Alice - 2021 4Runner Venture Edition

[Advtres]

Good thought on upgrading the rack. My suggestion is based on hitting an unseen stump and bending my tie rod with 32's.Also the web is full of Tacomas and 4Runners breaking stock tie rods doing what I would consider moderate trails. I agree with the "Keep a spare" but Toyota overkills their rack assembly. If I damage the rack, that's the least of my worries.


I don't recall if Toyota puts a cooler on the power steering. That was always one of my upgrades on my rock rigs.

How much fab work is involved in swapping to the Tundra rack?

Yikes so far I have been lucky - only bent the spindle - same kinda deal, rock at the top of a ridge that dipped to the left... Never saw it.
I have run 275s and 285s, and now the 315s... knowing now there is more risk of bending delicate bits, and the only thing delicate now on the rig is the tie-rods ( eg see post above on the side panel)

Have thought about the cooler, we will see if it is really a need this summer... same way I decided on the trans cooler.

Fab work for the 4Runner may not be the heavy lifting, not something I would do myself, more all the fiddly bits to get back in.

 

[smritte]

I forgot to add in, do you have the tool for the inner tie rod? Its a tube that slides over to unscrew it. Its not something your going to do in the field without it.