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Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,181
Real Name: Ron
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Senior Member
Join Date: Dec 2015
Location: Colorado
Posts: 1,181
Real Name: Ron
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Good tires (you can fit 33x10.50x15's on there with minimal or no rubbing) and good driving will get you a long way. The 2nd gen 4runner is a pretty capable offroad vehicle right out of the box - good ground clearance, short wheelbase, narrow, good low gears.
That being said, the 2nd gen IFS doesn't have a lot of travel, so my biggest problem was deep diagonal water breaks across an uphill stretch of trail. The suspension would get crossed up, a wheel on opposite corners would lift, and I would stop moving.
I solved that by putting the Aussie locker in the front. Completely eliminates that issue, and the truck will pretty much go anywhere now. I think a locker is a better solution than the SAS, plus it's an easier mod. The SAS will reduce the wheel lift problem, but won't eliminate it. The locker will make wheel lift irrelevant.
But, I too would first encourage you to run the truck as is and explore its limitations based on your needs. It may well do everything you want.
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2006 Sport Edition, V8, 206K miles, 2.5/1.5" OME lift, SPC adjustable UCA's, 255/75/17 BFG KO2's load range C @ 40psi. Regeared diffs to 4.30, with TrueTrac in rear.
1994 SR5, V6, 5-spd, Aussie locker front, Aisin manual hubs, Truetrac rear, 33/10.50/15 BFG KO's, stock suspension, OBA (Viair 400C), Front Range Offroad twin stick, 225K miles. Dual 2.28 transfer cases, for a 90:1 crawl ratio.
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