5th gen drives too fast - any mods to slow it down?

[gundrted+t4r]

Trade in the 4runner for a Jeep Wrangler. It will be slow and comfortable. Just what you are looking for.

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[SkyHighJK]

Shit I know guys that fill their tires with water for better center of gravity, so do that too.

LOL. Nice touch. Might also need to upgrade the H20 to Heavy Water. Find as much deuterium as you can. I hear you can get the enrichment kits as a group buy somewhere on this forum...

 

[DesertCanyons]

Big tires

285/70/17 E Rated tires

Did that last week. It's still a racing machine. More like a 1/4 mile dragster because it won't turn without churning the tires into the fenders.

The ICON LT lift is helping with that.

 

[Toffees]

Everyone posts about how it's too slow. Not one thread to discuss mods to slow this beast down. I'm coming from a Daewoo and believe me, I know slow. This thing is not slow. I press on the pedal and this thing just has too much power. Will adding an extra air filter or two, or ten, help with my problem? Thanks in advance.

Have you noticed your right foot has more strength and dexterity than your left? It's because you're constantly stretching out and using the muscles of your right leg below the knee, and your left leg rarely gets a workout.

But did you know there's a workout pedal for your left foot also? Just press on the pedal in the middle of the floorboard (your leftmost pedal) intermittently, or whenever the urge comes, and you will strengthen your left leg much more than normal driving and as an added benefit you will find your driving speed much more to your liking and your casual drives around town much more pleasant and enjoyable. No more whizzing through town at high speed, and who can complain about calves of steel!

Godspeed (or as much speed as you need)

 

[cdiset]

Those all sound like expensive mods. The most cost effective way to slow down is run 15 PSI in 4lo. It works splendidly!

 

[RUNTHAT]

Totaled

:snacker:

 

[ADK Explorer]

Sand and gravel in the wheel bearing grease works for me.

 

[bimrunner]

This is the best post on here. :artist:

 

[MeefZah]

:lmao:

 

[sr5owner?]

Banana in the tailpipe.

Compliments of Axel

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[johnbt]

Drop the tire pressure to 18 psi. Or better yet 15 psi.

That'll slow you down at any speed and especially on the turns. Doing 55 feels like driving in thick molasses. Kills your gas mileage, too.

 

[brian0128]

Exactly, except your missing a few key elements. This is such an easy one...

First Slap in two of the heaviest batteries you can find because you never know how many batteries you will need. Plus fill up the entire engine bay with compressors and switch panels for lighting...

Next do the rear bumper. Put a huge steel structure (2-300lbs) on the outside of your steel bumper because two bumpers are better than one.. obviously. Now, cantilever out a big heavy tire carrier plus some fuel cans or whatever... and throw on a ladder for good measure.

Obviously slap on the mandatory sliders, front bumper, winch... Just do it all steel since steel is heavier and we all know heavier is better.

Now for the inside. Put in a 200lb drawer system so you can carry around a kitchen, plus all types of neatly organized tools and gizmos. Oh almost forgot must have the fridge and the contraption to hold that and lower it... That should add another 400lbs or so. Might as well keep that fridge on all the time with stuff to eat... so better do a solar system.

Now for the roof, must have the RTT and all that jazz to create some wind resistance or maybe a 1.5k trailer to lug around more stuff. Maybe both.. because more stuff is always better and 100% required to camp for the weekend...

You should be slowed down plenty at this point and be over the rated GVWR and be close to single digit MPG. But for good measure, throw on some bigger E rated tires . The bigger and heavier the better (37s if you can cut enough) Might as well do beadlocks too as they can double the weight of a wheel. Shit I know guys that fill their tires with water for better center of gravity, so do that too.

Gearing needs to be consider also. Drop it down to a 3.05 ratio. This will help keep the RPMs and TQ down and keep the torque converter from ever locking up.

You should be well bogged down now and less over powered.

