PC1P's 4th Gen 4(Pre)Runner Build Thread
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YetiX
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Holy Sh!t Snacks, Archer! You sir, are a master of understatement.
Oh, fwiw, I got my 5100's with FJ Cruiser springs installed. Looks like our trucks sit about the same.
(My XREAS leaked everywhere too. The "check" valves didn't check.)
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pc1p
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4" of lift compared to old, worn out springs with a V8 @ 128k miles.
And yes, all numbers were in green
pc1p
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Holy Sh!t Snacks, Archer! You sir, are a master of understatement.
Oh, fwiw, I got my 5100's with FJ Cruiser springs installed. Looks like our trucks sit about the same.
Did you get any before and after measurements? Looks like you're running ever so slightly high in the front, but that may be camera/parallax tricks...
Stellar
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Well that's good news to me. I'm about to put the same spring combo ( w/ 5100s ) on an 07 V6 4x4 with 138k miles. I was concerned about alignment issues.
pc1p
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I think if you're under 3" you're usually fine... my 885's are usually good for 2-2.5" over stock (again, not sagging) so if you keep yours at the stock or first notch you'll probably be OK. That is a pretty heavy spring for a V6, do you run a big front bumper?
YetiX
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Sort of. I took before measurements. And then lost the piece of paper. :ybrick: As close as I can tell by measurements, my rig is dead-nuts level. Must be the camera.
pc1p
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That stinks and is exactly a reason I have a corkboard in my garage
I straightened the pic of your truck and you do look at 100% level too. Looking sharp, how do the Bilsteins ride?
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I saw that some ppl posted a few of their other rides, so here are the other two gas guzzlers in the driveway...
Our 2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan... has a bunch of goodies on there. Nothing crazy but helped the butt dyno and it sounds wicked when you romp on it. We've surprised a lot of Mustang owners who get cocky on the on-ramps. By far the best handling sedan I've ever been in.
This old girl was a lease trade-in that had only ~10k miles (the car, not the wife :flame: ) and was less than a year old when we got her back in 2004. Super reliable, easy to maintain and very safe. She'll probably be ready to put out to pasture ("like my nana".. Wreck-it Ralph reference for those with kids) next year and we'll likely replace it with another Infiniti, either a G50 or maybe their smaller XUV.
My 2012 Harley Road King - bought her brand new with only 49 miles. Why 49 miles? I learned that a new Harley with more than 11 miles on it was one of the "special" bikes that gets pulled from the line, road tested (~30 miles), tore apart, inspected, reassembled and then road tested again (~15 miles).
She has around 10k miles on her now. I was driving this daily to my last job. Now that my schedule is looser, I've been taking the kids to daycare/school in the AM so that we don't have to wake them up at 5:30 for my wife to take them (meaning the 4Runner is now the daddy-wagon).
Our 2003 Infiniti G35 Sedan... has a bunch of goodies on there. Nothing crazy but helped the butt dyno and it sounds wicked when you romp on it. We've surprised a lot of Mustang owners who get cocky on the on-ramps. By far the best handling sedan I've ever been in.
This old girl was a lease trade-in that had only ~10k miles (the car, not the wife :flame: ) and was less than a year old when we got her back in 2004. Super reliable, easy to maintain and very safe. She'll probably be ready to put out to pasture ("like my nana".. Wreck-it Ralph reference for those with kids) next year and we'll likely replace it with another Infiniti, either a G50 or maybe their smaller XUV.
My 2012 Harley Road King - bought her brand new with only 49 miles. Why 49 miles? I learned that a new Harley with more than 11 miles on it was one of the "special" bikes that gets pulled from the line, road tested (~30 miles), tore apart, inspected, reassembled and then road tested again (~15 miles).
She has around 10k miles on her now. I was driving this daily to my last job. Now that my schedule is looser, I've been taking the kids to daycare/school in the AM so that we don't have to wake them up at 5:30 for my wife to take them (meaning the 4Runner is now the daddy-wagon).
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YetiX
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They are a HUGE improvement over the XREAS (which was shot).
Bumper2Bumper Auto
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pc1p
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It's getting there
Thanks for expediting the bearings too - they made it with plenty of time for my camping trip!
pc1p
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Optilux XY Yellow Fog Lights
I'm really liking these Optilux Yellow XY fog lights, especially considering I got a complete set for the same price as an Sylvania replacement bulb (one burned out recently)... obviously in the desert we don't have much fog but I do like the color and Gran Turismo styling :jk:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002E2UK8O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I think when I mod the fog-light operation, these will become my new driving lights. Bright enough for the AM hours without being too bright.
Did I mention they look pretty cool?
I'm really liking these Optilux Yellow XY fog lights, especially considering I got a complete set for the same price as an Sylvania replacement bulb (one burned out recently)... obviously in the desert we don't have much fog but I do like the color and Gran Turismo styling :jk:
http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B002E2UK8O/ref=oh_aui_detailpage_o07_s00?ie=UTF8&psc=1
I think when I mod the fog-light operation, these will become my new driving lights. Bright enough for the AM hours without being too bright.
Did I mention they look pretty cool?
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Herculiner : Cladding & Flare Coating
So, like 95% of the silver/light colored Toyota's in the desert SW, my flares and cladding were terribly faded. I wasn't going to pay $$ to have it touched up, so I did the next best thing - Herculiner
Overall it took about 4 hours to do, including sanding, cleaning and application. I still need to put another coat on (I ran out of time!) but I did manage to put a second coat around the edges already so I won't need to retape (should only take about another hour now).
Overall I'm pretty happy with it, though I still make end up getting some grey plasti-dip to make it look better. I don't mind the contrast and perhaps it would look better with some black/charcoal rims.
As a note to those in dry climates, this stuff cures with moisture and thus will remain tacky for some time. Mine is going on 15 hours and is still a bit "sticky".
So, like 95% of the silver/light colored Toyota's in the desert SW, my flares and cladding were terribly faded. I wasn't going to pay $$ to have it touched up, so I did the next best thing - Herculiner
Overall it took about 4 hours to do, including sanding, cleaning and application. I still need to put another coat on (I ran out of time!) but I did manage to put a second coat around the edges already so I won't need to retape (should only take about another hour now).
Overall I'm pretty happy with it, though I still make end up getting some grey plasti-dip to make it look better. I don't mind the contrast and perhaps it would look better with some black/charcoal rims.
As a note to those in dry climates, this stuff cures with moisture and thus will remain tacky for some time. Mine is going on 15 hours and is still a bit "sticky".
