5th GEN Toyota 4runner Mod you hope you never have to use! 

FYI those aren't recovery points, they're tie downs for transporting the truck. Lot of information out there why they shouldn't be used as such.

Viking dude. You are the perfect spokesman for the 4Runner. Both have attitudes. It's not bragging unless you are lying. Long live the 4 Runner.

The TRD exhaust is super sweet. Thanks for another great video

Bro, I am totally switching over to a TRD Exhaust and adding the recovery point. Never knew about that! You give some great tips man. Thank you!

Your 4Runner looks and sounds great 👌🏼 I want that trd exhaust on my 16’ Trail now!

Wife was coming from a v8 suv to her 2019 4Runner. So yup did the TRD Intake and exhaust first thing. Now looking at the Banks pedal monster. Thanks for all you do!

Safety tip for you and your family...watch out for that extension on the trailer hitch when walking around your 4R...it will bust up your shin really bad if you forget it's there and walk into it!!! It won't feel good!

Awesome channel . It sounds great love your 4Runner. You should buy “3m cavity wax” with the 360 applicator wand kit. Spray it into all the holes on your frame give it a nice coating from front to back. It works very good and prevents/stops rust. Believe me we use it every day in the collision repair industry after repairing a vehicle to preserve our work.

I paint all my exhaust systems with Rustoleum BBQ flat black. Preserves really well.

I added the TRD exhaust and CAI last year on my 18 ORP. Love it! Also man… in New England the battle with rust! My frame is like new due to bi yearly applications of Woolwax and the only thing corroding is that infamous exhaust flange, the one after the Cat before the muffler. And how do you fix that OEM, new Cats. 🤦🏻‍♂️ But local junkyard said I could get a good amount for my old Cats. That helps. Keep up the great videos!

Two issues with the TRD exhaust: If you offroad, it is in a worse spot than the non-TRD exhaust (crushes exhaust tip when rolling off a rock with the passenger side rear wheel). But the worst part is the drone coming from the exhaust at interstate cruising speed rpm. Way louder in the cabin and not in a pleasant throaty way. Changes the feel inside the cab, at highway speed, for the worse. (Edit: Just saw your later video that you now find the TRD exhaust to drone too much on the highway and now don't recommend it. I agree. )

Very nice 🔥

I have a 2020 TRD Pro with the cat back exhaust. I added the passenger side recovery point as well. On the CB exhaust...I think it is supposed to give you a little better fuel economy and add some extra low end torque (I don't remember the exact specs on it). I also noticed that with the rear seats in the normal position (seat backs up) it's a little more quiet than with the rear seats in the flat position (for carrying cargo/stuff). I do prefer the CB exhaust over the regular exhaust system. Good call...I think you'll be happy with it. (And having 3 recovery points versus 4 always bugged me...I just knew if I needed recovery it would be needed on the rear passenger side...Murphy's Law is still in effect).

So close to 4.50K subs!

Your garage looks like mine! I have a Sebring Silver AP1 S2000 and a 2019 ORP 4runner as a daily

Little did I know… when I was upgrading the exhaust on ours… the stock one was rusted and I’m glad it was the only rusted thing under it. Great excuse for an upgrade and it’s a Flowmaster FlowFX, loud and obnoxious, the way my wife likes it. 🤣

Also if you are towing that boat I should send you the airbag setup we did. Towing our camper their was a bit of sag. But not no more. Plus it did not make the ride stiff when empty

wow I don't miss that rust... I'm from your neck of the woods but been in SoCal for over 10 years... we had a 95 camry with 300k miles with zero rust...

I would treat the rusts with some form of product like woolwax.

The receiver hitch shackle is a "recovery point". The loop that you call recovery point is a "tie down" point. It will work for a gentle tug, but if you are really stuck, that tie down will fail. It is not WLL (Working Load Limit) rated.

Throw it in sport on the transmission and step on it 😉. The sound is something else.

I feel if the exhaust is to the side you’ll get less exhaust smell with the rear window down.

Found your channel a few weeks ago and just catching up on your vids. Love em I'm very interested in picking up a 4Runner as I plan to drive it for the next 10-15 years trouble free since Toyota has a reputation as such. question: what do you feel about KROWN style (oil drip) rustproofing these vehicles. I'm in Toronto so we get a lot of snow, but more so, we use a lot of salt on the roads...

Awesome toyota channel!

Damn, I didn’t know about the second recovery point. I might need to buy a pro exhaust.

My FJ Cruiser has the factory TRD exhaust. I also highly recommend it. 👍🏻 P.S. now I have to go check to see if I can add a recovery point on my FJ. 😏

I have a '21 TRD pro and love it... except for the DRONING! It drives me CRAZY. Is there a simple, not too expensive, fix for this? Can I simply replace the muffler with a non-pro muffler but keep the TRD tail pipe? Any help suggestions would be appreciated. (great channel, btw!)

