AssBurns 2000 Limited Build Thread

[AssBurns]

Alright so I did some measuring for my shocks today. I should get at least 4" more down travel than stock and be able to keep my stock up travel without running into any issues. I plan on running Bilstein 7100 12" Shocks with 255/70 Valving. They will be mounted outside the frame rails to help with dampening. I plan on getting new bump stops but not extended.
I'm just worried that 255/75 valving may be too much. Trying to find info on here isn't easy on that subject

 

[AssBurns]

Today I installed my front lift. Now I'm running Tundra Bilstein 5100's, Toytec/Eibach front coils, new coil isolators and Toytec 1" diff drop. Took me and my buddy about 2.5 hours to do the whole install. I had to rent a coil compressor to get the job done. I set the shocks at the lowest setting for now till I get my rear suspension finished. It's not too bad but still noticeable. Took measurements of the fender heights. Front is 39" from ground to fender, rear is 35.5" from ground to fender. Just waiting on the 7100's to be delivered which should be a couple weeks hopefully. The new suspension is stiff but in a really good way. I'm not running sway bars and the front end feels 10x better than it did before. After I finished the install I went up to a dirt field by my house that was housing pads that never got built on. The front end felt so nice! Now I can really notice how shitty my rear suspension is now. Bottoms out way to easy in the back! I can't wait for my shocks to come in to start the rear suspension. It flexes a little better now too.
Got a couple pics of some flex shots and a side shot

 

[AssBurns]

I noticed I was rubbing my UCA pretty much any time I was turning or when my front was close to full droop. I decided to shave them down about 3/4" and weld 3/16" plate where I shaved to brace it. It still rubs with the wheels turned at full droop but It doesn't rub when driving around town. I may shave them down even further so they don't rub at all but I was worried about the strength of the control arm if I shaved too much off. I forgot to take pics until after I finished welding but I managed to snap a few shots.
After welding

Finished grinding

All Painted

 

[AssBurns]

Had nothing to do yesterday afternoon so I took the family up to Big Bear on some offroad trails. Started in angelus oaks and took 1N54 (Clarks Grade) up to the trails on the south side of Big Bear lake then had dinner while we were up there. Found a couple spots to flex on.

Also I noticed my CV boots are torn so I ordered 2 new CV axles and new boots to fix the old ones and use them as trail spares. I also ordered the cheapest Monroe LC80 rear shocks I could find. They should be around $30 with my brothers discount (he is the purchasing manager for star auto parts). I plan on using them just for this weekend just to get my rear lift installed while I wait for my Bilstein 7100's to get delivered. My brother, dad, a few friends and myself plan on doing Dishpan Springs and Gold Mountain this Sunday and I don't want to do it with stock rear suspension especially loaded with tools and a cooler. If anyone wants to join feel free to come with. We gotta show these jeep guys that 4Runners are badass too

 

[AssBurns]

Today I replaced both of the front CV axles since the boots were leaking. I plan on cleaning and replacing the boots and using them as trail spares. Was pretty easy with this write up http://www.4x4wire.com/toyota/maintenance/cv_axle/ . Took about an hour and a half to do both sides. Next time will be a lot faster since I'll know how to do it already.
I also got some Monroe LC80 shocks and LC coils installed today. The shocks are a little stiffer than I wanted but these are only temporary for this weekend until my 7100's come in. Hopefully I can install everything next weekend. I plan on trying to sell them once I get the new shocks so if anyone wants to buy almost new shocks make me an offer.
The rear sits quite a bit higher than the front so I'll probably raise the front up to the second perch and get it all aligned Friday. The alignment is pretty bad after the lift install and since I'm not running any sway bars right now it gets a little sketchy on the freeway.

 

[AssBurns]

I have the factory E-Locker in the rear and I was thinking about regearing to 4.88 but I don't know if I can use new gears and keep my stock E-Locker setup. Would I need an aftermarket locker or can I just regear with the stock E-Locker? I tried searching for this but haven't found anything

 

[MandAtaco]

I have the factory E-Locker in the rear and I was thinking about regearing to 4.88 but I don't know if I can use new gears and keep my stock E-Locker setup. Would I need an aftermarket locker or can I just regear with the stock E-Locker? I tried searching for this but haven't found anything

Nice looking rig!

Yea you can re gear the factory E-locker. I've done it and my buddy just got done doing it. I believe it uses the same ring gear as a v-6 third. Whoever sets up your gears for you will know exactly what you need.

