Quicksilvr's Build Thread

[quicksilvr]

Great response and very interesting. When the time comes I may be grilling you with questions! Wow, your fuel is cheap. I pay $1.05/L for fuel, there's 3.79L/US Gallon. That means for 87 Octane, I pay $3.99/Gallon (assuming an equal currency). Premium owners up here would pay $4.55/Gallon. WOW

I usually get 300KM's per tank, in the winter (poorer fuel due to additives for cold), idle time, all city (stop-and-go) style, on my 33's. I can squeeze out 480kms on the highway though. I've seen 22mpg in the summer, lifted, with tires, fully loaded in perfect conditions. I consider my rig to be in pristine mechanical condition so I'm surprised that you boosted folk can get that kind of mileage. Granted, my truck is no longer a lightweight SUV.

Sorry to think out loud and clog your build thread. Just sharing some of my observations I guess. I see an S/C in my future when I get a DD though.

BTW - your "edited" picture above looks awesome. Super clean and functional 4Runner. Diggin those tires as well!

No clogging...it's all good. With how infrequently anything changes on my truck, a little chit chat to fill the build thread out is a good thing.

I had come to the conclusion a while back (when driving my two previous trucks) that 33's and the highway actually work well together as long as you keep it around 70mph. It's just around town (if you desire to accelerate even halfway quickly) that the tires hurt it a lot.

And thanks, I do like the way the truck looks now, I just want to take the chrome wheel well trim off and see how it looks without it. It's been a great truck so far, nearly 20k miles in 10 months, nary a hiccup.

Woah, I'm digging these new Toyos. So did you end up going with the P, LT, or Extremes? It looks as if you at least went with the LTs because these things look beefy. I was dead set on getting Duratracs for my next tire but after seeing these I'm going to have to rethink it.

Make sure you update us in a few months so we can see how the tires are treating you!

Thanks! My sister has Duratracs on her truck, I'm going to put them together for a photo shoot soon to compare the overall look right next to each other. The Toyo's were certainly MUCH cheaper! I'll update with impression as they wear as well.

Nevermind quickslvr! Found out that you got the LT load range C.

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[madbomber08]

So, quicksilvr, what's the good word (or bad) on the toyos? Did you get a chance to get in some deepish snow, mud, or offroad situations this winter? How are they on the road?

Sorry for grilling you with ?'s, but I just bought new rims and I'm itching to get tires now!

 

[quicksilvr]

So, quicksilvr, what's the good word (or bad) on the toyos? Did you get a chance to get in some deepish snow, mud, or offroad situations this winter? How are they on the road?

Sorry for grilling you with ?'s, but I just bought new rims and I'm itching to get tires now!

Hey man, sorry I haven't been on the forum for a while. The tires are great! They dominated the snow this winter (couldn't tell ANY difference whatsoever between these, and driving my sisters 4Runner on Duratracs). I had them offroad, actually in the snow, one time. Interesting story...

....I volunteered to take a friend to the airport (45 min interstate drive south of us) since it was supposed to snow all night and be blizzard conditions in the morning. I drop him off at about 5:45am, and head back north. Traffic comes to a complete stop about 2 miles into the drive on the interstate. Both lanes full, it's dark, and I can't see how far we're backed up. I sat there for an hour, and never once moved. It's starting to get light, and modded Jeep Wrangler Unlimited on 35's or 37's, went cruising past everyone half in the median. I said screw it, and followed him. There were a couple times when we were full in the median. 8-10" of snow, and a fairly loose base because the ground wasn't fully frozen. I stayed right on his tail for 2 MILES. That's how far were were backed up, and there wasn't even a wreck. A semi was just sitting a little crooked in the lanes, and no one was driving around him. :epic facepalm:

So, I was thankful for the Toyo's that morning. :thumb:


They are quiet and smooth on the highway, although I do have a balance issue with one of them. Problem is, it's not a severe balance issue, and since I bought them from Tread Depot online, I'm not hassling with getting one replaced. If I would have bought them from a local tire shop, you can bet I would have gotten it replaced. I've had them Roadforced, and none are out of spec. Also, I think my steering rack, and bushings are exaggerating any vibes I feel, as I do have 210k miles on the truck, and all that stuff is still original. I wouldn't hesitate to buy them again, but I would probably pay a little more and buy locally, so any issues can be resolved without headache.

 

[PhdNPrerunners]

Great build so far. Any updates?

 

[quicksilvr]

I haven't updated the rig with anything nifty, I'd just been driving it every day. It's currently parked, getting LOTS of maintenance.

Timing belt, water pump, tensioners and belts

Valve cover gaskets (getting valve covers powder coated as well)

Fuel injectors cleaned and flow matched

Replace both knock sensors and harness




It's pretty easy to reach stuff when you can stand in the engine bay...

