Recent content by the_economist

The way forums work is people who have actually bought and field tested products recommend them based on real-world experience. Not making uninformed criticisms of other peoples recommendations for products you clearly have never bought or used. In this case, you clearly don’t own a pair of...

I have these for 275 KO2s and am in the Sierra snow all the time. They are amazing, super easy on and off: Peerless | Auto-Trac (R)

Yes, once you remove your wheel you should have the e-break off and be able to spin the hub. You’ll see a hole in the hub, and just keep spinning it around until it lines up with the hole behind it in the rotor. Inside that hole you’ll be able to access the star nut with a flathead screwdriver...

About six months after I bought my 2016 SR5 brand new, I decided it was time to adjust my parking break for the same reason. It will take you about an hour to do so. Try searching around for some threads here for instructions. As a first step, you should be adjusting the parking brake from...

This is some great intel — thank you for documenting OP!

It is a custom hitch mount, so I don’t think it can be purchased easily online unfortunately. I bought mine from happiercamper.com when I bought my trailer from them. I’m not sure if they sell them separately. But it might be worth calling Happier Camper in Los Angeles to find out.

Related thread here. This is a known 5th gen issue on some percentage of T cases: Transfer Case Leak

Here is the order that I went in, along with prices. I added things one at a time as I found that I needed them, trip after trip: 1. Tires: First 265 BFG KO2s and then 275s later. $1000. 2. Recovery gear: Tow strap, tree saver, some U bolts. $100 - $200. 3. Suspension: Bilsteins front and...

I had the pleasure of pulling out a guy with a giant Silverado pick up who got stuck in the snow near Lake Tahoe two weeks ago. With ATRAC on in 4 Lo the 4Runner is an absolute tank in the snow. I carry a set of tire chains that will work on BFG KO2 275s if needed in the rear, but I have never...

Yes, I have Bilstein 5160s on the rear with 2-inch Icon springs. I am really happy with the set up.

Bumping this old thread with some new data: Just replaced my front and rear brake pads for the first time on my 2016 T4R, at 61,000 miles. Rears were down to 2mm, and fronts were around 4mm. I tow a ~1,700lb trailer over mountain passes in the Sierra Nevada several times a year -- I'm...

Here's my set up, from the folks at Happier Camper in Los Angeles. Have had this for about a year, been all over the Sierra Nevada, Death Valley, and northern CA coast. Have broken a lot of stuff on the trailer, but mostly that's my own fault. I carry a lot of spare parts now. This trailer...

Here are a couple pics. Bolts onto a T-shaped 2” steel hitch mount. Bolts are rounded-flathead style that slide right into the gutter on the Roadshower.

I’ve had one of these for about a year, and it is great. I have mine mounted to fit in the tow hitch on the rear. If you have decent water pressure, you can pressurize it straight from a garden hose without having to use an air compressor to hit 50 psi. On a hot summer day it gets legitimately...

I ended up with a flat in BFG K02s C-rated 265s in town in the SF Bay Area. I picked up a 2.5 inch wood screw right through the tread, about 1/4 inch from the sidewall. I had to patch myself as the tire shop nearby would not fix for liability reasons, being close to the sidewall. I plugged it...