 

[Hepar]

Looking great so far! Especially the color. :thumb:

 

[AssBurns]

Finally did some real off roading this past weekend with the family. My girlfriend, daughter and I camped Saturday night near Big Bear and met up with the rest of the family in Running Springs in the morning. We started at Dishpan Springs which starts near Lake Arrowhead at Deep Creek. This Trail is rated difficult and has a few good obstacles. Once we finished Dishpan Springs we took 3N16 to 2N06X which is a somewhat difficult spur trail that leads to the last half of Holcomb Trail (3N93). This part of Holcomb Trail was difficult with a few hard rock obstacles, but not as difficult as the first half. From there we jumped onto 3N14 to Fawnskin and hit HWY 18 to Big Bear City to fill up gas. After that we took Burns Canyon trail (2N02) all the way to Pioneertown and had dinner at Harriet and Pappy's. It was a really fun day and spent time with the whole family besides my 2 month old nephew who obviously is too little to do this kind of trip. The best part about the whole trip is nobody broke anything and the 4Runner did everything my brothers XJ on 35's, my dads fully locked XJ, and a fully locked Land Cruiser on 38's did. My rock sliders saved my ass on multiple occasions on this trip. They even saved me from completely slamming my rear drivers side door and quarter panel when i was leaning on that big ass rock in this pics. Ended up scraping up the fender flare and plastic trim but that's what that stuff is for. I also rubbed the shit out of my gas tank skid so I just hammered away with a BFH. It still rubs a little bit but I'll fix that up tomorrow the same way
And of course more photos!!

 

[AssBurns]

More Pics.

 

[Trialrun]

Trip looked awesome, good shit!

 

[AssBurns]

I'm getting ready to install the Bilstein 7100's this weekend and from taking a couple measurements it looks like it will be a pretty tight squeeze fitting those shocks with the stock wheels. I don't want to rub my tires on my new shocks so I went ahead and bought some 1.25" G2 Axle & Gear wheel spacers. Hopefully I can actually raise the upper mounting point even higher up by another inch or two more than I planned so my lower mounts aren't hanging so low to get snagged on rocks. I'll hopefully have everything mounted up this weekend. I will keep an update on it and try to take pictures.
Also my neighbor gave me his stock wheels from his SR5 5th gen. I might just run those on a regular basis so I don't wear out my M/T's too fast.

 

[AssBurns]

Finally got the new rear shocks done! The ride is so much better than the LC shocks I had on before. It's much smoother and I don't feel all the little bumps in the road and it absorbs the big stuff way smoother. It ended up being a lot more work than I thought and I was able to keep my stock bump stops with not extensions. I had to trim my rear bumper and fender a little more but that was the easier part of it. I ended up notching the frame and plating it all with 3/16" plate. I was also able to raise the lower mounts almost an inch higher. The coils don't seem like they will have an issue spitting out since the LC coils are pretty tall. I haven't put the rear sway bar back on yet so I still get a lot of body roll which leads to roll steer but it isn't bad when you know it's there when your driving.

 

[AssBurns]

Went to Truck Haven/ Ocotillo Wells over the weekend with my brother, dad and another friend that has a Jeep. We had so much fun out there because there is so much variety. Everything from wide open desert, sand washes, awesome hill climbs, narrow canyons that a vehicle can barley squeeze through without body damage and of course the playground.
I ended up breaking a CV out on the trail. The sad thing is I knew it was gonna happen but I kept pushing anyways. I had my wheels turned, suspension flexed and I was power braking keep both front wheels turning and I was trying to bump it up the hard spot. Luckily I had 2 spares on me and all the tools to fix it. Got it done in about 45 min.
We found a really badass technical section right below (south) the basketball court/ phone booth. There was parts where there was literally a couple inches of clearance on either side of the canyon. And the turns were so tight that I had to either make a 3 point turn or I would just use my rock sliders against the hill or rock and let that help me turn.

 

[AssBurns]

I just talked to my brother about getting me a new battery because my 5 year old Interstate group 35 is on its last leg. I plan on heading up to Johnson Valley for some off-roading and possibly camping and I'd like to have a fresh battery if I do camp since I'll be camping without any other vehicles. Since my brother is the purchasing manager for Star Auto parts I had him order me a Deka Ultimate 727FMF battery and it came out to almost $75 after tax. Has anyone tried one of these batteries or any 27F in a 3rd gen? I know it's longer than the 24F but it should still work. I may need to fabricate a new hold down bracket but the height and width are the same as the 24F.

 

[AssBurns]

Got a couple new little updates. I got some lights mounted on my bumper. I got a pair from my brother for helping him do some work and my buddy gave me a pair of KC daylighters.

I also got a new Kenwood double din head unit installed. Don't got a picture but it's a pretty simple and has Bluetooth which is pretty much all I wanted.
Got my Dekka group 27 battery installed with no issues. Again no pics.
I made a mount for a flag/whip that is bolted to my spoiler on the hatch.

I've been driving on the spare wheels my neighbor gave me off his 2015 4Runner. It looks pretty lame with the smaller tires and 17" rim but it saves my Offroad tires from wear and I get a little better gas mileage driving 75 miles a day for work than 33" tires

Also got a pic of the 4Runner pulling out a Jeep YJ that got stuck because of open diffs

 

[snow junky]

did you make the shock bracket?
do the tires rub at all?

 

[AssBurns]

[MENTION=86766]snow junky[/MENTION]
Yes I made the upper and lower mounts for my rear shocks and the tires don't rub in the rear at all with 1.25" wheel spacers. I rub in the front on my UCA's but wheel spacers should take car of that.

 

[snow junky]

i wanted to do something like this but i think my tires would rub

 

[infamousRNR]

Dude. Love your build. The shock mount job looks great.. Are the shock mounts higher because of the longer shocks in the back? You mounted them more forward ... I see people usually mounting them more towards the rear. Why is this?