Overlanding on a Budget – What To Consider?
Budget Overlanding – What To Consider If You’re Living in Your 5th Gen 4Runner for Months When you browse through Instagram, Trail4Runner.com, or any other social media, you are constantly…
Victory 4×4 3/4 Roof Rack Review
Victory 4×4 3/4 Roof Rack Install & Review 5th Gen 4Runner As soon as I got my new TRD Off-Road Premium, I couldn’t wait to make it live up to…
Fumoto Drain Valve Guide, Install and Review for 5th Gen 4Runner
Fumoto Drain Valve for 5th Gen 4Runner – Easy and Clean Method for Changing Your Engine Oil So the dreaded day has finally arrived, your 4Runner’s Toyota Care has expired. Now…
Morimoto LED Tail Lights for 5th Gen 4Runner – Install & Overview
Xenon Depot’s Morimoto XB LED Tail Lights Step-By-Step Install Guide and Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner The long-awaited Morimoto XB tails are finally out in the wild and might…
Types & Styles of Front Bumpers: Hybrid Vs. Low Profile Vs. Full Plate
Full-Width Hybrid Vs. Low Profile Vs. Full Plate Bumper on 5th Gen 4Runner – What’s The Difference? When it comes to choosing an aftermarket front bumper, you have a wide…
Diode Dynamics 6″ Stage Series LED Lightbar Kit – Install and Review
Diode Dynamics 6″ Stage Series SAE/DOT LED Driving Amber Lightbar Kit – Install and Review For 5th Gen 4Runner Diode Dynamics recently released two new lightbar kits for the 2014-2019…
LifeSaver Water Jerrycan and Portable Water Filter Container – Full Review
LifeSaver Jerrycan Portable Water Filter For Camping, General Off-Road Use, and Overlanding – Product Overview & Trail-Tested Review Whether you’re out on a camping trip or hitting long trails in…
WeatherTech Side Window Rain Deflectors – 5th Gen 4Runner
WeatherTech Side Window Deflectors Step-By-Step Install and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner The Airflow Problem I’m not a neat freak by any means, but I hate the smell of…
Car Trim Home TRD Skid Plate – 5th Gen 4Runner
Car Trim Home TRD Skid Plate Review & Step-By-Step Install For 5th Gen 4Runner One of the most important things to do to prolong the life of our 4Runner’s is…
VLEDS Micro Limited H11 Fog Light Bulbs with Amber Lamin-X Film
VLEDS Micro Limited H11 Fog Light Bulbs + Lamin-X Fog Light Covers Install & Review – 5th Gen 4Runner Like most of the lights coming stock on a 5th gen…
Cali Raised LED OEM Switch Install & Wiring Guide
Cali Raised LED OEM Style Accessory Switch – How to Wire, and How to Install on the 5th Gen 4Runner Most lighting products on the market come with wiring harnesses…
Prinsu Design Studios Ridgeline Handles – Full Review and Install
Prinsu Design Studios Ridgeline Handles For the 5th Gen 4Runner – Full Review and Install After having my roof rack for a few months, I realized what a pain it…
74Weld Upper Control Arm Install and Review on 5th Gen 4Runner
74Weld Billet Aluminum Upper Control Arm Review and Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner 74 Weld is an aerospace machine shop located in San Diego, California, that makes aerospace…
OEDRO All Weather Floor Liners – 5th Gen 4Runner
OEDRO All-Weather Floor Liners – An affordable Husky and Weather Tech Floor Liner Alternative Option for the 5th Gen 4Runner One simple upgrade to help keep your vehicle’s interior clean…
Lasfit LED Pods As Chase Lights/Reverse Lights- Complete Install and Review
Lasfit 3″ LED Pods For Reverse Lights or Chase Lights – Step-by-Step Install & Review Having proper lighting is extremely important in keeping you safe and allowing you to have…
How to Remove and Apply Paint Protection Film (Door Cups and Edge Trim) on 5th Gen 4Runner
