Ryan's(R2) Build Thread

[ryankmasuda]

Hey Chris!

I'm doing good, I have a baby boy on the way that is due in October. I haven't been on the forum very much. I've been keeping busy with fishing and work.

I love the 861's. They give me a lot of lift when I'm not loaded down but when I have the rig loaded up and a boat in tow I have zero sag and I sit level. The ride is pretty nice with weight on the back but when i have nothing in the truck it can be a little stiff.

Hey Ryan. Your rig is looking sweet man, its come a long way!
I see youve installed 861's in the rear, how you liking them?

Im thinking i might go that route too possibly. In work mode, i got probably 300 lbs of gear plus cbi plate bumper-no swingout no spare, and my 890's are sagging about 2". In play mode i probably got 200 lbs of gear plus plate bumper WITH swingout, spare, and up to 10 gal in jerry cans. All in all i estimate im running 400-600 lbs above stock weight and ideally i want 3.5 to 4.5 inches of lift. Sound about right based on your experiences so far?

We should discuss further over a beer or something, just sayin haha. Id love to hear what you think of them though, seeing even better.


Hope you are good,
Ttyl

 

[ryankmasuda]

The 4runner has gone through quite a few changes since my last post. I got my Nitro 4.88's installed in the front and rear along with Aussie Lockers front and back. I finally got my 231 brake upgrade done which I'm extremely happy with. Most recently I finished my manual hub install.



My Dads friend owns a machine shop so I was able to get my SpiderTrax spacers machined to fit the manual hubs.
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[ryankmasuda]

Here are some photos during the retrofit process.

 

[Mrich2245]

Glad you made it through that, the damage looks terrible.
Nice looking 4R!