4th year with our 2018 4Runner, 110k miles and still going strong. See more trail and mods video's on our channel. Please Like and Thanks for watching!
Toyota is really built to last. My tundra is 20 years now, my fj is 12years, now i had a 2023 4runner of road premium. These are all for keeps. Loved the videos, thanks guys. Awesome adventures.
I have mixed feeling here... Is it really how you 'off road' or is it just beating the crap out of your truck? I feel like you should avoid scraping, bounching and slapping chassis. But either way, that's some cool terrain, trails and lines!
I remember watching this video just before I bought my ‘21 TRD off road 4runner..glad I did 👍. I was with my wife the other night and we had to turn around in a farmers field..didn’t know the ground was as soft as it was and it sank down a bit in 2wd..she freaked out because we just ordered a pizza from a really good place that was out of town and we had to wait for our order so we went for a drive. Not only are we out of town away from our 13 and 8 year old girls but there’s the pizza as well. Now she can’t say shit about my monthly payment and I’m glad I got mine when I did because they are not getting cheaper. 💙🇨🇦
I know these 4runners are solid, but these videos definitely convinced me to order a new runner vs a 'slightly' used ones. Lol. Besides, with the crazy used car market, a new one without dealer markup are cheaper than used ones with 50k miles. Have a 22 ORP w KDSS on order now. Hopefully will get delivered by late Jan/early Feb.
Want to hear something weird I had a dream last night one of my friends had my truck and pealed the stickers off. Then I see your comment when I woke up. Then I’m at my shop and another friend stops by and walks over and starts picking at the stickers. 🙄
My toyota 4 runner is easily the best investment ive made in my life in terms of a car... They're realiable, cheap to fix, practical, and can take you all kinds of places 😅
Haven't done any performance mods or traveling since we've been dealing with some family health concerns. Looking forward to getting my lift and tires and hitting the road. You're channel goes to show you don't need the $1-5K in bumpers (or fancy spare tire carrier), $1000+ winch, $1000+ roof rack, or the $2000 wheels to get out there and tear the F out of the trails! Always enjoy your off-roading videos; keep 'em coming!
I have really enjoyed your videos. A few months ago, I bought a very clean, low mileage 2018 4Runner TRD OFF ROAD PREMIUM. I've owned a couple of other Toyota 4X4s in the past. I found them both (1968 FJ40 & 1986 pick up) to be very tough, capable off roaders. So far, I've found the 4Runner as capable, if not more so, as the other Toyotas I've owned. I really like it. I've been off roading for 50+ years and have owned most any 4X4 you can think of. This 4Runner I rate as the 'overall' best one. Some others have been marginally better in one respect or another. But, the 4Runner does everything very well. From daily driver to highway travel to mild and hard 4X4 trails, it's great. I put an Eibach three inch leveling lift on it for better ground clearance and that's made a big difference. I have several more projects in mind for it. I believe the first one will be some good rock sliders. Anyway, just wanted to say how much I enjoy your content.
Thank you so much for the nice comment! I have a classic car dealership and have had a FJ 40, a few Series’s 80 and 100’s and a bunch of jeeps I’ve played with. I would also agree the 4Runner hands down is the best we’ll rounded off-roader. Absolutely love it. Congrats on the new rig!
@@jimerinrose6235 I know you do your own thing, but I love the style this guy has for showing how to let the car do the work. He explains how the settings work and what he expects. Also how he's approaching. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-gfkASbzjHG4.html
You rock Jim! No pun intended. Wish I could get out on the trail more. These T4R off roads are capable beyond most people's capacity to drive them. Awesome year!
I love to see a mildly built rig do pretty much everything a super expensive build trucks do, my TRD off road Tacoma have pretty much same specs as your build and she’s a beast
Very enjoyable videos, great job! My 21 trd offroad has at least one thing in common with you we both have same kind of D-ring, seems like not a bad start.
Thanks! If you go to my channel I have videos from each location. That video was just a year review. Congrats on the new truck! You’re going to love it. I’m at 180k miles with a hard life and no signs of giving up!😉👍
@@jimerinrose6235 Nice! Yeah, Toyotas are bullet proof. Had a '99 Taco and a '17 Tundra TRD Pro before this but the 4Runner suits my needs better. Great channel! Subbed!
