Recent content by antighboatye

"Prepare to cry"? Give me a break. If your appreciation for things automotive is limited to bolting on a lift and plasti-dipping the shit out of your 4Runner, then you're only doing yourself a disservice. This lifted vs. lowered debate is high school parking lot BS. I'd be willing to bet that...

Yeah, unfortunately being a hit and run, there was no insurance company to deal with. Still got an eye out for the POS though. :uzi:

Here's a couple pics of the jeep from the last time I went wheeling with a friend of mine. There's not a ton of diverse terrain here in NW Florida, but we try to make use of what we have.

So here she sits: I pulled the front bumper and straightened the fender as best I could, and during the down time, put a 1.5" spacer lift on it. I have the parts for the rear bearings on order, and have a shop lined up to do the work. Once I get the axles back in I'll change the diff fluid...

And here is where the build gets hairy. I had noticed a slight squeal coming from the passenger side rear brake, so I set out to pull the drum and see what I could find. I had never messed with drum brakes much, but figured I could handle it. When I removed the drum, this is what I found...

As you can see from the pics above, the tires were pretty worn. They were some 31x10.50x15 Spector all terrains that looked like a hybrid of the BFG ATs and General Grabber AT2s. They were probably a decent tire at some point, but were so worn they were about 28.5" tall(!) and provided very...

I plan to paint the front and rear bumper black, and the wheels to match. I had a friend photoshop a couple pics so I could see what it will look like and I like the look. The passenger side rear bumper end has a decent size dent in it, so I ordered a paintable replacement end off of ebay...

I really enjoy listening to all kinds of music in my vehicles, and have really missed having decent audio in my Jeep. I replaced the factory head unit with a Sony CDX-GT350MP and the front door speakers with Polk DB651s speakers. I will eventually add an amp for the front speakers, but the head...

Well, I figured it was time to introduce myself and start a thread documenting my "build", which is less of a build and more of just an attempt to make the 4Runner my own. I bought it in July 2012 with 206,000 miles on it for $3000. I have a 2004 Jeep TJ that has been my DD since I bought it in...

My 4Runner got creamed sitting in my driverway so I'm looking for a complete bumper for a 3rd gen. Let me know what you have. I'm in NW FL.

Does anyone have the specs somewhere for the positioning of the ABS and retainers rings? I'm aware they shouldn't be bottomed out, but I didn't see anywhere that said where they should be, other than "measure where they are before you take the old ones off". This method isn't very reassuring.