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Whistler RKT
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ct221933
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I am all done....no more mods...
Here it is...all done....I am happy how it looks and drives now....no more spending $$ on the vehicle!!!
All I wanted was to improve the nose dive and road handling with the Bilstein 5100 front shocks so that my wife will stop complaining. I ended up with bilstein front and rear shocks, 1.5" rear spacers, new tires and new wheels. Blame it on the sales person at the shop for a good deal and being persuasive (I am a sucker!) Over budget by approx $1000! My wife now really hates it and she said she needs a ladder to climb up the vehicle. I am in the dog house....but I love it.
Thanks to all for your advise. I learned a lot...
Measurements:
Driver Front: 36.5"
Driver Rear: 37.75"
Pax Front: 36.9"
Pax Rear: 38.25"
I did not experience any lift from installing the rear Bilsteins. I know the rear bilstein is not suppose to provide any lift. I was hoping that the firmer shock might result in 0.5" gain in height like some experienced after installation. So I decided to install the 1.5" spacers as I like rear to be slightly higher than the front.
The vehicle will never see mud...maybe gravel and grass...
While I was at the Shop, TLFLOW showed up for alignment....I think he has the best looking 5th Gen T4R.
Beautiful posture....
Here it is...all done....I am happy how it looks and drives now....no more spending $$ on the vehicle!!!
All I wanted was to improve the nose dive and road handling with the Bilstein 5100 front shocks so that my wife will stop complaining. I ended up with bilstein front and rear shocks, 1.5" rear spacers, new tires and new wheels. Blame it on the sales person at the shop for a good deal and being persuasive (I am a sucker!) Over budget by approx $1000! My wife now really hates it and she said she needs a ladder to climb up the vehicle. I am in the dog house....but I love it.
Thanks to all for your advise. I learned a lot...
Measurements:
Driver Front: 36.5"
Driver Rear: 37.75"
Pax Front: 36.9"
Pax Rear: 38.25"
I did not experience any lift from installing the rear Bilsteins. I know the rear bilstein is not suppose to provide any lift. I was hoping that the firmer shock might result in 0.5" gain in height like some experienced after installation. So I decided to install the 1.5" spacers as I like rear to be slightly higher than the front.
The vehicle will never see mud...maybe gravel and grass...
While I was at the Shop, TLFLOW showed up for alignment....I think he has the best looking 5th Gen T4R.
Beautiful posture....
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tlflow
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Are those factory running boards? If they are Toyota says you cannot run those boards with the factory mud flaps... It looks like you have installed both. Was there any clearance problems between the front mud flaps and the running board? Thanks for any info you have!Here it is...all done....I am happy how it looks and drives now....no more spending $$ on the vehicle!!!
All I wanted was to improve the nose dive and road handling with the Bilstein 5100 front shocks so that my wife will stop complaining. I ended up with bilstein front and rear shocks, 1.5" rear spacers, new tires and new wheels. Blame it on the sales person at the shop for a good deal and being persuasive (I am a sucker!) Over budget by approx $1000! My wife now really hates it and she said she needs a ladder to climb up the vehicle. I am in the dog house....but I love it.
Thanks to all for your advise. I learned a lot...
Measurements:
Driver Front: 36.5"
Driver Rear: 37.75"
Pax Front: 36.9"
Pax Rear: 38.25"
I did not experience any lift from installing the rear Bilsteins. I know the rear bilstein is not suppose to provide any lift. I was hoping that the firmer shock might result in 0.5" gain in height like some experienced after installation. So I decided to install the 1.5" spacers as I like rear to be slightly higher than the front.
The vehicle will never see mud...maybe gravel and grass...
While I was at the Shop, TLFLOW showed up for alignment....I think he has the best looking 5th Gen T4R.
Beautiful posture....
I think rcd389 may have been referring to to ct221933's Blizzard Pearl which has both the factory running boards and a set of mud flaps (look closely in the pics 
). rcd389, I believe ct221993 has the Husky brand mud guards installed with the factory running boards as posted in this thread. As noted in the pics, the Husky mud guards should not interfere with the OEM running boards.
). rcd389, I believe ct221993 has the Husky brand mud guards installed with the factory running boards as posted in this thread. As noted in the pics, the Husky mud guards should not interfere with the OEM running boards.
ct221933
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I think rcd389 may have been referring to to ct221933's Blizzard Pearl which has both the factory running boards and a set of mud flaps (look closely in the pics
Yes, you are right. Those are "factory" running boards and Husky mud guards. The mud guards do not interfere with the OEM running boards and they were easy to install.
homeyclaus
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Picked my 2011 TE with KDSS and Nav it up last Monday. Tuesday saw the TerraGrapplers put on. Friday some jealous fat woman rewarded me with a nice ding on the driver's side door. I guess we can't have anything nice. RR sliders ordered - I may weld on something that'll hurt peoples' doors when they hit it hard enough.
Anyhow, here is the truck on the way to touring the GW National Forest on Sunday, one of the first nice and sunny days. It was a great day to try all the wacka-wacka electronics, and let the wife try some mild off-roading. We'll do Tasker's Gap or something near there next weekend.
ETA: Assateague Island:
Planned mods:
1. Satoshi grill, although with a late 80's small white "TOYOTA" on the lower right of it.
2. Breather tubes for the diffs.
3. (Deleted - won't fit where it needs to go) 3" overland lift
4. Yakima MegaWarrior or LoadWarrior basket for those longer weekends (but it would come off when not needed, see above).
5. Winch and mount, although that'll be last (and yes, I know stiffer springs will be in order for that.
Thanks to the forum for all the input - it really helped.
A bike rack on the back isn't really a mod, right?
Oh, and the OEM Bridgestones are for sale in the for sale forum. In case someone in the area wants them.
Anyhow, here is the truck on the way to touring the GW National Forest on Sunday, one of the first nice and sunny days. It was a great day to try all the wacka-wacka electronics, and let the wife try some mild off-roading. We'll do Tasker's Gap or something near there next weekend.
ETA: Assateague Island:
Planned mods:
1. Satoshi grill, although with a late 80's small white "TOYOTA" on the lower right of it.
2. Breather tubes for the diffs.
3. (Deleted - won't fit where it needs to go) 3" overland lift
4. Yakima MegaWarrior or LoadWarrior basket for those longer weekends (but it would come off when not needed, see above).
5. Winch and mount, although that'll be last (and yes, I know stiffer springs will be in order for that.
Thanks to the forum for all the input - it really helped.
A bike rack on the back isn't really a mod, right?
Oh, and the OEM Bridgestones are for sale in the for sale forum. In case someone in the area wants them.
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Keemonrunnin
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Where did you get that smaller antenna? I love that, and hate the factory one.
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ct221933
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4Runner8
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ahhhh! the new fuels! those are bad a$$ man
surfratsteve
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New 2011 Limited w/Wider Tires
Here are pics of my new baby. I love it so far! Only change so far was to swap out the skinny OEM tires. I put on Bridgestone Dueler H/T 275/55R20's. Just wide enough to look "tougher" while not impacting speedo settings. I took these pics today at Mission Trails park in San Diego. Hope you like them.
Here are pics of my new baby. I love it so far! Only change so far was to swap out the skinny OEM tires. I put on Bridgestone Dueler H/T 275/55R20's. Just wide enough to look "tougher" while not impacting speedo settings. I took these pics today at Mission Trails park in San Diego. Hope you like them.
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