wrench.n.wheel's '99 Millenium Silver Adventure Rig/Daily

[wrench.n.wheel]

Here is my double duty rig, daily and for adventuring. 1999 Millenium Silver 4x4 SR5 4Runner with 147k on the clock as of 2021. Bought with 117k in Sept. 2017

Current as of 1/10/2021

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This is when I got it. Picked it up at auction for a decent price. It had a single owner all of its life in Sparks, Nevada and I was glad to bring her back to proper form.

Current upgrades:

Suspension/Wheels:
- Bilstein 5100(tundra) shock with OME 2883 in front
- Bilstein 6112 Shock with #650 on 7/8 setting in front
- Bilstein 5100(tundra) shock with OME 2891 in rear
- SPC UCA set to E on caster
- Konig Countersteer Offroad 16x8 0mm offset wheels in black
- 285/75R16 BFGoodrich K02s
- 315/75R16 Milestar Patagonias
- BORA 1" wheel spacers
- FNWheels 5 Star 16x8 -25mm offset
- 315/75R16 Falken Wildpeak AT3W
- 1"Body Lift
- 1" Diff drop
- [MENTION=28464]eimkeith[/MENTION] Panhard correction kit
- [MENTION=98153]MStudt[/MENTION] extended end links F/R
- @Plastics_guy front and rear extended bumpstops

Protection/Armor
- Eimkeith WIY rear bumper
- NorthwestTrailInnovations WIY front bumper
- Modified Addicted Offroad Hybrid front bumper
- 4XInnovations weld it on yourself sliders
- Savage Off-Road full skids
- Custom reinforced lower radiator crossmember(bent the stock one when hit the front skid hard)
- Superwinch LLC TS9500SR winch
- OPTOFFROAD Lower control arms
- Eimkeith UCA mount reinforcement (axle side)
- Eimkeith LCA reinforcement (front)
-

Electrical/Lighting:
- Big 3 Upgrade (2) thick gauge positives from alternator to battery and (1) thick gauge negative from battery to chassis
- Odyssey 34R PC1500T battery
- Heavy duty Positive/Negative Terminals
- Parking/Turn signal all in one mod
- Mini D2S square projector retrofit into OEM housings
- complete amber mod to parking signals
- 21" single row light bar
- Baja Designs Squadron pro in Amber wide cornering flavor
- LED interior lighting
- LED replacement in center cluster/speedo
- E-locker switch LED functionality
- E-locker dash light
- LED tail lights
- Cobra 19 DXIV CB radio, 4' Firestik antenna, 18' Firestik premium coax, heavy spring, custom mount.

Engine/Drivetrain
- 1st Gen TRD Supercharger
- MAPECU3 Piggyback ECU
- AEM UEGO wideband AFR gauge
- Glowshift boost gauge
- LCEngineering pillar boost gauge mount
- Deck plate mod
- Swapped rear open diff axle(4.10 geared) to E-locked axle(4.30 Geared)
- Swapped front diff(4.10 geared) to (4.30) geared diff
- NitroGear 5.29 re-gear front and rear with ARB lockers
- ARB Single High output air compressor in engine bay with custom mount
- Diff breather mod in rear axle
- Sway bar relocation bracket(rear)
- E-brake relocation bracket
- Energy Suspension Bushings for steering rack
- Tundra Big Brake upgrade
- T100 Brake master with 1 1/16" bore and T100 Brake booster
- Amazon Oil catch can


Miscellaneous
- OEM Sport hood - with cut out so its actually practical
- '01 style grill
- Spyker hood struts
- Scarab windshield washer fluid reservoir

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Removed the bumper, fender, headlights, grill to see the carnage to the fender wall. There wasn't too much damage, looked like I needed new headlights, grill, radiator, radiator support, fender, fender lining, hood, and plate bumper.

Overall the runner was in decent condition

Picked up a Thundercloud OEM Sport Hood from a dismantler as well as tundra big brakes

Front end started to come together, and the lift was installed

Picked up the wheels with tires for $250 and sold the tires for $160 - Konig Countersteer Offroads for $90 - what a steal

Hood and fender were painted to match the OEM color and the BFG K02s were mounted

Northwest Trail innovations bumper build with a buddy of mine

First outing on the runner and it felt damn good!

Then it was time for 4xInnovations Sliders with kickout

Light bar mounted to the bumper above the winch plate - I wanted to keep it fairly clean as well as functional

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Panhard correction kit welded in

Repainted the OEM skids, but plan to build my own skids sometime in future, these will do for now. Rust Oleum Hammered paint - black

Installed the front and rear extended bump stops from @plasticsguy

 

[Elesage]

Love what you done with it keep up the good work.....:rapture:

 

[CaboRunner]

Looks great

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Love what you done with it keep up the good work.....:rapture:

Thank you, still have a lot planned for it, slow and steady wins the mod race.

