4runner TRD Pro

[natetech]

My nittos have been awesome in the snow. Took my TRD pro to winter park, copper, and leadville this weekend and it did awesome. Did part of argentine pass until it got 4-5 feet deep 3 weeks ago. No issues, very surprising, and I'm not in a rush to put new BFG's on anymore like if I got a 4Runner with Duelers.

Did you use 4 hi? We got about an inch of snow and I was all over the place. Even slipped in 4hi at about 20 mph. Never had that problem in my pathfinder with Duratracks.

 

[Inferno1]

Air your tires down some. Helps with traction in slippery conditions

 

[Sheepdogg]

Forgive me for not reading this whole thread, but I'm considering a trd pro and I have a question about the "clunk" in the suspension that many owners have reported.

I'm wondering if any pro owners do NOT have the clunk or if this is effecting all the trd pros. Thanks in advance gang.

 

[simonsay]

I do not have the cluck. Never even knew there was a problem until reading about it here. Heard it only happens when it gets cold. I'm in vegas, and it's just starting to drop in the 30s-40s at night, but still don't hear any clucks.

 

[redkat]

I've owned mine for over a year now and have no issues with the "clunk". According to many, it is more prevalent in cold climates. I live at over 4000' and it gets below freezing here quite often during the winter, although not for weeks on end. I wouldn't let the "clunk" preclude you from buying a new TRD Pro.

 

[Bevo]

Forgive me for not reading this whole thread, but I'm considering a trd pro and I have a question about the "clunk" in the suspension that many owners have reported.

I'm wondering if any pro owners do NOT have the clunk or if this is effecting all the trd pros. Thanks in advance gang.

I've owned mine for over a year now and have no issues with the "clunk". According to many, it is more prevalent in cold climates. I live at over 4000' and it gets below freezing here quite often during the winter, although not for weeks on end. I wouldn't let the "clunk" preclude you from buying a new TRD Pro.

I live in North Texas and once it gets to about 50 degrees I start to notice the clunk. It is not a huge deal. It is something I feel in the steering wheel more than I hear it. Your passengers probably wouldn't even notice it.

Like [MENTION=111509]redkat[/MENTION] said, I wouldn't let it stop you from purchasing a Pro.

 

[06NWT4R]

Did you use 4 hi? We got about an inch of snow and I was all over the place. Even slipped in 4hi at about 20 mph. Never had that problem in my pathfinder with Duratracks.

Yeah in 4HI

 

[gearhead1]

I had more slip-n-slide adventures on the Nittos over the past few days (cold temps, snow and ice), so I got some Nokian Hakkapeliitta R2s installed yesterday. I'm headed up to ski in a few and will report back on snow handling, etc. later.

My nittos have been awesome in the snow. Took my TRD pro to winter park, copper, and leadville this weekend and it did awesome. Did part of argentine pass until it got 4-5 feet deep 3 weeks ago. No issues, very surprising, and I'm not in a rush to put new BFG's on anymore like if I got a 4Runner with Duelers.

My Nittos were OK in the snow, but I was always in 4 HI whenever it got even a little bit slick. I didn't try airing them down. Having always had winter and summer wheels+tires for my other cars, I am going the same route with the 4Runner.

Note -- I spend 2-3+ days a week near 8150' and driving on packed snow much of the time. The rest is on wet, slushy, snowy or icy roads in-between. So, I went with the Nokians and have been loving them.

If I didn't spend that much time in the snow, I'd stick with the Nittos.

 

[BYEOFCR]

I understand that the Pro, Trail or any other configuration all have their pros and cons. With the scarceness of the TRD Pros, would my assumption that the Pro would hold value a little better be correct? I have a 2016 PRO in gray metallic on the way that I don't plan to change too far from stock, minus a few bolt on items like step bars and such. The look and rarity of the PRO is what drove me to it. But, being absolutely new to the off road scene, at this point I am curious as to how well the PRO would hold its value stock compared to any other version of the 4Runner.

 

[TRDPRO]

I understand that the Pro, Trail or any other configuration all have their pros and cons. With the scarceness of the TRD Pros, would my assumption that the Pro would hold value a little better be correct? I have a 2016 PRO in gray metallic on the way that I don't plan to change too far from stock, minus a few bolt on items like step bars and such. The look and rarity of the PRO is what drove me to it. But, being absolutely new to the off road scene, at this point I am curious as to how well the PRO would hold its value stock compared to any other version of the 4Runner.

