Rpreme's 2000 Highlander Mall Crawler

[Rpreme]

I think its time to start a build/maintenance thread for my 2000 Toyota 4runner SR5 Sport Highlander.

After years of searching I finally purchased this early last year from the original owner that was meticulous and gave me service records in a 3" binder. All maintenance work was done at Toyota in Fresno, CA. Initially searched for a limited with E-locker, but stumbled upon this low mileage non locker SR5 sport with no rust and fell in love.

In the beginning how it looked for 8 Months

Current as of 1/16/20

About the 4Runner..

2000 SR5 Sport "Highlander" 4WD with no E-locker
Purchased with 102,000 miles


Current and future modifications


Drivetrain
-Auto with J shifter 4WD selector
-4.10 ratio
-Motor is stock with B&M Trans Cooler
-ARB Rear Locker (Future)


Suspension
Full 3" OME lift

Front
-OME 60028 (Medium) shocks
-OME 881 Coils with 1/2" spacer
-Front Differential Drop Kit
-Light Racing UCA's

Rear
-OME 60028 (Medium) shocks
-OME 890 Coils


Brakes
-Stock brakes
-Tundra 231 brake upgrade (Future)


Wheels & Tires
- 17" SCS Ray 10 3.5 BS (-38) "Matte Gunmetal" w 285/70/17 Nitto Ridge Grappler SL
-16" SCS F5 3.5 BS (-25) "Stealth Blue" w/ 285/75/16 Nitto Terra Grappler D (8 ply)

Interior
-Scangauge II
-LED dome and interior lights


Exterior
-Eezi-Awn K9 Roof Rack (Half rack)


Maintenance
As of 2/24/18

-Replace Rack and Pinion along with tie rods
-Lower Ball Joints
-Fuel Meter and Circuit Board Components
-Alignment
-New Radiator and cap

 

[Rpreme]

SCS 17x9 3.5 BS Ray 10

Removed the running boards..

Loved the SCS Ray 10's. When I heard they are finally releasing the 17x9 3.5 BS I was excited... They fit with a little cutting and pounding love..

3/9/19 Install: Matte Gunmetal SCS Ray 10 17x9 3.5 BS with 285/70/17 Nitto Ridge Grapplers (4ply)

 

[sogoood]

Perfecto! That deep lip is 10/10

Im still waiting for my 17x9 coppers to come in this month, been waiting 7-8 months for mine lol. Im going with the same setup 285/70 with C-load RGs. Its good to see them on a 3rd gen!

Do you have any offset pictures of the poke?

 

[Wedgy]

Wow, great find !! I'm assuming the interior is in as good condition as the rest of it.

 

[Rpreme]

Perfecto! That deep lip is 10/10

Im still waiting for my 17x9 coppers to come in this month, been waiting 7-8 months for mine lol. Im going with the same setup 285/70 with C-load RGs. Its good to see them on a 3rd gen!

Do you have any offset pictures of the poke?

Thanks! Can't wait to see your set mounted.

They stick out about 2" past the limited/ SR5 flares up front and maybe about 2.5" in the rear and look aggressive. Definitely not for everyone. But I love em!

Here are some pics for reference. Please excuse the dirt, I had a little bit of fun through some puddles over the weekend.

Fronts

Rears

 

[Rpreme]

Cleaned and detailed it the other day so snapped a pic...

 

[sogoood]

god damn thats nice!

 

[Reechyz]

Very Nice. Me like it.

 

[tonyromojr]

Looks mean!

I have a black 1999 Highlander MT with the locker. I'm thinking of deleting the running boards and going to a slightly bigger tire size.

 

[habskater11]

Awesome looking truck. Are the ridge grapplers 33x12.5? hows the truck like rolling them?

 

[Rpreme]

Awesome looking truck. Are the ridge grapplers 33x12.5? hows the truck like rolling them?

The Ridge Grapplers I have are 285/70/17 (33") and are 4 ply. They are way quieter than the BFG KO2's I had initially and way more forgiving ride wise. So all in all very smooth for being a hybrid tire with AT and Mud Terrain performance.

 

[Bm3r1]

Cleaned and detailed it the other day so snapped a pic...

Beautiful!! What sort of cutting/pounding did you have to do for these to not rub?

 

[Rpreme]

Beautiful!! What sort of cutting/pounding did you have to do for these to not rub?

Thanks, I really appreciate that. I had to cut the inner front flare and do some pounding. I still rub a little under full lock and articulation. I plan on doing a retub to the front wells to be able to articulate on more aggressive trails. For now its fine for daily driving.

 

[Rpreme]

Finally found a full set (inclusive of a spare) TRD Team Trail wheels for the trail. Debating on either 285's or 295's for this set..

 

[Rpreme]

A little bit of an update...

Finally got around getting some rubber for the TRD Trail Team FJ Wheels.

Wrapped them with 285/75/16 Falken Wildpeak AT3W's. I loved the 55k mile warranty so went this route.

Installed the rears no problem. But since I had SPC UCA's they were rubbing. So I had to mitigate the situation by adding a 1" spacer up front..

Clearance up front with the SPC UCA's.

1" BORA Spacers up front to add some clearance.

Final outcome.. Very happy!

 

[Bm3r1]

FJ wheels look great as well!! What offset are they? Also, would you happen to have pics of the fender well trimming/pounding?

 

[Rpreme]

FJ wheels look great as well!! What offset are they? Also, would you happen to have pics of the fender well trimming/pounding?

Thanks! I appreciate that! The TRD FJ Trail Teams/ SE wheels are 16x7.5 +15.. No pounding needed for these wheels. But a 0.75" - 1" spacer is needed up front to clear aftermarket UCA's.

 

[Rpreme]

My centercaps were all beat, scratched up and cracked and I didn't want to paint them so I just bought new caps.. Love the genuine packaging...

 

[Rpreme]

Finally got some time this week to install these centercaps.. Gotta love brand new OEM parts!

 

[Rpreme]

Sunset looked nice the other day..