What did you do with your 4runner today?

Had a small incident last night. Swerved for a family of deer and went off the road into some gravel. Went in too hot and understeered straight through some trash cans, and clipped a tree with my bumper at about 30mph. Luckily no major damage, just ruined the fender and headlight. Bumper absorbed most of the hit, and buckled the outer tube but the frame horns are perfectly fine. Couldnt really have asked for a outcome considering I hit a tree. And on a positive note, ordered fiberglass fenders and 06 headlights.:biggrin1:

Glad your ok.
 
Just recently I had the second timing belt done with all the fixens, and on each coolant change, I add a bottle of Amsoil Boost. Its Formulated with proprietary tiered surfactant technology, providing quick and effective heat transfer inside radiator and cylinder heads, which results in reduced operating temperatures, more efficient operation, increased horsepower and significantly reduced engine warm-up times in cold weather.

boost.jpg
 

Attachments

  • boost.jpg
    boost.jpg
    73.9 KB · Views: 345
Your new shocks should have new rubber gaskets. It SHOULD look like this

a3ynyvag.jpg


Order from shock to nut:
-shock
-bottom washer
-rubber bushing
-frame tab
-rubber bushing
-top washer
-nut
 
New rear calipers, new synthetic fluid and 3 new brake hoses, the other three are rusted/seized together and now round....yay....

As soon as I can figure out how to get the two rear inner lines loose without destroying the main lines to the rear I'll finish.
 
- Replaced hub/wheel bearing, after finally getting that damn axle nut fee !!!!

- Discovered my LR UCA ball joints are wiggling, quite a lot on the DS too... but both sides. No squeeking but lots of up/down play, and its not the top but being loose either.

Now I'm debating whether its time to go Camburg....time for more reading...
 
- Replaced hub/wheel bearing, after finally getting that damn axle nut fee !!!!



- Discovered my LR UCA ball joints are wiggling, quite a lot on the DS too... but both sides. No squeeking but lots of up/down play, and its not the top but being loose either.



Now I'm debating whether its time to go Camburg....time for more reading...


Where do you live? I have spare ball joints and a press. I'm in Utah.
 
I'm in CT. The LR UCA ball joints are easily replaceable, I'm just debating whether its worth keeping them if they ony last a year of on road driving...
 
I did my timing belt, water pump, and ac compressor yesterday. Now I can go for another 100k miles and turn on the ac without sounding like a diesel!
 
I was quoted $370 to swap & setup the ring and pinion. I think it sounded a bit high, but that seems the going rate down here from two diff shops.

When I pull the trigger I will just get prebuilt 3rds from ECGS; but the wife wants me to sell the 4Runner and get a new GX460. So torn..

funny you say this... We've been contemplating trading in my wife's runner on a lightly used, 2009 or newer Land Cruiser... predominately for the v8, RES, and 3rd row....
 
Well holy hell
I am getting to old for this chit
Feels like i been on one of them fatal fight videos

Did not get near as much completed as i wanted to
Rain moved in and back going out
I manages to completely remove the xreas like a gentleman
It was not too bad just time consuming
Bye bye
8a61599c71705f37d6bb613328a0c089.jpg

I removed the running boards
Installed the kings
But had to zip-tie the resi's
As i can not find the weld on mounts i ordered months ago
Ih well
1859312c565ae3e1ddab3f4c51a418ac.jpg


Then i installed the icon overland springs
I did not remove any brake lines, panhead bar
I did use a spring compressor tho
No real issues there
A second hand would have been awesome tho
Then installed the icon shocks
Dam why did they put the pinch weld so dam close
I cut that chit back
It made accessing the nut for xreas removal and shock install easier as well
eea99ae22a5f544fbaf20ab6fd459d52.jpg

4feb9d9c03f917af217e7a15109bc69f.jpg


Then i installed the skyjacker ext sway bar links
cc9e2531d21d2635081534b230bd0819.jpg

Just a fyi these come out
They were in there pretty well
But once i determined they had to go i made quick work of it with a bfh
480fe2468520468c63f6c8160420de04.jpg

047051b15ada5c33feeb86959e3facd8.jpg


Found out my driver side front diff oil seal is leaking
Thats just great i love gear oil and the pos seals

Up front i Still need to do my inner and outer tre's
Swap in my new lca's and bj's and greaseable cams
And order new resi mounts

Then for the rear i need to do the ext brake lines and rear rotors, pads, f ing stupid parking brake everything

Also gotta love toyo and there placement of my ac drain on my frame rail
Thats getting fixed

Also found my center diff actuator vent line just hanging

cecffe33ac1faee6ea108577aa4120df.jpg


Weight reduction mod
f97051e3a977b88f680f0883f8114875.jpg


Need an alignment
But have to finish suspension
Then get my new tire balances and one put on the wheel

Springs were not that much taller at all
b9935684c1ba749141be2234f88ba8c7.jpg


4aea6eed50b5c37bebc9c2323e33cc07.jpg
 
Last edited:

Members online

Forum statistics

Threads
278,316
Messages
3,554,113
Members
248,016
Latest member
Advally Service

Trending content

Back
Top