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Hello all,

New guy here, the handle is LuvDLions as in the Detroit Lions, my name is Justin and I just bought my 1st 4runner yesterday as a toy/vehicle for my newly licensed son (Ryan). Ryan is middle child, I have 2 daughters and a wife, so to all you single ladies, I am sorry. I work in the HVAC industry but don't know how to fix them, I just sell them, so if you want me to help, it may only get worse. I have wheeled all over the Big Bear area, Johnson Valley, Razor road, Afton Canyon, Giant Rock. Not an expert by any means, don't get me wrong, but I am not a total newb. Don't know if this is taboo, but I used to have XJ's, probably a half dozen all in all, maybe more, but decided to go with something with a frame. I am not into the heavy wheeling, I don't care for all that pucker factor. I prefer sight seeing and mild challenges with a little more speed. Gold Mountain is one of my favorites as well as Afton Canyon and I definately want to do the Mojave Trail soon!!!


My (our) new ride is a 1993 4wd SR5 with 210k on it. The seller said it had a new trans, tires (stock), battery and a remaned radiator. It is pretty clean body/interior for the age and for now. HeHe! IMO, it runs good (maybe a little less power than I awould have thought), the seller said it "runs rough", the only thing I noticed was it started to idle rough and tried to stall, gave it a little gas and kept her running. He was told it was a bad head gasket, but I am not sure it isn't a clogged/bad injector. Not sure about these but i am sure if I troll around here enough someone else has commented on the same issue. Like I said earlier, I am not looking to hard core wheel or run baja, can't afford either anyway. I am thinking more expedition type setup. Thinking 2" OME, 33's (?) if they aren't to big, maybe 31's. Again, I am sure I can get more info on that here too. Maybe a roof rack, hi-lift, spare tire carrier, water/gas cans, shovels, lights, in the future. You get the idea.

Not sure if I left anything out or added to much, but that's about it for now. I will try to post some pics of the rig later. Look forward to meeting some of you soon!
 
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Welcome!

Sounds like a great first truck! And if you want to feel like you got a good deal on it, the Toyota dealership a block form my house has a '95 4x4 with 205k for $9k... Check the SoCal section for runs in our area. We're going to Santiago Peak this weekend with a bunch of T4Rs. It should be a really easy run and I know a couple of stock and 2wd vehicles that will be going.
 
Thank you both! I am excited to get this thing on the trail and see what happens and would love to go Saturday but my son's football team (He coaches, I AD 10-12 y/o's) is in the playoffs and we play here in Yucaipa at 1. No way I could make it down there before 4. :-( Besides that, one of the problems with the T4R is that the passenger side headlight assy is broken. Not ideal for a night run.

If we make the full run at the playoffs, my first Saturday free, would be Dec. 7th. Maybe, I will try to plan something for that day. I have been wanting to go out to Giant Rock, but really would rather make that an overnighter. Maybe something in Big Bear would be good. My first run ever I tried running Gold Mountain in my stock XJ and turned around before the first obstacle. As soon as the rock hit my rear diff, I was out! It was my DD, give me a break. I could go back out with a stock T4R and see what happens. Maybe let the kid drive!?! :fear:
 

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