Vandert's 1992 4Runner Build-Up Thread

[vandert]

From stock to not Slow progress will be made with some changes already made. Bought 196k recent head gasket fix, and some top end work, came with stock running boards, and rusted out exhaust. So Mod's started. Currently at 203k First was Manual Hubs, followed by Dynomax mandrel bent exhaust, followed by Husky floormats front and rear and then Weathertech in-channel ventvisors. Then more maintanence stuff, did Oil cooler gaskets as they were leaking, new belts, discovered I'm missing the bottom pully for the A/C ie the tensioner, dropped the cat and welded in test pipe, then seafoamed it, just tons of crap like that, now's when the fun begins though Currently waiting to go on 2 inch BJ spacers and matched skyjacker shocks up front. Looking for panhard drop bar, and Cruiser springs for the rear, then will be a Roger Brown lift of 1.5 or 2 inches to make room for the pending engine swap That will do it for lift until I SAS it or go long travel Done today 285x75-16 on Taco rims - got them for a steal So, onto pic's Just a couple of phases to current - not much done yet, but looking to get a rack, a pair of lockers, then an engine swap is in the very near future, still trying to figure out what type of engine though I will be getting sliders very soon, and then f&r bumpers will be one of the last things I do, but want to get a tent on the top as I camp and fish alot - bought to get back into hunting as well. Putting stereo in it this coming up weekend as well, kenwood excelon head unit with 30g ipod, then Infinity component's f&r followed up by two pioneer 12's Ball joint spacers will be put in next weekend I don't have my kids, so will ride like this for a few weeks 2nd Day I owned it, on a camping trip Camping trip a little later down the road with a fresh wax job, recently gone out A/C, and we are at Ft Pierce in Florida in this one Flexing first time without swaybars More fairly stock pic's Then, went through all the trouble of striping my stock rims, and painting, then while searching for tires, came across these 285's, so my newly painted rims with my new rims and tires in the back of the 4 Runner, hence the sag And, how she sit's right now

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[vandert]

Haven't updated this in a bit but was waiting on the cash for an alignment and a trackbar relocation bracket, got them both in today, and tomorrow I have to go in in the morning but am off in the afternoon so hope to have before and after pic's of me flexing with the 285's on stock height and then the 285"s with the 2 inch BJ spacer, new BJ's, and Landcruiser springs in the rear, not to mention finally putting the new longer Superlift shocks on

She's growing up a bit more tomorrow, after that, will be the body lift, then engine, then locker.

I picked up my welder on Sunday as well and am making an extension cord so I can actually plug it in and use it from my dryer plug, but it's a stick welder and I'm just doing sliders and bumpers and maybe eventually the SAS with it but the SAS is after a bunch of other stuff.

[vandert]

Well, got alot done today, pic's will come tomorrow as it was after dark when I finished up.

New CV joints - well, one new and kept the other as a trail spare.
New Upper balljoints
2 inch BJ spacers
New Properly matched front shocks
Landcruiser Springs
New properly matched rear shocks
Trackbar relocation bracket - didn't realize I needed bolts, so it's not attached right now

Loosened the torsen bars off but will tighten them back up to where they were at, currently i think the front sets a little lower than the rear, but it was higher so that my daughter couldn't get in, so that made me happy, she ended up using the back tire and climbing up.

Once I do the body lift - getting moved up actually so I can go ahead and weld up my body protection/sliders and grip tape the top for a step to get in as well for my kids

Picked up quite a few tricks today on how to do the BJ spacers, and also the rear suspension, rear only took like 15 minutes, but front was another story mainly because of the cutting and I didn't place a block in the suspension to give me space on the first side, but knew for the second, anyway, pic's tomorrow

[coryc85]

Great looking truck. I like the black Taco rims. I see you are in Melbourne. The big FL4WD Campout is this weekend in Brooksville at the Sertoma Campground. Several of us from FL TTORA are going to be there. Come on by if you can.

[Lumpy]

Can't wait to see some pic's!!!

[vandert]

Lift is on, but no pics as I worked on it till dark last night, and then didn't get out of work till after dark tonight.

I'll try to get the pic's up tomorrow evening.

As for the thing this weekend, don't think so, wish it was next weekend, I have my kids this weekend, but where is it at? I might try to do it with them, they always loved it in the past

[vandert]

Here's some lift pic's

IFS flex, and my daughter, son was taking the pic's though, have to get a alignment so I can't go too far right now, alignment is WAY off Oh well, got the rear all buttoned up a few minutes ago with the trackbar relocation before I took it out to test the flex.