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Hey Kregg your runner looks clean. How does your 4runner ride now with the lift and tires i am seriously considering the same set up that you have. I have read nothing but good things about ss products. Any inputs would be helpfull, thanks in advance.
 
Hey Kregg your runner looks clean. How does your 4runner ride now with the lift and tires i am seriously considering the same set up that you have. I have read nothing but good things about ss products. Any inputs would be helpfull, thanks in advance.


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Looks great, Chris! That lift really adds to your truck and she looks real aggressive. Keep the pics coming, looks like you've been getting a lot of use out of the lift since you put it on :bigok:
 
Dang! that thing is looking so sweet now! I love it!

Cant wait to see it! When are you coming out to Colorado? :bouncy:

Thanks Sn0w! When gas gets to around oh say like $0.30/gal? Nah, I'd love to make it out there though! I've gotta get some sliders on first, I almost destroyed my rocker out here, and we don't have many rocks...

Nice flexing.

I assume the tires performed well?

Like a champ Clem, they are awesome... I was on a camping trip with my buddy and we did a little wheeling, I'll try to get some more pics up. He has a Sonoran lifted Taco with 285 Nittos and there is no comparison. Like night and day....


Thanks for the props ya'll!!!!!! :D
--Chris
 
So a little update...

The next big thing on my list is a combo of a few mods if I can pull them together...

ARB bumper... but I wanna clean up all the bars across the top and on the front... Sorta like the TJM / Shrockworks with no bars...

1.5" or 2" body lift... Still out on this one...

TRD "Satoshi" Grill... Like the Ivan Stewart grill for the tundra
 
Wow, I had completely forgotten about this thread!

Updated the first post, waiting to get my flares and cladding done to post new pictures!

Thanks for the props, and any/all comments or suggestions are welcomed!
 
ARB before the wheel spacers...
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And after...
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2" Bodylift, 35's, and Custom rear bumper... This was before the sliders and ARB re-fit...
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Break-over angle on the rear bumper... And the new wheels and tires...
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Bumper...
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Lights!
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AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! thats so sick dude cant wait to see it flexin.... is that rear bumper going to have spare carrier on it??
 
Ok, I went thru your whole build thread and see no pics of when you put that magnaflow exhaust on your rig!

funny,

I just bought a magnaflow muffler from 1bad4r and am buying a roll bar from Sn0wrunner on Friday.

Didnt even realize you had both of those, maybe you can help a bit,
how did you cut the roll bar? did you weld it back to the feet yourself?

can i get some pics of your exhaust? if you were to do it again, would you do it different? Has the exhaust gotten in the way during 4wheeling??

any video of how it sounds??

Lots of questions!

thanks man!

Edit: oh, by the way, I was super surprised at how quick your Runner is coming together! WOW, seems like not long ago it just had that brush guard and an Atlanta braves plate! LOL
 
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do you got addco's on the rear? what's the painted red sway bar looking thing?


and do you always finger your girl like that? hahaha


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i think we're both thinking along the same lines, i like your so far ahead of me so i can see the money is going to be well spent, good job man!!!!:trophy:
 
AWESOME!!!!!!!!!!!! thats so sick dude cant wait to see it flexin.... is that rear bumper going to have spare carrier on it??

It may have a carrier on it before too long... It's in the works... Thanks for the props...:guitar2:

Didnt even realize you had both of those, maybe you can help a bit,
how did you cut the roll bar? did you weld it back to the feet yourself?

can i get some pics of your exhaust? if you were to do it again, would you do it different? Has the exhaust gotten in the way during 4wheeling??

any video of how it sounds??

Edit: oh, by the way, I was super surprised at how quick your Runner is coming together! WOW, seems like not long ago it just had that brush guard and an Atlanta braves plate! LOL

On the roll bar : cut off 2" on the front legs. Note: Cut the "feet" off first... I'm a goob and decided to cut the 2" and then had to wrestle with cutting the feet off with the piece in a vice... Doh! And yes I welded them back on. Also went to Tractor Supply and got some 3/16" flat stock, cut it down and drilled holes in it to mount under the body.

The exhaust is loud. Only reason is I have no catalytic converter. It was "cool" before I lifted my truck and put the new bumpers on it. Now it hangs down too far and is in the way.. I'm going high-clearance soon. Do it again? Maybe... I liked it for a while, but I should have looked further into the future I guess. No videos. camera makes it sound stupid.

do you got addco's on the rear? what's the painted red sway bar looking thing?


and do you always finger your girl like that? hahaha

i think we're both thinking along the same lines, i like your so far ahead of me so i can see the money is going to be well spent, good job man!!!!:trophy:

The red sway bar thing is my Sonoran Steel adjustable panhard bar, powder coated red after I recieved it. No Addco's here.

Girl : ROFL! No comment!!!!!

Thanks for the props too man!
 
ok that makes sense, now i thought it looked a little funny. haha

yeah i don't know whats wrong with me today, my minds in the gutter, i'm still surprised an MOD didn't ream me for that fog light post i made earlier, lol
 

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