud...

Issue with mods Great article, but I've got a couple of questions: First, I reset the efi relay and replaced the intake silencer with a straight pipe and it seems like my gas mileage has significantly decreased. Any particular reason for that? I also removed the efi fuse if that helps (the 15...

Any suggestions on kits to get? And how will the lift affect performance off-road?

What kind of problems would I run into if I pu the lift on without the e locker?

Ya I'm not looking to put like a 6" lift on it o anything, just enough height to make room for some bigger tires and to have a little more ground clearance.

I've got a 3rd gen t4r limited edition (the one with the fender flares and running boards) 2wd and I've wanted to put a lift or leveling kit on it for a while and now that I can actually afford one I'm thinking about it more seriously. It's currently running the stock suspension with a front...