You pay a little more and you will probably get a little more. In the end it's all the same. Get the one you like the most with the feature you like. Percentage-wize the difference is negligible.

 

[bajacolorado]

I understand that the Pro, Trail or any other configuration all have their pros and cons. With the scarceness of the TRD Pros, would my assumption that the Pro would hold value a little better be correct? I have a 2016 PRO in gray metallic on the way that I don't plan to change too far from stock, minus a few bolt on items like step bars and such. The look and rarity of the PRO is what drove me to it. But, being absolutely new to the off road scene, at this point I am curious as to how well the PRO would hold its value stock compared to any other version of the 4Runner.

Pro looks great. Pro is meant for dirt roads, desert and higher speeds off-road, but can still crawl with the best. The Trail has more of a rock crawling bias with the KDSS feature. Pro comes with better off-road tires and skid plates. After they wear out get the BFG KO2's.

 

[Cheers!]

when I was shopping for a 4runner I was hoping to buy a used one to save some money. I quickly found out that 4runners tend to hold their value.

The ones that held their value the most were the Limited trim level ones.

 

[redkat]

After they wear out get the BFG KO2's.

Before that.

 

[Quentin]

Why couldn't Toyota have just given the Pro a moonroof? These are such great looking trucks. I probably just going to go TE premium w/ the gray TRD wheels and TOYOTA grille.

 

[NewguyNY]

Why couldn't Toyota have just given the Pro a moonroof? These are such great looking trucks. I probably just going to go TE premium w/ the gray TRD wheels and TOYOTA grille.

I'm actually glad it doesn't have a moonroof. A solid roof should never leak, a full length roof rack won't cover up a nonexistent window, and the truck is already loud enough on the road imo.

 

[simonsay]

On my 3rd gen I think I opened the sunroof twice in 4 years. Too sunny, too hot, too cold,too dusty, too loud...never just right. Didn't care for that option when I got my pro.

 

[WakeDreams]

Has anyone else had the rear end slide around when trying to accelerator from a dead stop, when your jumping in to traffic for example? I have had this happen a couple times, of course when I needed to accelerate the most while jumping in to on coming Northern Va traffic. (If you don't drive aggressive here, they run your *ss over) It's pretty startling but it seems more like a production issue than a driver issue, well at least IMO.

I searched other threads, nothing in 5th gen. Sorry.

 

[1engineer]

I understand that the Pro, Trail or any other configuration all have their pros and cons. With the scarceness of the TRD Pros, would my assumption that the Pro would hold value a little better be correct? I have a 2016 PRO in gray metallic on the way that I don't plan to change too far from stock, minus a few bolt on items like step bars and such. The look and rarity of the PRO is what drove me to it. But, being absolutely new to the off road scene, at this point I am curious as to how well the PRO would hold its value stock compared to any other version of the 4Runner.

All 4Runners will hold their value equally, say 70% residual after three years or so. With that said an LE with a list price of $45K is of course worth more than a TE with a list of $40K. Basic math says if the list price is more then it will be worth more.

For a vehicle to have a higher residual value due to it being "rare" would only apply to a tiny portion of the populace that is collecting or is really looking for that specific vehicle.

 

[1engineer]

Has anyone else had the rear end slide around when trying to accelerator from a dead stop, when your jumping in to traffic for example? I have had this happen a couple times, of course when I needed to accelerate the most while jumping in to on coming Northern Va traffic. (If you don't drive aggressive here, they run your *ss over) It's pretty startling but it seems more like a production issue than a driver issue, well at least IMO.

I searched other threads, nothing in 5th gen. Sorry.

If you slid out more than an inch or two then you have a problem because VSC is not working properly.

In the conditions you describe above, your 4Runner should detect wheel spin and VSC should either apply brakes to the spinning wheel and then r e t a r d throttle if the braking action does not get output to match input.

It will fish tail a bit more on snowy or slick roads (maybe a foot or so) before being brought under control by your VSC.

 

[simonsay]

All 4Runners will hold their value equally, say 70% residual after three years or so. With that said an LE with a list price of $45K is of course worth more than a TE with a list of $40K. Basic math says if the list price is more then it will be worth more.

For a vehicle to have a higher residual value due to it being "rare" would only apply to a tiny portion of the populace that is collecting or is really looking for that specific vehicle.

The pro does add value, just by the name alone. Doesn't matter what anyone here says. Most buyers are not members of forums and basic thinking that a pro must be better than a non pro. There might be 100 TE 4runners for sale and 1 TRDPRO. Supply and demand may also keep the value of the pro higher.