sparticus

Well here we go i think im far enough along that i should do a build thread.
I started with a bone stock 1991 4runner, auto 3.0L V6, 31's, 3.30 gears. I wheeled it way to much in stock form and decided that i need to start the mods.

Front: i have Solid axle swapped the front with rear leafs up front, high steer, FJ80 tierod ends, rebuilt axle 1980 4.10s, Extreme mountain ryder foam filled shocks, custom bumpstops welded to the u-bolt flip plate, Square front driveshaft, went 45mph no shakes!

Rear: Fj80 coils, 4.10's, lockright locker stock arms
Tires: 35X12.50X15 mud terrians, custom wheels

Things im in the middle of: When i did my SAS i used a friends shop and my friend helped me too. Well he was really stuck on making my tire centered in the wheel well. He did make it centered but the tierod hit the oil pan and i still rubbed alot. So now im moving the axle forward with new slightly higher springs in the front, putting in a 1985 front housing that will be fully gusseted, rocksliders and a skid plate, and a new frontbumper

Future plans: Long arm three link the rear, link the front with coilovers, 4.7 geared transfercase, 37's, locker in the front, custom front and rear bumpers, bobb the rear, 4.88 gears

sparticus

Ill add pics of the before and after later tonight or tomorrow

rattlewagon

I think you mean 4.30 gears stock.

sparticus

Yeah your right 4.30's sorry for the typo, that is what i had but i ended up getting 4.10's for their cheapness and i didnt think i could run the 4.30's with the 4.37's that came in the front axle

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Here is the runner after the SAS and 31's, the custom front leaf mounts my friend made for me and the 1980 front axle i used with the high steer arms on it

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Here is the shackle angle and a shot of the front mounts fromt the side, and the front shot of axle installed but it looks low because i needed to still add 2 leafs in pack to leavel it out

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here is my ubolt flip kit with ghetto ubolts and a make shift tierod till i got my new one, as well as me plating the engine mount with some scrap steel i had laying around. I used the ford shock towers for front upper shock mounts

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Here is the 35's i put on shortly after i SAS'd it, the lockright i put in the rear, and lengthening the stock 1980 front drive shaft which ended up being to short at full articulation and would come out if you hit the brakes on a up hill, so i replaced it with a square drive shaft

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After a trail run in Eden when i only had the rear lifted i thrashed my runner boards so i tore them off

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Oh and here is the 1976 FJ40 vented rotors that i put on with my V6 IFS calipers

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Here are a few of the rig it's first trip to moab, all mods done and coming out of one of the hell's tubs, the pis are in the wrong order for some reason

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more from hell's my camera died when we went the first day so hell's is all i got for now till i go back in april

rattlewagon

Looks good!

sparticus

couple more from hell's revenge

sparticus

thanks i think is it turning out pretty nice so far

sparticus

so what do do you guys think so far?

86bedlesstoy

Great build. Hopefully buying a nice '91 myself. See anything problems with suspension work?

sparticus

no i still am rocking the stock control arms with 5 inches of lift. You will need to lengthen your rear panhard bar to make your axle center again or make a new one.
As far as the front just make sure that if you SAS it make your front mounts as far forward as the front support and you be fine

sparticus

im putting sliders on in a couple of days im getting ready for southwestcrawlfest down in st. george utah on the 14th, anyone on here also going?

dropzone

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looks like you bent your steering rod and reheated it to straighten???