Trail Maintenance: Front Axle Seal Replacement on a 5th Gen 4Runner
How To Replace The Front Axle Seal (How to Remove a CV Axle) On Your 5th Gen 4Runner You walk outside, towards your 4Runner, only to be disappointed when you…
Suspension
Suspension modifications can turn your stock 4Runner into an off-road rock crawling beast or an overland prepared adventure platform. We feature many different suspension mods ranging from coilover assembly to long-travel suspension mods, and more. We document the install process for shocks, springs, coilovers, shims, spacers, track bars, CV axles, tie rods, replacing your steering rack, and more. If you are looking for information on the 5th gen 4Runner suspension, welcome home.
JBA OffRoad Heavy Duty UCAs – Install + Review For 5th Gen 4Runner
JBA Offroad Heavy Duty UCAs Installation Overview + Review: The Most Heavy-Duty UCA for the 5th Gen 4Runner For the install and step-by-step guide on the Standard UCAS. The Purpose…
BlackGate Customs, KDSS Drop Kit (Spacers) for 5th Gen 4Runner
Blackgate Customs, KDSS Rear Sway Bar Drop Kit (Spacers) Step-By-Step Install For the 5th Gen 4Runner Today we’re excited to introduce a relatively new product for KDSS equipped 4Runners! This…
EIMKeith Panhard Bar Correction Kit Install – 5th Gen 4Runner
EIMKeith Panhard Bar Correction Kit – Protecting Your Axle: Installation Overview For 5th Gen 4Runner (Non-KDSS) When a vehicle is built it’s meant to stay the way it is from…
Eibach Stage 1 Pro-Truck Lift Review for 4Runner
Eibach Stage 1 Pro-Truck Lift (2.75″ Front Lift + 1″ Rear Lift) Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner This lift kit from Eibach raises your 4Runner to 2.75″ in the…
Marlin Crawler Heavy Duty LCA (Lower Control Arm) Frame Brace – Camber Tab Kit
LCA Cam Tab Reinforcement Gusset and Frame Brace Kit from Marlin Crawler It may come as no surprise that the cam tabs (camber tabs) on Toyotas can get bent pretty…
How to Change The Inner and Outer Tie Rods on Your 5th Gen 4Runner
Inner and Outer Tie Rod Replacement on 5th Gen 4Runner – Step by Step Install and an Overview on Part Options One thing most people tend to overlook when it…
Eibach Stage 1 Pro-Truck Lift Install & Overview on 4Runner
Affordable & Impressive New Lift Kit (2010 – 2020) for the 5th Gen 4Runner – 2.75″ Front and 1″ Rear If you are looking for a complete suspension lift kit…
Ironman 4×4 Stage 2 Suspension Lift Kit – Step by Step Install on the 5th Gen 4Runner
Ironman 4X4 Foam Cell Pro 2” Suspension Kit Stage 2: Step-By-Step Install + Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner I am a firm believer that you shouldn’t run out and…
10 Lifted 5th Gen 4Runners That Will Inspire You!
Lifted 5th Gen 4Runner Ideas and Inspiration – Complete with Suspension, Wheels, Tires and Other Mod Ideas Have you ever wanted a solid go-to list of lifted 5th Gen 4Runner…
Total Chaos Cam Tab Gussets Install on Toyota 4Runner
Total Chaos Weld-On Lower Control Arm Cam Tab Gussets For – Maintain Alignment Specs When Off-Roading The 3rd through 5th Gen 4Runner models have their alignment adjusted via 2 adjustable…
Uniballs & Ball Joints: Delta Joint Retrofit on Icon Tubular UCA
Delta Joint Retrofit on Icon Tubular Upper Control Arms – Squeaking Icon Upper Control Arm Joints There is a common debate on Uniball Joints or Ball Joints for Upper Control…
JBA UCAs Install & Review
Off Road High Caster Standard UCAs By JBA: Step By Step Install & Review For the 5th Gen 4Runner Suspension is crucial for any vehicle – it helps your tires…
King Suspension Preload Adjustment
King Suspension Preload Adjustment on 5th Generation 4Runner The following article is a step-by-step process on adjusting the preload on the OEM King Suspension System for a 2012 Toyota 4Runner…
Total Chaos UCA Install – Toyota 4Runner
Step-by-step Total Chaos Upper Control Arms Installation The following article is a step-by-step process on the installation of the Total Chaos Upper Control Arms on a 2012 Toyota 4Runner SR5….
