Mien4x4's Build

[mien4x4]

Ok so i finally decided to make a build thread hope yall enjoy and thanks

1997 Toyota 4Runner Limited 4x4

Mods

engine
Stock 3.4L v6 229k

Transmission/Differential
Transmission cooler
1'' diff drop
529s front/rear with lockright locker front/rear

Suspension/Lift
1.5'' 4crawler Body lift

Front:
Toytec coilovers 650lbs
Manual hub conversion
LR UCAs

Rear:
Land cruiser OME 851
12'' Bilstiens 5125
Sway bar off
extended bump stop
toytec pan hard drop bracket

Wheels/Tires
Set of 5 35x12.50r17 BFG km2s
4 17x8 black wheels(dnt no name)
1 17x7 Stock 4th gen 4runner wheel
4 spider Trax wheel spacers

Armor
ARB front bumper
Trail gear rock sliders
1st gen row bar
BudBuilt front /belly skids

Recovery
Smitty built xrc8 winch
Thick ass Tow rope(dnt no the rated lb)
Shovel
Hi Lift
3 3/4'' D Rings

Others
rear diff breather mod
Custom rear tire carrier
Rola roof basket/rack
Tools
Cobra 19 cb radio
Spare CV axle n Drive shaft u joints

Heres a link to my offroad adventures http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/130182-wheeling-pics-videos.html


Since i had it till NOW

When i got it
Previous owner had OME 883s frnt n LC8 wraps with (i think) rancho shock, rock slide n Roof rack n 295/70/17 Toyo MTs

 

[mien4x4]

First mod i did was the tranny cooler
only pic i have

Then second was the ARB bumer, got it from a member of the forum, Thanks TheeMikeB

Third was the 1st gen row bar

 

[hrt4me]

nice! who made your custom rear tire carrier?

 

[A.Wilson013]

nice! who made your custom rear tire carrier?

He made it! For cheap!

 

[mien4x4]

nice! who made your custom rear tire carrier?

yea I made it myself

 

[hrt4me]

yea I made it myself

cool!

details please...

and how's it holding up so far?

 

[mien4x4]

cool!

details please...

and how's it holding up so far?

thanks its holding up great no issue as till now but here is the link to the carrier build

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/129682-my-tire-carrier-build.html

 

[downpour11]

Good stuff Kong! Truck looks great. About time you started a build thread lol!

 

[mien4x4]

Around July 2012 i decide i needed some tires and came across a used set 305/65/17 bfg all terrains for 300 in great condition

Really like the tire all around street, light offroad, snow except in heavy rocks they just to soft chuck way to easy

Signal peak Trail

Eagle Lakes trail

 

[mien4x4]

Good stuff Kong! Truck looks great. About time you started a build thread lol!

thhanks Rob Tomoro me and couple my boys gona try to make it u plummers ridge trail You wanna tag along?

 

[downpour11]

thhanks Rob Tomoro me and couple my boys gona try to make it u plummers ridge trail You wanna tag along?

ugh damn I would but I can't tomorrow. I got a huge philosophy paper due on Monday it's prob gonna take all day to write. Thanks though man, make sure to post some pics!

 

[mien4x4]

ugh damn I would but I can't tomorrow. I got a huge philosophy paper due on Monday it's prob gonna take all day to write. Thanks though man, make sure to post some pics!

Aite its all good next time n yea ill try to get some pics good uck on ur paper tho

 

[mien4x4]

So after the Signal Peak and Eagle lakes trail run i decided that i need/want some beefer tires was really liking the Goodyear MTR with Kevlar but came up on a set of 5 35'' BFG KM2s for $1000 on CL in excellent condition, the price is high for 17'' wheels new is around $350 each for the MTRs n the KM2s

To fit the 35s i Ordered 1.5'' body lift from 4crawler and Toy tec coilovers (ARB bumper bracket, Bilstien 5125 control arm bushing an hi lift handle keeper)

Then finally got them on:bravo:

Before n after

 

[mien4x4]

Lifted my ARB up to match with the 1.5'' BL

then i finally found a wheel for my spare its from a 4th gen sport i think

and then i had to find a way to carry it around with out puting it on my roof where il have to get it off every night or in the back taking up space so then i thought of this

http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-gen-t4rs/129682-my-tire-carrier-build.html

 

[mien4x4]

so with the tire carrier and gear in the truck the Runner had alot of weight in it at least to much for the LC 8 wraps to handle so i thought about the 9wraps, ome 861, n ome 851 then i decided on the ome 851s

exactly the same wraps n height
but the 851s are a bit thicker

the stock LC 8wraps with no weight

passenger side

driver side

the ome 851 with tire carrier and gear settle down for bout a month

passenger side

driver side

when i first installed it with no weight it gave me exactly 2'' over the stock 8wraps but now with wieght in the back an a month later still gives me 1'' over really liking them the rides better than when i first got them on

 

[mien4x4]

got my self a smitty built xrc8 winch n a pair of 14'' travel bistiens from my cousin

siliconed it to make it water proof (hopefully)

getting it on the bumper at my boy Chris house

 

[gotopless]

I love the rig man. Great color runner and 35s always look awesome

 

[mien4x4]

I love the rig man. Great color runner and 35s always look awesome

thanks

 

[mien4x4]

i had the stock LC 8wraps wit an unknown shocks then i decided to get the 10'' 5125 bilis from toytec for better ride n travel but then wen i got it i thought that they were to short too for the springs when it flexs then i came up on a pair of 14'' travel 5125 bilis from my cuzin

the original shock i had on there was the one wit the red boot n the other is pro comp es30000 that i was gona put on

heres a pic of the original shock at full flex(note tires was 33'')

i dnt hav a pic of the 10'' bilis but i remeber wen installing i compared it with these two n it was shorter than the pro comp n same as the original

but hers a pic of the 10'' n 12'' bilis

so to in order to fit the longer 12'' travel bilis i had to make another top mount for the shock ( i saw ripcords build n kinda coy him thanks again)

pic of the 12'' in the stock mount only 3'' shaft showing

heres where i mount it

n heres the pics of both full flex n stuff

10''

12''

got 3-4'' more down travel with the longer shocks but loss about 1-1.5'' up travel but thats not a big deal i eliminate the rubin in the wheel well

 

[mien4x4]

so on monday i broke my front driver sway bar end link wheeling

gave me alot more up travel with the end link off

end link on

end link off

so i went to pick n pull n got a set of end links from the rear of a 2nd gen runner( was gona use my stock 3rd gen end link i took off but they were way to short)

stock ones on the left n 2nd gen on the right (.5''-1'' longer)

got the 2nd gen one installed