thanks, my house was fine but lots of people around here got hit pretty hard.
yea the bumper was a sweet craigslist find. i had already bought some material to start making a front bumper, and i saw this one and it was exactly what i was wanting to build so that saved me some time for sure

are you referring to the main leaf being 2" longer? i just used longer shackles

 

Absolutely love your Runner, I come back here and browse your thread all the time. I spend too much of my time reading other people's builds and watching them get out there and wheel...man I wish I was in CO or California sometimes that scenery and those trails are just incredible. Just noticed that your front bumper is the same as mine. Front Range Offroad used to make these for the trucks and 4Runners, but he quit making them.

 

Ive wanted to move to CO since i was 14!!

 

Wondering how this build is doing??

 

thanks man, i try to get out as much as i can in the summer. thats interesting about the bumper, i've never seen one quite like it until now. wonder why they stopped making them, i like it a lot

I was born and raised here, i think its hard to beat. there's no new updates on my build. i'm gearing up for some bigger projects this winter so right now i'm just saving $$ and trying to get out on the weekends to enjoy the last of the good weather

 

I hear ya. Yep you almost have to have a 4x4 in the winter there or you couldnt get out of your driveway with the snow you guys get. Its just so dang expensive for property there. Ive been looking.

 

ya i hear ya, i will be renting for a long time since my $$ all goes to my truck

 

Thought id check in on this thread. Any updates?

 

how'd you know...
ran liberty trail a couple weeks ago with some friends. was definitely a challenge for my steering!











my buddy's rigs:

 

You walked all of it no problem!

 

well i don't know about that, but thanks. lets see some pics of your new ride

 

Cant beleive you arent running sliders on that stuff. GREAT PICS!!

 

Yea my rockers took a couple dings... i'm gonna have to build some sliders this winter

 

Here's some pics from my October wheelin trip with my bro. went up to buena vista and did chinamans. it was a challenge to get his suburban through there, we had to help it once

 

Great pics as always!!

 

Man you guys have some awesome trails to run, I always like seeing your wheelin pics so I can live vicariously through you, ha, ha. One of these days I hope to get my new radiator so I can run some trails without worrying about overheating, that and power steering would be nice. Nice pics as always, every time I see your runner, it makes me wish I had gone with 35's!

 

what kind of soft top is on the white pickup on the photos??

 

thanks!

Thanks ed, yea i try to get as much use out of this thing as i can. I'm sure your area has some pretty trails too, i've always liked it up there

i'm not sure but his build is here: https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f199...thread-158802/

 

Man that's a nice 4runner. As I get my truck more trail ready I will be in touch. In Colorado as well looking for wheeling buddies.

 

thanks man.
yea i'm always open to finding new local folks to wheel with, do you have a build thread?