well I at least wanted to wait till I had a few pics to share. it will be slow as funds are not plentiful.
I first bought my 00 4r with 117k miles, 5 speed with rear e-locker for 6k.
4 days after ownership I was cleaning the rear dif. and sprung a leak. :sobbing:
so luckily found a used (104k miles) complete axle for $350 at a wreaking yard 1.5 hrs away. installed for $300 the next day. not as bad as I was thinking it might be. $650 total
after that, I was looking for a rear bumper cause my runner dont have a rear hitch, and surprisingly a roof rack. (not even the black plastic strips where the stocker one would have gone its smooth up top.
so I bought some Proline tracks with some Thule feet and towers that will give me some cross bars to attach what ever I want down the road. using some RIVNUTS instead of the metal screws that came with the tracks. Pics to come as I have not installed them yet. just not thrilled on drilling in my roof.
as for the rear bumper? it got put on hold cause CBI was looking for a 3rd gen to use for fabbing up there MOAB 1 bumper they make for the taco's. I am only 3 hours away (north) and offered to spend my spring break down in Idaho falls so they can hook me up with a front bumper. was going to get some sliders too, but funds were short. so I ended up with a awesome front bumper, M8000 winch and Light force lights (winch, lights not installed yet)
I also have a set of LC rims at my folks house that I will pick up on my next visit. will eventually paint them.
I will be adding things as I go, but bear with as it will be slow going.
oh and I had to add, I am loving my runner. the 890's are a little stiff, but oh well. my mileage as been 15-18 around town but got Great mileage driving down to CBI. 23 going down, and with bumper 23.9 for the 200 mile trip. granite I was staying under 70 mph cause going through Yellowstone park is slow. but happy that I am doing that well. I will see how it goes when I cruise at higher speeds.
tires on the the list, but trying to milk my crappy ones for now. if we stop getting snow. I know once I get new tires it will stop snowing.
I first bought my 00 4r with 117k miles, 5 speed with rear e-locker for 6k.
4 days after ownership I was cleaning the rear dif. and sprung a leak. :sobbing:
so luckily found a used (104k miles) complete axle for $350 at a wreaking yard 1.5 hrs away. installed for $300 the next day. not as bad as I was thinking it might be. $650 total
after that, I was looking for a rear bumper cause my runner dont have a rear hitch, and surprisingly a roof rack. (not even the black plastic strips where the stocker one would have gone its smooth up top.
so I bought some Proline tracks with some Thule feet and towers that will give me some cross bars to attach what ever I want down the road. using some RIVNUTS instead of the metal screws that came with the tracks. Pics to come as I have not installed them yet. just not thrilled on drilling in my roof.
as for the rear bumper? it got put on hold cause CBI was looking for a 3rd gen to use for fabbing up there MOAB 1 bumper they make for the taco's. I am only 3 hours away (north) and offered to spend my spring break down in Idaho falls so they can hook me up with a front bumper. was going to get some sliders too, but funds were short. so I ended up with a awesome front bumper, M8000 winch and Light force lights (winch, lights not installed yet)
I also have a set of LC rims at my folks house that I will pick up on my next visit. will eventually paint them.
I will be adding things as I go, but bear with as it will be slow going.
oh and I had to add, I am loving my runner. the 890's are a little stiff, but oh well. my mileage as been 15-18 around town but got Great mileage driving down to CBI. 23 going down, and with bumper 23.9 for the 200 mile trip. granite I was staying under 70 mph cause going through Yellowstone park is slow. but happy that I am doing that well. I will see how it goes when I cruise at higher speeds.
tires on the the list, but trying to milk my crappy ones for now. if we stop getting snow. I know once I get new tires it will stop snowing.
