haha and how much are you getting for the IROCS?

 

I live in Newark, about 15-20 miles south of you, I will be ready to wheel by the end of the year if you are interested.

I am in the same situation as you. I would love to SAS my 4Runner also but I have a lot to learn. My plan is to start with armor, a locker for the rear, tires, gears, and a bodylift/drivetrain lift/gas tank lift, and see if I still want/need to do the SAS. One option you can do is the 63" Chevy springs for the rears and bj spacers for the front. That way, if you decide to SAS you can always sell the spacers and all you will need to do is the SAS and your lift will be done. Plus, if you do the Chevy swap yourself, it will help give you some (not enough) welding experience for the SAS. Good Luck!!!

 

Oh sweet man. How long have you been wheeling for?

 

No experience whatsoever. I will be wheeling for the first time at the end of the year if everything goes as planned.

 

Sounds good. We will be just a bunch of noobs lol. What about mechanical experience?

 

I am capable of basic routine maintence for now, but my father-in-law is very knowledgeable and I am learning a lot from him in a short amount of time. If you ever need help working on the Toy let me know.

 

My advice, wheel what you have.

I wheeled stock for a bit, but my enjoyment of building/wrenching is mostly the reason my truck is where it is now..

That being said. I wheeled COMPLETELY stock for a bit, but afterward i wanted a lifted truck, for multiple reasons.. So i got a 4" ifs lift for $300, that i sold for the same price. I wheeled that for a year or so, but didn't like how it performed..

It now sits how it does cause i liked building it to this level, it sure does help in most situations offroad wheeling. It makes things a bit easier, but still challenging since you step up the trails you run when you modify it.

Idk how old you are or what you situation is, but if your still in highschool, sign up for a welding/automotive class, if your in college do the same.. It will really help you pick up the fundamentals of welding/wrenching and that knowledge is worth gold when you start building.. Not only just getting it built in your garage, but when you build your own rig you KNOW it inside and out.. So when you DO break on the trail, you will be able to repair it on the trail, because you already have the experience of building it in the comfort of your shop..

Do some research on what everything you can do to your truck to make it how you want it, learn the skills to work on your own truck cause paying someone else to do it becomes EXPENSIVE and quickly, wheel it stock a bit and get some driving experience, then build from there on...

 

550$ mounted, balanced, and on black steelies, with about 70% tread, I got a bro-deal on it though.

 

x2 for that

 

pull your rear third out, take it to your local fab shop, have them pull the carrier and weld the spider gears. Bingo Full time lock in the rear for 1-2 hours of shop cost or if your lucky like me and live near Brashears offroad and get ur done for 30 bucks.

Best upgrade so far!!!

 

any other opinions on this????

 

Is this truck your daily driver?

 

There is a thread in the Offroad Tech forum about welded/spooled thirds.

To sum up:
- Totally driveable on the street
- Will wear your tires considerably faster