Recent content by photorunner

I agree -- I have been fortunate to be able to do the work on the upgraded parts myself, or when 2 sets of hands are needed, a friend. In the last 25 years I've worked on 3 4Runners and a Tacoma and it's saved me a boatload of money over that time vs paying for labor. The 5th gen I owned was the...

I’ve been impressed with the Radflos, definitely an upgrade over stock as far as dampening and rebound. I’m not as sold on the Fox in the rear, they are better though and not super expensive- I might end up upgrading the rear shocks at some point.

The 2025 Heritage Blue SR5 that I picked up back in March of 2025 crossed over the 15,000 mile mark this week while I was camping. At the time I bought it, there was a fairly large difference in price between the SR5 trim and the next one up which was the TRD Sport- roughly $12k. I decided to...

The X-REAS system went out with the 5th generation. So, not an issue with the 6th gen.

I’ll always pick the model that’s built in Japan.

I’m in the build it camp. This is my 4th Toyota 4WD in the last 25 years (1 Taco, 3 4Runners) and I’ve always modified them with the aftermarket parts I wanted. Suspension and armor are so easy to DIY that it’s a no-brainier for me. Plus the fact that I can put all the takeoff parts from higher...

My first 4WD had white letters out (25 years ago) but one trip to Moab took care of that, lol. I can empathize, I got pinstripes on mine in the first 2 months of ownership. The alders overgrow the trails here fast.

Black out, definitely. Especially on a vehicle that spends time off pavement- the white lettering never stays white in that case.

Yeah, I’m 6’6” so the grab handles are a nothing burger and I can’t think of a reason where I was longing to turn off the display. So all in all, I’m missing nothing, lol. Of course after 25 years of driving Toyotas I am biased.

This was a much easier decision for me, given the $25k price difference between the TH and SR5. I like to swap parts, so it was an easy choice because I knew I was going to upgrade the things I wanted to upgrade either way. I owned a 5th gen ORP and still ended up adding a bunch of parts, so I...

Yeah, but that doesn’t keep the other parts from being interchangeable. The suspension parts are all interchangeable, obviously not the sway bars.

I can’t think of a reason you’d have any trouble swapping suspensions, as far as I know they’re interchangeable.

I think 2 inches in the front might be slightly high based on the lift I just did- not 5100’s though. I had 5100’s on my 4th gen and they were totally fine, obviously there are better and worse options. I can’t remember which snap ring settings the 5100’s have, but I think something around 1.75”...

I’m sure someone would swap with you if you wanted the smaller screen. I felt the same way, I did not like the larger screen.