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Save your money for gear. Soft shackles, recovery straps, onboard air, winch, gmrs, Ham, maybe upgraded stereo head unit. Led bulb replacement works wonders. Cheaper than full led replacement.

Convert to led. Easy, quick and more light. Used Beamtech for the fogs. No moving parts for cooling. Don't have to worry about a little water reaching the backside of the light. Amazon.com: BEAMTECH H11 Bulb, H8 H9 Fog Light Fanless in Line 6500K White Pack of 2 : Automotive

Think about how you plan to use the tires. Florida? Montana? Seattle rain? They are definitely built different. My Firestone AT's are rated better than others on wet pavement. Offroad I'm sure the BFG's would excel over my tires.

For an offroad vehicle consider the Premier Power Welder system. I have had it on my offroad Jeep for years. Most oem alternators are cold rated. Meaning after they warm upto operating temp they produce less power. Premier Power Welder alternators are Hot rated. Meaning Power output is...

Replaced the factory battery with Costco AGM. Starts faster now.

This thread started in 2021. Not sure about led lights at that time. I'm running Hikari led in both of our 5th gens. Very happy with light. Cut off still as pronounced with led versus Halogen. I don't have a way to post pics here. My sister has factory installed Led on her 5th Gen. People...

Went with Hikari. Watched a variety of YouTube reviews. These seemed to create low to moderate heat while still being much brighter than stock. They are not the brightest on the market. Bought cheaper led H11's for the fogs. My high beams are still Halogen. DRL is the high beam at 10% power. Did...

I've been happy with Led bulb replacements. Not all are created equal. Left the high beam Halogen due to their DRL duties. Only cost $90. Spent an additional $40 for led fog lights. Light cut off same as halogens.

We have Costco AGM Interstate on both of our 4runners. Did the voltage upgrade to supply an extra .5vdc. Vehicle starts quicker. Costco lead acid and agm pricing beat everyone else near me.

Just changed the factory tires on my 2017 and 2018. Still had plenty of tread. Tires have a lifespan regardless of mileage.

Costco also has decent battery prices on Lead Acid and AGM.

Check the metal tips of the fuses for voltage. Looking for changes of micro volts. If your meter is sensitive enough it will see voltage change across the fuse during high amp draw. Good reading is zero volts across a fuse. Or, pull the negative cable. Place your multimeter in Amperage...

Also use the Lab Ops with Magnet Bulitt mount. Also have a Ram Mount which is usually in the center console. Ram mount better for offroad. For daily driving the Magnetic Bulitt mount more convenient. I never use the Lab Ops power. Next time I'd skip the power connection.

I have bench cleaned a heater core. Old Chevy heater core had long ago ceased production. Recommend an infrared thermometer heat gun. $20 on Amazon. Eliminate some guess work. Try not to unload the parts canon.

Manufacturers tend to claim smaller engines produce less emissions. 4cyl turbo probably emits less emissions than V6 in a test environment. However, those i know with Ecoboost Ford turbos rarely see the promised gas mileage. I have owned two different first year models. Both were very...