How has the alignment and steering rack pinion held up? I prefer older/dumber solid front axles and steering boxes over IFS and rack&pinion. However it looks like Toyota might built a front end half decent and tough enough to make me consider a 4Runner. I grew up in the coal mines of Virginia and my family beat the font ends off IFS trucks all the time. Later in life I traveled a little bit and got to see what Afghanistan "roads" did to most IFS vehicles. Best part was listening to my coworker complaining about having to constantly to alignments on his Ford Raptor everytime he hit a pothole while back stateside. However if you've been sending that 4Runner down the trails like this for about 110,000 miles over 4 years then you probably found where the weak spots if any. The 5th gen 4Runner is at the top of my list for purchase here in the next few months.
I’m at 136k now probably 3-4 alignments. Seam to hold pretty good even though the alignment retaining tabs are broken off. Goes straight as an arrow and tires wear pretty flat. Weak spot is control arm bushings. They don’t completely fail just get soft and have too much play. They start clunking, I’m on my third set. The rest of the front end is original. You are right my 17 ram dually has solid front axle. Grated it doesn’t go off road much but it has 200k all original front end even the shocks! I have really beat the 4Runner. Pretty much every repair was because of how I use it. Lots of seals fail from mud and sand. With normal use I think it’s one of the most reliable vehicles you can buy. I’m also super impressed by my Ram/Cummins. It hauls heavy 100% of the time for my business and doesn’t quit. If your looking for a good rig I’d recommend either one.
Awesome 4Runner! How often are you using the rear locker in these clips? I just got an SR5 and while I love the vehicle, I'm wondering how much I skipped out on by not getting a locking rear diff from the factory.
Hi Jim/Erin - I really like your channel. Straightforward and great fun! I bought my 2021 4Runner in December last year but have yet to rig it up yet. We lost a family member this year so I have not had time to focus on the set up of the vehicle. I like your set up a lot. It's simple and no fuss and gets the job done. One thing I'm hung up on is whether to get wheel spacers or just get new wheels. You have the stock wheels and I like them as well. Do you use wheel spacers and if so what size? Thank you Jim and Erin. Keep up the great content!!!
Hi I love the video there is no music I can hear the road and the sounds of the tires, can you please make a video of how you use multi train crowd control and all off-road goodies that the Toyota 4 runner haswill be very interesting I see your very experience in offloading and if you can I’ll would be really appreciate it thank you so much
Thanks so much. To be honest I don’t use the gadgets that much anymore. Mostly 4 low and turn on Atrac and the rear lockers on rock climbs. I played with them when I first got the truck and didn’t notice much difference. The MTS is basically controlling the amounts of wheel spin. Less on rock and more in mud. They all kick off around 7mph.
@@jimerinrose6235 Thank you . I need to experiment with my runner in 4low. but i was concerned about going too fast in it, but seeing how fast and easy you did it assures me that the 4l is plenty fast and capable.
Love your videos! Do provide a list where you guys offroad in this video. I just bought '21 trd off road premium (kids grew/goodbye minivan) with kdss/Pro roof rack. We will definitely travel again through our United States of America but now will do more offroad. Do you have a lift? What size of tires do you use? they look like BF KO2s Great job!
Thanks!😉👍 If you go to my channel I also have videos of each individual trail. I also have a mods video here ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zrtd5qsXDbQ.html
4runner has more power and better handling. It's also a better size for the trails we run. That said I really do like series 80 Land Cruisers. My friend is still driving my old one. Probably close to 300k on it, it's also tough as nails.
Lol Yes, bullet proof. The only issue is the rear main seal. The deep water crossings and mud holes get sand/ mud packed around it. Eventually causing it to leak. I had two replaced under warranty and just did one out off warranty. A good friend of mine replaced it the last time and he siliconed up the housing. 🤞
Jim and Erin, you both crushed it this year! Best off road videos I ever see! I just bought my Toyota 4Runner 2021 TRD Pro in Lunar Rock and can’t wait to take it off roading and hit the trails. You truly show the capabilities of the 5th Gen 4Runner! Also what lift do you have on the front and the back? And what kind of Suspension and Shocks? 🙌 🏜 🛻
Thank you so much! We really appreciate the nice comment. Congrats on the new rig, love Lunar Rock! I have a 3inch lift OME Shock and springs. We have a full mods video on our site if you would like to check it out. ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-Zrtd5qsXDbQ.html thanks again!😉👍
@@jimerinrose6235 because of the video you have presented, everyone knows we all do this kind of thing to four wheel drives but no one’s wants to see it being done to a vehicle they intend to purchase, remember this word, “camouflage” is the key when trying to sell a very used vehicle
well if you keep driving like this without properly building your truck you will break it, my 18 4runner will run circles around you, what you need is a bag of luck
