This week my mother is gone to Ireland so we are overhauling her car... we have a 3" lift and hood with hood scoop to install..... tires afterwards.... right now it is all stock with saggy springs.... we have OME springs and Struts for the front along with a 3" spacer for the rear.... starting this thread to track the progress of the build! We have the 1st 4 generations of 4runners and my moms is the only one that isnt lifted.....

Before pictures---

 

nice collection of 4Runners, saw the other build and thought maybe you were a shop
the 1st Gen is my favorite

Does Mom know her truck is gonna be different when she gets back from the Emerald Isle?

 

thanks and ya we own an automotive repair shop... LOL..... and yes my mother knows all this is going down... but she couldnt get it done while she was driving it! LOL

 

got the lift in today..... what a difference... this thing looks really nice now.... just gotta order the tires now... any recommendations on the tire size to run?

 

Nice man, I'm diggin that first gen, I love first gen runners!

 

got new tires installed! the hood should be painted by now but we havent heard anything.....


i took the spare tire down to check air pressure and clean it off

the lift caused the cv boot to leak.... it didn't break.... but the clamp leaked so we put a new clamp on it

 

Looks good.

 

nice, i vote 285/70/17 good year duratracs. seeing you live up north where you get snow and ice those are an excellent severe weather tire yet very aggressive and good looking.

 

I'll 2nd that 285/70/17 is a good size