Holy F%^&, Perpare to Cry!!!

[t4r4life]

I guess this was shocking to me because seeing a slammed T4R is something you do not see often. I do love cars and the work that goes into them. So to the team that built it, great work. It is not my style but I do love the paint on this truck and I would like to see more.

Blue

No need to apologize dude you did nothing wrong

 

[02_SE_Runner]

"Prepare to cry"? Give me a break. If your appreciation for things automotive is limited to bolting on a lift and plasti-dipping the shit out of your 4Runner, then you're only doing yourself a disservice. This lifted vs. lowered debate is high school parking lot BS. I'd be willing to bet that the owner/builder of that Runner could school 90% of the guys on this board, myself included, in metal fab, suspension engineering, and all manner of vehicle "customization".

Do yourselves a favor and broaden your spectrum a bit. I've got friends that I've body-dropped trucks with and swapped axles with, wired stereos and wired offroad lights, and hacked body panels to clear both 20s and 37s. And I've learned a hell of a lot more than I would have if I let things that are different make me angry, outraged, or want to throw something.

Agreed here 100% mate. We have gone from customizing slammed trucks, lifted trucks, restoring classics from a pile of rust, even lowering classics too. Call me old school, but I enjoy any form of hard work put into any car. (My Dad and Mentor (mentor grew up in the good ol ages of rock n roll and cars) taught me that, always appreciate the hard work that others did.)

 

[KidVermicious]

Use a short drive shaft like the front drive shaft to connect it to the second axle.

You'd need a fairly long slip joint and doublecardan or CVs on both ends. Will you have room for all that between the axles?

I bet you strip a lot of ring gears in that middle differential, with the heat from two pinions working in there. Some kind of oil pump and an external cooler probably wouldn't be out of order.

 

[Singtoe]

You'd need a fairly long slip joint and doublecardan or CVs on both ends. Will you have room for all that between the axles?

I bet you strip a lot of ring gears in that middle differential, with the heat from two pinions working in there. Some kind of oil pump and an external cooler probably wouldn't be out of order.

That could be easy to fab up. Mount a dry sump pump on the diff housing and run it on a v-belt off the pinion. Plumb the sump through a trans cooler and then dump it straight on top of the ring gear.

A third Idea would be. Grafting a transfer case right on to the middle axle using the front output for the middle axle. Grafting a yoke adaptor for the transfers input and connecting it to the rear axle and having the rear output of the transfer case be the new input. Then use a cable shifter to lock the transfer case .

With this set up, it would drive the rear axle when not locked up.

 

[KidVermicious]

A third Idea would be. Grafting a transfer case right on to the middle axle using the front output for the middle axle. Grafting a yoke adaptor for the transfers input and connecting it to the rear axle and having the rear output of the transfer case be the new input. Then use a cable shifter to lock the transfer case .

With this set up, it would drive the rear axle when not locked up.

I like where you're going with this. Planetary to drive the middle axle input flange?

 

[Greg_Canada]

Not a fan of the pinstriping or wheels, but the truck itself is pretty clean. I'd actually love a lowered 1st gen 4runner to match my lifted one...

 

[Brian757]

However, this is one form over function truck i absolutely love

I need to go change my boxers.

And what do you mean steeze?! That thing has a lot of function! Do you have any idea how important it is to beadlock your headlights?! But in all honesty, stop posting pictures of awesome cars, you make me feel like I went the wrong way with mine.

 

[5RUNNERZ]

this is some good stuff on here! it is like a roller coaster of emotion!

 

[shootmymime]

LOOK IN THE BACKGROUND UNDER THE HOOD

 

[KidVermicious]

No. I don't want to look anywhere but at that gorgeous 'Stang.

 

[fightman80]

I'll give him credit for the work. They did a great job on the pain, the front end, shaving the doors etc. It is just that it is a 4Runner and it is made for the dirt,lol. I never understood the F350 dully slammed either because it pulls nothing really after it is done. Just my .02

A 4Runner was actually built to be a soccer mom mobile. If it were really an off-road vehicle.... it would either have Long Travel, SAS or some kind of 4 link setup. It would also come bare bones, no carpet, no chrome, come standard with at least one locker and with a decent size off road tire from the factory.

With every re-model, the 4Runner is becoming less and less and SUV and more like a car.

Now don't get me wrong... I love my 4Runner... and love the off-road look (tires, and such), but really... the only common automaker building off-road vehicles is Jeep (Wrangler and Rubicon, etc..) The Jeep is much more of a bare bones vehicle, with removeable doors, roof, and solid axle in the front. Too bad they are junk.....

I wish Toyota would build the FJ40 again.... looks like a Jeep... but Toyota components... win win in my books!

 

[RonMAIDEN]

I don't think the 4Runner was built for soccer moms as it's more the masses but still appeases the small percentage that do actually leave the paved road and the new TE was a step back in the right direction with the added off road goodies. The Durango and Pathfinder are much better examples that have left their off road ruggedness behind for a softer market.

 

[UnderFire]

The 3rd Gen 4runner has much cleaner lines than the explorer, blazer or any other midsize suv from the late 90s, IMO they look great slammed, especially all shaved.

 

[Hepar]

I'm not a fan of the wheels or strips, but I dig it. Always have been into a clean lowrider. The only issues I've had in the past seeing them is people who've slammed 4wd ones. That seems like such a waste.