Hello all,
New guy here, the handle is LuvDLions as in the Detroit Lions, my name is Justin and I just bought my 1st 4runner yesterday as a toy/vehicle for my newly licensed son (Ryan). Ryan is middle child, I have 2 daughters and a wife, so to all you single ladies, I am sorry. I work in the HVAC industry but don't know how to fix them, I just sell them, so if you want me to help, it may only get worse. I have wheeled all over the Big Bear area, Johnson Valley, Razor road, Afton Canyon, Giant Rock. Not an expert by any means, don't get me wrong, but I am not a total newb. Don't know if this is taboo, but I used to have XJ's, probably a half dozen all in all, maybe more, but decided to go with something with a frame. I am not into the heavy wheeling, I don't care for all that pucker factor. I prefer sight seeing and mild challenges with a little more speed. Gold Mountain is one of my favorites as well as Afton Canyon and I definitely want to do the Mojave Trail soon!!!
My (our) new ride is a 1993 4wd SR5 with 210k on it. The seller said it had a new trans, tires (stock), battery and a re-maned radiator. It is pretty clean body/interior for the age and for now. He He! IMO, it runs good (maybe a little less power than I would have thought), the seller said it "runs rough", the only thing I noticed was it started to idle rough and tried to stall, gave it a little gas and kept her running. He was told it was a bad head gasket, but I am not sure it isn't a clogged/bad injector. Not sure about these but i am sure if I troll around here enough someone else has commented on the same issue. Like I said earlier, I am not looking to hard core wheel or run baja, can't afford either anyway. I am thinking more expedition type setup. Thinking 2" OME, 33's (?) if they aren't to big, maybe 31's. Again, I am sure I can get more info on that here too. Maybe a roof rack, hi-lift, spare tire carrier, water/gas cans, shovels, lights, in the future. You get the idea.
Not sure if I left anything out or added to much, but that's about it for now. I will try to post some pics of the rig later. Look forward to meeting some of you soon!
New guy here, the handle is LuvDLions as in the Detroit Lions, my name is Justin and I just bought my 1st 4runner yesterday as a toy/vehicle for my newly licensed son (Ryan). Ryan is middle child, I have 2 daughters and a wife, so to all you single ladies, I am sorry. I work in the HVAC industry but don't know how to fix them, I just sell them, so if you want me to help, it may only get worse. I have wheeled all over the Big Bear area, Johnson Valley, Razor road, Afton Canyon, Giant Rock. Not an expert by any means, don't get me wrong, but I am not a total newb. Don't know if this is taboo, but I used to have XJ's, probably a half dozen all in all, maybe more, but decided to go with something with a frame. I am not into the heavy wheeling, I don't care for all that pucker factor. I prefer sight seeing and mild challenges with a little more speed. Gold Mountain is one of my favorites as well as Afton Canyon and I definitely want to do the Mojave Trail soon!!!
My (our) new ride is a 1993 4wd SR5 with 210k on it. The seller said it had a new trans, tires (stock), battery and a re-maned radiator. It is pretty clean body/interior for the age and for now. He He! IMO, it runs good (maybe a little less power than I would have thought), the seller said it "runs rough", the only thing I noticed was it started to idle rough and tried to stall, gave it a little gas and kept her running. He was told it was a bad head gasket, but I am not sure it isn't a clogged/bad injector. Not sure about these but i am sure if I troll around here enough someone else has commented on the same issue. Like I said earlier, I am not looking to hard core wheel or run baja, can't afford either anyway. I am thinking more expedition type setup. Thinking 2" OME, 33's (?) if they aren't to big, maybe 31's. Again, I am sure I can get more info on that here too. Maybe a roof rack, hi-lift, spare tire carrier, water/gas cans, shovels, lights, in the future. You get the idea.
Not sure if I left anything out or added to much, but that's about it for now. I will try to post some pics of the rig later. Look forward to meeting some of you soon!
