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Snorkel on 5th Gen 4Runner
By Steve Offutt On July 08, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, LED Bulbs, Lighting, Overland, Reviews, Roof Racks

Extreme LED 44” X6s Amber/White LED Light Bar Review & Install on Front Runner Rack

Extreme LED 44” X6s Amber/White LED Bar On the Front Runner Slimline II Roof Rack For the 5th Gen 4Runner LED light bars, whether mounted on your 4Runner’s roof, bumper,…

Genoa Peak 4x4 Trail Lake Tahoe
By Brenan Greene On July 07, 2019 in Off-Road, Photography, Trails

Genoa Peak 4×4 Trail Review – East Lake Tahoe

Genoa Peak 4×4 Trail on the East Shore of Lake Tahoe – Full Review and Overview Located on the East side of Lake Tahoe sits Genoa Peak, a 9,150ft mountain…

ARB Digital Tire Deflator For Lower Air Pressure For Off-Roading & Trailing in the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Clint Taylor On July 05, 2019 in Accessories, Gear, Off-Road, Reviews, Tires, Trail Tested

ARB Digital Tire Deflator – Review

Easily Lower Your Air Pressure For Off-Roading A 5th Gen 4Runner is a trail-capable vehicle right from the get-go. If you have a TRD Off-Road (or Trail) or TRD Pro…

CTEK CTX Battery Sense Install & Review On the 5th Gen 4Runner: STEP 3. Download App & Connect
By Frank Rebelo On July 02, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install, Reviews

CTEK CTX Battery Sense Install & Review

CTEK CTX Battery Sense Install & Review On the 5th Gen 4Runner The CTEK Battery sense allows you not only to view your battery’s real-time voltage via your smartphone but…

Genesis Off Road Dual Battery Kit Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner: Complete Kit
By Trevor Varney On July 02, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, DIY, Install, Maintenance

Genesis Dual Battery Kit Install on 4Runner

Genesis Off Road Dual Battery Kit Install & Review: Toyota Stock Battery Replacement For the 5th Gen 4Runner Warning: Nerd References Ahead We don’t have the power, Captain! (1) Overland…

NOCO G7200 Battery Charger: An In-depth Review & DIY Installation For the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Kiel Maddox On July 01, 2019 in Accessories, Maintenance, Reviews

NOCO G7200 Battery Charger & Maintainer

NOCO G7200 Battery Charger & Maintainer: An In-depth Review & DIY Installation For the 5th Gen 4Runner Have a deep cycle battery to handle loads of power your lights, winch,…

By Felix - @gun.rnr On June 28, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Photography, Trails

Overlanding with an Infant – An idiots guide

Airing down & Ogling at the Shafer Trail Trailhead at the Canyonlands National Park. An Idiot’s Guide to Overlanding With an Infant or Baby in the 5th Gen 4Runner I…

Mounting ARB Awning to Roof Rack
By Brenan Greene On June 28, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Awnings, Camping, Gear, Overland

ARB Awning Set-up, Assembly & Care

Setting up the ARB 2000 Awning & an Overview on Care When I first got the ARB 2000 awning, I was super excited but the instructions were a little less…

Thule Racks & Accessories Install on the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Colin Hughes On June 27, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install, Overland, Roof Racks

Thule Rack 4Runner Mounts & Accessories

Thule Racks and Accessories Install: Roof-Top Tent & Mounted with 65″ Square Bar on the 5th Gen 4Runner There are plenty of opinions when it comes to which roof rack…

ARB Awning Installation & Overview on 5th Gen 4Runner
By Brenan Greene On June 24, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Awnings, Camping, Install, Reviews

ARB 2000 Awning Install & Overview on 4Runner

ARB Awning Installation & Overview on 5th Gen 4Runner Roof Rack – Similar to Gobi, BajaRack and other Mesh Style Roof Racks When you need some shade, the ARB awning…

REDARC Tow-Pro Elite Trailer Brake Controller
By Trevor Varney On June 23, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install

REDARC Tow-Pro Elite Trailer Brake Controller

REDARC Tow-Pro Elite Trailer Brake Controller If you have ever towed a trailer off-road, even a lightweight one, you have probably felt the rush of a few thousand pounds pushing…

