i should be getting mine in the next couple weeks. got them from 4xinnovations. maybe we can get them put on at the same time. how much do they charge?

Great start! Keep us posted on your progress

They quoted $350 to fish plate the frame and weld everything up. Mine are just the base sliders without the legs welded on.

Thats not too bad considering its about 4-6 hours worth of work.

Thanks.
Working on the head gaskets right now. Need to find a way to lock out the motor to break the crankshaft pully bolt loose to get the timing belt changed.
Being that its an auto I can't just lock it out by putting it in gear like all the other motors i have delt with....
Any ideas?

Dang. Try to find a shop that charges a flat fee for sliders. I had mine welded for $75 out the door.

Oh and the Runner looks great. Dig the old P/U too. Liked the color scheme.

I think that's the most poorly executed wiring job I've ever seen!! Hopefully that's the only part of the truck's wiring that they messed with.

Kudos to you on the fix, THIS is how wiring SHOULD look. Clean, organized, and well insulated with solid connections.

I really like the polished Racelines. I thought about getting those exact same wheels for my '97. Seeing them on your rig gives me a good idea of what they would have looked like, and they would have looked good!

Keep up the good work, sir!

Well since there is no lock out tool that I was able to find for the crank pully bolt... I made a simple one of my own





Worked awesome without any deflection. I inserted the bolted into the open holes on the crank pully, and rotated the bar around untill it was pinned against the drivers side frame rail. Put my 3 1/2 ft jack handle over my 1/2" breaker bar and gave it a nice steady pull. Popped it free with no sweat. now I just need a 250ft/lb torque wrench to get it torqued to spec when I reinstall it.

Should be able to get the heads pulled this weekend and hopefully start getting things back together before Monday.

do i see a shakedown trip in the near future???

Thanks BigFish.

As far as I can tell, that is all that was messed with. Best part though was the main power lead for the amp that was ran under the cab, ziptied to the fuel lines, and ran through a hole in the trunk floor with the only rub protection being a couple wraps of electrical tape around where it came through the drilled hole......

Ya it was a big issue waiting to happen.... Now it is ran through the cab under the door trim and paneling... The way it should be.

Ya the polished renegades were always a first choice. Awesome clean looking wheel that really makes the paint scheme pop at a very decent price.

Looking forward to one bud.

Need to get the sliders on first before I take it out with the limited ground clearance. Haven't decided whether I'm going to install the 2.5" daystar kit right now or not.

I need to get mine on to. are you going with a spacer lift?

Already have it hahaha. Picked it up from a fellow .org member last week. It will tie me over till the swap happens with the 3 linked tons.

ohh i was gonna say!! that sounds like it will be fun

Hey 130 shipped for a lift to clear tires, and gain some breakover clearance. Ill take it haha.

It will be 3 linked front and rear on 2.5" remote resi 14 or 16" SAW's up front with 12" 2.5 SAW shocks in the rear with some lift springs. I have my 38x14.5x16 toyo MT's on hutchinson border patrol double beadlocks sitting and waiting. 97 F350 D60 and 14 bolt just need to be finished up. Lock for the front and rear diff setup (5.38's and Detroit).

Should be a very capable setup once its finished up.

For now I just want to get the armor taken care of and wheel it till i can afford the swap. If I can rock the 305's no lift I will probably just stick with this setup and sell the Daystar kit.

Couple shots of the wheels and tires.





Rolled up next to the 06 (I was thinking of throwing the axles under that one before)



Lots of plans coming but working on planning a wedding right now with the fiance and trying to get some debt paid down it may be a little while. Trying to get the 06 paid off by the end of the year too.

that white 4runner is sick! you got long travel on that one?