Recent content by paulforeman02

I know this is an old post, but I found it hard to find good photos before installing. Granted, it's not that hard, but I have some photos and steps. Step #0: Remove the front bumper Step #1: Remove the front bumper crash Bar (4 nuts inside the frame) Step #2: Install the winch mount to the...

4th Gen Rear Link Bushings - RUBBER I didn't want poly bushings since they can squeak. I realize rear link replacements with new bushing are pretty cheap (RockAuto, especially. MOOG, Mevotech, etc). But I still wanted to try to replace the bushings. I literally measured the dimensions and...

Forever_Student Howdy - No snow data for you - I have a 2nd set of wheels and tires that I run in the winter (Bridgestone Blizzaks, which are bomb in the snow) and I put them on before the snow storm last week. Nokian makes good snow tires. I have Nokian snow tires on my BMW 335xi and...

Hi all - I have searched and haven't found much on these tires. (Maybe the search doesn't work because "all terrain" and "rocky mountain" gets used a lot of other places...) I took a chance on the Discount Tire house-brand tires. They're called "All Terrain" and the brand is "Rocky...

Adding "update build thread" to (y)our list of things to do on your 4runner.

I definitely understand your concern. Although for what it's worth, I've see plenty of people running the Roofnest or similar on the factory rack. I've had my Roofnest Falcon installed on the 4Runner for a while too and it didn't cause any problems. The FLD racks are nice though! You looked...

Pretty sure "a few weeks" was like 4 months? At least it felt like it every time I tripped over it or had to move it around by myself. Hehe.

Clarkson! - the first picture I posted is the setup I used. The floor jack is holding up the coil spacer. The ball joint is already 1/2 way out in that picture. I just hammered straight onto the ball joint head. Once it got out about half way, I just used the ball peen side of the 3 lb...

I'm not sure if you're asking me or the person who posted after me... but I'll chime in anyways. I had X-reas and ditched it. It's a better ride now. Very small rub on front mudflaps at full lock. Trimmed the a bit and now no more rubbing. I didn't even take the off, just cut a small...

The install is SUPER simple. When you remove the rear plastic covers of the OEM rails, the factory cross bars slide right out. No disassembly required. To install the ones I built, I just slide them into the back of the OEM rails, just like the factory ones came out. Material cost per...

Extruded Aluminum Flush Mount Rails Reviving an old thread here, but in the case anyone else comes digging for ideas. This is long (sorry) but mostly pictures. With aluminum rack options on the rise (Prinsu Designs and Sherpa Equipment Company type racks out there), I wanted to make something...

Yess! Let's see those engine bay mounting plates!

Very possible on the cam bolts, etc. I had a special circumstance where it seems the previous owner slid into a curb (I'm in Colorado) with the wheels fully locked to the side. This accident actually bent the cam bolt and broke off one of the alignment tabs. I had a specialty Toyota shop cut...

Actually pretty easy... I realize this thread is getting old, but I just did both ball joints in an afternoon. Did them on our 04 V8 4Runner with 165,000 on it. My old Honda Accords all had press fit ball joints and we did them all the time when I was in high school. Seems like the ball...

I personally just put some brand new (<5000 miles) REAR 5th gen springs on my 2004 4Runner V8. I gained about 1/2" of lift or so. They do have 1x more coil wraps than the 4th gen ones I had. Driving, they feel much stiffer, but that may be due to the old ones being worn out a bit (160,000...