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Like others have said, really depends on the level of offroading one plans to do. If people plan to rock crawl at all steel over aluminum is a must. My 2 cents Rock sliders: One of my first purchases, sliders are a must. Front skid: Stock skids provide good enough protection for most, mine took...

Looks like he is talking about the splash guards that block off the wheel well and the engine compartment. They can be reinstalled with just poking a few holes where the resi clamps mount. I believe Bilstein's instructions show where exactly. Hope your son has a blast with the 8112/8100s. I...

What a beautiful sight Pismo is, definitely have to make a trip out there one day. How crowded was it out there for you guys?

Welcome, great choice in suspension, love thos BP51s they ride like butter!

Welcome and congrats on finding one with the V8, those are becoming so rare nowadays to find one not beat to hell

Basic checks, making sure wheels are still torqued, tire pressure isn't leaking at all. I also clean my air filter since my port is pretty exposed as of right now.

Congrats on getting yours, hope you have fun out there! If you have any suspension questions or what not feel free to send a message my way!

Yup Marlin Crawler is awesome too, seeing their Tacoma at King of the Hammers was super cool. The only thing about them is, correct me if I am wrong, but they no longer sell prebuilt kits anymore. Would have to buy all the parts and piece them together

Right on, always a smart move to stay within the budget. If you haven't already you should also check out Northwest Fab's crawl box. I here a lot of good things about their set up as well.

Congrats on the new machine, I see you don't waste any time with the modifications, have fun out there!

Welcome welcome, with all those miles its a good thing you got a 4runner! If you have any suspension questions feel free to send a DM!

That would depend on your driving style and what stage Elka kit you would be going for. If its from 5100 to the 2.0 Elkas its probably not worth the upgrade, but if you are gonna do some harsher/fast paced wheeling upgrading to a 2.5 body and resi could be worth the upgrade

Thanks for posting that info for us brother, Stellar is def super knowledgeable so its great to see what they had to say about it, labor prices don't seem too bad on it either, hopefully by the time my rig is ready for the low low TrailGear might have a 4runner specific kit ready :pray:

Yup the 36-281824 would be their 1.5" lift spring. 36-281817 would be their 1" in our experience the rear of the 4runners sit about a 1" higher in the rear so if you want to be about level with 2" in the front I would go with the 36-281817

Yup most of the time most people won't even need diff drops, in this case definitely not needed. The only real few things to worry about on rear lifts is how much rake you want and travel length of the shock if going with a longer rear spring