Yeah man i'll get at it sometime today. From hitch to the threaded tube that locks the tire in?

I'm also in the process of designing a safety net for the rear window. When I have the rear loaded with recovery equipment and have the window down for visibility I don't want to worry about stuff falling out the back. Depending on how it'll end up I'm trying to make it a quick disconnect job but i haven't looked too far into it yet.

 

top of hitch to the hub, yea basically the center thread.

 

Yeah exactly. I think he made different sizes. Just want to see the actual difference.

Net would be pretty sweet. I just hate sand and dirt... either it being on me or in the truck haha.

 

i'm going to start it today, any ideas on what to use for mounting bases on the inside of the tailgate? i was thinking some kind of 3m adhesive hooks

i'll update this thread in a minute when i go get the measurements just wanted to give some pictures with a proper background







oh and no one by chance has a spare thule load bar laying around do they? i want to fabricate a lightbar to fix onto the front of my rack

SC: roughly 26" from hitch to center hub

 

Nice! It's looking really stout and extremely capable of anything. I think I'm going to beak down and get a Coleman rack as well. Can't go wrong for $75.

 

that is my old CBI, when I had it built, i measured from hitch to the top of my license plate surround,

if i remember right, you bought yours from that guy with a 1rst gen without a bodylift and an already custom bumper with integrated reciever, which makes that carrier short for that application.

call him up he may be able to extend it or build you a new one for cheap with that one sent in.

 

RoorRunner, how much total lift do you currently have on that 4Runner? How ever much you have, it sure makes those 285s look small .

I suspect you plan on running 305s very soon, correct?

 

haha unless someone wants to trade me then no, i'm still paying for the 285s! so....anyone want to trade?

and it's approx. 5.5" front/rear lift after all the weigh downs

 

looks good man! how exactly does that rack mount? I have a stock rack but i broke part of it over the summer and i would love to get the Coleman but i don't think it will mount the way i need it to.

 

all four are identical here's one of them



and while i was out there i couldn't help but pressing the capture button one more time

 

hey roor, i have a rack that is almost identical to yours just not as tall, and i have been wanting to put 4 hella's on top for a long time now. i have a buddy that said he can make some mounts for me because thats what he did for his jeep. but i have been trying to figure out other ways. if you think of something let me know so i can throw some lights up there.

 

yeah i've been thinking about it all day....of course i don't know it will work for you but i'm sure you could retrofit a solution. my kc's came with thule load bar mounting adapters so this is why i'm taking this option. if i can find one i'm going to get a spare thule load bar and cut to fit flush over the basket. then i'm going to cut a 90 deg. section on each side on the bottom so the tops of the load bars will sit on the top of the basket and the rest will sit slightly inside of it. then it's pretty self explanatory from there, tap some screws in to mount it as you see fit and then you can probably mount the hellas directly into the load bars with the help of a drill bit or something. for me the adapters just slide onto the bars so i'd be set after that

 

That's cool. I just assumed since you mounted a 305 on the CBI, you had planned to upgrade all the way around.

Dang bro, 5.5" of lift, that's up there!

 

Alright that will be pretty cool, make sure to post up pics when your done. i think that i will probably just order the lights and then just go from there when i get them see what options i have. if anyone has any ideas let me know.

 

Nice build up. Did you loose any power or loose MPG with the tallness, larger tires and the added weight?

 

absolutely! but it's all worth it in my opinion. down the road i will be regearing to 4.88s but that's once i get the money and probably by then will have 35s on standby as well

and my progress has been piece by piece, i never bought a complete lift kit, just one thing at a time so there was a little mpg and a little power with every added thing. so i can't tell how much i lost and thankfully i can't tell how much worse it is now than it was stock

 

You have the SC4runner syndrome... Keeping going little by little 'till your driving a monster truck and tear your pants every time you have to jump into the damn thing. haha Quit right now when your ahead!

 

thanks, unfortunately that means i have to get my roof rack fixed....but o well, I'm doing it!

 

i'll look at it if you want me to. maybe we can work something out to get it installed safely without another purchase

 

yea if you don't mind, it's pretty messed up, i don't have the cross piece either but i could get my buddy to get it this weekend.