89T4runner's 2000 Silver Sport

[89T4runner]

Hi all, long time lurker here, but I figured I'd post a build up of my 4runner. It's (another) millennium silver 2000 sport with an elocker. I got it coming up on two years ago after I finished up my time at the local community college. I was moving away to go to finish up college and decided that I wanted something newer to drive than my 1989 first gen.

Toyotas have been a huge part of my life with my family always owning no less than four toyota trucks at any given time. Currently my dad has a 2006 4runner 4wd with an FJ cruiser rear elocker axle swap, my brother has a 2003 tundra TRD with dirt logic 2.5s and Icon AALs, and then my two toyotas make up the rest for now until one of us decide to get another.

Anyways back to my 2000. It was bone stock with 177k on the clock. I drove it that way for a few months while I slowly collected some parts for it. I ordered rear tundra 5100s, OME 890 rear springs, and bought some NIB fox 2.0 coilovers off of Craigslist for cheap.

Here it is after I got the suspension on

It stayed this way for a while with old tires stock wheels until I found a set of 265/75 KO2 with 9/32s left for 30 bucks

At some point I drove to Califabrications to pick up a TJM front bumper since my stock had a nice dent and crease in it

The next big thing was new wheels. I got a set of 16x8 atx ax202s (ax201s?) I forget the number.

I also adjusted the front coilovers to level it out a bit better. That's pretty much it for exterior mods. Interior wise I have an ultragauge set up with a spiker engineering mount which is one of my favorite mods to the truck. That's really it for interior wise for now lol

How she sits now

I'll post up later with my future mods and wishes.

Please post any thoughts and I'm open mod advice!!

Sent from my SM-G950U using Tapatalk

 

[89T4runner]

Over the last weekend I got my 4xinnovations sliders welded on. My girlfriend got these for me for Christmas so it was nice to finally have them on after sitting in the garage.

Anyways, so future plans with this rig is as follows

-315/75/16 tires (already bought)
-4.88 gears and ARB front locker (already have the ARB laying around)
-Roof rack and RTT (Sherpa is the rack I want)
-Drawer and fridge set up
-Rear 4xinnovations bumper/tire carrier
-Rear Fox shocks (input on which ones to go with would be great!)
-Supercharger (MAYBE)
-little bits here and there such as seat covers, GPS, CB radio, sound system, floor mats, blah blah blah

I'm in my last semester of college and I got a job lined up for when I graduate so for the next 5 months, I probably wont be able to knock of many of the big things on this list, but I plan to keep this truck for a long time as my wheeler/camping rig so once money becomes not so tight I hope to build a rig as nice as some of the other members on this forum, and maybe get together for some offroading with yall!

Thank you to whoever took the time to read!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[jasonh]

How do you like the ride on the Fox and Bilstein combo?

 

[89T4runner]

How do you like the ride on the Fox and Bilstein combo?

The Foxs ride like butter. The bilsteins and OME 890s ride decent, a little stiff with no weight. I can definitely tell the front is more controlled compared to the rear but when I have the truck loaded up with weight it feels a lot better. I'm hoping that when I get my rear bumper and tire carrier, it'll help make the rear more plush. But eventually I will make the switch to Foxs in all four corners.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[jasonh]

Good to know! Thanks!

 

[RunningForNow]

@OP: great looking truck so far, can’t wait to see your project as it progresses!

How do you like the TJM bumper? I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit. I like the price, and the only thing I would add to it is a grille guard on top. Do you know if that’s a feasible thing to do on that bumper? I know nothing about welding, so forgive me for the stupid question.

 

[89T4runner]

@OP: great looking truck so far, can’t wait to see your project as it progresses!



How do you like the TJM bumper? I’ve been thinking about it quite a bit. I like the price, and the only thing I would add to it is a grille guard on top. Do you know if that’s a feasible thing to do on that bumper? I know nothing about welding, so forgive me for the stupid question.

Thank you for the compliment!

I do really like the bumper. Mainly because of the price point. You can tell there is a difference between it and the more expensive bumpers out there but TJM does have the means for a high amount of R&D so the bumper is well engineered, fits well, and has a lot of adjustability for fitment. It comes powder coated so you don't have to worry about painting it as well. As far as I know, it's made of steel so you could weld anything you want to it, but I am no welder either. I had my buddy who is a CWI weld my sliders on.

