Well, with my mother being against firearms it'll probably end up being a present to myself lol.

As for the brakes....

09/29/2011 Tundra 231mm Brake Swap
Went pretty straight forward. For as major of an upgrade it is, it's very easy. They wont fit the lc80 wheels so either grinding or a spacer is required. Not wanting to grind, I chose to buy wheel spacers. Also after thinking about it, I realized if I ever have a blow out on the front, my spare wont clear! That would be a big problem. I highly advise those that change their front brakes to go ahead and do a full fr/rr brake bleed. Starting the farthest from the MBC and working towards it.

NICE!

Hey ARK, are those discs from a Tundra as well?

Yes, I used a 2006 Tundra for reference.

Can you guess what this is?! Here's a hint, they're a relentless persuit of perfection




Update coming soon...

I forgot to update this..

I got a really good deal on some LX450 wheels a few weeks ago. Found them on ebay and the guy was asking way too much. When they ended I messaged him and shot him an offer, $400 shipped. He accepted and by the end of the week they were here. Cleaned them up and slapped 'em on.





That is all (for now)

good find! a nice early Christmas present for the ride

Sure was.. I like them a lot better than the LC80s.

Another update.. I un-lazied myself and got a couple things done tonight. I had bought some 1/4" spacers to fix the sag from all the armor up front. Didn't take too long. I don't know how but I'm measuring almost an inch more of clearance?? +/- 1/8th or so.

Driver Before


Driver After


Passenger Before


Passenger After


I measured from center of hub to bottom of fender. I'm not griping about getting an inch more from it, just didn't think that would be possible from a 1/4" spacer.

I also finally finished up my paracord steering wheel wrap. I think it turned out well for a first time attempt. It's pretty sturdy.





So what's next you might ask? I haven no idea.. Going out to the offroad park this weekend. Hope to get some decent shots

Nice work with the steering wheel. What size spacers did you use to clear the Tundra brakes? Are your tires sticking out past the limited flares at all since the spacers? I'm picking up a set of LX rims myself and will be doing the Tundra brakes in the next year.

You might be able to get away with a 1/4" wheel spacer if you go with the 199mm calipers but with the 231mm you need bigger. So I just went ahead and ordered 1.25" spacers. They do stick out past but not by much.

Yeah I might try to get some 1" spacers to keep them under the flares and tighter to the body when that time comes. Thanks and the 4runner is looking awesome with the new wheels and stance.

Lets see the inside roll bar!

Yea, 1" or 1.25" keeps it pretty close. Anymore and it would stick out just enough to throw debris against the side of the truck. I think 35s are gonna give me a challenge.

Well I don't have it in currently but here's an older pic... I gotta finish fabbing the mounts.

Looking good ARKRWLR! I do like the LX450 wheels on your rig with it's color combo.

SCRunner: As per the Tundra brakes (199mm) and LC wheels. I have a 1/4" spacer and they clear the 199's just fine. The 231's will not clear though... FYI

My battery took its last breath today, unexpectedly. Figured I'd do it right the first time and bought a DieHard Platinum (P-5, Group 35). I've been hearing more bad than good with the Optima batteries within the last year so didn't want to risk it. These seem plenty beefy though! Probably add a Blue Sea blade fuse block soon for my extras (and future extras).

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