Just bought this 93 extra cab
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Just bought this 93 extra cab
Now what should I look to do first other than a tune up (dist cap rotor etc)
Also is the tune up easy to do myself or is it a pita?
This looks like it has a suspension lift, what tools are needed for a body lift? and what steps/how long should that take. Also looking for any ideas on some <600$ upgrades
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Just drive the truck.
Take it out and put a thousand miles on it before doing anything major (other than tuneup and maintenance). Then, youll know where it falls short and where it needs to be upgraded to suit your needs.
Take it out and put a thousand miles on it before doing anything major (other than tuneup and maintenance). Then, youll know where it falls short and where it needs to be upgraded to suit your needs.
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I like the prerunner bar.... That right there is my dream rig. My 4runner turns a lot of heads and it's slightly more modded than that truck, wanna trade? JK... sort of.... Great buy!
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Do PM and tuneup first. Drive it, learn it. Decide how much actual wheeling you'll be doing and sell nerf bars to buy sliders - nerfs are damage multipliers offroad. Buy recovery equipment and CB for communication with your buddy in another rig. THEN start thinking about other stuff like traction devices and armor. Remember more traction = further down the trail towards damage = NEED armor. When doing bumpers - people seem to do front first probably because it's more aesthetically pleasing - but useless w/o a winch, thus much more expensive to do right. Your light bar is better than stock as is so I'd leave it. Front is also less likely to hit something unless you're bad driver, but the rear is always dragging on long truck like ours and you usually can't control what happens to it - thus needs protection first IMO. Seems you already have decent tires and wheels that'll fit 12.5" wide tires when you're ready to upgrade those when they wear out. I'd either do locker before/now or when you need to regear because you got tires - this will be the costly addition (tires + gears + lockers)
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OK very solid advice guys and thanks I got thos truck for 4k btw, Also I'm a complete noob on gearing and lockers, can I install these myself or a pain in the ass?
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Also in terms of off-roading Im not too big intil rock crawling im more of a hitting puddles at 30mph and mudding type. So with that in mind what mods should i be looking at?
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its the right word for it but alot of people on here dont like mudding because they claim its tears your truck apart, as long as you take care of it and keep up with proper maintenance you will be fine...but dont hit the puddles too fast or you risk the chance of sucking water in the intake...
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Ain't nothing wrong with hitting some mud at high speeds. I will tell you that my truck will never be as clean as I hope ever again though. It certainly does ruin your vehicle. If you are serious about offroading I can almost guarantee you will find your tastes changing as you look for more challenging terrain. Also, if you want to hit big puddles fast consider an electric fan and a snorkel.
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A couple of little things:
Hella H4 conversion. Should run ~$100 and is more than worth it if you drive at night much. Maybe look into a diy relay setup that's floating around here while you're at it for even better performance.
How are the shocks? If they're trashed you can net a nice improvement with cheap monroes from kragens. ~$20 each and .5hr of work can completely transform the truck if what's on there is toast.
Probably the best bang for the buck stuff I've done to mine so far.
Hella H4 conversion. Should run ~$100 and is more than worth it if you drive at night much. Maybe look into a diy relay setup that's floating around here while you're at it for even better performance.
How are the shocks? If they're trashed you can net a nice improvement with cheap monroes from kragens. ~$20 each and .5hr of work can completely transform the truck if what's on there is toast.
Probably the best bang for the buck stuff I've done to mine so far.
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A couple of little things:
Hella H4 conversion. Should run ~$100 and is more than worth it if you drive at night much. Maybe look into a diy relay setup that's floating around here while you're at it for even better performance.
How are the shocks? If they're trashed you can net a nice improvement with cheap monroes from kragens. ~$20 each and .5hr of work can completely transform the truck if what's on there is toast.
Probably the best bang for the buck stuff I've done to mine so far.
Hella H4 conversion. Should run ~$100 and is more than worth it if you drive at night much. Maybe look into a diy relay setup that's floating around here while you're at it for even better performance.
How are the shocks? If they're trashed you can net a nice improvement with cheap monroes from kragens. ~$20 each and .5hr of work can completely transform the truck if what's on there is toast.
Probably the best bang for the buck stuff I've done to mine so far.