frayed

The new beach truck. Going to have a good tech go through it fully. Get a good roof rack and recovery gear, get the undercarriage coated with this stuff http://www.eurekafluidfilm.com/appli...utomotive.html (open to suggestions), weathertech mats, Okole covers, rod holders, and go catch some big fish on the surf!

I know this has been asked before, but can anyone give my general guidlines on how much wider of a tire I can go with stock wheels w/o going with some nutty spacers?

MATT0404

265/75/16 stock.

Authentic LTW in your avatar?

904_runner

Would that fluid film be anymore usefull than spraying the underside with rustoleum?

frayed

Fluid Film: don't know much about the stuff. Thought that coating metal with an oil emulsion sounded like a good idea; prevent rust and lubricate. Rustoleum is just paint.

LTW: yup. This was Seth Thomas' car, pro racer in the World Challenge series for Bimmerworld. He originally did a euro motor conversion and put in a 3.0L. I pulled that motor and put in a 3.2L euro. It's fast as hell on the track, especially with the built diff and Motons.

Here's the motor

scuba

wow, how beautiful !

Texas_Ace

Wow nice Truck AND car.

As for the biggest tires you can fit stock, 275's fit fine usually. 285's will fit but will rub a little, but usually minor trimming/lift will fix that.

Bigger then 285 needs 1 - 2 inches of lift and trimming.

So if i was you i would go for the 285, in fact thats what i will get if i decide to get bigger tires. I don't plan to lift more then an inch, maybe 2.

frayed

Thanks fellas. After driving the 4runner around for a day, I think I will go with a new suspension, and since I'm at it, my as well do a mild lift. I talked with Steve at Sonoran; he recommended the 7.2 for my use. Hopefully 2" wont be too extreme.

With the added height, 33s (285/75) sound like the hot ticket. The rig won't see daily commuting or anything so the bigger rubber would be nice for the sand, I think.

Here's my other toy. If you've seen Bad Boys you'll recognize the car.

Mtriple

Wow, and I thought I went through cars! What hapened to the GT3?

Oh and greetings from bf.c!

frayed

Greetings! I've gone through cars like crazy over the years, but settled on a few toys for different purposes. I'm looking forward to getting the 4runner rigged properly as I think it will just as fun as my other toys but in a different way.

I sold the GT3. For the money tied up in it, I make room for the Turbo, the M3 ltw and the 4runner, all prepped.

Texas_Ace

Yep, if you are getting the 7.2 then 33" in 285 will be perfect. Might need just a tad of trimming for when you are flexing but nothing too bad from what i hear.

I would go 33" but just don't know if i could stand the power loss lol.

If you really want to do it right you could through a supercharger on there as well, then you can have some REAL fun!

Belize Off Road Team

Now you just need a Subaru SVX to complete that drive way

Good luck with the beach Runner. If you need some Beach ideas, go to:
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forum...iser-pics.html