 

[awpsome]

almost there! just gotta do the lower manifold!

 

[quicksilvr]

I took that picture several weeks ago actually. The whole front end (timing belt, etc) is apart and cleaned up real good. The water pump was leaking enough to make a big gunky mess by the nose of the crank. I guess the factory just bolts the water pumps on with RTV....there was no gasket.

I have all but that last bolt in the very back of the manifold off...that last one is kind of a pain.

 

[LittleCaesar]

That is nice. One has to be Gumby or Stretch Armstrong to fit in any engine bay of today's autos. I guess you can't do that with the Neon.

When I pulled off my original water pump, it was fine but the OEM FIPG had wrapped itself around the impeller shaft. Not good.

 

[quicksilvr]

My 4runner runs and drives again! I went ahead and caved in, loaded it on the car trailer and drove it to the best Toyota mechanic in town. A box of carefully labeled old parts, and a box of new parts, some more new odds and ends, shop labor and she's purring like a kitten.

224k miles, and runs better than ever with new timing belt/wp job, rebuilt nose cone, all new gaskets and seals on the top end, new knock sensors and harness.

I had the fuel injectors cleaned and flow tested at Witchhunter, and they are great as well. I did always run good fuel, and used Techron additive fairly regularly, but this does speak to the longevity of the OEM injectors. And shows my knock sensor problems were never related to fuel delivery.

https://onedrive.live.com/redir?resid=3D93B71C5A2777C6!1720&authkey=!AJEs2nmH8cp8qcY&ithint=file,pdf

 

[quicksilvr]

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[Ron Helmuth]

looks good sir

Those are the Bilstein 5100's up front ? Which springs? How's the comfort level?

More details if you have the time.

 

[quicksilvr]

looks good sir

Those are the Bilstein 5100's up front ? Which springs? How's the comfort level?

More details if you have the time.

They are the new 4runner specific Bilstein 5100's, set up one notch from the bottom, with freshly powdercoated tall '99 springs off my old rig.

They ride nice...the wallow more side to side when turning than I'd prefer though. If I was doing it again, I'd buy Tundra model 5100's.

 

[Ron Helmuth]

thanks -appreciate the info on this. The opinions seem to vary widely on which to go with.

 

[quicksilvr]

Wow, it's been a very long time since I've visited the forum! To update the post above this concerning the ride of the 4runner specific Bilsteins....come to find out the driveability issues where because my alignment was bad. Fixed the alignment, and the truck drove much nicer in the corners.

So now I have over a year of driving on this suspension, and I really like it.

I just put new wheels and tires on, and upgraded a bit. This is in the shop before I removed the trim...

Better...

285/70R17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers, 6 ply (load C) on new 17x9 Fuel Enduro wheels. I love the combo, drives awesome and looks killer.

 

[quicksilvr]

Something I learned last week: There is enough caster adjustment in the factory control arms to completely avoid rubbing the pinch weld without banging on them at all, or doing a body lift. I don't have my front lifted very much (just tall 99's on the second perch of adjustable billies) and after the new wheels and tires, I was rubbing bad.

I took the 4runner to a fantastic shop in Lee's Summit MO called The Auto Clinic, where Rhett did a great job with my alignment, and pulled the caster all the was forward to get rid of the rubbing. As long as both sides of the vehicle have the same amount of caster, it can be "out of spec" either way....if the sides match. The truck drives better than it ever has, it doesn't rub, and I didn't have to touch the pinch welds. Just trim more off the front bumper, which is easy as pie.

Now, convincing a low IQ tech as a bad shop to do this may be tricky, but if you can find someone good to do your alignment, I recommend this fix for sure.

 

[quicksilvr]

Pictures!

I finally got around to fixing the drain bolt on the front diff, as well as upgrading to Tundra front brakes. I replaced both axles with some new parts store units (CarQuest) since both had been run with basically "no" inner boots for a couple years. I don't do any real offroading, so i figure parts store cv's are good enough.

And on to the new pics:

Colorado 2019 | Flickr

DSC_2391 by David Dudeck, on Flickr

DSC_2326 by David Dudeck, on Flickr

DSC_2449 by David Dudeck, on Flickr

 

[AlblineStar808]

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what springs setup was in the rear?

 

[Bigpun]

Gen3 1999 4runner

My Gen 3 1999 Toyota 4Runner. You have a nice collection.

 

[Bigpun]

Would anyone be interested in 1 inch rear spring lift by Eibach Pro performance?

For sale, brand new, never used. Fits Gen2 and Gen 3 4runner’s

$125

 

[gth181a]

Love those black wheels!