SantaCruzRunner's Build thread.

[crazydubman]

Ya just did mine today. Definitely helped tighten up the front end. I have air and a 4ft breaker bar so no worries or stress there. Took about an hour or so all said and done from pulling the wheels to dropping it back down.

End links take all of 5 minutes and pulling the front swaybar maybe 10-15 minutes if you do it the same time as the steering rack bushings.

Next task is to finish my trans cooler install and pull apart the E locker actuator.

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Ya just did mine today. Definitely helped tighten up the front end. I have air and a 4ft breaker bar so no worries or stress there. Took about an hour or so all said and done from pulling the wheels to dropping it back down.

End links take all of 5 minutes and pulling the front swaybar maybe 10-15 minutes if you do it the same time as the steering rack bushings.

Next task is to finish my trans cooler install and pull apart the E locker actuator.

get that locker working

 

[SCRunner12]

It will make a big difference but I would take your sway bar off before just to save some time and you can notice the difference. Air tools are a must IMO if you want an easier time.

 

[crazydubman]

Ya my compressor was hands down my best purchase so far.

 

[crazydubman]

get that locker working

Ya im trying. Hopefully I can get it pulled out tomorrow or Monday. Give me a few days to clean it and get it back together before i have to pick up my rack on Friday from work and get the gas tank skid installed at Any7.

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Ya im trying. Hopefully I can get it pulled out tomorrow or Monday. Give me a few days to clean it and get it back together before i have to pick up my rack on Friday from work and get the gas tank skid installed at Any7.

gonna be sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet

 

[crazydubman]

Ya for sure. January will hopefully hold the start of the rest of the skids and beefed up crossmembers. :surfer:

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

got the front sway bar off today. going to swap the endlinks out in the rear tomorrow.

HAPPY HOLIDAYS EVERYONE!!

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Reppin SCS now

 

[HedgehogOutdoors]

Reppin SCS now

Nice! Spending a few hundred dollars on the 4runner this Christmas, need to fab me up an antenna mount, not for a CB though lol. More important than CB

 

[GentryGoon]

Reppin SCS now

hell ya

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Nice! Spending a few hundred dollars on the 4runner this Christmas, need to fab me up an antenna mount, not for a CB though lol. More important than CB

sweet good luck!

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Got my front sway bar off and swapped the front endlinks with the backs cause they are a bit longer. the ride is a lot smother without the front sway bar and itll be better offroad this weekend

And got my new tool box in the back

 

[mcaz5]

Got my front sway bar off and swapped the front endlinks with the backs cause they are a bit longer. the ride is a lot smother without the front sway bar and itll be better offroad this weekend


And got my new tool box in the back

Looks good! I tried doing this a while ago and the plan was to put the front end links on the back but I ended up breaking one of the front end links, and couldn't end up getting the actual sway bar off. So right now I have no end links and just a bar in the front, it was a PITA, but it does ride much better!

 

[crazydubman]

Looks great drew. You will love the difference offroad

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Looks good! I tried doing this a while ago and broke one of the front end links, and couldn't end up getting the actual sway bar off. So right now I have no end links and just a bar in the front, it was a PITA, but it does ride much better!

Oh yeah that would have sucked!

Looks great drew. You will love the difference offroad

i look forward to it :frog:

 

[4Running Daily]

Why even run a rear sway bar at all? I don't, I can't even tell a difference on road. Off-road is a whole different story.

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

Why even run a rear sway bar at all? I don't, I can't even tell a difference on road. Off-road is a whole different story.

no real reason. i have plenty of flex in the back with the 5125s and 890s so i see no real need to take it off.

 

[4Running Daily]

i have plenty of flex

 

[SantaCruzRunner]

uhhh riiiiight..........