What did you do with your 4runner today?

Just a note about my Michelin LTX AT2 tires. Michelin has a reputation for long tread life; I had my tires off over the weekend and got this pic showing the remaining tread vs. the wear indicators. These tires were installed in June 2020 and currently have 54,629 miles.

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I decided to re-coat the rear fender wells before having a lift kit installed in the next week or so.
The original wheel well spray in stuff from the factory was completely dry rotted, so spent the time with a putty knife and wire wheel to get 95% of it removed.

I used the red rosin paper for masking off the area and you can easily slide this between the frame rail and the wheel well liner to make cover the area around the shock and spring easily. Then I just taped off the painted areas and fenders.
Ended up using the duplicolor professional spray and it turned out a nice as I expected.

While I had it apart, I went ahead and changed the rear brake pads.

Trying to get these areas cleaned up before adding lots of new suspension stuff.

The old bone stock 2005 V8 Sport is getting upgraded soon.

Thanks again for all of the ideas. I will share before and after pics as soon as things are complete.
 
So far, so good! It's working great.

As you can tell by the pictures, I couldn't leave well enough alone and upgraded to a ported sub box which gave me an additional 3db at the same power as the bigger sealed enclosure from before. I am noticing though that once isolated w/ the ignition off the secondary battery HC600 drops down to about 9.7~10 volts. This tells me that my Kinetik is fading and needs replaced although I have seen that this voltage is still ok. I am going to replace it as these batteries are inexpensive and are relatively reliable for audio applications.

I wouldn't recommend letting it drop that low, you are causing damage on the long run. Try upgrading your electrical or swap a bigger battery for the back.

Car audio is design to work at 12 volts at least, you can barely get away with low 11s if your electrical is up to par. Also depends on what's your choice on music.

I'm pretty happy with my latest setup, still have usable space, my usual spare parts fit between the box and the rear seats.
Didn't want a full blown rear drawer setup
 
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More black interior progress. Door panels are done too, just have to install them. Dash is 90% done, the pieces behind the glove box will have to be done in the car, UGH. Center console is also done. Fun fact, the black plastic in the Runner was painted gray from the factory

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I'm so glad I didn't try this, no way in hell it would turn out that nice if I did it:lmao:
 
I'm so glad I didn't try this, no way in hell it would turn out that nice if I did it:lmao:

Lol it really wasn't that bad. Obviously if you lay the paint on thicker in one area it'll show. Just had to make sure I laid it on nice and even which is pretty easy to do.
 

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Addressing the check engine light/rough idle/misfire cyl 6

[THREAD] Addressing the check engine light/rough idle/misfire cyl 6
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REPLACED SPARK PLUGS: Amazon.com
REPLACED COILS: Amazon.com
REPLACED PCV VALVE: Amazon.com
 

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Finally was about to mount and install switch pros + blue seas + powertrays. Still have to move my hid connection over to blue seas fuse block but I like how much I cleaned up the engine bay.

Next project is making a harness for the kc cyclones going under. Already went ahead and changed the connectors for easy plug/unplug.
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We did it guys. Finally was able to make my light harness for the 8 cyclones. Everything works but I guess I tapped into the wrong fuse/circuit for the trigger wire on the switch pros.


Does anyone off hand know where I can find the dome light circuit/wire? I am pretty noob when it comes to reading wire diagrams.

Thank you in advance.
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I purchased some Tacoma TRD front coilovers from [MENTION=114846]Bluesky 07[/MENTION] a few weeks ago. I installed them this weekend as well as Bilstein 5100s for the rear and a 1 inch spacer on the stock rear springs. I may change out the springs. I gained about 3.5 inches in the front, However, my springs / shocks were shot. The shocks wouldn't even rebound when taken off. The springs sagged quite a bit. My front measured 18.5. Mid center cap to fender. As of now, it is 22 1/4. The difference in ride quality is insane. The old combo just stayed bottomed out it seemed. I also installed new wheels and tires. Wheels were knock offs on ebay. They are pretty light. No problem balancing them either. Not a fan of the center caps. Apparently, there was TRD black sticker in one of the boxes that I missed. We installed them at my dad's shop. I asked my brother to check the boxes tomorrow to see if they are in there. If they are not, I will buy something to hide the red. Tires are 265 / 70. I purchased a 1 inch spacer for the front, but did not install them. I may end up installing them, not 100% sure. Overall, I am happy with how it turned out. The sag and factory wheels / tires were not appealing. Now I need new headlights, tail lights and a grille. Also, looking for a blue bumper that does not have as much sun damage / clear coat peeling that mine does.
 

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Towing!

2011 Limited 210k miles . Yesterday I purchased a 2012 Camry for my graduating teen. I hauled it 100 miles avg 65 mph. It did great. Weight of trailer + camry around 5,400lbs (yes I know that’s slightly over the 5k limit). I did notice the transmission temp rise to around 200 degrees F going uphill which made my back off (pioneer touch screen with idatalink imaestro integration). Normally I avg around 140-170 degrees.
 

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I purchased some Tacoma TRD front coilovers from [MENTION=114846]Bluesky 07[/MENTION] a few weeks ago. I installed them this weekend as well as Bilstein 5100s for the rear and a 1 inch spacer on the stock rear springs. I may change out the springs. I gained about 3.5 inches in the front, However, my springs / shocks were shot. The shocks wouldn't even rebound when taken off. The springs sagged quite a bit. My front measured 18.5. Mid center cap to fender. As of now, it is 22 1/4. The difference in ride quality is insane. The old combo just stayed bottomed out it seemed. I also installed new wheels and tires. Wheels were knock offs on ebay. They are pretty light. No problem balancing them either. Not a fan of the center caps. Apparently, there was TRD black sticker in one of the boxes that I missed. We installed them at my dad's shop. I asked my brother to check the boxes tomorrow to see if they are in there. If they are not, I will buy something to hide the red. Tires are 265 / 70. I purchased a 1 inch spacer for the front, but did not install them. I may end up installing them, not 100% sure. Overall, I am happy with how it turned out. The sag and factory wheels / tires were not appealing. Now I need new headlights, tail lights and a grille. Also, looking for a blue bumper that does not have as much sun damage / clear coat peeling that mine does.

Looks good! I don't think you'll be disappointed if you buy new rear springs. That way your gear is "fresh" all around so to speak.
 
Front and Rear Diff fluid change. Transfer case as well. Removed the factory running boards.

Taking her to the shop Monday morning for the lift and new wheels/tires.:clap2:
 
What did I do with my 4Runner today? I picked it up from the shop. It needed new brakes. I rolled down all the windows, because the AC is out and it was parked in front of the auto shop in the blazing Texas sun, and frankly, kinda stunk a little. I turned up the radio, patted her on her cracked dashboard, took a glance at the odometer, almost 328,000!, and cruised her on home. I've had my 4th gen 2004 V8 Limited for about 10 or 11 years now. I've driven her all over Texas and made a loop to Utah and back about 8 years ago. All in all she's been a pretty good car, though full of little (and not so little) quirks.
 

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