Hey everybody!
I wasn't really interested in making a "Build Thread", but I'm hoping to start going on a bunch of runs with my 4x4 club (sonsofthunder4x4.com), and thought I would share some of the events from the runs on here!
I'll try to keep the mod section up to date, but will mostly be adding photos and videos as I get to explore the Southern California 4x4 world.
It started as a 2005 Limited 4WD v8 4Runner with 131k. Serviced at the local dealership every 5k miles (+/- 100 miles) according to the Toyota owners website.
MODS:
Suspension, Wheels, Tires:
Icon 2.5 Extended Travel Remote Reservoir Coilovers
Total Chaos 1" Uniball Upper Control Arms
MetalTech LT Standard Duty 2" Lift Coils
Daystar 1.5" Rear Spacers
MetalTech/Icon 2.0 VS LT Rear Shocks
2011 8-hole FJ Cruiser Wheels (5)
265/70R17 Nitto Terra Grapplers (E-load)
Cargo Carrying and Storage:
Custom 2-drawer Cargo Box beneath rear shelf
Gobi Rack with Axe/Shovel Mount and incorporated Ratcheting Tie-Downs
Gobi Ladder
Communication:
Cobra 29LTD Classic CB Radio
HighGear Noise Canceling CB Microphone
4' k40 Superflex CB Antenna
"Performance":
HCF Delete
TRD Air Filter
And now for some "build pictures".....
The day my wife and I picked her up in April 2012, ready to tow a 20' box trailer across the country so I could start a new PhD program:
Then we decided to stay in Southern California for my new PhD program and went on a 3 month camping vacation before the program started.
I got it up on an OME medium duty lift and the Nitto Terras right around Christmas/My Birthday time last year. I also convinced the wife to let me get a Gobi Rack after the day we found out we were having a baby boy, I got so excited that I drove into a parking garage with my bike on the roof...
Then we went on our first snow run with the Sons of Thunder club.
The OME was far too rough for the baby when he came in the spring, so I went back to stock height for a few months while I saved up for the Icon/MetalTech/Total Chaos lift. It is unbelievably nicer that the OME lift; and it looks pretty.
The back seemed to be sagging a bit under the weight of my dog Mosby and the cargo drawers and would hit the bumpstops even on minor road irregularities, so I added a set of rear Daystar 1.5" spacers and cranked the fronts up about 3/4".
And this is how she stands now:
I'll continue to update this post with mods, and will add trail run pictures and videos in following postings. Feel free to add any comments or ask any questions you have!