Hope that helps your decision!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[89T4runner]

Did a thing today
today

Honestly, i think they're too big. They dont rub terribly, but with the lift I have, the wheel wells look stuffed. Ordered a set of 285/75/16 Duratracs to swap out. I'll come back to 315s when I get gears and adjust the lift some.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[89T4runner]

Got the duratracs mounted a couple weeks ago. Trimmed some plastic and no rub at just under 2 inches of lift. They will rub the pinch at flex so next time I have a garage space I'm gunna do some cleaning. Overall very happy with them. I honestly can hardly tell only a little difference in power. 4:30s turn them just fine for me. Ride quality is vastly improved over the 265 K02s.

Also replaced sway bar bushings and bought a detours tire carrier.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[ccurry0016]

Looks good


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

 

[89T4runner]

Looks good


Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thank you!

In case anyone cares about this information, I have JBA upper control arms and I'm running 3.7 degrees of caster on the driver's side and 3.9 on the passenger

I was thinking about bumping it up to 4 and 4.2 during my next alignment. Does anyone know if that would be worth it for some extra clearance or would the movement be fairly minuscule?

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[fixxor]

Very nice looking rig. I just ordered the same front bumper and was wondering when lights you have installed for the turn signals? Thanks.

 

[89T4runner]

Very nice looking rig. I just ordered the same front bumper and was wondering when lights you have installed for the turn signals? Thanks.

Thanks! I used the turn signals that tjm supplies with their bumper! Just spliced two wires each side.


Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[fixxor]

Awesome. didnt know it came with them. Thanks!

 

[89T4runner]

Broke out of quarantine to take the family on a quick drive down Old Latrobe Road. Got a little flexy on one part of the road.

Also changed the oil and installed some 6 1/2 speakers in the rear doors today. Best Buy had Kenwood KFC651s on sale for 37 bucks and with a mounting depth of 1.9 I figured they'd fit great.

I ordered some 5 1/4 speaker adapters off of Amazon and used the cutout on the back of th speaker box to trace where I need to enlarge the hole of the adapter.

I used a dremel with a cutoff wheel and cut along the circle.

I used two of the screws that hold the adapter down to also hold the speaker. The other two screws (adapter to door) I countersunk so the speaker would lay flat. Then I drilled two new holes for the speaker to adapter screws and put it all together.

I used a Metra speaker wire adapter so I didnt have to do any soldering. I did have to dremel a channel on the adapter plate for the wires so they wouldnt be pinched. All said and done it took maybe an hour and a half for both sides and everything clears with plenty of room! Suuuuuper easy to do as well!

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[89T4runner]

A bit of an update for the thread.

Spent memorial day at Moonrocks with friends! Towed my bike and all my camping gear over the Sierras with no issues and good tyranny temps. Didn't really do any wheeling just dirtbiking and riding in my buddy's rock lizard.

Managed to break the 1st gen out of the garage with the top off and take my girl out to the coast for a little day trip/date at our favorite crab shack.

After that, me and a buddy from work who has a 2020 tacoma TRDOR went on a trip to Cow Mountain

This trip finished off my cv boots so I replaced them with some napa new not remaned axles after spending weeks trying to get a set of import direct extended travel axles from oriellys that werent damaged during shipping.

Last thing, after waiting 8 weeks my 4xinnovations bumper finally arrived and I just dropped it off today at the powdercoaters! I'm matching it to TJMs factory powdercoat ( black with a little bit of texture). I should have it back in 2 weeks so I'll update this thread once I get it installed.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[Greaser]

Nice build! I've got the same truck and I'm just getting started with the fun stuff (OME's/Bilstiens/Ko2 265/75's) after doing mostly maintenance and repairs for the past year. Question: how much did the bumper change your ride height up front or could you adjust the Fox coilovers to compensate?

 

[89T4runner]

Nice build! I've got the same truck and I'm just getting started with the fun stuff (OME's/Bilstiens/Ko2 265/75's) after doing mostly maintenance and repairs for the past year. Question: how much did the bumper change your ride height up front or could you adjust the Fox coilovers to compensate?

It dropped it maybe half an inch but I adjusted the coilovers to make up for it. Im planning on switching to Fox 2.5s when I get a winch though, the 2.0s I don't think will keep up with the weight.

Sent from my SM-G965U using Tapatalk

 

[jmm0056]

looks good

 

[raKnizek]

Careful with the parts-store CVs if you do anything too extreme. Ive heard of the splines breaking inside the front diff which can be a challenge to remove.