Hack's 98 4r 5spd build
01-30-2014, 12:01 PM
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Hack's 98 4r 5spd build
Proud owner of a 98 SR5 5-speed, 199k on the clock, 4wd, power everything, etc...
CURRENT PHOTO
Suspension:
Front: OME 881 / Nitrocharger 90004 shocks
Rear: OME 890 / Nitrocharger 60027 shocks
Wheels/Tires:
16x8 Toyota OEM FJ Cruiser wheels (with 5th wheel for spare)
Michelin LTX AT2 - 265/70/16 (looking at DT's for next set. going to go with 285's)
Exterior
OEM Spoiler
Rola Roof rack w/ 18" Extension
99+ Clear headlight fixtures w/ Silverstar Ultra bulbs
LED Tail fixtures
42" LED Light Bar from Undead Offroad, 23,500 LM
Interior
LED dash conversion
Pioneer AVH-p2400bt
Ultragauge
12" Kenwood Sub w/ ported box + amp
Weathertec Floor Mats (tan)
OEM Retractable Cargo Cover
Armor
Custom Sliders - see slider build in my sig
The Beginning...
Bought the truck back in May of 2012 from a small dealer in Sandy, UT. Dealer wanted 5500 for it, I talked him down to 5k to compensate for the timing belt and water pump needing replaced. Drove it from the dealer to Toyota to have them do that, and then drove it home.
Day it arrived at home:
Over the first couple months that I owned the truck I did some small things. Pulled the running boards, put on a pair of 99+ clear headlights to clean up the front end. Bought an ultra gauge to keep an eye on my gas mileage.
Then I built my sliders, the link is in my sig to the full build. I bedlinered the rockers/sliders, and added a little strip to the kick panel as well.
Picked up a new 98 front bumper to replace the one that had a rust patch burning a hole through it when I bought it. I moved to ND for school so that's probably what accelerated the rusting process on that, it was barely visible when I bought the truck.
OLD
NEW
Full pic of the rockers and sliders with the fresh bedliner. Next summer I'll be long overdue for another coat, it's starting to look pretty crappy down there with some surface rust and such. I just need to run through it with a fine tooth comb next summer and detail, wax, and do an overall pick me up for the old girl because she's been living in the cold for a while now.
Rola Rack:
Spoiler:
Headunit:
Lift:
Went wheeling to flex it out and get those coils to settle a little bit.
Gauges
Before:
After:
Got my 42" LED Light Bar from Undead Offroad. They're pretty small and based out of Yakima, WA. The guy over there is a great guy and answered all of my questions that I had. $330 shipped. I'll get an up close shot of it later, it's flood pattern on the outer thirds of the lights, and the middle thirds are spot pattern, so this thing has a really wide light pattern.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573638223/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573638223/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Rated at 23,500 lumens and this thing is BRIGHT. I was expecting a lot and I was still blown away.
The mounting process was relatively simple, although I wish that the wire connected to the light wasn't in the center of the light, I'd rather have it on the end so that you wouldn't have to drill a hole in the center of the roof. This didn't make it any harder though, so it's not really a complaint.
In my garage because I don't have any night time output shots yet...
Parking lights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574210606/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574210606/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Headlights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573629713/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573629713/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Light bar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574201326/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574201326/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Lights in the garage off, this is just the light from the bar lighting up the garage like this. I'm still really impressed, I'm going to get some output shots tonight.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573608593/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573608593/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Future Plans
Next summer I'm going to be stepping into some ProComp 7069's and 285 Duratracs, that's probably the only action the truck will see as far as mods go. I have one more semester left in school and my baseball scholarship will be gone because I'm in my senior season right now, so I'll have to come up with a few thousand more dollars to pay for that... ouch.
Also, going to upgrade the front springs to 883's and then longer down the road I'll go to Superflex/Bilsteins in the rear, but the 890's are treating me real good so no rush on that!
CURRENT PHOTO
Suspension:
Front: OME 881 / Nitrocharger 90004 shocks
Rear: OME 890 / Nitrocharger 60027 shocks
Wheels/Tires:
16x8 Toyota OEM FJ Cruiser wheels (with 5th wheel for spare)
Michelin LTX AT2 - 265/70/16 (looking at DT's for next set. going to go with 285's)
Exterior
OEM Spoiler
Rola Roof rack w/ 18" Extension
99+ Clear headlight fixtures w/ Silverstar Ultra bulbs
LED Tail fixtures
42" LED Light Bar from Undead Offroad, 23,500 LM
Interior
LED dash conversion
Pioneer AVH-p2400bt
Ultragauge
12" Kenwood Sub w/ ported box + amp
Weathertec Floor Mats (tan)
OEM Retractable Cargo Cover
Armor
Custom Sliders - see slider build in my sig
The Beginning...
Bought the truck back in May of 2012 from a small dealer in Sandy, UT. Dealer wanted 5500 for it, I talked him down to 5k to compensate for the timing belt and water pump needing replaced. Drove it from the dealer to Toyota to have them do that, and then drove it home.
Day it arrived at home:
Over the first couple months that I owned the truck I did some small things. Pulled the running boards, put on a pair of 99+ clear headlights to clean up the front end. Bought an ultra gauge to keep an eye on my gas mileage.
Then I built my sliders, the link is in my sig to the full build. I bedlinered the rockers/sliders, and added a little strip to the kick panel as well.
Picked up a new 98 front bumper to replace the one that had a rust patch burning a hole through it when I bought it. I moved to ND for school so that's probably what accelerated the rusting process on that, it was barely visible when I bought the truck.
Full pic of the rockers and sliders with the fresh bedliner. Next summer I'll be long overdue for another coat, it's starting to look pretty crappy down there with some surface rust and such. I just need to run through it with a fine tooth comb next summer and detail, wax, and do an overall pick me up for the old girl because she's been living in the cold for a while now.
Rola Rack:
Spoiler:
Headunit:
Lift:
Gauges
Before:
Got my 42" LED Light Bar from Undead Offroad. They're pretty small and based out of Yakima, WA. The guy over there is a great guy and answered all of my questions that I had. $330 shipped. I'll get an up close shot of it later, it's flood pattern on the outer thirds of the lights, and the middle thirds are spot pattern, so this thing has a really wide light pattern.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573638223/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573638223/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Rated at 23,500 lumens and this thing is BRIGHT. I was expecting a lot and I was still blown away.
The mounting process was relatively simple, although I wish that the wire connected to the light wasn't in the center of the light, I'd rather have it on the end so that you wouldn't have to drill a hole in the center of the roof. This didn't make it any harder though, so it's not really a complaint.
In my garage because I don't have any night time output shots yet...
Parking lights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574210606/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574210606/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Headlights
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573629713/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573629713/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Light bar
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574201326/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11574201326/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Lights in the garage off, this is just the light from the bar lighting up the garage like this. I'm still really impressed, I'm going to get some output shots tonight.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573608593/http://www.flickr.com/photos/112588212@N02/11573608593/]Untitled[/url, on Flickr
Future Plans
Next summer I'm going to be stepping into some ProComp 7069's and 285 Duratracs, that's probably the only action the truck will see as far as mods go. I have one more semester left in school and my baseball scholarship will be gone because I'm in my senior season right now, so I'll have to come up with a few thousand more dollars to pay for that... ouch.
Also, going to upgrade the front springs to 883's and then longer down the road I'll go to Superflex/Bilsteins in the rear, but the 890's are treating me real good so no rush on that!
Last edited by cRhackK; 01-30-2014 at 12:47 PM. Reason: pics don't work
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