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Old 10-25-2007, 11:08 AM
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Is my 2001 4Runner a Sport or not?
Hey guys,

I always wondered about this.
My 2001 does not have any Sport badging on it at all, but I think it is one.
Is my 4Runner missing something that would make it a Sport model or not?

I have the moonroof, running boards, matching body-colored fender flares and bumpers....etc...



On another note, does anyone where I can actually get the Sport badging?
Thanks all!!!
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They came on the '02 models. The dealer has them.
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Looks like a sport to me. I have seen the "sport" badge on the front doors below the side view mirrors right above the indentation.
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You have a sport...another give away for them is the interior
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Originally Posted by Fishooked
On another note, does anyone where I can actually get the Sport badging?
Thanks all!!!
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Old 10-25-2007, 12:09 PM
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Originally Posted by gilby4runner
You have a sport...another give away for them is the interior
Thanks for all the replies fellas
<<<<----and yeah, thats the Sport badging I was talking about...
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Yeah that looks like a sport to me!
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dont the sports come with superchargers or is that only some?
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None came from the motherland with superchargers. They were either dealer add-ons or installed by owner after purchase.
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None came from the motherland with superchargers. They were either dealer add-ons or installed by owner after purchase.
It's Fatherland for Japan..
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hood scoop is a giveaway too
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some had to come stock with sc and some did i though it was the sport that came with them. i may be wrong
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Originally Posted by fillsrunner4
some had to come stock with sc and some did i though it was the sport that came with them. i may be wrong
No 4Runners came stock with a Supercharger from the factory.
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Originally Posted by gilby4runner
You have a sport.
Ditto......those rims only came on sports or LTDs and the scooped hood was not available on the LTDs.
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The silver trim on the dash was only on the '02s wasn't it?

Otherwise you could turn any Runner into a Sport with rims and a hood swap. That was what really bugged me that there was no true hard wired item that designated a sport model like more ponies.
At least in '99 the monochrome paint (only in Jade and black) was the ringer of that year and it did have sport seats.
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The Sport models also came with a bit lower gear ratio. They came with 4:10's
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The 4.10 final drive I don't think is Sport specific since the Limiteds have that ratio too.
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True. But that was one of the items that made it different from an SR5.
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Not necessarily. My 01 SR5 came with 4.10's.
IIRC, 99-up limiteds came w/ 4.30's.

I dont recall any coming with a lower (numerically) gear-ratio than that.
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