Victory 4X4 Console Molle and Accessory Panel Installation & Review
By Colin Hughes On June 20, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, DIY, Gear, Reviews

Victory 4×4 Center Console MOLLE Panel Install & Review

Victory 4X4 Center Console Accessory MOLLE Panel Installation & Review for the 5th Gen 4Runner Keep Items Close By, Accessible & Secured While Traveling & Trailing  Sometimes an item appears…

By Max Sheehan On June 14, 2019 in Accessories, Comparison, Gear, Tires, Trail Tested

Trail Comparison: Indeflate vs. MORRflate

Product and performance comparison of two air management systems Air management is an important part of the off-road experience. Tire pressures can be adjusted to best suit a number of…

Treadwright Mud Terrain Tires
By Brenan Greene On June 14, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Rock Sliders

Company Spotlight: RRW (Relations Race Wheels)

Introducing RRW Off-Road – Relations Race Wheels This is our first “Company Spotlight” and we couldn’t be more stoked to introduce such a dynamic brand to the 4Runner community. Relations…

M.O.R.E. Air Tank Mount Install on the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Frank Rebelo On June 12, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install

M.O.R.E. Air Tank Mount Install

M.O.R.E. (Mountain Off-Road Enterprises) Air Tank Mount Step by Step Install & Power Tank Super Bracket On Rear Cargo Area for 5th Gen 4Runner Taking a compressed CO2 tank, or…

Lower Link Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner
By Brenan Greene On June 10, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Install, Off-Road, Skid Plates

RCI Lower Link Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner

RCI Off-Road Lower link skid plate install with Rock Sliders on the 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner Protecting linkage on your 4Runner is just as important as any other vulnerable area….

RCI Off-Road Gas Tank Skid Plate
By Brenan Greene On June 10, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Install, Off-Road, Skid Plates

RCI Gas Tank Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner

RCI Off-Road Gas tank skid plate installation on 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner The fuel tank skid, otherwise known as a gas tank skid plate is one of those skid plates…

T-Case Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner
By Brenan Greene On June 10, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Install, Off-Road, Skid Plates

RCI T-Case Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner

Transfer Case Skid Plate Installation on the 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner The last set inline for the belly skids or a “full set of RCI skid plates” is the Transfer…

RCI Transmission Skid Plate Install
By Brenan Greene On June 10, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Install, Off-Road, Skid Plates

RCI Transmission Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner

RCI Off-Road Transmission Skid Plate Installation on 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner Continuing along with our RCI full skid plate set, we are moving to the transmission skid plate. I don’t…

RCI Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner
By Brenan Greene On June 09, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Install, Off-Road, Skid Plates

RCI Front Skid Plate Install 5th Gen 4Runner

Step-by-Step RCI Off-Road Front Skid Plate (KDSS Specific) Installation on 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner Simply put, skid plates help protect many undercarriage parts of your truck. If you start beating…

Goose Gear Cargo Plate System Installation
By Frank Rebelo On June 06, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install, Reviews

Goose Gear Cargo Plate System for 5th Gen 4Runner

Goose Gear Cargo Plate System Installation: Step by Step Install of the Cargo Plate System on the 5th Gen 4Runner The factory 4Runner tie-down points work well… However, when you…

Dual Battery Install - Solar Deployed
By Colin Hughes On June 05, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install, Reviews

Dual Battery with CTEK Charger and Running a Solar Set-Up on 5th Gen 4Runner

Dual Battery Overview on the 5th Gen 4Runner: CTEK Dual Battery Charger For Maximum Battery Life & Performance on the go The first upgrade I made to my Land Rover…

Mclean Metalworks Bare Bones Hammock Install & Full Review: Hammock Mount on 4Runner Hitch
By Trevor Varney On June 03, 2019 in Accessories, Camping, Reviews

Bare Bones Hitch Mounted Hammock Review

McLean Metalworks – Bare Bones Hitch Mounted Hammock Mount – Full Review While Traveling in the Backcountry of the Sonoran Desert has Serene beauty and seems surreal compared to so…

ARB Tred Pro Recovery Board Review
By Clint Taylor On May 31, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Off-Road, Reviews

ARB TRED PRO Recovery Board: In-Depth Review

ARB TRED PRO Recovery Board: Review of the Low Profile Off Road Total Recovery Board on the 5th Gen 4Runner You have an awesome 4Runner. It may have upgraded suspension,…

