Unfortunately I sold the 04 back in 11 when I bought the LC 200, I remember vaguely I had to drill 2 new holes, don’t recall if I had to bend any lips...good luck!
Yes, drilled one new hole, scrapped the existing mounting brackets, and bend it back it bit by leveraging it on a step and placing your weight on it...make it fit.
yes, i found the thread, here is the relevant stats for the 6 vs. the 8:
OK folks.. you asked for it.
I am copying and pasting my original post made over 6 months ago. To reply to those who want the numbers, these are no lies. I grew up in a racing family and this was the only way to settle...
Interesting, JBA looked at my rig 2 years ago and said it was impossible due to the limited space between the heads and pre-cats, I talked with R&D and owner with the hood popped. I'd be interested in seeing this.
I just put 285/65/18 BFG AT's, they are 33" tire and look great. The ride is surprisingly still smooth and quite as well, here is link to the specs:
http://www.bfgoodrichtires.com/assets/pdf/all_terrain_ta_kd.pdf
Good Luck!
actually, it's a great RIGHT in the US, not a privledge....the right to drive your 4runner might be a privledge, depending on the state your in, just to set the record straight ;):