Final step will be the sprint suppressor. This will sit between the pedal and the ECU and modify the signal so that when you input 50% throttle, the ECU will only see 10%... It's what the 5th gen should have come with from the factory as these things are just way to touchy from the factory.

Should be a real Joy to drive at this point.

I'm trying to figure out how to put all of this in my sig. Best post in this thread.

 

[brtnstrns]

Have you noticed your right foot has more strength and dexterity than your left? It's because you're constantly stretching out and using the muscles of your right leg below the knee, and your left leg rarely gets a workout.

But did you know there's a workout pedal for your left foot also? Just press on the pedal in the middle of the floorboard (your leftmost pedal) intermittently, or whenever the urge comes, and you will strengthen your left leg much more than normal driving and as an added benefit you will find your driving speed much more to your liking and your casual drives around town much more pleasant and enjoyable. No more whizzing through town at high speed, and who can complain about calves of steel!

Godspeed (or as much speed as you need)

Oh god two foot drivers are the worst. Why are your brake lights on while you're accelerating up a hill?!?!

 

[catrains]

I was driving @80 mph in florida NOT the rocky mountains ..

rt75 south T4R downshifted from 5th to 4th gear suddenly , going up a hill..

now this is the problem , the V6 lacks a wide torque band, so @2k RPM this causes it to down shift so that the RPM increases to 3200 RPM to keep the speed at the 80MPH..

V8 has a much wider torque band so this does not happen ..

in hilly area 60 MPH it does it all day long ...........

IF I could I would have bought a v8.. like my family member has ,older T4R... not downshifting on that vehicle..

 

[83Mule]

I set the parking brake halfway and it keeps the Wife under 80.......She complains of a ''burning'' smell and I say.....:lalala: I don't smell anything!

 

[GR8ADV]

Exactly, except your missing a few key elements. This is such an easy one...

First Slap in two of the heaviest batteries you can find because you never know how many batteries you will need. Plus fill up the entire engine bay with compressors and switch panels for lighting...

Next do the rear bumper. Put a huge steel structure (2-300lbs) on the outside of your steel bumper because two bumpers are better than one.. obviously. Now, cantilever out a big heavy tire carrier plus some fuel cans or whatever... and throw on a ladder for good measure.

Obviously slap on the mandatory sliders, front bumper, winch... Just do it all steel since steel is heavier and we all know heavier is better.

Now for the inside. Put in a 200lb drawer system so you can carry around a kitchen, plus all types of neatly organized tools and gizmos. Oh almost forgot must have the fridge and the contraption to hold that and lower it... That should add another 400lbs or so. Might as well keep that fridge on all the time with stuff to eat... so better do a solar system.

Now for the roof, must have the RTT and all that jazz to create some wind resistance or maybe a 1.5k trailer to lug around more stuff. Maybe both.. because more stuff is always better and 100% required to camp for the weekend...

You should be slowed down plenty at this point and be over the rated GVWR and be close to single digit MPG. But for good measure, throw on some bigger E rated tires . The bigger and heavier the better (37s if you can cut enough) Might as well do beadlocks too as they can double the weight of a wheel. Shit I know guys that fill their tires with water for better center of gravity, so do that too.

Gearing needs to be consider also. Drop it down to a 3.05 ratio. This will help keep the RPMs and TQ down and keep the torque converter from ever locking up.

You should be well bogged down now and less over powered.

Final step will be the sprint suppressor. This will sit between the pedal and the ECU and modify the signal so that when you input 50% throttle, the ECU will only see 10%... It's what the 5th gen should have come with from the factory as these things are just way to touchy from the factory.

Should be a real Joy to drive at this point.

Love this post. It looks a bit like a cut and paste from your sig line?

 

[Rightside Up]

Compliments of Axel

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I looked for a dancing banana emoji.

 

[Louise]

Definitely enjoyed the creative responses. :yo:

 

[flea1983]

Put some sugar in the gas tank and it should slow it down...

 

[WallyT4R]

285/70/17 E Rated tires

exactly, put bigger tires on it and don't regear it like you should. But hey, you have bigger tires!