I'd recommend going the route of using a cowl mount.
1) The antenna won't be as high so that you can get the truck in to lower places.
2) If you do hit the antenna on a branch of a tree, or a parking garage you'll immediately be able to see what's going on.
This is my second 4Runner where I've...
I recently installed a Woxun KG-UV980P in my trailhunter.
I'm a ham radio operator and like the radio because it has a very wide frequency range.
It covers 28 - 29.7 MHz, 50 - 54 MHz, 108 - 136 MHz (AM), 144 - 148 MHz and 430 - 450 MHz.
Like others I was scratching my head trying to figure out...
Only temporarily. My wife and I are looking forward to visiting more of the U.S. and Canada this Spring. I'm going to install some Rotopax pack mounts and some Maxtrax before leaving.