What Have You Done To Your 3rd Gen Today?

Today I added a deaver long AAL. Total in the rear is roughly 1.75 inches. Now she’s leveled and the ride quality is about the same with the fox on it. I also changed the front,rear and transfer case oils. 6900 miles now. I did my wife’s when her 17 4runner was new it came out black as black could be and I did it at 5k. Again at 30k and just shy of 60k and it’s as clean as the stuff I put in.

 

What Xfer case lube did you use? Truck looking good!

 

Manual says LF 75w at 91 bucks. I called two different dealers and my buddies shop. All said the same thing. Same as diff GL 75w/80 With no issues. Same stuff we used to use back when I was a tech. All the gear oil cost me 75 buck. Castro gl5. I ran it through 4h and low smooth no issues.

 

TC Bed Stiffeners installed.

 

Installed a remote-controlled LED light strip to the tonneau cover because I could.

https://youtu.be/raxuEh44KY8

 

What shift knob is that? Does it have red accents? I want one without red accents

 

Shitticket mod! Nice! First mod, every time!

 

just finished with the full @Dirt King Fab long travel kit and spring under kit install

 

De-chromed the door handles. Meso Customs for the win!

 

Low Beam:




$12 Philips 12361B1 H9 Standard Halogen Replacement Headlight Bulb, 1 Pack
Philips H9s. See post #989

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Roof rack progress

 

Installed the front hitch this morning 30 minute job. Curt hitch bolted right up to my 21 AC TRDOR. Winch install tomorrow. The winch is all assembled in the cradle and ready to wire in.

 

I fabricated a bracket and installed an SAE charging port to keep my AGM battery topped off. I found a use for those mystery holes in the engine bay.

 

What tire size are you running?

 

So, after many years, curiosity finally got the better of me. Big boy pants, donned. A quick test drive says that I won't be able to heave it into the corners like I normally do, but otherwise, it does feel better.




PS, the passenger cross brace is a pain in the butt to thread all the bolts back into place. Never would have guessed that little piece would be my time suck of the day.

 

I have had mine off for 7 years now, no problems and it allows the front suspension to be independent. Never had any issues at high speeds nor on quick lane changes or curves.

 

15K Service/Oil Change

Rear OEM Step

 

I did the same, but in the wheel well. Works great for those cold weeks where its -10 degrees and my truck doesnt move.

 

Yeah I'm slow to make suspension changes.

My big hangup has always been that I like my steering wheel to be snappy and precise. And I can already tell that the steering is much more loosey-goosey now. I'll give it an honest one month trial though. I might wind up seeing that the benefit outweighs the compromise.

 

Id say its a match



too bad it barely fits in any cup holders