5th Gen 4Runner Rear Camera Relocation
By Khristian Nazario On May 30, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Install

5th Gen 4Runner Rear Camera Relocation

5th Gen 4Runner Rear Camera Relocation: Step by Step Install on How to Relocate the Rear Back-Up Camera Do you have a custom rear bumper or a swing out of…

Sprint Booster on the 5th Gen 4Runner
By Brenan Greene On May 29, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Performance

Sprint Booster Review on the 5th Gen 4Runner

Installation and Overview on the Sprint Booster for the 5th Gen 4Runner The 5th Gen 4Runner has a rather non-responsive skinny pedal. When you begin to accelerate, the factory throttle…

Morimoto 2Stroke 2.0 H11 LED kit
By Brenan Greene On May 28, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Headlights, Install, LED Bulbs, Lighting, Reviews

Morimoto 2Stroke 2.0 LED Low Beams (H11 Bulb) For 5th Gen 4Runner – Install & Review

High End Low Beam Bulb Upgrade From Morimoto As most of you know by now, the 4Runners factory low beam lighting is horrible. With our 2016 Trail Premium 4Runner, we…

Go Fast Campers Wind Fairing
By Brenan Greene On May 26, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Acc Lighting, Install, Lighting, Reviews

Blacked Out Amber Marker Lights on 5th Gen 4Runner

Simple Bolt-On Blackout Amber Marker Lights on 5th Gen 4Runner – from Car Trim Home – Straight from China We can all agree by now the amber marker lights are…

By Max Sheehan On May 25, 2019 in Accessories, Camping, Gear, Trail Tested

Trail Impressions: Garmin InReach Mini Review

Product Review of the Garmin InReach Mini and Installation on Center Console of the 5th Gen 4Runner We live in a connected world. Communicating with people has never been more…

Gun Case as Cargo Box
By Miguel - @4RunnerDad83 On May 21, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Accessories, Gear, Off-Road, Overland, Recovery Gear

Using a Gun Case as a Cargo Box for Off-Road Accessories and Recovery Gear

Mounting a Gun Case to your Roof Rack as Cargo Box for Recovery Gear When I got my LFD Off-road roof rack, my intention was to carry most of my…

TRD Pro Grille with Letters
By Brenan Greene On May 18, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, DIY, Install, Reviews

ADV Fiberglass Fenders on the 5th Gen 4Runner

ADV Fiberglass Fenders Step by Step Install on 5th Gen 4Runner When I think Fiberglass Fenders, what comes to mind is this epic BJ Baldwin video racing through the streets…

DeMello Off Road Bumper Install - Finished Demello Install
By V4A On May 17, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Front Bumpers, Install

DeMello Off Road Bumper Install

DeMello Off-Road Single Hoop Front Bumper Step by Step Install for the 5th Gen 4Runner The following is a step-by-step process on the installation of the DeMello Off-Road Front Bumper…

By Eric Ellis On May 15, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Acc Lighting, Camping, DIY, LED Bulbs, Lighting

Icarus eXtreme LED Hatch Lights from ArcLightLEDs on the 5th Gen 4Runner

Icarus eXtreme LED Hatch Lights from ArcLightLEDs Although there is a lot of space in the rear cargo area of our 5th generation 4Runners, there is not a lot of…

Rago Air Compressor Mount & Rhino Usa Digital Gauge - Using the Pressure Inflator Gauge
By Ryan Gibbons On May 15, 2019 in 5th Gen Mods, Armor, Gear, Install, Reviews

Rago Fab ARB Twin Air Compressor Mount on 5th Gen 4Runner

Rago Air Compressor Mount with ARB Dual Compressor Review & Install + Rhino USA’s Tire Pressure Inflator Gauge So you finally broke down and decided onboard air is an absolute…

Brinks 1/4" x 6' Cable & Master Lock Key Discus Padlock
By Brenan Greene On May 14, 2019 in Accessories, Gear, Overland, Reviews, Roof Racks

8 Accessory Locks & Storage Box Locks for Your Roof Rack or Overland Setup

A general guide to Off-Road & Overland Roof Rack Accessory & Storage Box Locks If you have a roof rack and you leave your 4×4 unattended, you may be looking…

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