Bought a 2000 4Runner Ltd 2 weeks ago



Then I yanked the running boards



I gave it a 3" lift thanks to the Toytec/OME suspension, and the 1" diff drop.



Then I slapped on some 305/70/16 Firestone Destination A/T's on some LC rims



Got myself a nice little mall crawler.

Next in line:
Skid plates
Sliders
bumpers/lights

 

Looks good man!!

 

looks good but i don't know about the black lc's. maybe its just the angle but they sort of make your truck look old in that last one

 

Most of the cars that I've built have been road race cars, where black rims are very popular (much easier to keep clean with all the brake dust). I guess the style just stuck with me through to this project.

For instance, this is my STi from 2 seasons ago

 

dude, black is hot, I think they look killer!!! and as SuperStreet said when they painted thier racing Sti black....Flat Black is Bitchin!!

 

The wheel manufacturers have to be pissed about the black wheel trend. Now you can spend $45 on painted steelies and it looks just as good as aluminum or chrome.

Nice Runner, looks just like mine :-)

 

I too like the black look. I need to get off my a$$ and install my goodies, this thread re-energized my itch

 

you have another angle with the black lcs?

 

Not yet, I'll go to a good location to get some more photos in the next couple days.

 

Wow, looking good....your sword looks good too. You must work out?!

 

Looks good.

Look forward to seeing all the future mods get added too

 

Those 10 pushups I pump out every other Sunday really paid off.

 

Looks good w/ black wheels.
You arent wasting anytime getting this project off the ground!!

Keep it up

 

That is alot of progress for 2 weeks...looking good bro.

 

looks like you have been busy in the 2 weeks...i like it

 

Ok, so your truck is pretty damn close to what I want my 4Runner to look like next spring so I have a few questions.

1. Are you running the toytec OME 3" lift kit that replaces all 4 springs for 359.00???

2. In the first pic with the old tires, are they 265/70 or 265/75

3. How much rubbing are you getting with those 305/70s? I know alot of people complain about the rubbing with 285's ....is it because you have LC wheels?

 

1. Yes, but with the shocks as well.


plus the OME front and rear shocks, and the 1" diff drop.

2. I don't remember. 265/70, I think. they're in the garage, but I'm too lazy to go look.

3. The stock rims have somewhere between 4.75 and 5" of backspacing. No one on this forum seems to know for sure. If you search, you'll find a dozen different numbers. The LC rims have 4.5" of backspacing, good for either 285's or 305's. If you don't want 305's to rub at all you have to either a.) shave the driver side upper control arm, b.) get a rim with either 4" or 4.25" of backspacing, pushing the rim out farther from the hub, or c.) get spacers. I don't trust spacers, and the LC rims are inexpensive, so I went that route. The tire only rubs on the driver UCA at full articulation. It is otherwise not an issue. I did have to cut out a bit of the fender flare at the very front corner to keep from rubbing during turns. More than 10 o'clock or 2 o'clock rubbed the tire on the bumper. Its not a big deal to shave that off with a dremmel. Just make sure you measure twice, cut once, and it'll be just fine...unlike me, I just eyeballed it, and I f'd up the driver side fender flare a little...oops. You can't tell unless you're looking for it, though.

OK I'm tired of typing now, so if you have any other questions, don't ask me until tomorrow.

 

The black LC's look sick! Although I think they would look better wrapped in some mud terrains. But, thats just my .02 Do you plan on mounting the lights to your stock bumper?

 

Looks good. Nice Suby, too!

 

Nah. Hopefully I'll either buy an ARB or mount them to a roof rack. I'm on the fence with the idea of a roof rack though, since that would eliminate any chance of parking in my garage again.