Recent content by stivine6

Same boat. Reading too much on this forum... ended up going OEM lower ball joints with the bolts as well. Also milkshake fear too.. did the external tranny cooler. No more fear!

Hey guys, Is there anywhere in Canada that sells 3rd Gen 4runner off road style bumper? I know there's lots in the states but our currently currency plus shipping and import duties makes it difficult to justify the cost.

Junkyard or BushWacker is the way to go. New oem would need too costly. I went with bushwacker and body matched paint

Maintenance So since I've gotten my truck I've always thought it was pretty bad on gas. I decided I should take care of some maintenance stuff since this truck is 16 years old. I went ahead and ordered a few things off rockauto (excuse the horrible exchange rate we have) Did a lot of...

Tell me about it. Everything in Canada is generally more expensive. My car insurance is $400/month including my 4runner and protege. The housing market is insane, average detached and semi-detached homes here in Toronto are at least 800k. A 1 bedroom condo is now minimum 300k

I got new bearings for mines just in case. Was able to get oem parts for $500 and labour was $200 per side. So total job was $900 plus rear brake shoes

So it's that time of the year again where I store my protege again. Though this year I'm more excited because I have the 4runner which should be a blast in the snow! I went ahead today and got the truck undercoated. The shop did a great job with the oil spray

Badass I love it. Kind of what I'm going for right now

Is your rig lifted? One of my favourites

Small update Finished up the fender flares and installed the end caps plus rear spacers. Looks boss!! So much better than before. So happy I went this route

Thank you, they are steel wheels made by rtx. They can also be found from pro comp or soft 8s. Should look good on any 3rd Gen 4runner regardless of color. Just don't black your tailights and you'll have a nice balance.

Update Hey guys, So I'm still working on installing the flares (taking my time painting and making sure everything fits. I got all 4 flares on now and I'm just working on the end caps right now. I think overall this really changes the appearance of the truck! This is with all 4 flares...

Thanks man! If you go 265/75 you shouldn't get any rubbing at all. I'm getting some rubbing now because of the wheel spacers. This is primarily going to be my winter vehicle but I'm still going to take really good care of it and make sure no rust shows up. May do some mild off roading if I can...