Well, its only been 4 years... since I've gone crazy for an ARB bar. Finally got one... now, I just hope its not another 4 to get a winch.

I'm having some interference issues with the grill. I think I may take it off and make some notches, so I can eliminate the gap. I still have about 1/2" of room on the holes so I can snug it up a little closer......

I sanded and repainted it flat black. The paint was pretty rough when I got it.

Modification to fit the 4runner was somewhat easy. I had to sawzall the ends off the frame rails and drill two 1/2" holes for the 3rd bolt (on each frame rail). When I get some time I'll end up boxing the end, but, since I don't have a winch I think it will be fine.

These pictures also show after I've dropped the body lift (so happy about that... heh)... Sliders are getting re-worked at the moment...






Side angle...little lower on this side right now



Interference:

 

Whatever you do, don't get rid of the gap between the body and the bumper unless you want your fenders to get crinkled.

 

Other than that, looks sweet!

 

lookin good!

 

NICE that looks really clean!! how much did that ARB run ya?

 

Looks GREAT man!

 

I want one...that looks killer! I would send mine out for custom black powder coating...ARB factory stuff isn't shiny enough for me. Its soo hard to get that stuff in Canada....my friend had to send a lady to border to get his :sigh: Definitely need one of those....took out a deer 2 years ago and it caused 5G's $$ damage to my front end....if I was ARB secured...that deer would of just gone under the truck.

 

Awesome! Good job.

 

Thanks, never thought about the fender crushing issue... I may keep the gap at about 1/2" then on both sides. The passenger side needs a little adjustment.

The bumper cost me $300 but i needed to buy a new frame mount...

If you could believe it... this bumper was involved in a high speed (65mph) accident into the center divide... hehe.

 

Someone else's loss is your gain

That's what I mean....SOLID front end...no deer would do any damage with that sucker installed!

 

Looks to be in great condition, even with the accident. Thats a great price since i've seen them online for like a 1k.

A winch should take no time to save for, especially with that staring at you! i can hear it saying "where's my winch?"

CONGRATS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

took long enough haha kidding, but good job ian definitely looks good, props on the flat black choice as well i almost would have preferred that over the pc'ed black

may be coming back to me hometown this summer, if so you and i will be doing pismo and rubicon

oh and hey tuck your fender lining ends back behind the arb, looks better and more effective

 

Yea you definitely don't want it too close to your fenders. You shouldn't need to notch the grill at all if it's properly spaced down. On my tacoma it tended to rub the paint off of the fenders as well as bang around offroad. I haven't had problems with my 4runner yet. Lookin good! The rig does look much more proportional minus the body lift. I'm tempted to pull the trigger on a tuff country 5"..

 

Looks awesome how your factory LTD molding goes on contour with your bumper....wicked!

 

looks nice! i like ur truck's stance.

 

Looks pretty badass!

 

I think it does have an awesome looking stance!

 

Sweet lookin' rig and the fj in the back ground looks awesome also. Must be nice to wake up surrounded by yotas !!

 

haha... Good eye!!

Yep that is my other love.

She is getting new brakes and new steering this week, so I'm very happy about that... Just gonna have to get dirty and start wrenching! After that, I feel sort of comfortable about driving it to the desert... I cant wait!.