King Shocks Step by Step Install on 5th Gen 4Runner
KING Lift Kit Installation with Total Chaos Upper Control Arms on 5th Gen 4Runner Here is our step-by-step process on the installation of the King Suspension system on a 2012…
Falcon Shocks Install on 5th Gen 4Runner
Falcon Shocks Tow/Haul Suspension 4Runner Installation on 5th Gen 4Runner Just like any other suspension, you need a core set of shop tools for the job. If you are not…
Falcon Shocks Suspension Overview for 5th Gen 4Runner
Meet Falcon Shocks – A Towing/Hauling Suspension built and designed by TeraFlex For those that are unfamiliar with TeraFlex, they manufacture performance off-road products, including t-cases, gearing, complete suspensions and shocks,…
Icon Track Bar for KDSS 4Runners
ICON 2003-UP Toyota 4Runner Adjustable Rear Track Bar/pan hard bar ICON-54200 We were recently working on extending the brake lines on the 4Runner and noticed it. There were marks on…
Front Bump Stops – Duro Bump Stops
Front Durometer Bump Stops for the 5th Gen 4Runner – Built by Toyota enthusiasts for Toyota enthusiasts. If you frequently explore trails, desert washboards, tow a trailer or carry heavy…
Extended Brake Lines for 5th Gen 4Runner: 3″+ Lifts and Long Travel Suspension
Braided Extended Brake Lines by Crown Performance, Made in the USA – pick them up at Metal Tech 4×4 I thought at first Metal Tech 4×4 made these brake lines…
Timbren Rear Bump Stops 5th Gen 4Runner – Overview
Rear Suspension Enhancement System (SES) Installation & Review Bump stops are designed to prevent your truck from bottoming out. They help prevent metal to metal contact through extreme ranges of your…
Dobinsons Differential Drop (Diff Drop) Install on 5th Gen 4Runner
Icon Stage 2 3.5″ + 1″ Ekstrom Shims = 4.5″ lift and Toyo Open County 285/75R17s (33.8″). Dobinsons Diff Drop Install on 5th Generation Toyota 4Runner with TRD Pro Skid…
Bilstein 6112 & 5100 Install – 5th Gen 4Runner
Bilstein 2.65″ Lift Front and 2″ Lift Rear – No KDSS Bilstein is one of the most common options for digressive shock absorbers across many platforms. Developed in both North…
Dobinsons Lift Options, Nittos & Level 8 Wheels
Dobinsons Lift Kit Options for the 5th Gen 4Runner and a few other mods – A follow-up on the $3K Build I recently sent an email asking the trail4r.com crew…
Toyota 4Runner Air Bag Suspension Kit – aka Air Lift
5th Gen 4Runner Rear Air Bag Suspension Lift Installation and Overview I think we all enjoy working on our 4Runners and as we keep adding stuff to our favorite rigs,…
Going Bigger? 4″ – 4.5″ Lift on 5th Gen 4Runner (Strut Shims & Springs)
5th Gen 4Runner Front 4″ – 4.5″ Lift with Adjustable Coilovers, Strut Shims & 3″ Rear Springs There are many ways to achieve different heights on your suspension lift. This…
How to Fit Bigger Tires on 5th Gen 4Runner? (Cutting & Trimming Guide)
How to Fit 33″ and 34″ Tires on the 5th Gen 4Runner – Areas for Trimming and Cutting the Wheel Well Areas to look at: Trimming the body Push back…
5th Generation 4Runner Suspension Overview
4Runner Suspension Terminology and Guide – Toyota IFS Overview Guide Front 4Runner Suspension Terminology Coilovers Remote Reservoir Shock Wraps Neoprene Coil-Over Shock Protection Covers Secondary Shock Hoop Kit Struts Upper…
Toyota 4Runner Engine Splash Guard Replacement
5th Gen 4Runner Engine Splash Guard Replacement by Rad Rubber Design If you are looking for new rubber guards, you have found the right company. Rad Rubber Design makes a…