how hard was it to do that body lift? where did you get it from?

 

Pretty sure there's no body lift - that's why it's awesomer. But does have "Sonoran Steel 1.2 kit, and the HD 1/4" wall lower control arms" - page 6.

-Eric

 

He's got a 1" BL, but it's still awesome! He mentioned it earlier in the thread, but you can see the gap in his rear fender well in some of the pics. 35s without a body lift requires a lot more cutting and a full tub in the front. I know because I have basically the same amount of lift and 35s on the way so I've been lurking over his build to see how far he goes with his cutting and pounding.

4x4YOTA, The BL is pretty easy to install, takes about 1.5 hours.

 

Thanks, I had a great time hanging out at camp and wheeling with you! Let me know when your ready to get out on the trail again.

Thanks!

So do I, they really make the 4Runner stand out.

The two replacement wheels showed up last Friday, the first day of the Colorado Toyota Jamboree. I got them mounted and balanced, then headed to camp Friday night. The 5.29's and 35's work great together, both on the road and the trail. I plan on going into more detail later, but it did fine at highway speeds and it really pulls when taking off from a stop.

 

Thanks for the link, I will have to look into that.

I've seen that before, but I don't know if I want to cut up my light housings. I think I'm going to have to think about it for a while.

 

Those are from the bro-in-lawish, he's 5...


I had a great time too. Cara had a great time and wants to wheel her own Jeep next time. Which is cool, cause I just picked this up:

 

Thanks! I only got about 2 1/4" of lift in the front, and maybe 3 1/2" in the rear (I would have to double check my notes at work to tell you exact numbers), then add the 1" body lift on top of that. My 4Runner is a 99' so maybe my numbers are off a little, they did sit a little taller from the factory. I know once I add all my stuff (skid plates, bumpers, winch, CO2 tank, tools, etc) it's going to come down even more, but I like the stance and feeling of a low rig.

I'm not clearing the 35's yet, they fit, work fine on the street and mild trails but once I got into some harder stuff they did rub. The problem was the rear tires, but I knew that they would rub. I'll go more into detail later.

It was easy. It only took a couple hours and I was alone, taking my time. I bought it from Toytec.

Nope, it has a 1" body lift. I guess it went from awesomer, back down to awesome.

Thanks for chiming in, I've been busy getting the 4Runner ready for the Jambo. I really think this is going to be an on going process: cut, wheel, find the rubbing, repeat. I'll keep you updated on the progress.

 

Sweet rig, looks like a good starting point! Keep me updated on the progress.

 

I will, my progress will be slow, but I can work a ton of overtime at my new job, so I will be doing that for mod money...

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Oh okay gotcha. Ya, I am sure that all of that stuff will drag everything down a bit, but hopefully you can still cut enough to make them fit both on and off road. I will definitely keep an eye on this thread to see what you end up doing. Good luck!

 

I'll make it work, one way or another! I can always step up to a 1 1/2 or 2 inch body lift if I have to. I'm really trying to find that perfect combination of suspension lift, suspension travel, body lift and minimal trimming that will clear 35's, ride nice, and keep a low COG (for a 3rd Gen). I'll keep you updated.

 

Sounds like a plan. Thanks man!

 

A little more progress! I installed my transmission cooler and I bypassed the stock cooler to avoid the strawberry milkshake syndrome. Overall it was a very easy upgrade but it has made a big difference in the transmission temps. The transmission still gets a little warm if I’m pulling a hill in OD, but if I back out of it a little and turn the OD off the temp drops right away. It still runs a LOT cooler than it did with out the cooler.





I trimmed down the stock cooler line and capped off the stock cooler, if the stock cooler fails I don’t want to lose my coolant and overheat the engine.



I also got my Inchworm E-Locker guard in and installed, it has been on back order since May.

 

I’ve taken the 4Runner on a couple easy dirt roads, along with a moderate mountain trail that really didn’t flex the 4Runner out. So I went to a local trail that’s easy, but has one spot that flexes your vehicle out pretty good.

A couple pictures along the way











Then I flexed it out

 

You really make me wish I lived in colorado. Which tranny cooler did you go with? Also are you running without a rear sway bar? Your e-locker skid matches my rig.

 

Looking good! Do you get any rubbing when stuffed like that?

 

A few years ago did you ever think you would be posing on rocks that size?

 

I went with the B&M 70268, more details can be found HERE.

I still have both of my sway bars installed. I drove around for a while without the front sway bar and it was a little scary. I want to cruise down the highway at 75 mph, so left the sway bars installed. I would like to make some disconnects for them down the road.

The e-locker skid comes powder coated that color from Inchworm, it would look right at home on your rig!

 

So far the front clears fine, no rubbing on the body. The tires do rub the frame a little when I'm turned all the way, but I knew that was going to happen and it's not going to hurt anything.

As for the rear, it rubs like crazy!











I need to do some trimming, but I also think I'm going to have to step up to a larger body lift. Once I get my skidplates, bumpers, sliders and misc wheeling gear in the back it will set even lower. The tire is also at 30 psi, once I air down it will get shorter but it will also get wider. The width is the main problem. I don't mind trimming the lip out of the inside of the fender but I really don't want to hack the entire fender up.

As you can see in this picture the bumpstop is just starting to to touch, but it will compress a bit.



And in this picture you can see how much of the shock shaft has not been used (look at the dirt and water marks towards the top)

 

Come on Jeff! That's not posing, that's checking for clearance issues. I don't see a mall in the background.