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…
Reviews
We go pretty deep on the product reviews here. Whether you are looking for 4Runner headlight reviews or rock sliders reviews, odds are that we have covered the brand you are looking for. Our goal at Trail4R is to provide the ultimate resource in product overviews for the 4Runner community. Our reviews go beyond the average “notable mention” in a forum. Most of our contributors provide high-quality photos to give you a better idea of what to expect from that product.
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
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…
Remmen Brakes for 5th Gen 4Runner – Complete Overview
Complete Review Of Remmen Brakes – Superior Braking For Your 5th Gen 4Runner When it comes to large heavy SUVs like the 5th Gen 4Runner, nothing is more important than…
Colorado Fairing Company Custom Wind Fairing for 5th Gen 4Runner
Colorado Fairing Company: Wind Fairing for 5th Gen 4Runner Roof Racks (and other models) – Overview Looking for a fairing to mount to your roof rack? How about a replacement…
Prinsu Roof Rack for the 5th Gen 4Runner – Full Review, Install & Overview
Prinsu Design Studios Roof Rack for the 5th Gen 4Runner – Accessories, Review, and Install Guide There are tons of aftermarket roof rack options on the market for the 4Runner…
Overlander Woodworks Single Drop-In Drawer System for 5th Gen 4Runner – Full Review
Overlander Woodworks: Custom DIY Single Drawer System Build For the 5th Gen 4Runner With so many accessories for the 5th Gen 4Runner, you might have found you need a way…
Rear Window MOLLE Panels for the 5th Gen 4Runner – Introducing the Finn Fab Power Grids
Rear Window MOLLE Panels With Blue Sea Systems Accessory Panels for the 5th Gen Toyota 4Runner With all of the rear window MOLLE panels out there, which brand do you…
ROAM Vagabond Roof Top Tent – Complete Install and Overview
ROAM Adventure Co.’s Softshell Vagabond RTT: In-Depth Set-Up and Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner Images by Victoria Lopez How have we gotten this far into Trail4Runner.com and not covered…
Hitch Mounted Tire Carrier vs Full Rear Bumper – Which One’s Right for Your Build?
Full Replacement Rear Bumper Tire Swingout or Hitch Receiver Tire Carrier – Complete Overview for 5th Gen 4Runner As we roll down the bumpy road of life, we’re all faced…
Discount Ramps Folding Dog Ramp for the 5th Gen 4Runner – Review & Overview
Discount Ramps Folding Dog Ramps: The Perfect Kit for Overlanding in the 5th Gen 4Runner with an Older Dog If you are like me, your dog is not just a…
USR Blacked Out Tail Lights for the 5th Gen 4Runner (Updated LEDs) Install and Review
Unique Style Racing Presents Their Prebuilt LED DEPO Tail Lights for 5th Gen 4Runner – Step-by-Step Install Guide & Overview Upgrading the stock tail lights on the 5th Gen is…