SFA Colour

Justinvd · 03-17-2008, 12:44 PM

Well I have my 83 axle all rebuild and ready to hang but i am faced with the decision of paint colour. Everybody paints their running gear black wich honestly looks the best. I am currently helping my freind put fullsize running gear in his ranger and he painted his orange wich looks pretty cool. I know it will just get dirty and beat up but i felt like something different. Any ideas or possibly pics of your SFA would be awsome. And i have a 88 4runner that is all white and black already. I know with some tacky colour it will look weird but i want it.

Thanks, Justin

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grant526 · 03-17-2008, 12:57 PM

Do you have any other accent colors on the truck already? Do you have shock boots? What color are they? Might be a thought. Red or Orange, with strips over the truck too?

4Rocker · 03-17-2008, 01:08 PM

I recommend just black. Trucks with obnoxiously bright running gear usually look awfully tacky in my opinion.

bigtrucknwheels · 03-17-2008, 01:12 PM

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Originally Posted by 4Rocker

I recommend just black. Trucks with obnoxiously bright running gear usually look awfully tacky in my opinion.

I tend to agree. but if you want to go with a different color, go dark, not bright/light. dark blue or dark red would look nice..

AxleIke · 03-17-2008, 01:13 PM

Don't know about anyone else, but weird colors under a truck scream poseur out here. Maybe things are different where you are.

Sort of says that the driver is really insecure that people won't see the axles and stuff, and needs people to recognize that their truck is cooler than everyone else's. Let your driving speak for itself.

Not trying to be offensive, just offering an opinion.

grant526 · 03-17-2008, 02:31 PM

Very true! But I'd have no problem seeing someone wheel a truck that is done up nice. lol As long as it's not a street princess, it's cool.

**Tofer** · 03-17-2008, 02:41 PM

Barbie Pink!

bigarms23 · 03-17-2008, 07:26 PM

sliver or paint it black with gold on the diffs

dirtoyboy · 03-18-2008, 05:47 AM

paint it the most obnoxious colour you can find...maybe like bright pink, orange or yellow

Brenjen · 03-18-2008, 06:54 AM

I think black looks appropriate on a trail truck & red, yellow or Chevy orange look good on muscle cars. Barbie pink looked good on the Barbie Corvette my daughters had when they were little....might be worth a shot.

Belize Off Road Team · 03-18-2008, 07:13 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Justinvd

Well I have my 83 axle all rebuild and ready to hang but i am faced with the decision of paint colour. Everybody paints their running gear black wich honestly looks the best. I am currently helping my freind put fullsize running gear in his ranger and he painted his orange wich looks pretty cool. I know it will just get dirty and beat up but i felt like something different. Any ideas or possibly pics of your SFA would be awsome. And i have a 88 4runner that is all white and black already. I know with some tacky colour it will look weird but i want it.

Thanks, Justin

just think what color really looks good under neath your truck. like if i had a SFA on my Surf, i think i would go with Navy Blue or Midnight Blue only because it goes with the Metallic Green of my Surf. Some people may not like it, but are you only painting it to impress other people or do something that you like?

8yota9 · 03-18-2008, 07:28 AM

i painted my rears marker paint blue lol i got bored and had sum paint lyin around it looks kool but as soon as you hit the mud you really cant even tell lol just my.02

Justinvd · 03-18-2008, 11:03 AM

Haha, i know it looks tacky and will get all dirty anyways. Black is the most suitable colour seeing how my runner is all black and white anyways. Every Toyota in my 4x4 group has black running gear so i just wanted something a little different. Actaully i think ive never even seen a vehicle in real life with anything but black running gear. The IFS lift i had was dark blue tabs though and it looked ok. Ill post some pics of it under my truck when im done and you can chirp it then haha

EWAYota · 03-18-2008, 11:11 AM

Man up and go with pink!

Had a guy around here that had mettalic purple. Looked pretty cool.

03-17-2008, 12:57 PM	#2 (permalink)
grant526 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento area, Ca Posts: 348	Do you have any other accent colors on the truck already? Do you have shock boots? What color are they? Might be a thought. Red or Orange, with strips over the truck too? __________________ '85 Standard Cab 4.5" HD SuperLift Custom Winch bumper 33x12.50 Mud Rovers Lincoln Locked in the rear; running 5.29s DD's: '87 XJ and '91 Suzuki DR650s Wheel Responsibly, Don't screw it up for the rest of Us. . . ---------------------------------------------------- "Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America" - Thanks for the Quote Hayes

03-17-2008, 01:08 PM	#3 (permalink)
4Rocker Registered User Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Minnesota Posts: 377	I recommend just black. Trucks with obnoxiously bright running gear usually look awfully tacky in my opinion. __________________ 84 4Runner SR5 22R, 5spd, 31" BFG ATs,custom bumpers 08 FJ Cruiser Sandstorm, 6MT, All-Terrain Package, Rock Rails, BFG A/Ts

