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TRD Tundra Offroad Pckg Strut/Spring Assembly
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Out with the old
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Fronts in
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Land Cruiser 7 Wrap Front Springs (for the rear)
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Out with the old
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In with the new
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New Tires 285/75 16 MT's
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Waiting on Corbeau to make brackets to install these (apparently they don't stock these brackets so it takes 4-6 weeks to build 'em)
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Took half a day for me to do the fronts and half to do the rears myself with only hand tools and running into various issues. Compressing the Tundra springs to disassemble the coilover and installing the 4Runner top hat was a royal pita with the autozone spring compressor and no vice/workbench. Taking out the rear struts is nearly impossible because there is so little room between the top of the strut and the chassis. The engineer that designed the rear shock mount should be killed. Coilovers and springs from Rocki Top Auto. LC shocks from Autozone.

I'm very happy with the finished product and used all Toyota parts. The ride is fantastic. Can't wait to go to Rausch Creek Offroad Park this weekend. More pics to follow.
 
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Boy those pictures sure take me back. How have those definity dakotas balanced for you? Mine refuse to be balanced, but they do great offroad!

Your 4runner is so clean underneath for a jersey truck. Looks good, what else is on the list?
 
4-Ripcord said:
Boy those pictures sure take me back. How have those definity dakotas balanced for you? Mine refuse to be balanced, but they do great offroad!

Your 4runner is so clean underneath for a jersey truck. Looks good, what else is on the list?
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First thing I did when I went to look at her was to check out the undercarriage and I was shocked how clean she was for a North Eastern truck. I hope to keep it that way. No problems with the balance so far, but I haven't had her up to freeway speeds yet.

As far as future plans I guess I'm kind of generic in the sense that I'm thinking locked front and rear, sliders, gears, and tube bumpers. At that point she should be pretty capable and reliability shouldn't be impacted too much.
 
Runner is looking great. Can't wait to see what else you do with it. My opinion my be a tad skewed though.

This was right after the lift.
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Looking killer!

Regarding the seats, hit up Wedge Engineering for the brackets. They build them to order and have a 4runner application already. Ordered mine for my recaros last week and they said 2 weeks till they're shipped out. I've had probably 5 different sets of wedge brackets in various vehicles and they've never failed me on shipping times and a quality product.
 
OME 881 front and OME 891 rear. This pic looks like the rear is squatting a little but this was immediately after the lift and I hadn't driven it yet. Now it has a very mild rack to it but I do have a storage box in the back that is probably around 50lbs.
 
I just acquired all my stuff for my lift as well. Tundra's and 7.5 wraps. Did you swap in new strut bushings at the same time? I'm debating on doing a few small replacements while everything is apart.

Any side shots would be awesome. I'm curious how much rake there really is. I bought all used stuff minus the rear shocks.

Looks good though man.
 
rajuncajun said:
I just acquired all my stuff for my lift as well. Tundra's and 7.5 wraps. Did you swap in new strut bushings at the same time? I'm debating on doing a few small replacements while everything is apart.

Any side shots would be awesome. I'm curious how much rake there really is. I bought all used stuff minus the rear shocks.

Looks good though man.
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I did not replace the strut bushings but structurally everything seemed to be in good shape. I wouldn't fault you for throwing some new parts in while your in there though.

This is as close to a side shot as I have right now. I'll get some more this weekend at Rausch Creek. There is some rake to it, but I think it's the perfect stance because the cv's don't seem to be at a precarious angle.
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SKIDMRK said:
Looking killer!

Regarding the seats, hit up Wedge Engineering for the brackets. They build them to order and have a 4runner application already. Ordered mine for my recaros last week and they said 2 weeks till they're shipped out. I've had probably 5 different sets of wedge brackets in various vehicles and they've never failed me on shipping times and a quality product.
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Thanks for the info. The brackets should be here in a couple of weeks so the wait isn't too bad. Right now I'm keeping the seats in the living room. My 1 year old loves to sit on em like they're her throne. I'm sure she'll be disappointed once they're installed.
 
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That's awesome, thanks for the pic.

Mine probably won't have as much rake after the 300 lbs of tools go in but I look forward to it. I think I may look into some new bushings before I throw all the parts in.
 
Well, a lot of time has passed since my last update. I did some wheeling with the Northeast 4runner guys at Rausch creek a while back, and I'm greatly looking forward to the 1st when we go back.

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Shortly after that trip I installed my seats with Wedge engineering brackets. I really enjoy the seats, and find them to be much more comfortable than the stockers.

A month or so later I got rid of the worn Tundra struts and replaced them with 5100's. The ride is much better with more controlled rebound and compression. I set the spring perch to the second setting from the bottom and the truck sits very level now.
 
Last Sunday I installed the B&M 70268 tranny cooler as preventative maintenance. The install was straight forward but my dull razor blades caused some frustration trying to remove the old line. There isn't much room to move in there cutting out the old ones. I used one of the original tranny cooler lines to "close the loop" on the tranny cooler that sits at the bottom of the radiator. I also used the supplied cooler line from B&M and didn't have much trouble getting them to fit on the tranny cooler hard lines. I also used the supplied zip ties for mounting purposes and the cooler is quite sturdy.
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When removing the front skid plate I found there were only two bolts holding the skid plate on:nono:

I left it off so that I can sand and paint it. Stay tuned for pics.

I then went on and finally put on the diff drop that has been sitting in the back of my truck for a couple of months.
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After that I performed the zero point calibration for the stability control system it was quick and easy once I found where the diagnostic port is. Ever since the lift install the VSC system would beep during fast sweepers, so hopefully this should take care of it. I also plan on doing the Andy mod 2.0 in the near future.
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Finally I bought an emergency compressor and put up an organizer to hold my recovery gear and supplies including my strap, d ring shackles, tranny fluid, oil, air gauge, and a funnel. Of course I have several items to add back there in due time.
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I know nothing spectacular or unique has been performed, but I haven't had the truck for a year yet. All in good time.
 
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