My 4runner came with a TRD exhaust. I like it but my wife does not. She says it’s to loud. …. and the she thinks the neighbors are staring whenever she drives through the neighborhood..

How is the "drone sound "? I am considering it but have heard alot of people not liking it. I wish I could hear one in person.

Will the TRD performance exhaust for a 2020-2023 4Runner fit on a 2018 4Runner TRD off road?

Those aren’t recovery points, they’re tie down points for shipping. You can get lucky when using them for recovery but they can, and will, snap off during the recovery and cause more problems. Just a heads up.

@VikingsGarage I have a used trd sport muffler for my 2015 lifted Scion xB. It keeps nice and sharp and more oem look. But I made it a little louder but more enjoyable to drive, so I have oem resonator delete and replace and weld with 23” 2.5” cherrybomb glasspack. And it sounds way nicer and how a trd cat-back exhaust should sound like it came as a factory. Now I want to go more. And now I get two options with my own vision for custom exhaust built. Either stick to trd, but I want to make a custom 2.5” exhaust. And find another exhaust tip with the embossed trd plate that’s welded on the double wall exhaust tip, and make it more proper trd dual exhaust. Or should I go for a clean custom single right side exhaust, and to go more crazy. I’m gonna use the exhaust merge collector for more insane look of it? I’m stuck between the two lol. I’m a huge fan of trd. And also a fan of crazy built lol: So what do u prefer in ur opinion? Keep trd or go crazy?

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Former Exit 117 boy before retiring and moving to Florida...I own a 2001 Corvette and a DIY diagnostician but mainly do C5/C6 Corvettes diagnostics down here in the Sunshine State and while I was in Joisey....my daily driver is a 2016 4 Runner and I want to start scoping some circuits like injector and coil current, fuel pump do a and cam/crank correlation and other things...HOW the heck do you get to the ECU to do the cam/crank ??...forget about back probing at the CKP sensor...Alldata says the ECU is accessed by removing the lower IP Subassembly which is over 30 steps...WTH ??...looked like 4th gen you just removed the glovebox...and I just subscribed...if you ever need scope captures on your 5th Gen let me know....I don't know if you use a scope at the dealership ??...thanks and GREAT channel !!

Great excuse to replace the exhaust lol I would’ve done the same thing

I looked at that recover point $ 125 plus the bolts. It should be like $ 30 for everything

You bought it from ny? Just the reason of rust I would of spent the money and bout elsewhere. I’m from mass and the drifference of how much rust is caused from ma vs ny is crazy.

Love your channel! I have a 2016 Trail premium with only 8700 miles, but now you scare me, as I live in rust country Ma. I'm 65 years old, and don't need an extra project. If I sell it....what should I buy?

Where I live we don't have to worry about rust, I did buy a blazer that was from Pennsylvania, I ignored the car fax and where the car came from.....HUGE mistake! I will never buy a car from the east coast again. When I sold it I had a guy from New York want to buy it because he thought it was a Colorado car when I told him where the car originally came from that was deal killer. He says when he come to Co. he buys a car and sells it for twice as much in new York because they have no rust. And that 2015 even though it only had 600 mile that oil should have been changed at least 7 times by now...regardless of miles. My 2021 has 10k and I have change the oil 3 times and filter 2 times...You and I are a lot alike

Whered u get that t shirt Viking!?

I don't know why even the newest 2022 4runner trd pro doesn't have the passenger-side recovery hook on it, I thought somebody had stolen it, and I went to the dealer trying to order a new one, but this hook was so expensive! It cost $190 including two bolts. And I went to a junkyard found one on the 2005 4runner, and I paid $20 to get it, installed it.

I love the look and outside sound of my Pro's exhaust, but the drone on the highway ... good grief.

Which dealership do you work at if I may ask?

Adding up time (shop rate) and materials, are you ahead doing what you've done instead of getting a used TRD Pro to begin with? Granted, what you're doing might be more satisfying. Then again, it's time you could be spending with family.

Very nice Bro, i like it, maybe i will change mine too..👍👍👍👋👋✅✅💯💯😊😊😊

I have a 21' TRD Pro. TRD Pro factory exhaust. Still super quiet and boring in my opinion...

I went with the Gibson dual exhaust and the k&n air filter. Check out my channel for the sound. I also liked the dual tip look and less fumes coming in through the back window when its down

My guess for the 2015 is 250k

He's got a Honda S2000 lmao 😂 (Great car btw but Honda and sports cars just don't mix, not even the NSX even though it's a sexy ass car)

Sorry. WAY too many reports of it droning at freeway speeds. It adds a few horsepower that you will never feel or use in daily life. $800 is a lotta coin for 10hp gain. "Cool" factor for side exiting exhaust, that's about it.

You're a mechanic and not undercoating?

My OCD HATES that you missed that one spot on the inside of the hitch when you painted it 😭

Good Lord your frame is rusty!!!! Dude you need to scrape all the surface rust on your frame, then you need to coat the frame insider and out with surface shield lanolin oil based coating!!! Other wise your car is doomed