Originally Posted by cblock406

Haha, what up man! There are a few of us from BFC on here lol I went through a bunch of BS getting rid of the play in mine but ultimately it was well worth it. Hit me up if you have any specific questions.

Thanks!
Based on the threads I've read I'll be able to knock out the play in the steering shaft tomorrow after mowing the yard and before it gets too hot outside.

One of these days, I'll make a build thread for my Runner. But then it's actually a project and not just daily transport to work...
#slipperyslope

[mesooohoppy]

wow, i just went through your build thread and the attention to detail is fantastic. my buddy has a 98 and saw my 99 center console and told me he wished he had the 99 center console; ill have to inform him we can retro fit it. glad you were able to fix what the crackheads broke/messed up. thats love! also diggin the wheels. 5 spokes are the best.

i also saw you bagged your BMW. thats cool to see other people here have such a different interest than 4runners. i just recently sold my factory manual sportdesign is300:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d04b4915_b.jpg

[cblock406]

Originally Posted by mesooohoppy

wow, i just went through your build thread and the attention to detail is fantastic. my buddy has a 98 and saw my 99 center console and told me he wished he had the 99 center console; ill have to inform him we can retro fit it. glad you were able to fix what the crackheads broke/messed up. thats love! also diggin the wheels. 5 spokes are the best.

i also saw you bagged your BMW. thats cool to see other people here have such a different interest than 4runners. i just recently sold my factory manual sportdesign is300:
https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/...d04b4915_b.jpg

Thanks! The center console retrofit is easy but make sure your buddy gets the Ebrake bracket with the console as it needs to be relocated.

Very cool IS300, always been a big fan of them.

No thread updates as I am still waiting on the SS1.2 kit.

[Dino460]

Hello, I’m new to this forum and new to working on Toyota. I’ve built and own sever older ford trucks in their 9th gen line. My girlfriend loves the 99-02 4Runner but especially the exterior look of the SR5. We can’t seem to find an SR5 in that year range that has all the interior extras she wants but I’m coming across quite a few limited trim models that do. My question is, would I be able to swap out the bumpers/grill from the limiteds painted set to the chrome set of an SR5 in the same year?
Thank you.

[Dodtbdm]

Just finished going through your thread and am impressed you held off modding for so long. I just picked up an 01 sr5 about a month ago and i've been doing some maintenance and trying to keep the mod bug away until the maintenance is done. Looking forward to the lift.

Originally Posted by Dino460

Hello, I’m new to this forum and new to working on Toyota. I’ve built and own sever older ford trucks in their 9th gen line. My girlfriend loves the 99-02 4Runner but especially the exterior look of the SR5. We can’t seem to find an SR5 in that year range that has all the interior extras she wants but I’m coming across quite a few limited trim models that do. My question is, would I be able to swap out the bumpers/grill from the limiteds painted set to the chrome set of an SR5 in the same year?
Thank you.

I have a 99 limited. The flares and cladding are held in place with bunches of holes in the body. The arches and rockers are manageable if you find SR5 flares, but the cladding requires filling a ton of holes in the doors. It can be done, but it's not an insignificant amount of work.

[cblock406]

Originally Posted by Dino460

Hello, I’m new to this forum and new to working on Toyota. I’ve built and own sever older ford trucks in their 9th gen line. My girlfriend loves the 99-02 4Runner but especially the exterior look of the SR5. We can’t seem to find an SR5 in that year range that has all the interior extras she wants but I’m coming across quite a few limited trim models that do. My question is, would I be able to swap out the bumpers/grill from the limiteds painted set to the chrome set of an SR5 in the same year?
Thank you.

I think it will be more time, effort, and money than it is worth. Limited's look better anyway ;)

Originally Posted by Dodtbdm

Just finished going through your thread and am impressed you held off modding for so long. I just picked up an 01 sr5 about a month ago and i've been doing some maintenance and trying to keep the mod bug away until the maintenance is done. Looking forward to the lift.

Thanks! Good luck with yours! Mine was/is mostly a daily so getting it reliable was key.

Originally Posted by chrisbalich

I have a 99 limited. The flares and cladding are held in place with bunches of holes in the body. The arches and rockers are manageable if you find SR5 flares, but the cladding requires filling a ton of holes in the doors. It can be done, but it's not an insignificant amount of work.

What Chris said.

