First 4Runner Build Thread/Intro SR5 4WD lots of pics!!

[Nathana92]

nathan's 2003 SR5 4WD build

Modifications

Appearance:
Plasti Dip'd Front Grille
Rustoleum Gloss Black Wheels
Rustoleum Gloss White Stock Skids
DDM 35w 6000K Low Beams
30" Hanma Light Bar (Combo)w/ OEM Rocker Switch
2 Dually Floods
CustomDevilHorns

Interior
Wet Okole Seat covers with Toyota Emblem
JL Sub and Amp

Performance
TRD Headers and Custom Y-Pipe
Magnaflow universal muffler dumped in front of Axle
Koolblue high flow air filter
Slee SS Brake Lines
Custom Rear Sway Bar Links

Armor
ARB Bull Deluxe Bull Bar
CBI Rear Buper
BudBuilt
Kurtfab Diff Brace
4Xinnovations Sliders w/ kickout
AllPro Lower Links

Suspension and Tires:
-Front= OME 2885
-Rear= ToyTec SuperFlex
Billstein 5100's
SpiderTrax wheel spacers
Customish Sway Bar Links
285 75 16 Cooper STT mud tires


DAY 1

urban crawlin

finished the lift at 4 am

Yesterday

 

[chris360hawks]

Sick runner man!! You didn't mess around with the mods. You must have a team of elves helping you.

 

[Nathana92]

Bvorr

So she lost her street runner virginity at Brazos Valley Off Road Ranch. Pretty scary but it did bad ass.

 

[SUP3RJEFF]

Great truck man!

 

[Nathana92]

Thanks Man!

 

[chris360hawks]

You must hang out with a bunch of yota brahs.

 

[krupnation]

I really like the white / gray cladding combo. Runner looks sick!

 

[jimithing]

That's a crazy good deal on those BFG KO's. Are those from a buddy or did you go to a used tire shop? I'd be afraid to buy used tires from someone I didn't know.

 

[Burl]

Wow, quite the transformation in so little time. Takes me forever to do one little thing! It looks great, a far cry from the dealership photos.

 

[Nathana92]

I really like the white / gray cladding combo. Runner looks sick!

Thanks man I have never liked the cladding on the runners except this one. It's also awesome off road cause it doesn't chip when you hit rocks like paint does!

 

[Nathana92]

That's a crazy good deal on those BFG KO's. Are those from a buddy or did you go to a used tire shop? I'd be afraid to buy used tires from someone I didn't know.

I have a buddy who works at Discount and he got me these as take offs out the back door. He went over them and told me there were good to go so I mounted them mean time until the funds allow for new KM2's

 

[deedst4r]

This looks absolutely amazing. I seriously can not stop looking at these pictures. Good job!

How is the alignment? do you still have stock UCA's?

 

[Nathana92]

This looks absolutely amazing. I seriously can not stop looking at these pictures. Good job!

How is the alignment? do you still have stock UCA's?

Thanks bud! The alignment isn't to spec but it drives straight. My mechanic had to spend some time on it. Yeah the upper control arm are stock.

 

[Nathana92]

Yota keg stand. Would have gotten up on the second one of the house wasn't in the way!

 

[Nathana92]

Updates

OEM Fog Light Switch

KC Light Mount

Sliders

Peaking Billsteins, I love those things

My wheels need to be resprayed. I took the rig to BVORR and it was a bit sloppy from recent rain and the paint was still wet so the they have a cracked finish

I think I may re-spray both the wheels and sliders in more of a stain finish? anyone have any paint suggestions or opinions on if that would look good?

 

[Nathana92]

Plasti Dip'd Emblems

not perfect but good enough for now...can't decide if I'm gonna pull em off and actually paint them or not. Most likely if I pull them off they'll never go back on.

 

[Nathana92]

Installed the lower links today. Took about 10 minutes per side. Can't believe how bad it was bent.

 

[AleksV]

Sweet ride. what's the size of the deck plate mod?

 

[Nathana92]

Sweet ride. what's the size of the deck plate mod?

It's a 4" deck plate. I used a hole saw to drill the hole and then snips to make it large enough to fit the outer ring of the deck plate, then loctited the **** out of it to make a good seal.

 

[AleksV]

It's a 4" deck plate. I used a hole saw to drill the hole and then snips to make it large enough to fit the outer ring of the deck plate, then loctited the **** out of it to make a good seal.

I had this done to my 3rd gen with a 5.5", didn't realize people were doing it on the 4th gen as well. I'll probably look into it as its a cheap mod.