The bush guard will do more damage to your truck. Typically they are fairly weak. I wouldn't push a car with one for fear of damaging my own. My mom's husband had a 94 landcruiser with a bushguard which was more for image than anything else. He ended up rearended somebody... anyways the bumper got a way pretty unscathed but the hood, fender, lights and grill took the force. 5k later... Keep the bumper at what its best for... bumping things.
Kevin

 

MTR's suck in the mud! They don't clean that well. Great in dirt and rocks though. Is this truck more of a daily driver than anything else? If you are going to get a tire in that price range I would get a BFG Mud terrain, They clean well and do great in all types of terrain and wear like Iron on the road. I got 50,000 miles out of a set once and they still had some tread left.

 

good to see a fellow pike on the board, holding it down over here at iota upsilon chapter haha. anyways, back to topic, i herculined my chrome rear bumper, check out my sig for some pictures. since it was done i've primed, coated and reflective sealed it so it's staying for a long time

 

roorunner- could you email me- phillipsra@wofford.edu -how you did your herculiner cuz i heard it won't stick to the chrome, and did you sand it down and what not and all the steps you went thru and what you used b/c im new to the stuff, i probably wont use the reflective finish, i like the matte look
-my neighbor owns a body shop and has a sprayer to apply the liner too

anyway nice to see some fellow pikes here, im at wofford-nu chapter, you should come up and party sometime, how far away is ga southern?

also let me know how you like ur bfg's i can't decide what tires i want, i need somethin good in the mud

ppka,

ryan

 

4runnin2- i had no idea mtr's sucked in the mud, never seen em in action only heard good things bout em, what's ur opinion of a good mud tire other than bfg's mt, i was thinkin about gettin sport kings again b/c i was really happy w/ them

 

sorry for so many posts- i think it's official, this wknd im probably orderin the tjm t-17 from 4x4connection and the ome 3" lift from toytec

 

for a cheaper tire I would go with the Maxxis buckshot mudders or pro-comp mud-terrain. That is what alot of people run around here in Indiana. Pro-comps will get a little more wear out of but the buckshots do better in the mud.

The MTR's don't wear that well on the street and they ball up in the mud. I was very dissapointed in them when I bought them. I had them for about 4 months and sold them to buy a set of BFG's.

 

i just wrote you an essay and sent it to your email regarding everything hahaha.

on a seperate note....why the #@#! am i getting spanish advertisements now? it's really chapping my ass

 

i got an email back from steve at sonoran steel, he said the t-17 would be $425 plus $87 for shipping to commercial

i gotta see if that's w/ our w/out the bull bar

the other one from 4x4 connection was 533 total so we'll have to see

 

thanks a lot roo, i sent you an email, the guy from sonoran doesn't do the bull bar on the t-17, so im goin with 4x4 connection

 

t17 with a bull bar? isn't that the 15? anyways, 4x4connection set me straight with all my bumper needs. get a hold of chris lorenz over there and tell him i sent you, he was most helpful and had the utmost patience when it came to install questions

 

okay.....im givin in, im gonna buy the tjm t-15 bar w/ the full coverage not just the bull bar, http://www.4by4connection.com/4runtjmt15ba1.html
theres a link if you want to look at it

if they're open tomorrow, im gonna call and order it, after that, hopefully if i get a chance im gonna take my back bumper off and herculine it....wish me luck!!!!

i wont be able to put the tjm on till i get out of summer school, which is right around 4th of july, i'll have to work some more to get the money for hte lift since im spendin so much money on the tjm

i think i might put one of our old winches through the tjm...not sure yet

when i get the money, which shouldnt be long after 4th of july, im gonna buy the lift....still tryin to decide btwn. these 2 lifts:

3" 4Runner 4WD Lift Kit W/ Diff Drop
OME 3" Lift 4Runner Coil Kit
they're both at....http://www.toyteclifts.com/96024runn...runnerliftkits

someone told me today that these suspension lifts wouldn't be good in the long run for my frame or wear somewhere else, i forgot what he said, but any input???? help me out guys

thanks,

ryan

 

Between those 2, I would go with the OME lift and add in a diff drop (cheap insurance). The coil spacers will eventually wear down your front coils and supposedly gives you a stiff ride.

 

read the email, it covers everything

 

Herculined Bumper!!!!



Before


After but only w/ 1 coat, i did 2 more, it looks a lot better w/ 3

 

all those are after one coat right? looking good but i can still see some chrome shining through i think

 

o yeah definently, i did 2 more coats, there is NO chrome shinin thru now, i'll take some more pics soon, it looks a lot better

i still haven't put the bumper back on b/c i had to leave home quick for class here in sprtnbrg, i'll be back in camden this wknd and then i'll put it back on and enamel it before that, it's completely lined though, need to do a couple touchups here and there but there is NO chrome shinin now

 

just ordered the tjm t-15 a couple hours ago from 4x4 connection, im really excited, they said it should be here in a week

hey weston- how long did it take you to put yours on? i was just wonderin so i can make my work schedule around it........and also, did you just touch up the small spots on ur herculined bumper w/ a small brush? and what clear coat enamel did you use b/c i dont want one to alter the color of the herculiner somehow

 

ps- i know you have an arb weston, but just curiuos how long it took you

 

it IS !! Get yourself a $1500 first gen to fix up for the trail.