Just waiting on a few more parts to trickle in before starting the suspension. Whiteline LCAB, extended sway bar endlinks, tie rods, steering rack bushings, LBJ bolts, hardware etc. are all on the way.

[cblock406]

10 months later and I am finally working on the suspension; I work slow

I figured I'm far enough in it to start documenting it now.

To recap, I'm installing the following:

-SS 1.2 Kit with 2.5 Radflo coilovers
-SPC UCA's and ball joints
-OEM LBJ's
-Whiteline Front LCA Bushings
-Whiteline Rear trailing arm bushings
-Energy suspension steering rack bushing
-Energy suspension sway bar bushings
-M Studt extended sway bar end links
-OEM OTR's

I think that about covers it. And sorry for all of crummy cell phone pictures.

First went about cutting off and pressing the UBJ's out.



I couldn't figure out how to get the snap ring on, so I drilled some small holes and used my snap ring pliers.



Uppers installed:



LBJ's were leaking and my driver side castle nut was hand tight, and I didn't even have to press out the ball joint. Scary Scary. I shouldn't have slacked off so long on replacing them.



LCA's out. Used a little jack to keep the axles propped up.



Used a bottle jack to get the bushings out and my press to get the new ones in:



Cleaned up and ready to go back in.



And I threw a new emblem in the front grill. Time to de-gold the back now.

[cblock406]

A little nicer looking than the 22 year old stock suspension.

[cblock406]

Weekend progress report (Did I mention I work slow? )

New Whiteline steering rack bushings and steering rack installed (not fully secured and torqued down in this picture):



Control arms back in, LBJ's installed, and got the diff drop in.



New tie rods, boot, sway bar and endlinks installed.



And I splurged and bought some Weathertech floor mats. Also ordered Savage Offroad skids Excited to finish and drive this again!



Edit*
Almost forgot, I changed my valve cover gaskets and half moons again using OEM gaskets. I've always had a leak on the passenger side after initially doing them. So far it seems to be completely leak free now. Took the opportunity to clean and degrease everything in the engine compartment and underneath.

[Ryance39]

:d ancin:
Looks good.

[Doc3g]

Mind giving the make and model of the ozone machine? I've been considering buying one of these but can never trust the reviews on amazon so I'd like to pick one up that I know someone else has used successfully in the past. We live on the gulf coast and my truck definitely gets a little rank after some trips to the beach with the boys

[cblock406]

Originally Posted by Ryance39

:d ancin:
Looks good.

Thanks, almost there! I'm getting tired of it taking up space and wife wants her garage spot back, so I'm motivated to get it done.

Originally Posted by Doc3g

Mind giving the make and model of the ozone machine? I've been considering buying one of these but can never trust the reviews on amazon so I'd like to pick one up that I know someone else has used successfully in the past. We live on the gulf coast and my truck definitely gets a little rank after some trips to the beach with the boys

This is the one. A word of caution, these Ozone machine's have their own unique smell that takes some time to dissipate.

Amazon.com: Enerzen Commercial Ozone Generator Industrial O3 Air Purifier Deodorizer Sterilizer, 6, 000mg - Silver: Kitchen & Dining

[phattyduck]

Originally Posted by cblock406

This is the one. A word of caution, these Ozone machine's have their own unique smell that takes some time to dissipate.

Amazon.com: Enerzen Commercial Ozone Generator Industrial O3 Air Purifier Deodorizer Sterilizer, 6, 000mg - Silver: Kitchen & Dining

Just don't use it too often, it ruins rubber components with time.

-Charlie

[cblock406]

I got my front end completely finished this weekend. I had the tie rods and sway bar left to install. Also went through and did a final torque of everything and greased the UBJ's.

So in this picture I have all of the following installed:
-SPC upper control arms and bushings
-SPC upper ball joints
-Whiteline LCA bushings
-OEM LBJ's and new bolts
-OEM OTR's
-Energy Suspension steering rack bushings
-Energy Suspension sway bar bushings
-Mstudt extended sway bar end links
-Radflo 2.5 coilovers

I'm not 100% confident I installed the sway bar end links correct. If @MStudt happens to see this, or anyone else that knows more than me, mind letting me know if they look correct? I feel like the bottom should be spaced out more.



I think the coilovers are cranked pretty high. I haven't messed with the height but I will when the rear is finished. The "Cali Lean" look.





And flipped it around in the garage last night and I am going to start the rear install this week.