Mines a prettier color than yours...

[Birdbrain]

Figured I'd post up what I like to wheel the piss out of, nothing special but I try and do my best.

What starts like this...

Became this:

(^ I was wicked stuck )

Badlands front
Trailgear with tire swingout rear
33x12.5 duratracs
3.0 with a swapped 5 speed
4.88's aussie rear
front hammered to fawk to fit 33s :fawkdancesmiley:
1st gen roll bar on the inside to strap junk too
Two 10's in the side storage area with 6.5's F/R
MM9000
It seems like I'm missing some stuff..

back to pics

First time out wheeling.. first damage...

(no, I have not hit my head on that)
5 speed swap, the only picture of

aussie goin in

Thats all for now folks... cya on the trail! Can't wait for Evans.

 

[2DoorRunner]

What a pile of ****. ALL the COOL 4runners are covered in rust and bondo. Not dents from Fords:flipoff:

 

[Birdbrain]

What a pile of ****. ALL the COOL 4runners are covered in rust and bondo. Not dents from Fords:flipoff:

:beatdeadhorse:

that Expedition got totalled...

 

[Mallcrawler83]

Cool runner. They wheel good with semi stock. I have a 90 auto.

 

[84Toyota4x4]

Clearly a POS. Hey, did that bumper get warrantied?

~T.J.

 

[Boonie Buster]

Ya, this thing is junk, just look at the rear bumper, i would blame the spotter for that one. :fawkdancesmiley::haha:

Good to see a build thread of this started, there are a lot of neat things done to this rig. :awesomework:

 

[Birdbrain]

Clearly a POS. Hey, did that bumper get warrantied?

~T.J.

**** yes :fawkdancesmiley:

Ya, this thing is junk, just look at the rear bumper, i would blame the spotter for that one. :fawkdancesmiley::haha:

Good to see a build thread of this started, there are a lot of neat things done to this rig. :awesomework:

Yeah, totally my spotters fault, they should have told me that 35 PSI BFG AT fail in the sand

And thanks man!

 

[KarlVP]

The first photo, with the rifle, looks the it's trying to commit suicide.

 

[Birdbrain]

The first photo, with the rifle, looks the it's trying to commit suicide.

AHAHAHAHAHAHA

I would too... ugh running boards...

 

[1985 runner]

The first photo, with the rifle, looks the it's trying to commit suicide.

hahaha it knew its future

 

[Birdbrain]

Had some free time at work today for the first time in a long time... Decided to replace my beat to **** skid plate with a newer one out of some 3/16" plate we had lying around.

so after measuring the stock skid plate and transferring that information to the plate, busted out the plasma cutter and heres the result

I took the digital and measured the angles on the stock skid plate (which was so fawked it was bent in different directions) then, instead of putting it into the ironworker to bent it, threw some ear plugs in, clamped it to the table, and beat the piss out of it with a BFH. Got a perfect angle though and it fit great!

Gonna make it tie into the front of my crossmember where my bumper also bolts in, so I first off, found longer bolts to use and then made some 3x3 squares, punched a 3/4" hole in there for a bit of play if i want it, bent it to the radius of crossmember so it would lay nicely on the skid plate. Tacked that bitch up.

Took it off and welded it.

How it stood.

and the finish product painted road marker yellow...

Sorry they are all cell phone pictures... :redneck:

 

[Birdbrain]

Decided to go with a 1" body lift so I can raise my drive train an inch. Figured this way, when I go and make my new crossmember/skid plate that holds my tranny up, I won't get high centered nearly as often!

I didn't feel like paying the price for a body lift from somewhere, so I made my own. Few phone calls around, I got my hands on some 2" Diameter UHMW Polyurethane . 2 feet of it for around 17 bucks after tax. The company is Laird Plastic in Seattle if any of you want to know.

Stuff cuts and drills easily!

All I have to do now is get longer bolts and such and I'll be good to go!

 

[whatthe?]

Built not bought, I like it. Is there a SAS in the future?

 

[offroadguys]

First time out wheeling.. first damage...

Thats a design flaw!

 

[Birdbrain]

Built not bought, I like it. Is there a SAS in the future?

Eventually yes. For now, since budgets are tight... Body lift and drive train lift to flat belly it over stuffs. With the 1" body lift and 1" drive train, i wont be completely flat, but it will help. Been trying to locate a ford 93 f150 tank to relocate between my frame, behind the rear axle. Anyone got one?

First time out wheeling.. first damage...

Thats a design flaw!

Thats what i said...

 

[Birdbrain]

Got the hardware today and installed it.

No official before/after picture, so heres the before:

Heres the after:
*you close your eyes.. and start to think upon the image of the 4runner... you slowly (dont hurt yourself there) imagine the body now one inch higher than anything else*

Even though i had access to all the tools at work... i decided to be lazy and not pull my front bumper and extend the bracket so it would not have an 1.5" gap.

Everything went smoothly, i couldnt be happier!

Total cost:
$17 for 2' of 2" diameter (i had about 11 inches extra that I sold to someone for $5)
$20 for hardware (grade 5 bolts n such)
-$5 for the 11 inches I sold
_____________________________
$32 for a 1 inch body lift.

 

[busmup808]

I have rear springs

I have stock front springs from my 91 Landcruiser that you can put on your rear Runner. Springs measure 21". Selling them for $50. Cheap lift.
Its the one on the right:

 

[Birdbrain]

No thanks man... shes staying low...

 

[Birdbrain]

Gone synthetic!

 

[RusM]

I have stock front springs from my 91 Landcruiser that you can put on your rear Runner. Springs measure 21". Selling them for $50. Cheap lift.
Its the one on the right:

I do believe the 2nd Gen RnR's take the rear's in the rear, it's the 3rd Gen's that like the fronts in the rear.
^Birdbrain, this and some black landcruiser rear shocks would've been a much better mod than the oh so gay body lift!:fawkdancesmiley: