MSBX4RUNNER
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Clean, Muddy, Before/After, what ever...
Calling all White 4runners, post your pics!!!
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gaterose
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Those wheels look like crap! Good thing you upgraded to the Rockstars, I feel sorry for whatever sucker bought your stockers...
truckmike26
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Good thread.
I searched high and wide for a base, no-option SR5 around these parts and the only one in Ontario (out of three left in Canada -- there were two silver SR5s out west) was this white one. I'm glad no one wanted it. Because I did.
I searched high and wide for a base, no-option SR5 around these parts and the only one in Ontario (out of three left in Canada -- there were two silver SR5s out west) was this white one. I'm glad no one wanted it. Because I did.
MSBX4RUNNER
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WOW, these all are so nice! I am still waiting on my insurance check to get one of my own. My daily driver was totalled last month and a 4runner will be my next purchase for sure. I'm weird because every car I have ever owned has been white, that is why I wanted to check out what yall have done with your white 4runners. When I get mine I want to put the BFG All Terrains on it, I love the way they look and I have 35x12.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains on my
CJ7. Will I have to lift the 4runner or do anything special to it when I put tires like these on it? (I am a girl and don't know too much about this sort of thing, I just know what I like). Thanks for your help everyone.
CJ7. Will I have to lift the 4runner or do anything special to it when I put tires like these on it? (I am a girl and don't know too much about this sort of thing, I just know what I like). Thanks for your help everyone.
gaterose
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Welcome to the club! Be sure and post pics when you get it!
I agree the BFG all terrains look great! If you get 265/65R17 (or 265/70R16 or 265/60R18 depending on your wheel size) they will fit fine, but if you get 265/70R17 (or 75/16 or 65/18) you will have to run a small lift or trim the fenders a little up front. BFG ATs have a more square shoulder which most members say scrub a little without lift although other 265/70R17s fit fine.
I have 1.25" wheel spacers and 265/70R17 BFG ATs and had to do a decent bit more trimming because of the added width from the spacers (I also have about 1-3/4" lift up front & 1/4" in back) but I like the stance much better with the spacers.
MSBX4RUNNER
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I think I do want a little bit of lift but not too big. What kind of lift would yall recommend?
1GR-FE
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i would like to know this as well....I've heard of.....I wanna say spacers? and how much does this cost?
gaterose
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IMO the FJC spring lift is the best bang for your buck, you can find FJ cruiser springs (& shocks often as well) for cheap (and often free) in the classified section of this forum as well as toyota120.com & fjcruiserforums.com. I paid $100 for mine (just all 4 coils) and think it's worth every penny just for the ride, even if it didn't lift. You get ~1/4" in the rear and ~3/4-1.25" in the front. It pretty much levels the 4runner and makes the ride MUCH better. I have yet to see anyone say they didn't like the ride of the FJ coil springs & a lot have done it.
I originally had the FJC coils & 1/4" spacer (1/4" spacer yields 1/2" lift) in the front but recently switched my shocks to bilstein 5100s which have a built lift of 0.85", 1.75", & 2.5" (in the front). So now I have the FJ springs and the 0.85" setting which leads to ~1-3/4-2" in the front altogether with the same 1/4" (from the fj springs) in the rear. You can see pics of my truck with both lifts in the link in my sig.
MSBX4RUNNER
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I like the way yours sits, not too big but a noticable difference for sure. So the FJC spring lift is just the springs off of an FJ and you put them on the your 4runner and it automatically raises/levels it out? how long and hard is that install process?
gaterose
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Yes, the FJC coil springs pretty much the same size as the 4runner coils but have a thicker material diamter and are stiffer, so they lift a bit, much more in the front than the rear, that's what does the leveling.
It's not very hard, there are several detailed writeups here, at toyota120.com, and fjcruiserforums.com that show the entire installation process. It's not always with FJ springs but most 4runner & FJ lifts work the same way, its just a matter of whether you use coils, spacers, or full coilovers.
here and here are examples of installing a lift. As I said if you search a little you will find several detailed threads showing lift installation as well as what different amounts of lift will look liketh.
VerticalToy
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Gaterose did you powder coat your wheels? they look great.
