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pdyebrasil · 03-11-2008, 04:18 PM

I'd say that it really depends... I have a '98 and love it. I'm not a huge fan of the 99+ front bumper, but it's growing on me... For various reasons I'd probably say that the 99-00 3rd gens are probably best, because they fixed some mishaps from the earlier models (mostly interior, but added some nice exterior stuff ie clear headlights and fogs, sport hood, etc...) and they don't include the VTRAC and crap that later models had. I love my rear locker! Plus I think the grille is the better looking of the bunch.

03-11-2008, 04:18 PM	#6 (permalink)
pdyebrasil Registered User Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Posts: 375	I'd say that it really depends... I have a '98 and love it. I'm not a huge fan of the 99+ front bumper, but it's growing on me... For various reasons I'd probably say that the 99-00 3rd gens are probably best, because they fixed some mishaps from the earlier models (mostly interior, but added some nice exterior stuff ie clear headlights and fogs, sport hood, etc...) and they don't include the VTRAC and crap that later models had. I love my rear locker! Plus I think the grille is the better looking of the bunch. __________________ '98 4Runner SR5 4x4, 3.4 V6 auto - SS 7.2, 4Crawler 1.5" BL, 295/75/16 Nitto TGs, E-Locker - HID bi-xenon retrofit - LED Tails, Custom LED turn signals and 3rd Brake - Deckplate w/ Trueflow and ISR, Magnaflow muffler - White LED lighting, blue LED backlighting, white reverse glow gauges - Premier AVIC-F90BT w/ 6.5" Infinity Ref., 5.25" Pioneer, 2 Eclipse 10" subs, Phoenix Gold amp. Check it out on CarDomain : http://www.cardomain.com/ride/2934470