transworldmoto
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Hi everyone! My name is Ben and I am the proud owner of my 18th, yes, 18th vehicle. I have owned everything from a Volkswagen rabbit to a Toyota Tundra. In most recent years I spent a lot of time in a Toyota FJ Cruiser and two Xterra's. Coming from the Xterra community, I appreciate the level of quality Toyota put into the 4Runner. My rig is a 2014 Trail Edition Premium with just about every feature I could get. It's literally leaps and bounds from what the Xterra had to offer and I can't wait to explore all of it's capabilities!
To start, here she is on Day One. I was deployed overseas and spent quite a bit of time researching 4Runners and deciding which model to buy. I took a week of leave, flew back to California to visit my folks, and ended up finding this beauty at a local dealership.
I was only able to drive it for a few days before I had to catch a flight back to my duty station, so it was parked in the garage and driven a few times a month for about six months until I finished my deployment and returned home. During that time, I amassed a large (very large, in fact) collection of parts and had a nice stash waiting for me. My first four days of leave I managed to get everything installed, starting with the Gobi Stealth rack with rear ladder and sunroof insert.
After the roof rack was on and buttoned up, I started on the suspension. Mike at Metal Tech Offroad was great to work with and I emailed him often while I was overseas. He helped me settle on a suspension setup and I am very confident I made the right decision. I went with Icon 2.5 Coilovers with remote resi's, and rear resi shocks for the rear. I also got the Metal Tech Upper, Lower, and Panhard bars. These things are extremely beefy over stock and I really like the adjustability features.
(More pictures to come)
After I got the suspension installed, I installed a 40" Offroad Gorilla curved lightbar on the front of the Gobi rack (Carried over from my last Xterra), 2 Rigid SR-Q floods for the rear, and 2 Rigid Single Floods for each side. I havent wired them up yet, but the fact that Gobi prewires their racks is a huge plus for me!
I have a set of Shrockworks skids on the way, as well as a hybrid front bumper from Endless Horizons. I'll be heading to Dinkey Creek this weekend with a friend to shakedown the truck and make sure the suspension is setup correctly. More pics and adventures to come!
To start, here she is on Day One. I was deployed overseas and spent quite a bit of time researching 4Runners and deciding which model to buy. I took a week of leave, flew back to California to visit my folks, and ended up finding this beauty at a local dealership.
I was only able to drive it for a few days before I had to catch a flight back to my duty station, so it was parked in the garage and driven a few times a month for about six months until I finished my deployment and returned home. During that time, I amassed a large (very large, in fact) collection of parts and had a nice stash waiting for me. My first four days of leave I managed to get everything installed, starting with the Gobi Stealth rack with rear ladder and sunroof insert.
After the roof rack was on and buttoned up, I started on the suspension. Mike at Metal Tech Offroad was great to work with and I emailed him often while I was overseas. He helped me settle on a suspension setup and I am very confident I made the right decision. I went with Icon 2.5 Coilovers with remote resi's, and rear resi shocks for the rear. I also got the Metal Tech Upper, Lower, and Panhard bars. These things are extremely beefy over stock and I really like the adjustability features.
(More pictures to come)
After I got the suspension installed, I installed a 40" Offroad Gorilla curved lightbar on the front of the Gobi rack (Carried over from my last Xterra), 2 Rigid SR-Q floods for the rear, and 2 Rigid Single Floods for each side. I havent wired them up yet, but the fact that Gobi prewires their racks is a huge plus for me!
I have a set of Shrockworks skids on the way, as well as a hybrid front bumper from Endless Horizons. I'll be heading to Dinkey Creek this weekend with a friend to shakedown the truck and make sure the suspension is setup correctly. More pics and adventures to come!
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