tluu's build thread

[tluu]

Got my 4runner on 1st of march.
2006 v8 sport edition white with 83k on the odo

3/2/12
picture at the dealership

3/5/12
Hard wire my 9500xi radar to compass mirror the first day using stealth cord. you can probably make your own using rj-11 cable. Took about 1 minute to tap the wires and make sure it was secure.
Stealth Cords*::*Escort Passport 9500i/ix

3/5/12
Installed HIDs from DDM tuning. H11 low beams 4300k 55watt and 9006 3000k 35watt fogs. Took around 30 minutes to install and zip tie everything down.
DDM Tuning : HID Kits

3/9/12
toytec ultimate lift kit with UCA installed. I got rid of the stock xreas system. took about 5-6 hours with a friend of mine who was knowledgeable about car mechanics.
http://www.toyteclifts.com/index.ph...ategory_id=72&option=com_virtuemart&Itemid=72

4runner on jack stands getting ready for install

installed rears

finished product

compared to a lifted land cruiser

3/28/12
Installed spydertrax spacers and bought some used goodyear wrangler silent armors. I held off on getting new duratracs until later.

6/3/12
Installed shrockworks front bumper and sliders with winch and synthetic line.

6/4/12
A girl re-ended me at 60-70mph while I was moving at 30-40ish in a dodge avenger, not sure on exact speed but it ended up totaling my car.

last picture shows the hitch attached to the bent frame. The entire frame is buckled and you can tell because all the doors touch each other and the fenders.

didnt even get to test my bumper along the trails. RIP.

 

[JET4]

looks good

 

[mrpanic7]

Looks great! Im curious did you do rear 5100 or 5125? And whats difference in ride quality/performance on and off road?

 

[tluu]

Looks great! Im curious did you do rear 5100 or 5125? And whats difference in ride quality/performance on and off road?

Its the 5100. It feels more solid/firm than the stock xreas system which i prefer but also smooth at the same time. I havent taken it off roading yet.

 

[crackiswack]

Your headlight and foglight aim look pretty off. You need to aim them using a wall 25 ft away on a level surface. Your passenger side headlight is either high, or the driver side is low, and the passenger foglight is also low

 

[tluu]

Your headlight and foglight aim look pretty off. You need to aim them using a wall 25 ft away on a level surface. Your passenger side headlight is either high, or the driver side is low, and the passenger foglight is also low

they've been adjusted after the lift was installed.

 

[mrpanic7]

Its the 5100. It feels more solid/firm than the stock xreas system which i prefer but also smooth at the same time. I havent taken it off roading yet.

please post up when you take it off road as im really curious on the performance of the 5100's. I see some people do the 5125's and would be interested in those as long as they are not unbearable on road

 

[gaterose]

Looks nice, what kinda tires you going with?

 

[crackiswack]

please post up when you take it off road as im really curious on the performance of the 5100's. I see some people do the 5125's and would be interested in those as long as they are not unbearable on road

The valving is similar on the 5125 as the 5100 IIRC it just has an extended length for lifts greater than 2"

 

[tluu]

Looks nice, what kinda tires you going with?

looking into duratracs

 

[SUP3RJEFF]

Nice looking ride!

 

[snowbrdr033]

Nice! Look into the blendmount for your 9500xi. I've got the same one, but I mounted it just under my rearview mirror and it looks super clean, plus you don't have to worry about the suction cups coming off after the heat.

I also got the hardwire kit that I ran it to a blank, so I can silence it without having to reach up to it. Very clean and easy to do!

Your truck looks great though!!! nice work.

 

[tluu]

Nice! Look into the blendmount for your 9500xi. I've got the same one, but I mounted it just under my rearview mirror and it looks super clean, plus you don't have to worry about the suction cups coming off after the heat.

I also got the hardwire kit that I ran it to a blank, so I can silence it without having to reach up to it. Very clean and easy to do!

Your truck looks great though!!! nice work.

Where did you get your mount to the mirror?

 

[snowbrdr033]

Where did you get your mount to the mirror?

Here......BlendMount Custom Radar Detector Mounts Escort Beltronics Valentine One

 

[04RunnerLimited]

Looks good! Man...I need to get a Sport Edition hood bad

 

[tluu]

update on my car with it being a gone-r. had it for exactly 3 months, and i thought it was going to keep this car forever.

 

[Red]

Going to buy another 4Runner with insurance money? what's your plan now?

 

[tluu]

Going to buy another 4Runner with insurance money? what's your plan now?

I might save some of the money that insurance gives me because I'm about to graduate and I need to start paying off loans. Probably gonna look into 3rd gen 4runners since they're half the price of 4th gens. I wanna buy something already built since I put so much time and money into modding the car and I only had it for 3 months.

 

[foxtrot]

sorry to hear about it being totaled. did they let you get the bumper off it? planning on selling it?

 

[tluu]

sorry to hear about it being totaled. did they let you get the bumper off it? planning on selling it?

the buyback is 10k. if i took that, it wouldnt leave me with anything to purchase another car.