97BlackAckCL
Elite Member
Changed the oil for the first time since I bought it, replaced the crappy dealer oil with Mobil 1 Synthetic, this is all she will be fed from now on
What did you do with your 4runner today?
- Thread starter NorthGa4R
- Start date
emelianenkov
New member
Rule number 1 never wheel alone...especially in mud
I slid sideways off of hard-pack
Never wheel alone! Got this now.
emelianenkov
New member
JWaldz
Moderator
Installed an Ebay leather steering wheel cover. Its no ''Wheel Skins'', but not bad for the $15 or so I paid, shipped to my door.
If that falls apart you should try doing a paracord wrap.. I've had mine for bout 6 months now and aside from being a little dirty, still looks new. Serves dual purpose too if you ever need it for an emergency or something you can just take it off. Only reason I went this route is because nothing I bought (even $40+ wraps) ever lasted more than 6 months to a year. Especially with aggressive offroad driving.
In my 3rd gen
Last edited:
rebelbowtie
New member
That looks good, I've actually got tons of that stuff around
stanleybb50
New member
Yep! Everything you need to know about it is in this thread: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/78831-genuine-leather-steering-wheel-cover-mode-6-a.html
The link the op provides in that thread (in his first post) is the link I followed. It seems pretty nice so far.
Thx for the suggestion. If this one does happen to fall apart, then I'll get a Wheel Skin's cover I think. (However, I expect this one to last for awhile. (We'll see though).
BCfish
New member
Rule number 1 never wheel alone...especially in mud
Unless you have a winch and land anchor:lookout:
blk-4runner
Banned
getting the daystar installed.
MT-4RUNNER
New member
Just got my tires today from FedEx and got them installed!!! Here is the end result:
034RUNNER
New member
Care to share the eBay seller? Looks pretty good - what did you have to sew it on there or something? The slipperiness of my wheel has been buggin me.
stanleybb50
New member
The slippery wheel when my hands were hot/sweaty was the whole reason I wanted it too. I can confirm from my drive today that it cured that issue.
It comes with a needle and the string.
And isn't there only one seller there on the link? Its the link at the top of the page in that thread.
Here: http://www.ebay.com/itm/220694907403?item=220694907403&viewitem=&vxp=mtr
And the link is directly to the ''L'' size (correct). I do hope it lasts, since I'm talking it up...
stanleybb50
New member
Just got my tires today from FedEx and got them installed!!! Here is the end result:
If you don't mind, where did you order from and how much were they? 265/70/17's?
How much did you get it in Ebay?and how much is the shipping cost?This is a nice leather
MT-4RUNNER
New member
I got them for about $139.54 each on TireCrawler.com... They are the base load (I think passenger) so they are pretty low on price. They also have like a load C and E which are just a little more, but if i remember they are around about 170 or 180 a tire. I got them shipped for $76.44 (from California to Montana) and installed for $71.33 at a tire dealer in town...
The total for 4 tires, shipped and installed, was a total of $705.93 which is a great price for AT tires! I am very pleased with my decision on these tires!
Actually, I forgot rule number 1 was never talk about fight club...
emelianenkov
New member
Different rules for this club hahaha
jdkilroy
New member
Alex and I spent the day (I mean the day...) doing suspension installs. I know, I know; pictures! pictures ! but you know what ? I'm beat.
Alex installed Bilsteins on all 4 corners and I did an OW 2.5 with UCA's (prob one of the last unfortunately) We ran into a fair number of obstacles but we dealt with them as they came up and kept moving forward. Aside from the expected tools we found the need for a Sawzall, various sized hammers/mauls, a torch (and fire extinguisher) and more than a couple theraputic exclamations were heard... (Alex seemed to go through a lot of light bulbs in his drop light...)
In the end, we had a great day, we learned a lot and the work was our own.
Alex installed Bilsteins on all 4 corners and I did an OW 2.5 with UCA's (prob one of the last unfortunately) We ran into a fair number of obstacles but we dealt with them as they came up and kept moving forward. Aside from the expected tools we found the need for a Sawzall, various sized hammers/mauls, a torch (and fire extinguisher) and more than a couple theraputic exclamations were heard... (Alex seemed to go through a lot of light bulbs in his drop light...)
In the end, we had a great day, we learned a lot and the work was our own.
Attachments
emelianenkov
New member
(Sorry about the light bulbs) :crybaby:
emelianenkov
New member
Branching off of what Jon just said;
I put Bilstein 5100's on the front and rear. Fronts were set at .85" and I used FJ coils. The rears just went in, I haven't gotten around to the FJ springs just yet.
Here are some of my pics:
Now this rear shock decided to bind with the mounting peg on the axle. Jon and I used breaker bars, fire, and 'universal persuasion devices'. Eventually after I burnt all the rubber off of the bearing, I was able to pop the shock off and twist the "bearing" off.
Final products!
I put Bilstein 5100's on the front and rear. Fronts were set at .85" and I used FJ coils. The rears just went in, I haven't gotten around to the FJ springs just yet.
Here are some of my pics:
Now this rear shock decided to bind with the mounting peg on the axle. Jon and I used breaker bars, fire, and 'universal persuasion devices'. Eventually after I burnt all the rubber off of the bearing, I was able to pop the shock off and twist the "bearing" off.
Final products!
Similar threads
