Something Smart Here-Slow_T4R's Build/Timeline

[Slow_T4R]

hey all, been on this web site for quite some time and have meet some of you in person. you guys have been a wealth of information and i always recomend this site to 4runner owners. my 4runner is a 1999 SR5 4WD automatic,with the 3.4 V6, no factory locker. I live in central california but actually bought this thing bone stock in LA, in 2011 with 92,xxx original miles. any way i'll update this bad boy as much as possible and also try to cover its back story.

Page 1: Back story of T4R, parts accumulation, some pic's at hollister
Page 2: Install and painting of Addicted Offroad front bumper
Page 3: Some interior upgrades, some maintenance and the mounting of the winch
Page 4: Hi lift mounts, led interior, some wheelin pics, and pic's of the new toytec lift installed
Page 5: Lots of wheelin pic's, poser shots and a few vids at the end
Page 6: More wheelin pics, camping/nature shots, no more rear sway bar
Page 7: Plastidip, lots of plastidip
Page 8: Banter, and a T4r.org sticker
Page 9: Wheelin pics, NEW Hi Lift mount, Deckplate mod, TRD Stickers
Page 10: Lots of wheelin pics, marlin crawler sliders welded on and bed lined, rear breather mod
Page 11: Savage rear bumper with tire carrier, install.
Page 12: Massive picture dump of wheelin trip at Bald Mountain OHV, plus a little maintence.
Page 13: Wheelin pics at Brewer Lake OHV



How it sits as of May 2014:

heres how i bought it

after insta-lift aka running boards off

shortly after installed a daystar 2.5 inch spacer lift and installed monroe shocks all 4 corners. a couple days later i realized i "needed" bigger tires and bought 285/75-16 Duratracs. which is how we come to this

well later on i got bored on a day off from work and said, f it, im going to paint my stock skid, not sure why i chose yellow but i did ha. i then figured id go see if i could scrape it up and hit up jose basin with my bro in law.

nice little shot of the hoe-runner down by the river /chris farley

three wheelin it

hittin the trail

bein the badass that i am /sarcasm i installed a stereo, pioneer deck, two 12 inch planet audio subs and a planet audio amp. got a pretty good deal on it and it does what i want so im happy.

got a gift certificate to 4wp so i picked this up for free! magnaflow 18 inch muffler, nice sound and tone, perfect for me.

well, i decided i needed an aftermarket front bumper and i really like tube bumpers. i found this in the classifieds on t4r, pm'd the guy and went and picked it up. which brings us to this.

bought these marlin crawler sliders, they are beefy as hell

 

[Slow_T4R]

hollister hills meet, met some t4r guys and had a good time, need to go back soon.

on a recent 4 wheelin trip

also in this time i bought and installed some spidertrax 1.25 spacers.

then this happened, oem bumper back on...dont worry, theres a plan

annnnnnnnnnnd then

then black friday happened, and this ended up making its way to my house

then i came home to find this......weiiiiiiiiird

then xmas happened

parked next to another 4runner at the hospital

this dude rolled up in a big brown truck and handed me some boxes, this was inside hmmmm

did a little painting

currently

there will be lots and lots of installs/updates, but until then.....

 

[Slow_T4R]

Here's a pic of my hi lift I got for Xmas from my bro and sister in law, pretty sweet. And that brown metal box I carry everywhere, kinda like a emergency box. I have a sh*t ton of survival gear in there.

Just in case.

 

[BlackCat914]

GIFSoup

 

[BrianSD_42]

Subscribed

 

[Brian757]

I saw gifs! Sorry to post on your build. Subscribed though.
Don't be mad, ITS OLIVIA WILDE!

 

[Slow_T4R]

Any one have any info on these rims? Reviews? I hear almost all these style metal rims are basically the same and are made by the same manufacturers. I like these a lot.

these summit racing 16x8 rims

 

[Slow_T4R]

I saw gifs! Sorry to post on your build. Subscribed though.
Don't be mad, ITS OLIVIA WILDE!

Lol, how could I be mad about that?! You single handedly made my thread 1000% better!

 

[awpsome]

nice upgrades! not sure if its cause i picked up a new bumper style as well, but always going back to it isnt bad. but obviously the tube bumper is definitely more badass

the new one you got, what brand did you end up going with? either way looks good man!

 

[madbomber08]

I've been waiting for this thread. I've always liked the stance and look of your 4runner, and that tube bumper was awesome! Wish I would have saw when you threw it up for sale.

 

[TCMach]

Any one have any info on these rims? Reviews? I hear almost all these style metal rims are basically the same and are made by the same manufacturers. I like these a lot.

these summit racing 16x8 rims

I don't have anything on those specifically but I tried to run these rims and they wouldn't clear the caliper. I have the larger brakes (the ones that came on the sport edition and up). Love the truck man keep it up!

 

[Slow_T4R]

nice upgrades! not sure if its cause i picked up a new bumper style as well, but always going back to it isnt bad. but obviously the tube bumper is definitely more badass

the new one you got, what brand did you end up going with? either way looks good man!

Thanks, it's a addicted offroad bumper, it's way stronger than my old tube bumper and has a winch plate built in!

Just got done priming and painting it with bed liner!

 

[Slow_T4R]

I don't have anything on those specifically but I tried to run these rims and they wouldn't clear the caliper. I have the larger brakes (the ones that came on the sport edition and up). Love the truck man keep it up!

Oh crazy man, thanks for the info! I've been looking at these and some of the other pro comp and scs rims. I'm still undecided. And thanks for the positive encouragement !

 

[SCRunner12]

For some reason I thought you had a build already. Nice work so far and I still haven't painted your old bumper. haha Doesn't matter as I'll be swapping it for an Elite Offroad so i can get a winch and a bit more protection up front. I'm looking forward to the new one on your 4runner and we need to get another wheeling trip going.

Also, I'd stay clear of the steel wheels. They are heavier and often times have issues with the brake calipers. I'd go with SCS or something along those lines.

 

[TCMach]

Yea steelies are definitely heavy. They work though. If you want something similar to the Summit Racing ones you were looking at you could look at these Wheelers Steel Wheels. I run the type B model and they clear the caliper and look pretty good if I could ever keep them clean.

 

[rickashay]

Stoked to see the AOR mounted!

 

[Slow_T4R]

Stoked to see the AOR mounted!

i as well, my good man! :frog:

 

[Slow_T4R]

I've been waiting for this thread. I've always liked the stance and look of your 4runner, and that tube bumper was awesome! Wish I would have saw when you threw it up for sale.

You're in luck, I think scrunner12 is thinking about selling it, might want to pm him.... And thanks for the compliment :flame:

 

[GentryGoon]

Awesome build my friend!

 

[Slow_T4R]

Live real time update !