Recent content by snorto

Taking your rig to an empty parking lot and purposely slipping around is critical to becoming a capable winter driver in my opinion! You need to become familiar with the way your vehicle handles when it loses traction and you need to practice recovering from such situations. Otherwise you'll...

Thanks for the discussion folks. To answer a couple of questions - sure I've driven through my fair share of mud puddles and likely splashed water up over the hubs, but nothing too deep. The rig is my daily driver and I probably drive a bit on the aggressive side. I take it wheeling a couple...

Lately I've been noticing some extra tire noise (or at least I thought it was tire noise) and when my rig was in the shop last week the tech said my wheel bearings a trashed. He brought me out to see for myself and sure enough, the whole wheel rocks back and forth quite a bit. Today I had a...

Yeah - I have some pics posted here: Spidertrax & Cornfed before & after

For what it's worth, I've got some installed on my rig and I like the look. There are several pics <a href="http://www.toyota-4runner.org/showthread.php?s=&threadid=24800"> on this thread</a> for your viewing pleasure...

I guess mine are probably the 1.25" ones. I'm not sure what "hub centric" vs "wheel & hub centric" means, but the WHS-007 ones say they're for late model Toyotas (which yours is). If all else fails, you could always <a href="http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl/sc.5/.f"> contact them</A> and ask.

Tough call. I don't think the Spidertrax are overpriced. $100 a pair seems to be similar to what other comparable spacers are going for. Also comparable to the cost of a spacer lift kit. Wheel spacers seem to have a somewhat sketchy reputation with some folks and quality is obviously...

OK - here's the finished product: * Cornfed 3" Lift ($250) * SpiderTrax 1" Wheel Spacers ($200) * BFG A/T 265/75/16 Tires ($750) I'm very happy with the results... <img src="http://www.toyota-4runner.org/gallery/data/500/8411Tires_Head-On-med.jpg?4381"> <img...

The main goal is simply looks. Though a wider stance does have some benefit in terms of stability. Perhaps wider rims would be a better choice but they don't come cheap.

The wife got me some new toys for Christmas! Installed the http://www.spidertrax.com/s.nl/sc.2/category.169/.f this afternoon and they make a very nice (but subtle) difference in the look. Also extremely easy to install - about as difficult as rotating the tires. Speaking of tires, the BFGs...

You're all wrong! :D The stock tires on my rig are 265/70/16. I'd like to go as big and aggro as possible without making major modifications. A little trimming is OK I guess but I don't want to be chopping off huge pieces of bumper. To be perfectly honest, it's more about the look than...

It's a Westin modular brush guard.

Yup - 3 inches in front and 2 in back. Not a radical lift, but makes it look a little sportier and gives me room for bigger tires.

Alright - here's the fruits of yesterday's labors: <img src=http://www.toyota-4runner.org/gallery/data/500/8411Lift2-web-med.jpg?7092> <img...

Nevermind - I managed to figure it out after an hour or two of head-scratching. Ended up using the floor jack to raise the control arm as high as it would go and then threaded the coilover in from above. After that, it was just a matter of pushing/prying/wrestling the coilover into place...