What did you do with your 4runner today?

Went to the shop to see what kind of progress Scott was making. One cam seal done...One to go! The vvti motors make swapping certain parts a real PITA.

Dunno if this is yours because I'm on my phone and don't see sigs, but what wheel + tire is this? Looks great.
 
What did you do or use to paint them? I'm inching closer to this mod this weekend if I can get all the necessary items needed.

I used rustoleum semi gloss acrylic enamel, and remember why I hate that brand. I tried to clear coat, but it ended up making the black coat run, and I had to redo. For the tint I used the rustoleum tint spray, and one coat was way too thick. I should have known better.

Moral of the story, don't use rustoleum. Use vht or duplicolor.

just did some reading and people use Krylon Stained Glass paint

With accurate taping, I think there's a lot you could do with the stained glass paint and tint paint.
 
Running 5100s set at 1.75" with FJ springs for a total of 2.5". I now have close to 60k miles on this setup with no issues. CVs are damn near straight as well. Very slight downward angle toward the tires. I might take it to the highest notch in a few months.

I'm running a bit more lift with a diff drop. Cvs are fine when driving , flexing and full drop out. Have a small pop a full lock and turning at speed but I just try not to turn to full lock. Haha so far so good. Lol
 
would people mind if i posted pics of "what i did to a car today when i was not driving my 4runner"?

i think is a cool ass mod that i did to my wife's Mini Cooper COuntryman, that i think some of you guys with the limiteds can do also.

if i get a yes from anyone then i'll post it. if some one says no, then i wont :)
 
Well this was yesterday, but it was dark by the time I finished, but I finally lifted it. :thumb:

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How much lift are you running? and what problems were you having with the CVs? Popping at full lock?

I'm about 3.5 maybe a bit more. My inner boots keep puking and throwing grease everywhere even with new bands. My front fenders are at 40" if that tells you height better.
 
would people mind if i posted pics of "what i did to a car today when i was not driving my 4runner"?



i think is a cool ass mod that i did to my wife's Mini Cooper COuntryman, that i think some of you guys with the limiteds can do also.



if i get a yes from anyone then i'll post it. if some one says no, then i wont :)


Yes go ahead :)
 
Decided to tackle the header swap today! All was going well, even after the entire stud backed out for 4 of the 6 studs on the passenger side
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Ordered new studs and nuts from Toyota and I'll install them next weekend when I do the drivers side header. I ran out of time today. Got em finished up... Or at least the passenger side.
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BUT of course, my ****ing luck, when trying to retrieve the upstream O2 sensor, it decided it was gonna stay behind. Now I did notice however that the threads were messed up, so I'm thinking Toyota messed them up when they replaced my transmission.
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Got a new one from NAPA for $226.24 because autozone didn't have any in stock (theirs was $154) and I made sure to put a shit ton of anti seize on it.

Got the O2 simulators installed as well and no more CEL, so I'm happy. Can't wait to get the other side done! I just hope I don't have another issue like this with the sensor breaking.

There went my Arizona money....

The truck sounds kinda awesome already. You can hear a different tone in the engine. It's nice.
 
would people mind if i posted pics of "what i did to a car today when i was not driving my 4runner"?

i think is a cool ass mod that i did to my wife's Mini Cooper COuntryman, that i think some of you guys with the limiteds can do also.

if i get a yes from anyone then i'll post it. if some one says no, then i wont :)

It would go in the Off Topic thread but you could link it here
 
Decided to tackle the header swap today! All was going well, even after the entire stud backed out for 4 of the 6 studs on the passenger side
yja2aryn.jpg

Ordered new studs and nuts from Toyota and I'll install them next weekend when I do the drivers side header. I ran out of time today. Got em finished up... Or at least the passenger side.
e8avu5a5.jpg

nuhazamu.jpg

ebahytu6.jpg


BUT of course, my ****ing luck, when trying to retrieve the upstream O2 sensor, it decided it was gonna stay behind. Now I did notice however that the threads were messed up, so I'm thinking Toyota messed them up when they replaced my transmission.
rarabube.jpg


Got a new one from NAPA for $226.24 because autozone didn't have any in stock (theirs was $154) and I made sure to put a shit ton of anti seize on it.

Got the O2 simulators installed as well and no more CEL, so I'm happy. Can't wait to get the other side done! I just hope I don't have another issue like this with the sensor breaking.

There went my Arizona money....

The truck sounds kinda awesome already. You can hear a different tone in the engine. It's nice.


Dude that's so expensive for an O2! I think I paid $57 on amazon.
 
good to know
thanks
now how do i get the stupid plastic removed?
without gutting the rear cargo area?

You will likely have to remove all the plastic to see and use the bracket, but the little recess at the rear of the wheel hump is where the bracket is. That particular plastic piece can be removed from the rest of the plastic so you can reinstall the rest of the plastic when you get your bracket made.

There is also a support under the flip up pocket and could remove the lid for that and put your bracket there as well. Hope you plan to build a strong mount, I have one of those reels on the wall in my garage and you're going to be putting a lot of torque on whatever mount you build.

Here's a writeup for removing the panel - http://www.toyota-4runner.org/4th-gen-t4rs/82995-how-access-remove-subwoofer.html

Here's a photo of the supports under the plastic
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via dannyg

edit - this is for the passenger but driver's side is essentially the same.
 
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Ty ^^^^^
Just what i was looking for
I might just weld up my own mount
I will make sure its sturdy
So much to do and so little time
Errr
Im ready to just gut the whole rear interior
I mean i already have half the back seats out
Decisions decisions
 
First post I'll do a intro later.

Buffed the paint so it doesn't feel and look like white chalk.


Installed coil rite bags.



Thoughts comments suggestions always welcomed.
 

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