What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

[Hardizzy]

New hat and shoes went on last night. Did a janky chop job on the bumper this morning, which I'm going to replace soon anyhow. Sitting in the garage are some new SPC control arms to hopefully eliminate the pinch-weld rubbing.

• Rack from Sherpa Equipment Co
• SCS F5 16x8 -25mm/3.5BS
• Yokohama Geolander G003 M/T 285/75r16

Niceee. Saving up my chips for those SCS. Got any photos showing how far they stick out beyond the flares?

I stick out about 1.5 in and SPC helped a ton. Still rubs at full compression, so I ended up chopping the firewall. You should be fine if you grind the pinch weld down, heat the liner back a bit, and don't plan on doing any serious wheeling.

 

[austindenny]

Niceee. Saving up my chips for those SCS. Got any photos showing how far they stick out beyond the flares?

I stick out about 1.5 in and SPC helped a ton. Still rubs at full compression, so I ended up chopping the firewall. You should be fine if you grind the pinch weld down, heat the liner back a bit, and don't plan on doing any serious wheeling.

Good to hear that SPC helped you out. Once I've got those on and the cams adjusted forward, I'm planning to get the final alignment. If after all that and the pinch-weld smashing it still rubs, I guess I'll begrudgingly tub the firewall. If I go that route, though, I may tub all the way to clear 35s so I never have to do it again. There's no accounting for tire decisions future me will make.

Here's a look at the current tire stance – in my opinion, it's just right. Really, it's just the angled face of the sidewall sticking out. Think most of the main tread is still under the fender. Without the flares, it would have been way too aggressive for my taste.

 

[G_Raw]

Airlocker popped the freeze plug on the cast hole of my third member. Globbed it up with fipg. Gunna hit the auto store this weekend for a better fit ( tighter fitting freeze plug). This current one went in easy...too easy I guess. Oh obviously refilled the diff.

 

[T4Rscott]

Some love for the 99

Timing belt kit from AirCabinMan, new radiator hoses, coolant flush and tomorrow the trans gets a new filter and a flush

 

[zcostilla]

Scored a factory aluminum rim and later years’ headlights from the salvage yard yesterday and installed them today. Just got back from the test drive, and much better visibility at night!

 

[mechanic80]

What haven't I done.........

Got the unit in Denver and drove it home to Albuquerque. Been working on it since. Biggest accomplishments: Got the rear window dash switch to work (severed wire at taigate conduit), had the HVAC controller rebuilt, Rebuilt the temperature control servo (by myself at NO COST) installed a new head unit with backup camera, programmed remotes, installed hood support struts, new front tires to match the rears. On the list: replace lower ball joints, front brakes with rotors, get the CRUISE CONTROL WORKING! I ordered a module for the c/c but can't find the piece in the truck! Any help?

 

[austindenny]

I've been sitting on a load of new Whiteline bushings for the rear control arms for the last six months. After driving some trails in Sedona, some rear-end creaking on starts and stops emerged. Swapped all of the bushings last night but the noise is still there. Nonetheless, needed to be done – I suspect these were the original bushings. Next up, going to detach the lower shock mount to grease the bushing a little bit and power wash under the spring at the perch. We'll see.

 

[CDXLIV]

Finally finished my front bumper.

 

[Bad Luck]

Got the unit in Denver and drove it home to Albuquerque. Been working on it since. Biggest accomplishments: Got the rear window dash switch to work (severed wire at taigate conduit), had the HVAC controller rebuilt, Rebuilt the temperature control servo (by myself at NO COST) installed a new head unit with backup camera, programmed remotes, installed hood support struts, new front tires to match the rears. On the list: replace lower ball joints, front brakes with rotors, get the CRUISE CONTROL WORKING! I ordered a module for the c/c but can't find the piece in the truck! Any help?

What year is your 4Runner? On my 2000 Limited its on the right fender between the airbox and ABS pump. Should have a cable going to the throttle body.

 

[austindenny]

Finally finished my front bumper.

Lookin good! Is this the Coastal Offroad bumper?

 

[Amory]

Bolted up a set of Limited 5 Star wheels I picked up a couple days ago then gave it a quick detail and a coat of wax. The low-tread 285s look soooo much better than the almost bald and dry-rotted 265s.

 

[mechanic80]

It's not there. 2000 is cable operated. 2002 and 2001 are drive by wire... no cable.

 

[3bears]

Bolted up a set of Limited 5 Star wheels I picked up a couple days ago then gave it a quick detail and a coat of wax. The low-tread 285s look soooo much better than the almost bald and dry-rotted 265s.

looks good...what tire ?

 

[davedadude]

2000 2.7l t4r

Bought a 2000 2.7L T4R last Saturday. Been parked most of the week since original radiator need to be replaced and misfired on cyl 4.

Tomorrow installing new Radiator, Hoses, New Spark plugs and new ignition coils. Cant wait to get this on the road! I'll post a pic when after the R&R and clean it up.

Side note: is it worth lifting a 4cyl?

 

[JZiggy]

Side note: is it worth lifting a 4cyl?

Uh, yeah! Best engine in the 3rd gen platform! :hiding:

 

[ArmArak]

Lifted and on 33's !

I finally got around to lifting my 2001 4Runner. After hours of forum research I decided to do the Tundra/Landcruiser lift. All went well, however, the rear lifted more than I was expecting and the front lifted less than I was expecting, meaning I had almost a 4 inch rake. To fix this I bought and installed a 2.5 inch leveling kit from FatBobs Garage. It solved my issue great. I still have a little rake (which I need for when I do a rear bumper build).

For tires I put on 33s. To be exact the toyo open country MTs (255/85/R16). These "thin" tires really look excellent with the cars proportions.

I will be posting a thread on the build with specifics and images soon. Feel free to ask any questions.

 

[tx_shooter]

Finally did the big upgrade today...

Old ToyTecs and the New Kings

Enjoy the pic - they will not be this clean long.

The two things left on my list - shift kit install in the transmission and wiring up the winch.

 

[96 ToyRunner]

Got my factory knock sensors and harness changed at 342,215 miles

 

[Amory]

Thank you! They're a 285/75r16 Pro Comp Xtreme Mt2.

 

[Kanoe]

Bought a 2000 2.7L T4R last Saturday. Been parked most of the week since original radiator need to be replaced and misfired on cyl 4.

Tomorrow installing new Radiator, Hoses, New Spark plugs and new ignition coils. Cant wait to get this on the road! I'll post a pic when after the R&R and clean it up.

Side note: is it worth lifting a 4cyl?

Congrats on the purchase. The 3rz is a nice engine to live with. It’s not the dog that people make it out to be.

If your wiring work doesn’t fix the misfire, keep a mind toward valve clearances. That’s often the cause of misses on the 3rz. Valve clearances need to be periodically checked.