Recent content by Mountain Fun

That is so awesome and I'm glad you are enjoying it and making it your own. I miss the 4Runner but it just sat at the house all the time. I'm so happy you are using it for what it was built for. I went to the darkside and started a new project with a 1959 Jeep Willys CJ5.

Deck Plate Mod I decided to go ahead and try the deck plate mod on the truck. I actually bought the deck plate years ago but never installed it. It doesn't really make much of a difference in my opinion but the throttle does seem a little more responsive.

Fixing the speedometer on an SAS 3rd Gen 4Runner. There is a lot of incorrect information about how to fix the speedometer when you remove the rear Toyota axle on a 3rd Gen 4Runner. There is a lot of right ups on here about how to fix the problem but none of them are complete so I will try to...

Back to the differential shop. I took the truck out for a test drive and noticed a pretty loud gear wind out of the rear axle when I took my foot off of the accelerator. Like preload wasn't quite right. They were awesome and took the truck right back in. Turned out a pinion bearing had...

Getting the parking brake to work. ***Huge pain in the ass. For the parking brake I went with Lokar custom parking brake cables that I was going to somehow mount up to the factory handle. I mounted the bracket up in the rear driveshaft tunnel above the driveshaft. This was really the...

Installing the Dana60 and 44 under the truck. See ya Toyota axle. Dana60 in and perches welded in once I go the diff angle correct. Front axle is in now too. I scrapped the stock diff cover for a heavy duty welded cover. Install the 40" tires. It was a tight squeeze getting it out...

Dana60, Dana44HD rebuilt, knuckle machined, Willwood brakes. Got the axles home from the shop and began putting them back together. All new bearings, seals, brakes, and custom parking break cables (this was a huge pain in the ass). I wanted to use the Toyota parking brake handle with the...

I was able to snap a couple pics of the axles getting regeared in the shop. It took about 3 weeks to get them back witch was pretty stressful considering I had $900 in axles and about $3500 in parts (ARBs, gears, install kits) sitting there but I eventually got them back. I welded the front...

First step is to totally break down the axles. On an old junk yard axle everything needs to be stripped down and replaced. All the seals, bearings, and years of grime and mud. Once I break them down I will take them to the Differential Man to have the ARB's and 5:38 gears installed. I leave...

I got the green light from my wife to do some more upgrades. I decided to go full width with one ton axles and 40" tires. I did some research and the only axles that would work with the 32" spring width from the Waggy axle was either a 1978-79 Ford F250 or F350 axle combo. I searched and...

Sorry for slow responses, haven't checked on or updated the post in a while. I got most of the parts pretty quick, like a few weeks but this several years ago before COVID and all the steel shortages caused by the tariffs. The Waggy axle was from an 80s Wagoneer, not sure of the exact year.

I got it powder coated satin black. I also made a mount on the center the tire mount where I can put my license plate. Here is a pic of the 4xinnovation hinge. Well worth the $100. It also has a locking pin that locks the carrier in place when it's open. The last thing I did...

I spent a lot of time test fitting and measuring to make sure my mounts and drill holes would all line up before welding in the hinge cylinder. I was really worried I would screw up and either ruin the hinge or have to drill another 3x3. I know my weld was a little sloppy but I cleaned it up...

For my tire mount my buddy had an old twisted axle that I cut the end off. With a little grinding is slid right into the end of a 2x2 1/8" thick square tube. I am using 3x3 1/4" thick angle steel for the mounts to the bumper. Drilling the 1" hole through the one was a huge pain in the ass...

Swing out spare tire carrier for an Addicted Offroad Bumper I decided I wanted to build a swing out spare tire carrier to go on my addicted offroad bumper. The only concerns I had is that my bumper is welded to my frame and my rear shackle hanger is welded to the bumper so screwing up my...