im getting a 4the gen

Quick trip to test the new dynapro mt 285s





Why do hills look less scary on camera
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And back to mall crawl status

 
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Tooltime19 said:
You have one sweet rig in progress there my man. I love my T-4 V-6. Im more of the "spirited" type, who likes his speedy stuff, along with some knarly uphills too. When I shopped for tires, I was debating between a few different tires. I really wanted the TOYO M/T's but my issue is, its my daily work truck and I put alot of city miles on her. My choice was an A/T. But I needed an aggressive a/t with a nice soft rubber compound to suit my driving,(sprited) style.The new TOYO A/T2's came out one month after I picked up my Nitto's. Nitto's, not a bad tire on or off. When aired down just right for most all conditions, the Nitto's, like your A/T2's perform well for an a/t. The key though, is to air down. If you dont do that now, you will be amazed at the ride, handling, and amazing grip. Im talking fast powerline's with fast corners, to sandy silty washes, to knarly uphills. That is one thing I dont see when we are out, it guys airing down. Not airing down will cause more drivetrain damage over the long term. I guarantee that!
I went with the 5100 adjustables up front and the 1.5 daystar and the 5100's in the rear. After a very short time, I grew to absolutely hate the OEM springs. For off roading with all your gear, passengers ect, the rear OEM springs are horrible. Even with my daily work supplies, they dont handle the weight well. Or any sort of rough or slow to meduim speed roads without bottoming out far to easy. The trade off though is when you are climbiing that nasty hill. Thats when we need a soft, compliant chassis setup allowing the parts and pieces to articulate easily. I cant wait for my new springs. But, your rig is dam sweet!:thumb3:
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What setting are your 5100 adjustable in front? I have the exact same 4runner and am about to put on fj coils with a 1.5" daystar but I'm not sure whether to se them on 2.5 or 1.75. I don't want the front higher at all!
 
I just ordered the Toytec/Eibach front coils. I couldnt take the shitty handling ride anymore. To answer your question; Currently I have the Bilsteins set a max height. My philosophy is to have the rear just a tick higher than the front so when we go off road with all our junk stuffed in the back I want the rig to set levelish. If its level while sitting empty then it looks odd sitting ass low when we hit the trails with all our junk. My issue is, after the install of the OME rear coils and a couple desert trips the front coils sagged out something horrible. Right now the rear sits too high for my liking. The front coils like the old rear coils dont have enough spring rate for us, the 5% which actually use these rigs to their potential off the highway.
I cant wait to install the new coils. Im positive the ride on and off road is going to be much better controlled than the current package. The truck should become much more stable overall. I measured the front and rear fender heights as it sits right now. The front is approx 36 1/2" while the rear is approx 38 3/4". When I raise the front to the same 38 3/4" it looks much nicer and cleaner.
 
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hit a milestone in the 4runner last night.:trophy:

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nice deck

ddnww said:
kenwood ddx373bt installed

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Are you using the stock speakers and amp?

Also I saw in your sig you have interior led as well. Did you had any trouble installing those? I installed mine and had dome fuse blown. And when I replaced the dome fuse now the 4runner is not starting. I turn the key and its silence. :( looked all over but couldnt find any solution
 
tuborg_15 said:
Are you using the stock speakers and amp?

Also I saw in your sig you have interior led as well. Did you had any trouble installing those? I installed mine and had dome fuse blown. And when I replaced the dome fuse now the 4runner is not starting. I turn the key and its silence. :( looked all over but couldnt find any solution
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turning key and nothing? sounds like a dead battery to me.
 
tuborg_15 said:
Are you using the stock speakers and amp?

Also I saw in your sig you have interior led as well. Did you had any trouble installing those? I installed mine and had dome fuse blown. And when I replaced the dome fuse now the 4runner is not starting. I turn the key and its silence. :( looked all over but couldnt find any solution
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Thanks, yes im using the stock speakers for now and it sound 100x better than the stock head unit did. I do have two sets of Diamond Audio 6.5" component sets with silk tweeters and either one or two sundown audio sa-8's that will be going in, but I am going to wait to install those till I get the amps and just do that all at once.

heres the component sets.



I did not have any problems with my interior led kit. Took about 15 min to install it all and have never had a single problem.
 
CHawks_12 said:
What all did you need/use to install the Kenwood?
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I usually install car audio myself, but on this one fry's electronics gave me such a great deal I went ahead and let them do it. So it was 20 for the wiring harness, 20 for the mount kit, and they installed for 20 labor.
 
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