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Anybody here been through Crown King Trail lately? I'll be down in Phoenix this weekend and thought it would be a nice detour on the way back to Flagstaff Sunday. Just wondering about recent conditions and whether or not a stock 5th gen would handle it ok. I've heard many contradicting...

Ive gotten as high as 26.5 on the highway. Probably wind aided but now sure. And only once. Highway average is 22 to 23. Around town is about 18 to 19. Stocke except for cooper at3s (stock size)

Thanks for posting engineer. The manner in which this has been handled looks to be very unprofessional.

Maybe the question to ask is how many people have actually had a claim denied due to a level or lift kit?

Where are you heading to in Arizona?

Thats what i was thinking after i ran to my wife's work to grab something out of it. It does take a bit of effort to get open. I cant say how it compares to the weight of a rav4's hatch, but I know the guy who installed the remote start for me said there's a company that makes one for the rav4...

Thats a good start. I think a stronger set of lift struts may also be needed to get it to really pop open enough to be appreciable. I think youre right about antman figuring this out from what I've seen so far.

Has anyone managed to install some form of popper for the rear hatch on the 4runner? I have a remote start system that was installed after the fact by the dealer so I have an extra remote that has a button for popping the hatch. However since the 4runner doesnt already have this feature I was...

Note the smaller sized elongated slot on the right side of the photo. That is known as a "t" or "transport" slot. Theyre typically incorporated by manufacturers for the transport of their vehicles by truck and train. They are used by towing and recovery operators for loading and recovery if...

Took a ride through Schnebly Hill Road from i17 to Sedona in Arizona.

At the end of the day thats what matters. Wife and I looked briefly at the JGC before going to the 4Runner, although I secretly had no interest in the jeep. She was quickly converted because the ground clearance on the jeep looked too low to do anything fun with, and the salesman basically...

Never owned a jeep. Tow too many of them to ever buy one. Exploded transfer cases, suspension failures, and no start issues seem to plague jeeps. Must be why jeepbstqnds for just empty every pocket. Ive towed only a few 4runners - a 98 with 300k on it that had an alternator fail, a 2016 that...

I use this to lift the vehicle. Lift at the wheels, place jack stands, lower onto stands. :D

You'll never move back to flag now. Too expensive to live.

Congratulations! I had an 05 tacoma prerunner with the 4cylinder in it that my dad quickly wound up using and a 2006 tacoma v6 prerunner i bought to replace it. I've always loved them since, but for the same reasons as you, I went with a 4runner this time. You wont be disappointed and you'll...