Styer's - 2015 4Runner SR5 Build Thread

[Styer]

This weekend I went to the SFWDA meet and ride in Alabama at Choccolocco Mountain off road park. We had some great weather for the weekend! Little cold at night for some ha! I rode along with the easy group seeing as I had never been to an off road park before.

Was able to take some pictures of other vehicles in the group but didn't get any of mine really. Here's a few that came out nice. May post more once I get a chance to go through all of what I took.

And then a couple pictures of my vehicle that one of the other riders in our group took.

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[Styer]

Had my SCS SR8s installed this morning at Discount Tire. They gave me a scare for a second saying the lug nut set was one short. Come to find out it was still in the bottom of the bag the lug nuts came in. Silly techs. I probably spent two months trying to decide on the perfect wheels. The last two weeks of that it came down to trying to decide between the SCS Stealth 6 or the SR8s. Eventually the SR8s won me over because they were two-tone. Didn't really want solid black or solid gunmetal wheels. I felt the two tone would be perfect for the Mag Gray 4Runner. After installing them, I don't think I could be happier! Now though I'm starting to think the new wheels are making the stock size Cooper tires look small.

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[SSF556]

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[Styer]

Finally found time today to install the dif breather mod. I originally installed it just in the jack compartment but decided I was being lazy and then moved it outside to where the fuel fill cap is. I like it much better this way not worrying if I will or won't ever have smells coming into the cabin from my dif. I did run into one slight issue. I originally pulled and drilled the wrong hole plug and am now faced with ordering a replacement.

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[Styer]

Recieved my C4 Fabrication Rock Sliders way back on Monday 12/7 but I was out of the country all week. Plan was this weekend to get them painted on Saturday. Let them cure overnight and install them about mid day on Sunday. Everything went to plan and was easy as could be.


Bare steel sliders after being cleaned with mineral spirits.

Bare steel sliders after being cleaned with mineral spirits.

Here is the Rust-Oleum Self Etching metal primer I used. Three cans total of this got me two good full coats on each slider.

After two coats of primer. Ready for some topcoats. Can't tell in the picture but it goes on kind of an olive drab green color which makes it easy to tell where you have already sprayed compared to a gray primer.

And you always have to give some credit where credit is due! #C4 Fabrications with the excellent work.

Used good old Rust-Oleum Profesional High Performance Enamel Flat Black spray paint in the big can for my final coats. Four cans total of this stuff netted me three full coats on each slider with just a little left over for touch ups.

First topcoat of flat black in the works.

Finished after three top coats of flat black.

Then on Sunday I was able to get the sliders installed. This was tricky though as my buddies were tied up till later in the day and my wife had recently hurt her back. So being impatient after waiting all week, I figured I would just install them by myself but I would have to devise a way to do so. It was actually pretty easy using just three jack stands. I placed one at either end of the slider under the support square tubes and one under the outermost round tube. Then I just walked them slowly under the body of the car. Once they were under the car it was easy to lift the jack stands one at a time until the sliders were just about at the right height. Then install the four corner bolts, remove the jack stands and you are then free to install the rest of the needed attachment bolts.

get in there real good

ALL DONE! Nice close up!

Man they look good! These things are beefy and I don't doubt they will hold up to anything you could throw at them.

 

[Styer]

Got tired of my stock size Cooper AT3s and have been itching to upgrade to 33s ever since installing my lift. Got a crazy good deal on some 285/70r17 Cooper S/T MAXXs so I went ahead and ordered a set of 5. Hope to have them here and installed by the end of the weekend.

If anyone is interested I'll be selling my 265/70r17 P rated AT3s which have roughly only 10k miles on them.

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[Pound_Sand]

Let us know how you like the Maxxs. I've heard great things.

 

[Styer]

Let us know how you like the Maxxs. I've heard great things.

Really thought I was gonna buy KO2s this next time around but found MAXXs in the pie cutter 255/80r17 for $184 but they weren't in stock and haggled a good deal then on the 285s which is probably the size I really wanted but didn't want to shell out for.

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[Styer]

This past Monday, a week ago, I got the green light to finally order my 33s. No I hadn't worn out my Coopers yet. Though since I had lifted the vehicle something about the 265s just didn't look right. So This past Monday I called up DTD and haggled a great deal on the S/T MAXXs in 285. I had been wanting to go with the KO2s but had read a lot of good stuff about the S/T MAXXs and figued I'd give them a try. I was originally looking at them in the 255/80r17 size but they were back ordered with an unknown delivery date so I settled on the 285/70r17. Well the tires arrived Wednesday, the 30th, morning and I was at DT later that day to have them installed. I have to say I am really happy with the look and ride of the tires for being so aggressive. I have yet to be able to test their traction though. I'll update that later. For now here is one picture I snapped with my phone and I will try and get more up later.

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[Stay Wild Outdoors]

The wheels look great. How is the road noise on the ST Maxxs?

 

[bkg]

What do you think of the 4.0 with the new tires? Think it's bad with 265's unless above 2500 rpms, so curious with the 285's...

 

[Styer]

What do you think of the 4.0 with the new tires? Think it's bad with 265's unless above 2500 rpms, so curious with the 285's...

I never thought it was bad with 265s. Guess its all relative to what you have driven before and your expectations. H=R-E happiness equals reality minus expectations. Before the 4Runner I had a subaru with a four cylinder that I had to thrash to feel like I was getting any power out of it. The 4Runner in comparison is great. It may be ever so slightly less responsive with 285s but I don't mind it. I also mostly drive 2 lane back roads to and from work.

The wheels look great. How is the road noise on the ST Maxxs?

I say its not bad at all. Slightly louder than the AT3s but I hardly notice it. It is slightly louder when in a bend or corner. But not bothersome at all. We'll see how it goes as tread wears down.

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[Stay Wild Outdoors]

Have you had a chance to test them in any snow?

 

[Styer]

Have you had a chance to test them in any snow?

Sorry no, no snow here in Tennessee or anywhere close even. Barely had the tires on even a week. Need to get them off road soon.

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[JduRunner]

Have you had a chance to test them in any snow?

Ive had the ST Maxx for the last two years on my 4th gen in 255/80r17. I have been very impressed with their wet traction and snow traction, off road traction is amazing too. Easily on par with the BFG and its 3 peak snowflake rating. In the world of hybrid AT/MT tires I think that they are best in class, a far tougher tire than the Duratrac. Be good about your alignment and rotations, I slacked a bit and they are starting to sing a little. The only thing I noticed is they are a bit less stable on dirt roads at speed but that may be due to them being a narrower tire.