89 4 runner winter build up thread
11-27-2011, 05:32 PM
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PORKYMcCHODES 89 4 runner winter build up thread
hello everyone, new to the site here, seen alot of nice yotas on here so im gonna make a thread on my runner build. got this thing about 5 monthes ago. traded a nice CJ5 for it (i know, i just dont care for jeeps that much) had about 2500 in the jeep so seemed like a pretty fair trade.
as you can see from the 2nd pic, it needs alot of body work, but already i have 2 new doors and a tailgate. also so far i have put a new transmission in it due to the old one getting stuck in 3rd gear all the time. the odo reads a whopping 370xxx miles on original tranny so the fact that i was still driving around on it was pretty good. the 3.0 motor was replaced not long ago and has about 100k on it. future plans are:
fix all body work
new paint
new seats
diamond plate door panels/rear panels
fab up a soft top out of an old pickup tonneu cover
cut down on the lift, previous owner said it has a total of 11'' of lift. i know it has 3" body lift so that would mean it has 8" suspension lift. not sure of that maybe a 5" and it looks like it has some kind of aluminum spacers in the from too so i dont know. i plan on just cutting the body lift blocks down to 1".
replacing current 35"s with something more aggressive
5.29 gears front and rear
i want to try to get all this done before summer and still have it drivable during the winter incase of unexpected east tennessee snow storms. i will try to update with pics often. any info, comments, suggestions will be appriciated.
as you can see from the 2nd pic, it needs alot of body work, but already i have 2 new doors and a tailgate. also so far i have put a new transmission in it due to the old one getting stuck in 3rd gear all the time. the odo reads a whopping 370xxx miles on original tranny so the fact that i was still driving around on it was pretty good. the 3.0 motor was replaced not long ago and has about 100k on it. future plans are:
fix all body work
new paint
new seats
diamond plate door panels/rear panels
fab up a soft top out of an old pickup tonneu cover
cut down on the lift, previous owner said it has a total of 11'' of lift. i know it has 3" body lift so that would mean it has 8" suspension lift. not sure of that maybe a 5" and it looks like it has some kind of aluminum spacers in the from too so i dont know. i plan on just cutting the body lift blocks down to 1".
replacing current 35"s with something more aggressive
5.29 gears front and rear
i want to try to get all this done before summer and still have it drivable during the winter incase of unexpected east tennessee snow storms. i will try to update with pics often. any info, comments, suggestions will be appriciated.
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11-27-2011, 05:43 PM
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welcome to YT glad to see another member from the volenter state, looks like you got a good platform to start with, does seem to have a lot of lift maybe some pics of the suspention would help us figure out what you have. good luck with the build.
11-27-2011, 05:58 PM
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as far as the body lift goes i believe its just 3" i dont know alot about lifts but it looks like just 3'' blocks stuck under it. but i will take some pics of the suspension and post on here soon
11-27-2011, 07:29 PM
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Looks like a nice 4runner, Yeah that lift is up there . more pics of the suspension
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11-29-2011, 03:09 AM
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so i need you guys to help me with putting pictures on here. i can put them on here but i have to make them tiny. how do you put regular size pictures in your posts?
11-29-2011, 04:17 AM
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ok, go to photobucket http://photobucket.com/ sign up and upload your pictures, attached the photos to your message.under insert image on the tool bar.
good luck
11-29-2011, 01:40 PM
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ok, go to photobucket http://photobucket.com/ sign up and upload your pictures, attached the photos to your message.under insert image on the tool bar.
good luck
good luck
and some pics of the suspension
i think the aluminum thing up top is some kind of spacer
aaaaaand two sets of blocks on the rear....
11-29-2011, 02:08 PM
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good lord you got a lot going on there, ball joint spacers, looks like a spindle drop, and horrific blocks in the rear. it can all be fixed, removed replaced and that's the good thing. good luck.
11-29-2011, 02:10 PM
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Oh, from Knoxville? My family first are from Washington County. NC then Greene County State of Franklyn then from Greene County, Tennessee all without moving.
and forgot the Watauga settlement.
and forgot the Watauga settlement.
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well everything in the front looked ok to me, looked pretty safe. i dont plan on wheeling it much, just the occasional mudhole. mostly just driving around town, i heard someone else on here coin the term "mall crawler". now the blocks on the rear i dont like. i thoght about at least welding them into one block until i could do something else back there. any suggestions?
11-29-2011, 02:31 PM
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It looks like you are riding a little higher in the rear, so maybe just pull that smaller block then relax the torsion bars a little to level out the front. Your CV's will thank you!
