bought my 4runner back from my brother since he wasnt happy with it and I am very happy to have it back


specs:
3.0 V6 auto
stock 4.88s
30x9.50x15s on 15x7 white wagon wheels

plans for now are to keep her going and maintain her...

future plans include
3.4 swap w/auto
armor
Lockers
SAS
5.29s? or?
duals behind the auto
winch mount/bumper
31s or 33s

recently did a 1.25" daystar spacer in the rear to level it with the front

before spacer


adding spacer


after spacer

 

not much done in work but I have started to collect parts

got a deal on a E-locker w/motor (and a line on another)
84 front solid axle

next week I am going to place an order for my spring hanger and shackle tubes

I am going to use Sky Off Road Designs hanger and Davez Off Road Performance no death wobble shackles
I like there design of Skys hanger for ease of placement and the use of bushing sleeves to make suspension tuning easy rather than fight a M18 bolt through a bushing if I want to swap springs or shackle plate lengths

 

got my spring hanger and shackle tubes ordered and picked up a thrid e-locker w/motor if anybody is interested

also debating if I should stay with 4.88s or go to 5.29/5.71s

now need to save up some more and get some longfields and hub gears and call it good

 

Looking forward to the build....

 

Man, if only I'd known an elocker might come available a week ago before I ordered my front housing...how much you want for it? I like your build direction, quite a lot like mine, I think.

 

Thanks

my goal is to keep it as low as possible might even do spring under I want it to look like as factory as possible

 

Hmm, that would be very interesting to see. I'm not quite trying to keep it that low when I sas, but looking to have it about the height mine currently is with the bj spacers and OME coils in the rear.

 

I really like the stance of your 4runner and wouldn't mind if I ended up with a couple inches of lift, but my goal is factory frame height so I could run stock 31s if I wanted to i dont plan any larger than 33s

 

spring hanger, shackle tubes, and shackles arrived along with new pitman arm and diff triple drilled flange. just waiting on shackle bushing sleeves from davez offroad and then i should be able to drill the frame for the shackle tubes and then decied where to place the spring hanger...
the sky hanger is way better then TGs and i like to stockish style/look better

 

What website did you get that from?

 

i ordered it from Poly Performance but it ships directly from SORD but I saved $$ on the hanger and shipping

 

4runner looks way better with the spacer. Im looking forward to seeing this build. I really like the look of the 2nd gen runners. I keep looking for a 4cyl 5-speed one for myself.

 

I was hoping for a 4cyl 5speed but couldn't pass up this one up to good of a deal and really clean

also picked up a second set of stock aluminum wheels for her with tires even if they are 235/75/15s

 

started drilling my frame tubes got half way thru and burnt up my drill. hope to make more progress tomorrow...

doing it in steps

step 1 drill frame tubes
step 2 measure and position spring hanger
step 3 rebuild front axle
step 4 cut off IFS
step 5 locate and burn in hanger and tubes
step 6 hang springs
step 7 hang axle
step 8 set up steering
step 9 align and finalize
step 10 Enjoy!

 

will post pics tomorrow!

 

33s on with stock wheels... looks way better



start of the frame tube holes

 

so i got the driver side frane tube drilled but got the pass side half way and realized the i need to relocate the tranny oil cooler... anybody got any tips? can i move it anywhere or does it need to be at a certain height or level

 

no new progress since the last pics
still need to finish drilling frame tubes but the t-case cooler is holding me up at the moment along with bad weather...

I went to a pull n pay today and scored a hi pinion Diff. Also got a good deal on a brand new in box Aussie locker for the hi pinion. So next is to choose a rear locker and I need to decide on gearing for the hi pinion, either match my rear 4.88 or swap both for 5.29s

 

no progress other than collect more parts

 

new heart for the 4runner