03-17-2008, 01:13 PM	#5 (permalink)
AxleIke Contributing Member Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Boulder, Colorado Posts: 4,887	Don't know about anyone else, but weird colors under a truck scream poseur out here. Maybe things are different where you are. Sort of says that the driver is really insecure that people won't see the axles and stuff, and needs people to recognize that their truck is cooler than everyone else's. Let your driving speak for itself. Not trying to be offensive, just offering an opinion. __________________ 1987 Mutant 4runner\|Slightly Modified\|Lacking general build direction -Lifts and Tires look cool at the Mall, Lockers and Gears look cool on the trail. -Internet Nice Guy

03-17-2008, 02:31 PM	#6 (permalink)
grant526 Registered User Join Date: Jan 2008 Location: Sacramento area, Ca Posts: 348	Very true! But I'd have no problem seeing someone wheel a truck that is done up nice. lol As long as it's not a street princess, it's cool. __________________ '85 Standard Cab 4.5" HD SuperLift Custom Winch bumper 33x12.50 Mud Rovers Lincoln Locked in the rear; running 5.29s DD's: '87 XJ and '91 Suzuki DR650s Wheel Responsibly, Don't screw it up for the rest of Us. . . ---------------------------------------------------- "Obama is an acronym. OBAMA = One Big Ass Mistake, America" - Thanks for the Quote Hayes

03-17-2008, 02:41 PM	#7 (permalink)
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03-17-2008, 07:26 PM	#8 (permalink)
bigarms23 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: mountains of truckee ca Posts: 1,010	sliver or paint it black with gold on the diffs __________________ 1988sr5 4.3v6 4runner with chevy axles 513 gears dual cases overall 300to1 ratio 36mtzs 5inch lift detroits 1972 stepside jimmy d44/d70 425hp 1995 green range rover

03-18-2008, 06:54 AM	#10 (permalink)
Brenjen Registered User Join Date: Feb 2007 Location: Searcy, Arkansas Posts: 1,191	I think black looks appropriate on a trail truck & red, yellow or Chevy orange look good on muscle cars. Barbie pink looked good on the Barbie Corvette my daughters had when they were little....might be worth a shot. __________________ '95 4Runner 3.0 Automatic bone stock; it's becoming a project slowly but surely, one part at a time "If ye love wealth better than liberty, the tranquility of servitude than the animated contest of freedom, go from us in peace. We ask not your counsels or arms. Crouch down and lick the hands which feed you. May your chains sit lightly upon you, and may posterity forget that you were our countrymen!”

03-18-2008, 07:28 AM	#12 (permalink)
8yota9 Registered User Join Date: Dec 2006 Location: North NJ Posts: 189	i painted my rears marker paint blue lol i got bored and had sum paint lyin around it looks kool but as soon as you hit the mud you really cant even tell lol just my.02 __________________ 1989 Toyota Pickup 4x4 3.0 5 Speed,203,551, 4" trailmaster lift,Marlin Crawler clutch, factory brush guard, 31x10.5R15 wranglers, K&N/isr mod, 2 KC Daylighters, Midland CB with Fire Strike mount toped with 6 foot whip,and cheap but efective airhorns 1984 22R sfa 5spd 4x4 excab 31.10.5 bone stock 1987 suzuki samurai loads of rust,rattle can black, and 205 tires

03-18-2008, 11:03 AM	#13 (permalink)
Justinvd Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: B.C Posts: 736	Haha, i know it looks tacky and will get all dirty anyways. Black is the most suitable colour seeing how my runner is all black and white anyways. Every Toyota in my 4x4 group has black running gear so i just wanted something a little different. Actaully i think ive never even seen a vehicle in real life with anything but black running gear. The IFS lift i had was dark blue tabs though and it looked ok. Ill post some pics of it under my truck when im done and you can chirp it then haha __________________ 1988 4runner- 22R-E 1986 P/U 22R-E T urning O ver after Y ears O f T rail A buse

03-18-2008, 11:11 AM	#14 (permalink)
EWAYota Contributing Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Location: Richland, Washington Posts: 4,597	Man up and go with pink! Had a guy around here that had mettalic purple. Looked pretty cool. __________________ DJ 1994 Pickup 22RE, Engnbldr 261 cam, 5 speed. Tires that go around and around... Preping for SAS...... Originally Posted By Fustercluck "Proof that Gangus did not spontaneously generate....he has relatives." Originally Posted By Tacoclimber "My two year old better get a job, soon..." Reply Posted By Oly884 "I hear coal mining is a great career." Myspace

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