Looks great

Thank you, I think so as well!

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Finally bought the air raid intake pipe to do away with the OEM intake silencer.
From the research I have done, it just adds more engine noise and perhaps better throttle response, but no actual horsepower. I was fine with that.

Very simple install, but can require some force to get it into place if you have a body lift like I do. Once you have a body lift your engine drops the amount your body is lifted so the intake doesn't have perfect alignment.

 

[Plastics guy]

Nice Truck Krutoydiesel!! Glad you started a build thread. I will definitely be following. Keep up the good work buddy!:nicethread:

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Nice Truck Krutoydiesel!! Glad you started a build thread. I will definitely be following. Keep up the good work buddy!:nicethread:

Thanks brotha, There was so many little things have also been done to the truck regarding maintenance, but pictures weren't taken. Oh well!

E-locker axle swap write up soon and then rear bumper build.

 

[raKnizek]

Way to bring this thing back to life! Reminds me a lot of my rig. I might need to pick up those front bump stops. I have Plasticguy's rear stops and they are sweet.

 

[jkeith.w]

Picked up the wheels with tires for $250 and sold the tires for $160 - Konig Countersteer Offroads for $90 - what a steal

Damn. I knew I should've gone with those. (I made a last minute decision to go 17 after I ordered my 1" BL)

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Way to bring this thing back to life! Reminds me a lot of my rig. I might need to pick up those front bump stops. I have Plasticguy's rear stops and they are sweet.

It wasn't anywhere near dead, but yeah that front end needed some work, apron needed to be pulled out and straightened.

dooo it!!

Damn. I knew I should've gone with those. (I made a last minute decision to go 17 after I ordered my 1" BL)

If paying full price, I wouldn't get them, would probably get the five spoke from FN wheels.

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Couple weekends back I ended up swapping my rear axle for an elocked axle from another 3rd gen 4runner with the help of my brother and [MENTION=120071]mtbtim[/MENTION] aka Timmy the Toolman. I also ended up swapping the front diff to match the gearing in the rear axle. I will re-gear at some point in the future, but I didn't want to be out $1500 for the re-gear right now.

here is the video on how to do the axle swap and the wiring
https://youtu.be/qAznG_WoS44

picked up the complete elocked rear axle for $550 with the locker ECU, ECU pigtail, switch, switch pigtail.

Sold my open diff rear axle for $250

Trailer wire 16 gauge 6 conductor cost me about $25 for 15 feet

Paint for the axle was another $20 and I replaced the axle seals while I had it open, decided against doing bearings for now.

It was wired up to the OEM switch and ECU so it works like OEM, the dash will blink when the locker is trying to engage and then it stays solid when its engaged.

Bonus: the switch is lit when any of the other cluster lights are on(this was a factory option in Tacomas, but didn't exist in the 4runners for some reason) just needed to add two wires/pins to the switch itself. Instructions in the video.

Link for when the wiring starts

https://youtu.be/qAznG_WoS44?t=31m30s

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Had some fun today out at Eagle Lake Trail with another 3rd gen and a 2nd Gen Trooper.

 

[dreyday]

[MENTION=174573]krutoydiesel[/MENTION]

What a beauty.

Inspired me so much that I did the same !!!

We're gonna have to adventure together once my rig is all fixed up and ready to go.

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

[MENTION=174573]krutoydiesel[/MENTION]

What a beauty.

Inspired me so much that I did the same !!!

We're gonna have to adventure together once my rig is all fixed up and ready to go.

Waiting on you brotha, and hurry up and move back to California. Two wrenchies is better than one.

 

[SPark]

Love your rig. Especially jealous of the hood scoop. Ive been looking for a while in Utah, and theyre hard to snatch up!

 

[dreyday]

Waiting on you brotha, and hurry up and move back to California. Two wrenchies is better than one.

You have no idea how bad I wanna be back in CA.

Plus, I need your expertise when working on my rig !

 

[wrench.n.wheel]

Love your rig. Especially jealous of the hood scoop. Ive been looking for a while in Utah, and theyre hard to snatch up!

I got really lucky and was able to get one from a dismantler for $300 in ThunderCloud silver. I was repainting the front end anyway so the hood was matched to the body color.

You have no idea how bad I wanna be back in CA.

Plus, I need your expertise when working on my rig !

Come through in October to wrench and we can hit up Eagle Lake for some good wheelin.

 

[dreyday]

Come through in October to wrench and we can hit up Eagle Lake for some good wheelin.

LOL. Thats around the time my rig should be ready!