Well as the title states, i started this build when i was 15. I got the truck with a blown motor and no transmission. It was completely bone stock with a horrible gangster lean. I eventually finished rebuilding the motor, and put an automatic tranny in. i wheeled it for a while on some 30" at's:



I eventually decided i wanted more so i slapped a body lift on it .... bad idea!! and mounted up a set of 33s. soon after this, i blew up the automatic tranny... atf spewing EVERYWHERE!!! instead of putting an auto back in, I decided to swap it to a manual. and of course since i was going through all this trouble, i might as well do dual cases with a twin stick!





So by this time, i was nearing the end of my senior year in high school and it was time so start looking at what school i would attend..... I chose Tenn. Technological University in Cookeville due largely in part to the amazing area it is in... AKA SWEET TRAILS!!!! i realized around this time i had better really start equipping the runner for what cookeville had to offer... Then it began, and took most of my time and money all summer. i bought an axle out of an 85, shaved the drain plug, put beefy dff. studs in it, added all of the gussets available on the market, and even fabbed some of my own where it looked as if something was lacking, added some dff armor, and installed a locked 4.88 3rd member. I used bilstien long travel shocks all around as well as tg 5" leafs.

I then installed a Detroit and 4.88s in the rear as well as some beef... added sliders... built a front bumper and mounted a winch and some 35" bfg km2s......i have left out lots, but im sick of typing. haha




and this is what i came out with:


Wayyyyy too tall!!!

 

you did take the body lift off right??? LOL

that thing IS TALL (but its FRICKIN SEXY AS HELL)..but im a fan of tall rigs..lol..
if it were my rig..it'd have 5.29's (lockers of course) and some 37's or bigger...

my moto is GO BIG OR GO HOME (usually..LOL)

 

Sexy truck. I'm in love.

 

here are the only kind of rocks we have back in memphis..... had to test out the flex, and snap a poser pic. haha. not really maxed out.... and besides, the springs still need to settle some.... they are much better now....

 

Nope the body lift is still there.... its such a pita to take it off... gotta cut off the sliders, front and rear shock mounts, and the bumper which took me FOREVER to build! haha and thanks guys!

 

WELL DANG NO WONDER ITS SO FRICKIN TALL!!!!..HAHAHAHAHA

im totally jealous though dude.....

 

And trust me, i would be runnin a set of 38s, but i have to drive 550 miles about every other weekend to get home and back! i just couldnt imagine gas!

 

i have some action shots coming....

 

wow....great job!

 

damn nice vehicle!!!

 

now that im in cookeville, the fun really starts!!

 

well i knew it was just a matter of time before it happened, but JEES!!! i didnt think that i would break 3 birfs in 2 days?!?!?! here is one:


I have really gotten good at changin em quick esp. when they lock up my steering in the trail! haha

 

be honest..how are the 35's, 4.88's and gas mileage??!?!??!

i didnt catch the year of the 4runner..but im guessin it's 22re??

and that first pic..on top of the waterfall...WOW..thats yotatech calendar worthy right there FO SHO!!! but it would have been better if your runner was SPOTLESS at that moment..LOL

TIME FOR LONG's or DIRTY 30's!!!!!

 

soooo...... remember in the first post how i said it was too tall??...... yeah.....


but like a toyota, we got her flipped back upright, squirted the oil outta the head, and after the little bit of smoke cleared up, good as new!!!

at least i had the top off so it didnt get demollished... but when i took a 4lb hammer and 2x4 to the bedrails toget the top back on, i felt as if i was an abusive father.....

but honestly, i love this truck, im not worried about resale value! dents add character! ill get over it!! not many people can say they flip their daily driver, then get it back on all Fours and ride for another 2 days!!

 

its an 87 22re. i get rite around 14.5 mpg average... but i do cruze around 75 on the interstate. haha so im kinda askin for it.... and i wasnt really plannin on that pic.... we were pretty much ridin, then all the sudden we couldnt really see where the creek went! haha good thing we looked!! hahaha and its def. time for longs!!!!

 

That roll was last friday at dixie run, so now we are up to date!

 

damn friend..i seen those pics and i was like...OMFG NOOOOOOOO!!! hahahaha

if your not sad about the flop..then i have enough sadness for the both of us..LMAO..that right there...is why i do not do rocks..or any WAY OFF CAMBER situations..

and you gotta tell the situation..LOL

i havent even started to drive the '92 4runner in my sig (blown motor right now) and i've already almost flopped it once while it was still on the trailer..LMAO..

 

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hahahahahaha!!! well im not gonna say that i wasnt unhappy about it, cause i was! this stupid truck has been my life for the past year.... but the flop could have been much much worse!!! there wasnt even a single rock in sight!!!!! the roll could not at all have been seen..... i have been in much scarier situations but i never even saw this it coming! and if you stay outta the rocks, YOU ARE MISSIN OUT!!!! haha

 

Great pictures!!!
Sweet 4 runner! Great work!