damnthemansam
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Current mod list:
Suspension:
Total Chaos 2" Long travel
Icon 2.5" series remote resi coilovers
Toytec Superflex RCC 2.0 rear springs
Icon 2.0 Aluminum series rear shocks w/ remote resi
Extended front bump stops
Armor:
Homemade rocksliders
Tow hitch D-ring
Drivetrain:
1.25" wheel spacers in the rear
Stainless extended brake lines all around
35x12.50x17 MaxTrek Mud Tracs
17x8.5 Matte Dark Bronze SCS F5 wheels
TC cam tab gussets
TC Spindle gussets
Toytec 1" diff drop
Odds & ends:
Pioneer AVH-X3800BHS
Backup Camera
Aux fuse panel
CBI Ditch lights
Flashlight charger mounted in center console
Trailer brake controller
Maintenance:
Timing Belt/Water pump/Thermostat/All rollers/tensioners @ 145k
Spark plugs @ 150k
Oil change @ 145k
Trans fluid flush (do it if you haven't already!) @ 145k
Air filter/Cabin filter @ 150k
Replaced rear glass (victim of the rear defrost breaking glass)
Current Pic
I've owned this rig for about 6 months and I figured its time to start up a thread to document the progress so far.
I got into 4Runners a couple years ago with a 2nd gen that I bought super cheap and immediately fell in love. My first car was an '85 pickup but that was 15 years ago and I didn't really appreciate it back then. When I bought the 2nd gen I realized what I had been missing all these years.
Mods: 15x10 Steelies, Daystar 2" rear lift block (for saggy springs), Aussie Locker, lots of dents and dings
After a few short months with the 2nd gen and a few mods I needed something a little nicer and newer and worth dumping money into. In comes the 3rd gen. It was SUPER clean when I bought despite the 200k on the clock and $3900 price tag. It was a Sport/V6/5spd/4x4 and I was in heaven.
My 3rd gen build thread:
ZMBYOTA Build Thread
I had a blast with the 3rd gen and it only deepened my love and passion for the Toyota off-road experience. But I wanted more.
I decided 8 years in California was enough time away from family so I bought a trailer and packed my shit ---- that's the first time I really, truly, knew the 3.4L wasn't going to cut it. Pulling it 2 hrs back to my apartment empty I was barely able to maintain 70mph, and 55mph with any kind of grade.
:ballchain:
Enter the 4.7L V8 :reddance:
2006 Sport Edition V8 4wd XREAS Cloth 142k miles $12,400. From northern Cali, no rust, super clean, bone stock. It had a mirage of lights on when I bought it, replaced the gas cap and bam! all fixed up and ready for the journey.
Trailer probably weighed close to 5,000lbs all said and done, definitely a heavy ***** and a loooonnnggg 3,000 mile trip. I averaged about 10mpg. But at least I was able to maintain freeway speeds!!
Made it back east with no issues!
First trip to my parents hunting cabin in over 10 years! It's in central Maine and I plan on returning very soon to do some exploring.
Unfortunately there was no deer to be had this year. :gun4:
OK! So, on to the 4Runner.
First thing I did was a set of BFG K02 265/70/17 as the truck came with bald summer tires and it snowed almost immediately after I landed back in the north east. I took off the mud flaps, trimmed the fender just a tickle and heated up the front fender liners to move them out of the way. Zero rubbing and they look great. I also added a 1/2" spacer lift to the front because I had it laying around and the rake is pretty back stock. I thought about doing a little more but I've got XREAS so I'm just gonna do it all at once and get rid of that junk. It's funny, when its really cold you can feel the fluid in the system doesn't want to move and the truck is very stiff until it warms up.
Also put in some blacked out eBay headlights because the stock were pretty fogged up and I didn't feel like polished them
(BTW these tires and wheels will be for sale very soon, you'll see why in a few weeks) :focus:
Suspension:
Total Chaos 2" Long travel
Icon 2.5" series remote resi coilovers
Toytec Superflex RCC 2.0 rear springs
Icon 2.0 Aluminum series rear shocks w/ remote resi
Extended front bump stops
Armor:
Homemade rocksliders
Tow hitch D-ring
Drivetrain:
1.25" wheel spacers in the rear
Stainless extended brake lines all around
35x12.50x17 MaxTrek Mud Tracs
17x8.5 Matte Dark Bronze SCS F5 wheels
TC cam tab gussets
TC Spindle gussets
Toytec 1" diff drop
Odds & ends:
Pioneer AVH-X3800BHS
Backup Camera
Aux fuse panel
CBI Ditch lights
Flashlight charger mounted in center console
Trailer brake controller
Maintenance:
Timing Belt/Water pump/Thermostat/All rollers/tensioners @ 145k
Spark plugs @ 150k
Oil change @ 145k
Trans fluid flush (do it if you haven't already!) @ 145k
Air filter/Cabin filter @ 150k
Replaced rear glass (victim of the rear defrost breaking glass)
Current Pic
I've owned this rig for about 6 months and I figured its time to start up a thread to document the progress so far.
I got into 4Runners a couple years ago with a 2nd gen that I bought super cheap and immediately fell in love. My first car was an '85 pickup but that was 15 years ago and I didn't really appreciate it back then. When I bought the 2nd gen I realized what I had been missing all these years.
Mods: 15x10 Steelies, Daystar 2" rear lift block (for saggy springs), Aussie Locker, lots of dents and dings
After a few short months with the 2nd gen and a few mods I needed something a little nicer and newer and worth dumping money into. In comes the 3rd gen. It was SUPER clean when I bought despite the 200k on the clock and $3900 price tag. It was a Sport/V6/5spd/4x4 and I was in heaven.
My 3rd gen build thread:
ZMBYOTA Build Thread
I had a blast with the 3rd gen and it only deepened my love and passion for the Toyota off-road experience. But I wanted more.
I decided 8 years in California was enough time away from family so I bought a trailer and packed my shit ---- that's the first time I really, truly, knew the 3.4L wasn't going to cut it. Pulling it 2 hrs back to my apartment empty I was barely able to maintain 70mph, and 55mph with any kind of grade.
:ballchain:
Enter the 4.7L V8 :reddance:
2006 Sport Edition V8 4wd XREAS Cloth 142k miles $12,400. From northern Cali, no rust, super clean, bone stock. It had a mirage of lights on when I bought it, replaced the gas cap and bam! all fixed up and ready for the journey.
Trailer probably weighed close to 5,000lbs all said and done, definitely a heavy ***** and a loooonnnggg 3,000 mile trip. I averaged about 10mpg. But at least I was able to maintain freeway speeds!!
Made it back east with no issues!
First trip to my parents hunting cabin in over 10 years! It's in central Maine and I plan on returning very soon to do some exploring.
Unfortunately there was no deer to be had this year. :gun4:
OK! So, on to the 4Runner.
First thing I did was a set of BFG K02 265/70/17 as the truck came with bald summer tires and it snowed almost immediately after I landed back in the north east. I took off the mud flaps, trimmed the fender just a tickle and heated up the front fender liners to move them out of the way. Zero rubbing and they look great. I also added a 1/2" spacer lift to the front because I had it laying around and the rake is pretty back stock. I thought about doing a little more but I've got XREAS so I'm just gonna do it all at once and get rid of that junk. It's funny, when its really cold you can feel the fluid in the system doesn't want to move and the truck is very stiff until it warms up.
Also put in some blacked out eBay headlights because the stock were pretty fogged up and I didn't feel like polished them
(BTW these tires and wheels will be for sale very soon, you'll see why in a few weeks) :focus:
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