How would you build it?

[Brique]

Ok so this isn't a "what lift should i buy" thread. I pretty much know what's out there, but I'm curious to hear how others would build this truck to meet the objectives below:

Here she sits today, 2001 sport edition, bone stock except for new cooper at3s in 265/75r16 and a pair of tall coils I slapped in the back to deal with the sag issue. The talls can stay or go, they were put in as a stop gap.

Maintenance is completely up to date, except the suspension, which is old and tired.

Ok, so here are my plans for the 'ol girl:

She's a daily drivin, kid hauling grocery getter during the week, with hopes of being a capable offroader/camping truck on the weekends. She spends about 200 miles per week on the interstate and the rest on surface roads. Occasionally, we'll be road tripping from Nashville to Chicago ( 10 hours) or Denver (18 hours) to visit family, and I'd like to be able to wheel and camp while we're up there.

Off road terrain will be mostly be rocks, dirt and some mud, crawling trails to find a camp site or just for the hell of it.

So, if you were building a truck with all that in mind, based on your experience, how would you build it.?

 

[JayRolla]

Lift, bumpers, winch, supercharger, lockers, SAS one day.

 

[Doc2012]

In order of importance:
Trans cooler
4Crawler 1.5" BL
Icon Coilovers
LC 8 Wraps in the back
255/85/16(metric 33) or 285/65/16
CBI front hybrid bumper with Warn 9.5XP
CBI rear hybrid with Swing out(add Jerry cans/watercans)
TBU
Whitson Metal Works Roof Rack
Storage system in the Cargo Area, either custom built or some totes/ammo cans
Rigid Industries LED BarS, Yes BarS.
-10" on bumper
-Full Length on roof
-Couple on each side
-(2) 10" on rear of rack
ARB Rear locker(Unless e-locked)
ARB Front Locker(if you're feeling froggy)
Inchworm Lefty T-case(gear driven case, with optional gear reduction to 4.7:1, instead of the stock 2.28:1)



Just my personal opnion.

 

[paddlenbike]

Honestly, your truck will do all the things you mentioned just fine stock. But if you want to throw a little money at it maybe do the all-Toyota lift (99 coils) with new shocks to refresh the ride a bit. Or for a bit more do the Tundra/OME lift. Rock sliders aren't terribly expensive and will protect the body if you get into the rough stuff, and heck, they're pretty nice for standing on when securing things to the roof. The supercharger is awesome if you're willing to spend the money. Otherwise, I wouldn't add things unless you find you really need them. You can check out my mild build thread linked below for ideas.

 

[my92t4r]

snoop doddy dog said, build like it's Hot..:fro:

 

[JayRolla]

Honestly, your truck will do all the things you mentioned just fine stock. But if you want to throw a little money at it maybe do the all-Toyota lift (99 coils) with new shocks to refresh the ride a bit. Or for a bit more do the Tundra/OME lift. Rock sliders aren't terribly expensive and will protect the body if you get into the rough stuff, and heck, they're pretty nice for standing on when securing things to the roof. The supercharger is awesome if you're willing to spend the money. Otherwise, I wouldn't add things unless you find you really need them. You can check out my mild build thread linked below for ideas.

He said he wants to go up crawler trails. Never seen a stock 4runner make it through the crawler trails I go on. Last time we had to winch and tow a stocker up the entire trail. Wasted entire trip for us.

 

[Brique]

Thanks for the opinions, guys. Please keep em coming. As for the crawling, what i meant was that it's the kind of trails you have to go slow on, as opposed to out west where offroading means speed.

Difficulty level would be 4-5 out of 10 kinda stuff, maybe the occasional 6. The Colorado trail I'm thinking of specifically was too hard for most stockers but my stock elocked 98 taco had very little trouble with it. Can't remember the name of the trail for the life of me, though.