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Not saying it's bad, but you could buy a GX460 rack for less than half of just getting the base Toyo one and not have to ream spindles. It just requires the two mounting holes to be drilled out a bit bigger.
The GX460 rack and tie rods are all bigger already, and when you order a rack from toyota/lexus you get new tie rods.
I used a 9/16 drill bit to open them up, and you want to buy two GX460/5th gen 4runner bolts and nuts to replace your old ones. The rest is direct bolt on. It's slightly harder to fit in as it's slightly bigger in most dimensions, but I did it in my driveway on jack stands without raising the motor.
If you want significantly stronger I think you have to look at doing a LC200 or Tundra rack. I don't really know the ins and outs there aside from more money and more things need changed.
Toyo also has a 5th gen rack with their LC tie rods that is another incremental improvement. I have heard a lot of people say only strengthening the ties rods a lot isn't the best idea as it will just move the failure to the rack, and at least a tie rod on the trail isn't that bad to do where a rack is bad (and who carries a spare rack.)