Link to my current 04' Tundra Build:
http://www.expeditionportal.com/foru...of-Compromises
Link to my old Lexus LX450 build:
http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-te...m-cruiser.html
The 4Runner is now SOLD. Thanks for all the feedback, knowledge, and inspiration from all of the members on here. This is a great community to be a part of and I will always be poking around here.
20120301-IMG_1069.jpg by
RickaShay24, on Flickr
A few of my "important" threads, lol:
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http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-ge...cs-thread.html
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Rickashay's Projector Retrofit Thread
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http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-ge...eadlights.html
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Rickashay's Sleeping Platform
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http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-ge...lc-review.html
Mods
Suspension:
- Front: TRD Tundra Coils with Tundra Bilstein 5100's
- Rear: LC 8 wraps with Tundra Bilstein 5100's
- Toytec Diff. drop and Panhard Drop (welded in)
- Deleted f/r sway bars
Armor/Recovery:
- Outdoorlogic Front Bumper
- CBI Hybrid rear bumper
- TJM Stealth 9000 winch w/synthetic line
- Stubbs HD-SKO sliders
- Lotus Development LCAM skids
- Budbuilt IFS and Belly skid
- All Pro (FJ Cruiser) Lower shock mount skids
- All Pro (FJ Cruiser) E-Locker skid
Lighting:
- LS460 Bi-Xenon Projector Retrofit
- Amber Morimoto xB Angel Eyes (additional turn signals)
- Tinted clear corners and amber LED's
- Rear hatch LED's -->
98 SR5 - The "Dirt Duster" build
- Under hood work LED's
- LED gauge/instrument panel swap
- LED interior/exterior bulb swap
Drivetrain/Wheels/Tires:
- E-locker retrofit
- Factory 4.30 gears
- 285/75/16 Mickey Thompson MTZ's
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SCS F-5 Wheels (16x8, 4.5" BS, 0" offset) - A BIG thanks to SCS for hooking me up with a semi-sponsorship and these killer wheels!
Performance
- Tundra 199mm Calipers
- Crown extended stainless steel brake lines F+R
- B&M Tranny Cooler
- Energy Poly Steering rack bushings
- TRD Cat-back exhaust
- TRD Throttle body "O" gasket
Other:
- Whitson Metalworks Full Length Roof Rack w/plexi wind faring
- iPad GPS using RAM mounts
- Thule MOAB roof basket
- Quick Fist mounts on basket for shovel and axe
- Extended rear diff. and e-locker breathers
- Pinch weld mod -->
98 SR5 - The "Dirt Duster" build
- Custom removable rear window screen -->
98 SR5 - The "Dirt Duster" build
- Sleeping Platform
- Blue Sea Fuse block w/custom mount
- Satoshi grille mod
- Tacoma Whip mod
- 8 Speaker Energy stereo w/Alpine ida-x100 deck
- Trimmed rear pinch welds
- Lotsa Toyota replacement parts!
Mods to come
- LED Lightbar
- Light Racing UCA's
In the Beginning....
Hey... it's March Mustache Madness so why not?! lol
Anyways, I have been looking to get a 3rd gen T4R for some time. I recently decided to post my 95 Toyota Pickup up for sale on a whim and see the kind of interest it attracted. To my surprise it was sold for full asking price only a few days later, which lead me to my new 98 T4R.
A photo of the old rig:
And the new one:
I love the increase in power from the 3.0L to the 3.4L!! I was hoping for a limited with the E-Locker but this will suffice. Plus it has factory 4.30 gears so swapping an elocker wont be too bad. I even like the colour, its going to look BA with my new wheels.
Mods to come:
- B&M tranny cooler (in the mail)
- LED instrument panel (in the mail)
- Tundra 199mm Brakes
- general maintenance
- Addicted Offroad Sliders
- 265/75/16 MTZ's or MTR-K's on my black LC80 wheels
- Projector Retrofit
Stay Tuned.