What Did You Do To Your 3rd Gen Today?

[cl4Rk]

That red one needs a new frame? Or am I misunderstanding. It seems to be a great shape?

Yes, this beautiful Sunfire Red Pearl runner needs a new frame... there is penetrating rust on the inside of the passenger rear trailing arm mount (the usual problem spot) and there is enough rust here and there elsewhere on the frame to justify a swap imo. It’s not the worst frame I’ve seen but I got the truck for a decent price and I’d like to keep it for a long time. Everything else is in such great shape...

 

[Breaker Bar]

Installed 4Xinnovations skid plate

Bolted up my new 4Xinnovations skid plate

 

[Kwikvette]

Just a lurker...eep:

 

[Devbot]

Anybody here ever reseal their tail lights because of condensation? What did you use to seal it, just some black caulk? I have one fogging up but thought of taking the opportunity to try and make a fix for our weak reverse lights

Long story short, thinking of swapping the 01-02 lens to a 96-00 assembly so you can use the larger 7440 reverse bulb AND have the benefit of clear lenses, instead of the shoddy 2825 bulb they went to for 01-02. With something like Diode Dynamics XP80 bulbs, it should very much fix the incredibly weak reverse lights many of us complain about. Just snagged a set of lights today to try it with but hesitant to start breaking them open

 

[Doc3g]

Anybody here ever reseal their tail lights because of condensation? What did you use to seal it, just some black caulk? I have one fogging up but thought of taking the opportunity to try and make a fix for our weak reverse lights

Long story short, thinking of swapping the 01-02 lens to a 96-00 assembly so you can use the larger 7440 reverse bulb AND have the benefit of clear lenses, instead of the shoddy 2825 bulb they went to for 01-02. With something like Diode Dynamics XP80 bulbs, it should very much fix the incredibly weak reverse lights many of us complain about. Just snagged a set of lights today to try it with but hesitant to start breaking them open

Or you can pop a set of V6 tritons from VLEDS in there and burn the retinas out of anyone who is behind you Actually, even with the vleds, the reverse lights are weak, but the stop lights are literally stupid, you can see them from like 14 miles away, lol. They actually hurt to look at them.

 

[Devbot]

Or you can pop a set of V6 tritons from VLEDS in there and burn the retinas out of anyone who is behind you Actually, even with the vleds, the reverse lights are weak, but the stop lights are literally stupid, you can see them from like 14 miles away, lol. They actually hurt to look at them.

Funny enough I was JUST browsing vleds and saw they offer a 7440 with 1500 lumens or something like that. And I thought the 500 lumen XP80s were absurd

 

[Doc3g]

Got some more electrical stuff sorted out and am beginning to build my bulkhead harness. Also, I realized I might have a problem and need an intervention soon :jump:

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Also got my CBI ditch light brackets in and the lights mounted.

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This build is actually going to be a really nice field test of the value of different lights. I've got everything from Baja squadrons to rigid to several different brands of cheap Chinese lights that I am modifying in various ways (such as using high temp silicone to seal up potential leak areas). Since all of the lights will be going on at the same time, it will be a nice head to head comparison of how each product holds up to the weather on the Gulf coast.

 

[RMJr82]

2002 Sequoia calipers rebuild for my 2000 4Runner.

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[RMJr82]

Installed stainless steel brake lines on my 00 4Runner. Can feel the difference just with these on. Next weekend, the Sequoia rotors and calipers will be installed.

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[Bad Luck]

I've got those same pair of wire strippers as you do Doc3g! I absolutely love them!

 

[CRB Racing]

Got some new wheels and tires and went to sample them in the sand box!

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[Endlessblockades]

Got some new wheels and tires and went to sample them in the sand box!

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Looks good! I hate myself for asking this, but is that a 4XI bumper?

 

[Bcaskey]

Just did my brakes, bearings, and seals after having the rear axle seals go bad. That is definitely a rough series of repairs...

 

[habanero]

Just did my brakes, bearings, and seals after having the rear axle seals go bad. That is definitely a rough series of repairs...

Upper 20s here, installing new-to-me axle goes quick quick but not so much moving the shoes over when fingers are frozen.
No worries, the woman of the house was okay with my doing an in-kitchen shoe transfer. :

 

[Twan]

Looks good! I hate myself for asking this, but is that a 4XI bumper?

The 4xI bumper has different shaped winch access holes and no logo cut into it. That looks like the All Pro Apex bumper.

 

[5VZ-FE]

Got some new wheels and tires and went to sample them in the sand box!

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Which kind of fender flares are those?

 

[MagusWyatt]

What did you go with for suspension?

I replaced everything that moves, levers, pivots, rotates, or braces. For shocks I went with Bilstein 5100s all around. For springs I went with OME 881s in the front and 890s in the rear. Whiteline for the lower control arm bushings, SPC for cam bolts and sleeves, Energy Suspension for the steering gear bushings, Prothane for the sway bar bushings, Overland Custom Design for sway bar end links, East Coast Gear Supply for the driver's side axle bushing to replace the needle bearing, and everything else Toyota.

 

[Hopeless Diamond]

Brushed the snow off

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[MachoMonkey]

New Lights

Finally replaced the delta lights that have been on my TJM bumper for almost 20 years. they just now konked out, so i replaced the halogens with Delta's 600 LED version. Work pretty well. Ive also slowly been chipping away at the rust that is destroying the underside of my '98 that has solely been driven on the east coast.

 

[Breaker Bar]

Slapped on the Lotus RCAMS I bought to compliment the Toytec lower control arm skids I recently installed