Hi everyone, I thought I would share some of the mods I've made to my 4Runner now that I feel it's somewhat worthy of posting about.
New 265/70r17 BFG T/A KO2's on 2014 4Runner Trail Edition wheels that I had powder coated. Awesome tires and my favorite upgrade so far. I had some rubbing issues at full lock in reverse so I had to trim quite a bit of the front wheel well plastic. I went with Load Range C tires since I don't do any towing and the E rated tires I have on my FJ are a little too stiff for my liking.
Bilstein adjustable shocks up front and matching ones in the rear to replace the X-REAS system. The fronts are set at the second notch to level out the truck and by level, I mean the running boards are level, not that the distances between front and rear fenders and the tires are equal. I love the new stance and the ride is pretty similar to the X-REAS. I left the stock springs on instead of going with FJ springs, although I may swap out the rears in the future and go to the 3rd notch up front just for a touch more lift.
I replaced the headlights with blacked out ones from eBay and I installed a 30” light bar from Amazon behind the lower grille. I also replaced the Sport Edition chrome grill with a Limited Edition grille ordered from Smart Toyota Parts. I also blacked out all the emblems on the truck using plasti-dip.
Here is the switch I installed for the 30” light bar, ordered from OTRATTW
Because I visit construction sites for work on a regular basis, I always need an amber beacon on the roof. I hate running the cord down through the doors or an open window (especially when it’s raining) so I installed a weatherproof outlet on the roof and a switch in the center console to turn it on and off from inside the truck. This switch was also ordered from OTRATTW
Not pictured are the following:
- Additional power outlet in the center console on the passenger side next to the shifter
- Rubber FJ cargo mat. I always loved the cargo mat in my FJ so I found someone locally who sold me one for a six pack of beer and it fits perfectly.
- Rubber front mats from eBay – again working on construction sites would have destroyed the stock carpet mats. These ones are pretty cheap and not very durable so I will likely be replacing them soon with something a little tougher. But I liked that these actually say “4RUNNER” on them.
- Kinivo Bluetooth adapter that connects to the aux port in the center console and allows me to wirelessly play music from my phone through the stock stereo.
New 265/70r17 BFG T/A KO2's on 2014 4Runner Trail Edition wheels that I had powder coated. Awesome tires and my favorite upgrade so far. I had some rubbing issues at full lock in reverse so I had to trim quite a bit of the front wheel well plastic. I went with Load Range C tires since I don't do any towing and the E rated tires I have on my FJ are a little too stiff for my liking.
Bilstein adjustable shocks up front and matching ones in the rear to replace the X-REAS system. The fronts are set at the second notch to level out the truck and by level, I mean the running boards are level, not that the distances between front and rear fenders and the tires are equal. I love the new stance and the ride is pretty similar to the X-REAS. I left the stock springs on instead of going with FJ springs, although I may swap out the rears in the future and go to the 3rd notch up front just for a touch more lift.
I replaced the headlights with blacked out ones from eBay and I installed a 30” light bar from Amazon behind the lower grille. I also replaced the Sport Edition chrome grill with a Limited Edition grille ordered from Smart Toyota Parts. I also blacked out all the emblems on the truck using plasti-dip.
Here is the switch I installed for the 30” light bar, ordered from OTRATTW
Because I visit construction sites for work on a regular basis, I always need an amber beacon on the roof. I hate running the cord down through the doors or an open window (especially when it’s raining) so I installed a weatherproof outlet on the roof and a switch in the center console to turn it on and off from inside the truck. This switch was also ordered from OTRATTW
Not pictured are the following:
- Additional power outlet in the center console on the passenger side next to the shifter
- Rubber FJ cargo mat. I always loved the cargo mat in my FJ so I found someone locally who sold me one for a six pack of beer and it fits perfectly.
- Rubber front mats from eBay – again working on construction sites would have destroyed the stock carpet mats. These ones are pretty cheap and not very durable so I will likely be replacing them soon with something a little tougher. But I liked that these actually say “4RUNNER” on them.
- Kinivo Bluetooth adapter that connects to the aux port in the center console and allows me to wirelessly play music from my phone through the stock stereo.
