now THAT is one happy looking dog! Great picture!

wife bought me new tires for christmas so I finally got to mount my trd pro wheels!

tires are 255/80/17

Did you use F30 seats? I read through that entire thread and the Reddit thread that inspired it and came away with the conclusion of it being simpler (better aligned mounting points) to use F30 (or F32) seats over E90s. Am I correct with that? Re mounting feet, the Reddit OP dude was talking about making and selling mounting bracket sets to eliminate the need for retaining the 4runner mounting feet and to gain a bit more headroom:

3rd gen. Upgraded my F30 seats to F32 seats : 4Runner

I've yet to ping him; but I don't see any updates on that.

Looks fantastic btw!

Yup, F30 seats (forget the specific car) based entirely on those same posts. The mounting feet are a PITA to deal with, being both riveted (easy to remove with good drill bits) and spot welded (I used a cold-chisel and just beat them into submission, then straightened them back out with more BFH blows and my bench vice/anvil). They do come off and work to secure the new seat in place though.

I'd completely forgotten that he said he might do the feet, I bought the seats months ago and have just been letting them collect dust in my storage. I'm not particularly happy with the rear outside mount, it's something I'll likely address, but in a 1-off kinda way. Probably not anytime soon either, my wife brought home another stray so I've been told to focus on that in the coming months ('66 Beetle). Her used car lot is getting close to needing another mechanic to help me out...

clean install - looks great!- I suffer the same antenna issue - unlike you (where I guess the signal prompt does not exist with the new HU) however I cannot figure out how to make my antenna go up ONLY when I want radio on my aftermarket Kenwood Excelon KDC X998. Forum search continues.

Shortly after painted my 5 star OEMS I got a maaaajjjjooor hookup. I got this brand new in boxes Boyd Coddington 17x9 w/ Toyo Open Country radials 285/70r/17 with 60% tread left. All for FREE. My cousin called me and said meet me at the tire shop I’m getting new tires and you can have my Boyd’s that have been sitting in my garage for 2 years. I never got up so quick to the tire shop I went haha. So stoked looks so much better and fills in the fender flares!

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A week ago my starter began to click with no spin. Had to turn the key several times before it would start. 4 days later it got to the point that it just wouldn't start. Thursday after work I pulled the starter(after watching tim's video), what a pain in the a**. I pulled the wheel, the brake line and the transmission dip stick tube. I did not have to remove the exhaust bracket.The plunger and hot contact were in bad shape. My local Toyota stealer wanted $92.00 for contacts and plunger. Nope, too much. I ordered a plunger and contact kit from Victory Lap on Amazon for $17.00. It arrived at 8:30 this morning. 2 hours later it was installed and started right up. Next project, valve cover gaskets. They started leaking on the exhaust about 2 months ago, judging from the black caked on oil it's been leaking for a while.

Wow, that looks great. I don't think I've seen a 3rd Gen with a snorkle before. And the TRD Pro wheels are a perfect compliment. Are you getting any tire rub?

thanks!

very minor tire rub and only at the front on turn/compression on the inner fender liner and plastic portion of the front bumper. it doesn't bother me much and will massage things eventually to where it doesn't rub on its own. plus I plan on removing the plastic on the front bumper and just running the metal portion.

Nearly finished separating the frame from the body...
New (well, not rotted) frame coming soon

Today I decided to upgrade my jack. went from an Autozone Duralast 3 ton jack (up to 20") to a Harbor Freight Daytona 3 ton Low Profile Jack (up to 24.5")



old jack is up for sale

what is the point of a low profile jack for a 4runner? even at stock height my main jack was almost maxed out when the tire was an inch or two off the ground. since ive installed my 3" lift and 33s, i have to use a large piece of wood sandwiched in between the frame and the jack to get it high enough to get my tires off the ground. luckily the jackstands i have are tall enough, but theyre just about maxed out as well.

Most people own more than 1 vehicle.... It's the "universal fit" option. You're not going to be lifting a low car with a "standard" jack unless you're driving up on something first, so why not buy once for all possible needs?

Oddly enough, the Low Profile jack actually goes higher than the regular Daytona Jack. 1.5 full inches higher i think. I un-boxed both of them in the store and jacked them up next to each other just to be sure.

I'm on a 3" lift with 33's and this jack gets the front wheels off the ground about 2" or so. definitely worth it for me.

yes i am; and a standard jack is all i have used over the years. i have built a couple of 'slammed' cars in the past, this being my last one before i bought my 4runner:
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the trick being a 'ramp' of 2 2x4s cut at a 45 degree angle and staggered. when i tried a low profile jack at a friends house, it wouldn't fit without the same ramps. when i was looking at jacks 10 years ago i believe the low profile jacks i had didnt have the load capacity or the height the regular jacks did (i dont remember which it was). glad to see i will have better options once i am in the market for one.
wow, i looked breifly on HF's site until i couldnt tell what was what and it looks like you are correct. its the long reach model (which makes sense since the arm is longer). as stated above, when i was looking for jacks 10ish years ago, the low profile ones either didnt have a great weight load or get that high in the air. i dont remember which one. glad to see this has changed.

just so we are clear, you are talking about the long reach one, right?