How to Remove old Dirty Protective Film and then Apply new Lamin-X Protective Films for a Cleaner Look and Better Protection Protecting your paint is one of the best ways…
4Runner Bump Stops: The Complete Guide
Bump Stops For the 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner: The Complete Buyers Guide Have you ever been driving along on a trail, when all of the sudden you hit a rut…
Rear Suspension Extended Stabilizer End Links on 5th Gen 4Runner – Install Guide
Step-By-Step Guide For Installing Rear Suspension Stabilizer Bar Links Additional Upgrades For the 5th Gen 4Runner When Changing Your Rear Suspension for a Lift Problem Statement The stabilizer bars, also…
DRT Fabrication Hitch Skid Review on 5th Gen 4Runner
DRT Fabrication Universal Hitch Skid Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner (This Might Just Save Your Bumper!) Ever go up or down a steep incline and just as you thought…
Trail Impressions: Dometic CFX3 Portable Fridges Full Review & Overview
Introducing the Dometic CFX3 Fridge Line: Mountable Portable Fridge For the Overlanding in the 5th Gen 4Runner Let’s get this out of the way first: A fridge is a game-changer…
MagnaFlow Overland Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust Install on 5th Gen 4Runner
MagnaFlow Toyota 4Runner Overland Series Cat-Back Performance Exhaust System #19546 4.0L V6 (2003-2021) With No Drone Technology (NDT) I wasn’t looking to install a new exhaust system on my 2019…
Lux Lighting System – Complete Install and Overview for 5th Gen 4Runner
The Next Innovation in Rock Lights – A Review On Lux Lighting Systems for the 5th Gen 4Runner If you haven’t seen what bad rock lights look like, then you…
Introducing STEEL-IT, A DIY Powder Coating Alternative – How to Paint Bare Metal with STEEL-IT
STEEL-IT Preparation and Application Instructions – A Complete Step by Step Guide and Overview There have been quite a few posts showing us how to paint bare metal. Some of…
Eaton Rear E-Locker Install on 5th Gen 4Runner
E-Locker Installation Guide with Eaton E-Locker on Rear 3rd Member on 5th Gen 4Runner One of my biggest regrets about buying my used SR5 4Runner was the fact that it…
How to Mount Lights on Stock (TRD Pro) 5th Gen 4Runner Roof Rack
Mounting Lights on Stock Roof Racks For the 5th Gen 4Runner – Everything You Need To Know A Guide to Mounting Roof Top Lights while Keeping Your Stock Roof Rack…
For Sale: 55K-Mile 2014 Trail Edition Premium Toyota 4Runner (SOLD)
For Sale: 2014 Trail Edition Premium Toyota 4Runner – Heavily Modified 5th Generation 4Runner for Sale Up for sale is the build that started this site 6 years ago, my…
Cali Raised LED Molle Panel + Shelf System Review For 5th Gen 4Runner
Cali Raised Rear Window MOLLE Panels + Shelf System on the 5th Gen 4Runner – Full Review & Overview I’m a huge nerd for storage solutions and I am OCD…
Cali Raised LED Premium Roof Rack w/ Hidden Light Bar Fairing Cover & Built-In Scene Lighting
Cali Raised LED Premium Roof Rack for the 5th Gen 4Runner – Product Review and Installation Overview On extended adventures, the 4Runner has an ongoing struggle for more space. There…
In-House Fabrication Snorkel Step-By-Step Install with ADV Fiberglass Fenders
Snorkel Install on Fiberglass Fenders: In-House Fabrication Snorkel for 5th Gen 4Runner with Advanced Fiberglass Concepts +3” Fenders If you have installed your Advanced Fiberglass Concepts (ADV) fenders, then you…
Diode Dynamics Single Color LED Footwell Kit – Complete Install and Review
Diode Dynamics Single Color LED Footwell Kit – Complete Install and Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner Upgrading the lighting in your 4Runner is one of the easiest ways to…