SteveO

Yeah, when it gets flexed out, the tires do seem to look kinda small. There was guys there running 40" tires....unreal. But then again, the guys running the 35" tires were keeping up with them as well. On Saturday I fell into the Big tire group, and was able to do all the obstacles, and tried some that really scared the crap out of me. Almost rolled the 4Runner backwards onto its top. Maybe somebody will post some pics of that attempt.

With the centramatic balancers, even after a day of hard wheeling, the tires rode home very smooth. Lovin IT!

Hmmm 5spd and Exo.......Well, I'm thinking about a 5spd transfer case. I'm having a heck of a time with this Multi-matic. In fact, I'm thinking about a 5spd transfer case and a Marlin.....If I would have had lower gears, I just might have been able to make the 6 foot waterfall. No kidding, 6 feet at least!

Giraffe

Bastard Americans and rust free toyota's. Mines the second gen Stock for now.

Scofco

Bling Bling.

My fav is GoodTimes.
That's badass written all over it.

Anyone that can hack up a brand new 4Runner has some huge balls or a huge wallet

jeremys73

Let a homie help you out with that.... (you just copy the [IMG] line and paste it in your post)

99_Runner

Sweet rigs all around. Amazing things out there to model my rig after. Now all I have to do is get the $$ and the time to do it.

fine99

44runner is all mine now! They say my pics are too big, I'll get some up here shortly. It now has a dana 60 rear axle with an ARB locker. All leaf spring are gone now, replaced with fox coilovers in the front and whatever coils in the rear. It also has an ox locker in the front.

Tofer

WHAT?! you bump and 2 year old post with that?!


wtf!? what a wierd first post

fine99

You couldn't be more right

Tofer

ok so you bought 44runner's rig...... what about utah and 4 wifes?!

fine99

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44Runner

Interesting. Are you the second owner or has it changed hands again? I for one would love to see pics.

Glad to see it got a bigger rear axle. It needed one badly. The 8" didn't care for the weight, power and gearing in that truck...

Spence1016

aww its like being reunited with your long lost child

camo31_10.50

hey muddinyota....that is THE BEST FLEX i have ever seen....period...it sure is a good thing im not into rock crawling...(im more of a muddin guy myself).....or i would be spending a hell of a lot of money on a 3-link system...lol...once again...i vote that muddinyota has THE BEST 4RUNNER PERIOD!!!!

fine99

I believe I am the third owner. I got lucky picking this up after all the blood, sweat, tears and $$$ were put into it. THANK YOU!!
I noticed you already had the ox locker in it from the pics I saw. Did you put the longfields and chromolly shafts in it too? How about the dual transfer cases? I'll send you some pics. I LOVE THIS TRUCK!!

fine99

I was trying to reply to the quote " I think it went to Utah" but it didn't come up, so my reply was lame. Anyway, doesn't everyone in Utah have at least 4 wives?

yotasavg

sweet resurrection of ancient threads!!! post some pics.

44Runner

I put the front Dana 44 with the OX locker in it. I also put the dual cases in. 2.28 front case, stock 2.56 rear chain drive case using the marlin crawler adapter. Had Jesse at High Angle Driveline make the drive shafts. When I sold it I was running 4.88s in the axles. I was running stock 44 shafts with spicer joints. I had the stock rear 8" that I retrofitted with a toyota elocker with a downey cable kit. I was also responsible for the TRD supercharger which I purchased as a dealer installed option in 99 when the truck was a new born. Clearly the ARB front bumper and the Warn HS9500 were me too and the snorkel. I also made the rock sliders. Not sure how much of this is still on the truck of course. The second owner (dude I sold it to) was from Salt Lake City but for the record he was not mormon...

Dave

justinh

I spoke to that guy about the truck at one point and expressed interest in buying it from him (I still regret not buying it from you when it was semi-local). He told me he would contact me if he ever sold it, 6 months went by, no word and then I found out it was sold. I haven't seen or heard of it since then, go figure it would pop back up here.

44Runner

That sucks. Too bad you didn't buy it straight from me. Would have been nice to keep it semi-local. When I sold it the truck was so clean. It had a few things fabrication wise that I wanted to redo but couldn't because I didn't have a shop setup down here yet. My move from VA to SC was so sudden it shook everything up. Now that I have been able to get my garage in order I wish I still had that truck. It would be loads of fun. Regardless the cash from it helped buy my Dodge and my buggy will be done one of these days...

4biker

that's hilarious. never heard that one before.