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How to install wheel spacers on a Toyota 4Runner correctly? Follow this step-by-step installation on a 2021 Toyota 4Runner with 30mm hub-centric wheel spacers, including hub cleaning, proper seating, torque procedures, and the final fitment result.

If you're installing wheel spacers on a 5th Gen 4Runner, this guide covers the key steps to check before putting the wheels back on. We'll show the actual installation process, explain why clean mounting surfaces matter, and discuss the torque and re-torque requirements you should verify for your specific setup.

⏱Time Chapters
00:00 What 30mm wheel spacers change on a 4Runner
00:17 Vehicle specs, spacer fitment, and tools
00:49 Wheel spacer installation step by step
02:19 Final fitment and installation result

📋2021 Toyota 4Runner Fitment Details
Vehicle: 2021 Toyota 4Runner
Wheel spacers: 30mm front and rear
Bolt pattern: 6x139.7
Center bore: 106.1mm
Thread specification: M12x1.5
Spacer material: Forged 6061-T6 aluminum

These are the specifications for the setup featured in this video. Always verify compatibility with your own model year, hub dimensions, wheels, and spacer hardware.

🔜Wheel Spacers Featured
BONOSS Forged Active Cooling Wheel Spacers for Toyota 4Runner
Product and fitment details:
https://www.bonoss.com/product/bonoss-forged-active-cooling-wheel-spacers-hubcentric-pcd6x139-76x5-5-cb106-al6061-t6-for-toyota-4runner-1996

💡Important Installation and Torque Notes
Use appropriately rated jack stands on a stable surface, follow the vehicle manufacturer's lifting points, and never work under a vehicle supported only by a jack.
Do not assume the spacer-to-hub fasteners and wheel lug nuts use the same torque specification. Follow the instructions for the exact spacer kit and vehicle, use a properly calibrated torque wrench, and tighten the hardware in the specified sequence.
Re-torque only as directed by the applicable manufacturer instructions. If you notice vibration, loose hardware, damaged threads, or improper seating, stop and inspect the installation before driving.

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Transcript
00:00This is what 30mm spacers do to a 2021 Forerunner.
00:04Stock, the wheels sat tucked inside the fenders.
00:07Today we're fixing that.
00:08Full install, every torque spec, and the one measurement most people skip.
00:13If you can rotate your own tires, you can do this.
00:16Let's go!
00:17The truck, 2021 Forerunner, black, all-terrain tires.
00:21The spacers, 30mm Bonas forged, front and rear.
00:25Fitment specs, so you can check yours.
00:296x139.7 bolt pattern, 106.1mm center bore, M12x1.5 thread, hub-centric, 6061T6 forged aluminum.
00:40Tools, a jack and jack stands, cross wrench, a torque wrench, rust remover, a wire wheel, and shop towels.
00:48That's the whole list.
00:49Before the truck goes up, crack the lug nuts loose with the wheels still on the ground.
00:54Star pattern, just break them free, don't remove them yet.
00:57Jack it up at the frame, and set a jack stand.
01:00Never work under a truck held up by a jack alone.
01:03Ever.
01:04Now the nuts come off, star pattern again, and pull the wheel.
01:08Two hands.
01:09These all-terrains are heavy.
01:10Clean the hub, and this is the one people skip.
01:13Rust remover.
01:14Wire wheel.
01:15Then wipe it down until the surface is bright and flat.
01:18Any rust or gunk left behind keeps the spacer from seating perfectly flat, and a spacer that
01:25isn't flat is a spacer that vibrates.
01:27Set the spacer on.
01:28It should slide over the hub lip and sit dead flush.
01:32No rocking.
01:33No gap.
01:34That hub-centric lip is doing the centering, not the studs.
01:37On go the grade 10 nuts that come with the kit.
01:40Thread them all on by hand first.
01:42Never start one with an impact gun.
01:44Torque them to 113 newton meters, star pattern.
01:48We'll back on, and then install the factory lug nuts.
01:51Torque the factory lugs to star pattern again.
01:54Stands out.
01:55Drop it down slow, and here's the step everyone forgets.
01:59Torque the factory lugs one more time with the full weight on the ground.
02:02Then repeat everything on the other three corners.
02:05Same process, three more times.
02:08Loosen.
02:09Lift.
02:09Clean.
02:10Seat.
02:11Torque.
02:12Wheel.
02:12Torque.
02:13Drop.
02:14Retorque.
02:14And that's all four.
02:16Every spacer seated flush.
02:18Every nut torqued to spec.
02:19And here's the result.
02:21Same truck.
02:22Same wheels.
02:2330 millimeters wider each side.
02:25Flush with the fenders.
02:26You can see the spacer sitting right between the hub and the wheel, exactly where it should be.
02:31Quick note, we actually tested 25 millimeters on the front first, and 30 looked better.
02:37Full comparison video is linked in the description.
02:40Last thing, and it's not optional.
02:42Retorque everything after the first 50 to 100 miles.
02:46Aluminum and steel settle.
02:48Five minutes.
02:49Driveway done.
02:50Questions about your specific setup, fitment, torque, tools?
02:54Drop them in the comments.
02:55We answer every one.
02:57If this got your truck looking right, hit like so more forerunner owners find it.

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