r/4thGen4Runner

i swear i saw one on this sub but idk send me a link if you got one dont need to be fancy and flashy

Hello out there!! 👋

Quick question, my wife and I have been enjoying our new to us 09 V6 SR5 fully stock 4Runner for a little over a year now. Besides some Kumho All Weather tires, a little bit of brake work and routine fluids, I’ve done no other work on it. We’ve enjoyed some decent inclines and rock sections but no mud or real big rocks or boulders. I’ve only used 4Hi on our off road excursions thus far and same went for today’s adventure on Johnny Park Road near Hwy 7 near Allenspark, CO down to Hwy 36 and it did phenomenal! Besides a slip or two (poor line choice on my end) I didn’t feel like the truck struggled much at all. I’m sure a decent set of A/T tires would be a much better choice but not quite ready for new tires until we get a little bit closer to winter. Anyhow’s, I’ve been reading some mixed reviews on whether the type of trail I did today would have been better in 4Hi or 4Lo? Any insight is greatly appreciated!

Video is from after our adventure down Johnny Park Road!!

I present to you my 4Runner 2004 4x4 with 158,080 mi. I have been looking for a new insurer since they raised the price from $110 to $150. And they recommended me not to have it full cover since for the year if I lose the vehicle they will not be able to give me a good sum compared to what I will pay per year. What do you advise me? How do you have it? What vehicle insurance do you have? HELP!!

I don’t suppose anyone knows that this wire is for? It looks like a ground to me but I’m not the most experienced electrician. No issues, but noticed this when I was attempting to change my blinker / corner marker light. 2006 Sport. This is to the right of the battery in the fender well. Thanks in advance.

My bushings are cooked and I’m sure some other things need replacing too. I have done zero suspension work and don’t really know where to start. I figure I should upgrade sooner than later and I would like to go mid travel range. How should I go about doing all this suspension work the efficient way? This is a 06 SR5 4WD

It’s 90 degrees outside and I have the ac blasting cold air, but this connection and hose is wet and if I wipe it dry it gets wet again 2-3 minutes later. Looking at buying this 2007

https://www.cargurus.com/details/449479583

2005 V8 @ 191K miles listed for $14.8K near Seattle, WA. 0 accidents reported, 3 previous owners. Interior and exterior seemed great in person. Underneath seems fine I think? Didn’t notice issues when test driving it. No service records for timing belt or water pump though. I am a little surprised that this hasn’t been sold. Is the price the main issue here? I’m trying to decide what to offer contingent on a clean PPI (nothing more than minor repairs).

Put these on over the weekend. Very easy job. I had a custom wiring harness made by ‘4thgenharness’ on IG. The pods come on when in reverse. He makes all kinds of plug and play options for lighting.
The pod housing is made by FuzedFab and this is made specifically for Diode Dynamics SS2 pods.
I wasn’t going to drop $200+ just for reverse lights, so I got the lights from Amazon. Everything all in was about $150

Decided to replace the suspension on my 04.

Got this baby only 2 months ago and just finished the drive from Chicago to Tucson. 1900 miles over 3.5 days and it took it like a champ. Definitely needs the whole rotors, pads, and calipers and new lower control arms. Other than that she handled great, averaged around 20 mpg and didn't have a hiccup. Can't wait to adventure more with this bad boy.

I finally got the chance to take my Runner out into the woods for some camping with friends, and had an absolute blast! I'm sure it enjoyed doing something other than hauling groceries for once 😂

I'm going to try and take her out on a proper off road trail soon, if y'all have any recommendations for a beginner in Northeast Ohio Im open to hearing about em!

Before someone asks, yes I have the smaller brakes.

1. Does it even fit?
2. What tire size are you running?

Just picked up this sport hood from my local yard for $88 out the door. Can’t wait to get it painted black and on my 4Runner

Need help identifying this issue. I accidentally drove through 2-3 ft of water on a flooded street and since then my car started making a low mechanical whistling / whirring sound. Everything I could find suggested it’s related to a belt,tensioner, pulley, maybe alternator. Sound noticeable at idle too. Power seems to be down just a tad too. Thanks for help!

Hello everyone looking at buying my first 4runner.

2009 4.0 v6 4x4, 177k miles. Asking 11k, interior is mint, No CEL, no obvious leaks, but there is some tick with the motor - seems like people say it is normal for this motor however wanted to see what you all have to say.

Any advice is appreciated, hoping to pick it up in a few days if it I can feel more certain about it.

Only hear it at idle, I didn't hear it really at all when driving, and zero bad noises at all when I was really heavy on the gas. Accelerated and shifted great, drove for about 20 mins no lights came on.

Thoughts on the ticking noise? Looking back on the video it's hard to tell if it's just some chattering plastic in the engine bay or what. I have another video doing slight revs and the noise gets faster but not louder. Did not seem to go away after getting to temp.

Thank you!

Tail pipe and muffler from the 5th gen….mostly fits on the 4th gen…sadly I don’t possess the skills to modify this myself so I will let the local exhaust guy have at it..

I just bought this 4Runner actually. It's a 4inch lift with a diff drop. CV boot is torn on one side and I'm debating if I should get another cvj axle or start looking into potentially dropping the lift? Any and all advice is welcome. Truck drives like a dream otherwise