Sanmyaku build thread

[williamteichroeb]

Retorqing and alignment plus maintenance

After everything was installed. I retorqued everything and used a paint pen to mark the bolts (excpept the cam bolts and tie rod ends).

I drove the vehicle late at night when there wasn't any traffic to the Toyota dealership and dropped it off. I have it booked it for:

-alignment
-transmission drain and fill
-power steering flush
-coolant drain and fill

They performed all the services and tested the brake fluid which tested good. They advised not changing it out. These are the only fluids I haven't done myself so I wanted to make sure everything was taken care of.

They got the alignment specs perfect! Castor was at 4.0 and camber and toe were in spec. Steering wheel is strait and drives strait. Very happy with it so far. I do feel like there's a bit of a wandering feeling to it, which makes me think that I should get the panhard correction kit, as others have said this corrects that issue. But I'm going to give it a few days and see how it feels.

Also, my wife got me a nice compass/mountain decal for my 4runner and helped me install it on the hood. These decals can be tricky to install but if you do a "wet" install and use soapy water and a credit card to sqeeze the water out, it goes on smoothly.

Will take measurements of current ride height after I give it a little time to settle.

Now that all the major work is taken care of, the rest of the things on the to-do list next month are:

-find, order, and install mud flaps
-Dobinson's snorkel install
-windshield washer reservoir relocate kit
-rear diff oil change
-rear diff breather
-transfer case oil change
-sand and paint all skid plates and replace skid plate hardware
-fix mounting of KC lights and clean up connections
-windshield replacement

I've also ordered a few cool mods, that I'll be sharing in the next month or two. Standby for that

 

[LOSTR4]

SO MANY THINGS TO SMILE OVER AND INSTALL! Truck is looking stellar! Nice work Will! You should notice improvement in all features while driving!

 

[Richmasse]

Cool stuff

 

[williamteichroeb]

Cool stuff

Thanks guys! Appreciate it. I have a few really cool things planned for the next couple months that I'm excited to share also.

 

[williamteichroeb]

4runner update

Wow! Time flies fast! Over 2 years since I've logged anything here.

Right after I did all that work on the 4runner, we moved to Alberta into our first home. Right in the Rocky Mountains. Lots of offroading around us, although to be honest, I just work way too much and haven't done any offroading, besides a couple forestry roads here and there.

Before we left, I went out for some camping with the family and some friends.

Oh and I also installed those exterior molle panels. They were not meant for a prinsu rack, so I had a friend laser cut the correct angle on them to be able to attach them.

I have since removed them because I don't have a use for them and the suction cups don't seem to hold the suction anymore, although you can buy new ones.

 

[williamteichroeb]

Some little things before I took it for the required provincial inspection. When you move between provinces, in order to register and insure it, it has to pass an OOP (out of province) inspection:
- Added mud flaps
- new windshield
- new steering rack
- installed all new roof rack hardware (old ones were getting corroded).

*when I did my "out of province vehicle inspection" they said I needed a new steering rack, which I know was BS, because mine had no leaks and the steering was tight, but I had to do it anyways in order to register it and insure it here in Alberta*

I went with a refurbished OEM Toyota one, and at least now I know I should be good for the rest of the life of the vehicle. Due to not having any time with work, I paid for the shop to install it and then perform another alignment.

We also bought a van. I think the 4runner will see a lot less mileage now that we have 3 vehicles: the commuter car, the family hauler, and the 4R.

Some pics of our first house, and the new van.

 

[williamteichroeb]

Was excited for this one for awhile.

I bought a RTT. Direct from Alibaba. It was around $2200 CAD with a bunch of customized options, thicker mattress, LED lighting inside, power bank, custom logo, and custom metal plate detailing outside. Also came with a solar panel (which I've never installed), roof rails, winter insulation kit, and ladder/show bags.

I paid someone on Etsy to custom design me a 4th gen 4runner graphic to give to the RTT company to print on the tent, and then have "Not All Who Wander Are Lost" with the 4runner graphic on metal plates screwed to the outside of the tent. I think it's pretty cool. It's definitely a one-of-a-kind tent.

Installing it was a PITA! seriously. And it was heavy. But I got it done. I never want to remove it, that's how annoying it was. Although if I had to, now I could mark with a sharpie where exactly the tent brackets line up on the prinsu rails, and it'd be a lot easier the second time around.

I also cleaned up the garage a bit. I want to make a badass garage and make it a super fun place to work on the truck.

 

[williamteichroeb]

Some little things I did:

-Auxito LED reverse lights. Honestly I thought the difference would be more noticeable, but it's not that much brighter. Perhaps helps a bit, but was hoping for more.
-rear diff fluid change (Amsoil severe gear 75W-90)
-new rear lift struts for tailgate. I noticed especially in winter the tailgate wouldn't want to stay up very easily. Now she's good again.

Aside from that, I just did 2 camping trips with the vehicle. No real offroading, but fun just to get to use the RTT and enjoy the camping setup.