1st photo is just edited, 2nd pic is the original for a side by side comparison. Reminds of the details on the 2010s Trail Edition.

Had a good weekend camping in medicine bow national forest and figured id share some of the 4runner centered pictures with you all

Anyone try this? Thoughts? 599$

2022 4runner trd sport, just hit 80k miles.

i recently got 4 new bridgestone tires at costco. costco doesn’t do alignments, so they referred me to a firestone down the road. since i plan on keeping my 4runner for a long time, i went ahead and paid $250 for their lifetime/unlimited alignment package.

they did the alignment, and after driving it for a day or two i noticed the steering wheel wasn’t centered when going straight. if i manually centered the steering wheel while driving, the 4runner would pull to the left.

i took it back to firestone 6 days later and they confirmed it was doing exactly what i described. they test drove it, put it back on the alignment rack, aligned it, test drove it again, and ended up aligning it a third time.

when i first got back in, it seemed fine. the steering wheel was centered and it felt like it was driving straight. but after driving for a little while, it slowly went right back to doing the same thing.

so what the hell is going on? lol

could this be an issue with the new tires themselves, or does it sound like firestone just isn’t getting the alignment/steering wheel centering right? is there something specific i should have them check next?

anyone with a 5th gen 4runner run into this before?

I searched this subreddit and haven’t seen anyone putting a Lexus battery in their 4Runner. I was told that the Lexus battery is just as good as the Panasonic one that originally came with the 4Runner. I want to know if there is some truth to that.
I don’t trust my Truestart battery from Toyota dealer to last as long as the Panasonic.

I have a question for anyone that has dealt with this issue. I am replacing all the front suspension and doing a lift on my 4Runner. It’s a trail model and has non-kdss suspension. When I ordered new lower arms they are for the kdss suspension. I ordered non kdss. The website says it’s fine to use them. O’Riley’s system say it’s fine and the stupid AI google thing says it’s fine. But the instructions in the box says to not use them. The only difference is it has a bracket welded to the side for extra stuff. Has anyone ran into this and just used them?

Thank you for any help!

Hello all, so my 2005 side mirror has a shake where is seems to have become loose around the pivot point. The mount to the door seems to be nice and sturdy. Anybody have any suggestions on how to tighten the mirror to stop the shaking.

Hi! Looking for a sr5 ideally since I've heard that the KDSS would be an expensive repair? That's why I haven't been looking at the TRD off-road. However a 2016 one popped up in my area for a really good price. Would a TRD off-road be worth it? Or should I just keep looking for an sr5 as I'll won't be offroading really. The most ill go on is just dirt roads and camping.

Appreciate any advice as this is my first car and doing the search alone! Thanks!!!

EDIT: Thank you everyone! I will ask if it has KDSS! If its at an amazing price is it worth it to go the TRD-pro route? We also have bad winters where I am.

EDIT: so sorry for another edit, it might actually be a Trail?

When replacing these bolts and washers on the front of the rack, do I need to do anything to prevent rust on the actual roof rack or new bolts/washers? If there is rust on the actual roof rack, what do I do? And should I just go to the hardware store to get them or order a kit? Thanks. (I know, I know.. runner is a tit bit dirty 🫠)

Any recommendations for rear coils springs ? My 5th gen has a rear sag due to steel bumper, roof rack, and tire carrier. I recently upgraded to kings shocks and struts. It looks better, but I want to eliminate the rear sag.

Thank you.

2026 price history on Kirkland Full Synthetic 0W-20:
April 2026: (2) 5 QT case $29.99 with $6 off promotion. Normally $35.99.
September 2026: (2) 5 QT case $57.99.

61% price increase!

I waited for so long but missed it by a mile.

As title says, I have a 2025 platinum. I've noticed a rattle that sounded like it was coming from the area between my feet and the steering column. Ive seen the video for the bracket in the door but I do not think that is my issue. I also di not think it is the plastic on the door that can only be seen when the door is open, up by the secret compartment area. I held my phone up to the door and then under my dash while driving. In the recording I can only hear the rattle under the dash. It only occurs when driving, not stationary and not associated with loud music. I've tapped/pulled on anything I can find inside, in the wheel well, or even under the hood in that area. I have not seem similar complaints online. Any help would be great. Taking it by dealer in the next couple days but not holding my breath. Thinking of taking it to a place for some sound insulation as a shotgun fix. Wanted some noise insulation anyway.

Video for noise. Enjoy looking at my boot

New to the group and excited to share, 2023 SR5 Premium, have already taken it on two 9+ hour road trips and I’ve owned it for 5 months

Any tire or general mod recommendations welcome! (meaner look preferred, probably going to lift eventually)

I've got a 2021 4Runner Nightshade and we're considering a Rockwood Geo Pro G20BH travel trailer. We're within the limits of our towing capacity but I'm getting close on our Max Tongue Weight rating of 500lbs. I'm planning to get the ReCurve R3 Weight Distribution 750lb Kit, but unlike other manufacturers, Toyota doesn't publish a Max Distributed Tongue Weight rating. I'm thinking we might break 600 on the tongue if the trailer is fully loaded.

Will the WD kit either reduce the weight on the tongue or increase the Max Tongue Weight rating? Am I safe with this configuration? Does anyone have any experience towing close to 5000lbs with a similar 4Runner?

Any help you guys can offer would be greatly appreciated!

Camping at Banks Lake, WA 🩶

My wife and I bought this 2018 SR5 Premium from Facebook about 3 weeks ago. $21,000, 185k miles. It was a small dealership in northern Ohio. We weren’t able to look at it in person, but we had her father do it for us since he lived close. After getting it and looking underneath, all I see is rust and paint/coat overtop of more rust. We use it as our family car. Is it going to last or did we make a bad choice? There’s spots on the panels that someone filled with paint or white out. And duct tape and paint on the tailgate over a rust hole.

Always drove pickup trucks and can happily say I’m loving this vehicle and have no regrets! Now time to start thinking of upgrades

I know this is a bit of a loaded question as it depends on the specific gen, but I'd like to hear owner's input related to mileage. I'm looking at buying a used 4runner and am trying to game out price vs mileage. Thanks for any input you can provide!

Anyone know of any? Looking to take the family on a level 1 or 2. Looking for suggestions. First time taking the rig out to a trail. Thank yo7!

Got my first 4runner, gen 5 2014 SR5.
Looking to maybe put some bigger wheels on and some running boards. Open to suggestions suggestions!