Thanks dude. Love the truck !
Check it! new family cruiser
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Well, got some news...
the 4runner developed a shimmy at around 60mph, the dealership ended up determining that the front right tire was defective (believe it was out of round) , and replaced it under warranty, after road forcing the wheels the shake is gone!
the 4runner developed a shimmy at around 60mph, the dealership ended up determining that the front right tire was defective (believe it was out of round) , and replaced it under warranty, after road forcing the wheels the shake is gone!
The 4Runner from the 3rd gen on has a tight (IE: precise) steering rack, and with the relatively large and heavy tires, any tire imbalance or uniformity issue is felt pretty easily. Glad you had a competent tech who could diagnose and fix the issue.
Yup, honestly thought they were gonna pull the "that's the way they all drive" excuse, but I'm glad the Toyota dealer and the techs actually fixed it!
Well at least they didn't see the post of you flexing on the curb and blame you for a bad tire.
Well you would probably be off roading more in a $500 beater! Nice truck though, once you get a few scratches it will be good for doing whatever. It is an interesting truck, we sort of thought about a used one instead of the Outback but mileage and hwy manners won out over the 4x4 capability. My wife cares not for paint so ours is getting some "patina" but whatever, the plan is to run it to where that is irrelevant.
Very nice truck congrats!
It’s all about perspective. It likely won’t really loosen up. 4runners/Tacoma’s are body on frame vehicles with tight suspension. It will stay that way for a long time.
That is effectively what this 4Runner is. A 2011 Port injected 4.0 lol.
Toyota's body-on-frame trucks are almost as old as the dinosaurs at this point and its pretty apparent when you drive them. My Lexus GX(based on the same frame as the 4Runner) is ok, but it was used and I wanted something that could tow and offroad a bit. I would NEVER buy a brand new Lexus GX for $60-70k. So many other vehicles I would rather have at that price point.
And honestly, I kinda regret getting the GX and not just coughing up the extra $$ for a Landcruiser or Lexus LX570
The 4Runner fills a unique niche being that its a BOF SUV with a solid axle. Only the Wrangler(and I guess the Bronco now) is in that same space and it can barely tow.
How long is it going to take you to hit 400k miles?
I can tell you right now that it would be an extremely long time for me. Like I might be a great grandfather by then, and I just turned 33
. I put 7500 miles on my F150 last year and did ~12 to 13k in my Lexus GX since Feb 2020 including the 1000 mile trip to drive it back from Kansas where I bought it.
Congrats very nice truck.. how come 5,000 mile OCIs? Do those engines have issues to worry about?
Our RAV4 XLE is a J VIN meaning Hecho en Japan
That’s a good looking tire. Got a shot of the tread?
Did you go with the LT “E” tires for puncture resistance on trails?
Yes. It's also a deeper (18/32nds), and a bit more aggressive tread than the P-rated tire in the same 'size'. With this midsize SUV over 5k lbs in weight with anyone driving it (it's over 4900 lbs just as it sits by itself), it's not so light that it rides harshly with properly inflated for road use, 10 ply rated tires. They are about 12 lbs more per tire, than the stock tires were. Everything is a tradeoff.
I’d kinda decided on the Toyo Open Country AT3 for ours (in the P-rated version), whenever we end up upgrading wheels.
Just from looking at the tread, it seems like the Geolandar might be a little bit quieter at highway speeds, due to the “5-rib” design. Also looks like it would be good at evacuating standing water.
