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Hi everyone,

I've loved 4runners (especially 3rd gens) for as long as I can remember and finally purchased one tonight. I bought a '99 SR5 in the stock silver color. The truck has 163k miles and appears to be in wonderful shape physically and mechanically (a close friend who was the service mgr at a high-end dealership in my area served as my buying guide and inspector).

I have a very short commute and don't drive a ton aside from 400 mi fishing trips to the ozark region on the Missouri/Arkansas border. With that, I think I'll sell my current sedan and use this as my DD. I won't be doing too much serious off-roading but will look to sketch my 4R as solid as possible for unmaintsined, muddy roads and some camping trips.

Here are some things I'm interested in doing soon (no particular order yet):

-powder coat stock rims or swap out for LC or FJ wheels. Any suggestions here or links to where this has been discuses?

-fender mod? Mine has the thin chrome version and I feel like a change here would be good and simple.

-sand any surface rust on the underside (not much on mine at all) and cover with rustoleum products as outlined a few places here. I'm in the Midwest so I figured it would be a good idea to prep mine for many winters to come. Any additional advice on this topic?

-brush guard addition or bumper replacement

-remove running board. Anything to research here or just take the damn things off?

-fishing rod storage devices??

-weather tech interior kit

- 2-3" lift.

-tundra/Tacoma brake upgrade?

I'm in no way a car expert but I've become very interested over the past few months as I researched this buy. Thanks to all of you who contribute to this forum. You've already provided an incredible amount of information. I'll post pictures as I go through this process. Please let me know if you have any tips.

I probably need to merge most of this to a build thread so please point me in the right direction.

Thanks,
Drew
 
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Welcome. Truck sounds nice. I'm new to this forum and this particular truck, but i can say, research your lift kit thoroughly. Done right, a modest 2"-3" lift shouldn't throw the suspension or front CV joint geometry off enough to cause problems. But, done wrong (which can be easy with a poorly designed kit) and you could risk opening up new issues. I'm sure this site has plenty of good threads on the subject.

Cheers
 
A few days in.

I ordered weather techs for front, back, and cargo areas.

Plastidipped all of the emblems, the rear wind deflector, and area around the license plate. I think I'll do the thin chrome fenders.

I'm going to do something, paint or plastidip, the split 3 spoke wheels for a temporary fix. I plan to buy some new wheels relatively soon.

My 99 SR5 has the blue/gray interior. I have access to purchasing the black leather interior from a 4runner that's in pretty bad mechancial and cosmetic shape.

I'm going take off the running board soon to get some more clearance and get them out of my way. I drag my leg across them everytime I get out of the vehicle.

I'm not an experienced mechanic (not even close). How many hours labor would it take a skilled mechanic to do the Tundra break swap? I think I've read on here that the parts would be $300-400. Is that accurate? Could an experienced mechanic take care of it in 2 or 3 hours?
 
KCtroutbum said:
A few days in.

I ordered weather techs for front, back, and cargo areas.

Plastidipped all of the emblems, the rear wind deflector, and area around the license plate. I think I'll do the thin chrome fenders.

I'm going to do something, paint or plastidip, the split 3 spoke wheels for a temporary fix. I plan to buy some new wheels relatively soon.

My 99 SR5 has the blue/gray interior. I have access to purchasing the black leather interior from a 4runner that's in pretty bad mechancial and cosmetic shape.

I'm going take off the running board soon to get some more clearance and get them out of my way. I drag my leg across them everytime I get out of the vehicle.

I'm not an experienced mechanic (not even close). How many hours labor would it take a skilled mechanic to do the Tundra break swap? I think I've read on here that the parts would be $300-400. Is that accurate? Could an experienced mechanic take care of it in 2 or 3 hours?
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http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-g...ements-231mm-13wl-tundra-calipers-rotors.html

I just read this build for my self. I am pretty excited on doing the swap here when I need brakes. (few months away)
 
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