Nice, Shaggy.....

Love the 1UZ badge! lol. Also nice on the Carrier install. Looking good

What's next?

 

Thanks chef.

My locker is the next thing. With some lifter springs. An fix my spring perch where the bump stop broke off.

I have been thinking a lot about doing a a torsion bar delete with coil overs.

But I need to do the locker soon I think my diff is going out. About half way to salt lake city she started humming pretty good. At least that's where I think its coming from without a lift to drive her in the air its hard to pin point where. But when I stopped for gas once I crawled under an checked the temp of the diff an there was some hot spots.

 

Nice additions shag.

 

That 1uz badge is looking good shag. That tire carrier is looking good too.

 

EEK! lol. Yeah, I HATE that hummmmmmmm.... it SO leaves me with that "will I make it where I'm going?... AND THEN BACK???" FEELING! LOL. You're sure it's breathing properly? I know, not likely the issue... but sure wouldn't hurt to get a lil more out of it IF it is a problem, ya know?

Sorry to hear.. And YES, I want to see you do this coilover swap! I HATE the limiting factor of the T-bars... Come to think of it, also of the A-arms, and bumps stops, and angles of CV's therein... Oh forget it! lol. JK, you know what I mean.

Can't wait to see if you do that, man!

 

Thanks 85toyman. Some cool dude told me where I could find one. And I love the tire carrier as well. I'm not so worried about losing my spare tire again. Lost my last one on I70 somewhere I think.

Yeah chef I have all the stuff to put the locker in but not the time right now. Picked some old man emu springs for 50 smacks from Jim. I just have to find the time.
If only I wouldn't get in trouble for working on it during work hours. Not like I have any real work I could be doing at work anyways. Soon though. I wanna go to the Colorado jambaree thing yotatech is doing in July.

 

Wow, .... they wont let you work on this rig at work? hehehe.

I hear ya.. Hope you get to the Jambo without issue, brudda!

 

Go to the Jambo! Its a blast, I have gone the past two years and its so much fun. Gonna try to have my 4Runner done by then so I don't have to take the truck.

 

I'm planning on going zack it just so happens I don't have to work that weekend either. What dose ur runner need.

 

Hell yeah!! I need to get rear lift springs, front spg hanger, shocks and shock hoops, clutch parts (pedal assy, master and slave). And for me to start buildin it

 

I see so it doing a manual conversion with sas. Call Jim up. I'm sure he has some springs kickin around. That's where I got mine from. If u don't have it finished are u just gonna take the pickup?

 

Yeah exactly. I was a 3.0 auto and I am putting a 22r and w56 in it. I want a 3rz bad but I can't afford one. I haven't been down to Jim's in forever haha. Travis from the Yota Yard is in my wheelin club so we get the discount down there.

 

As much as a dog as the 3vz is its better then a 22r. Maybe a 22re with a cam and header. Still under powered. Just get a 5vz. You cam pick them up pretty cheap now. I'm not sure what ur hard on is with carburetors but I think it may be a little unnatural.

 

Yeah. I didn't get a chance to run the 3vz. It was already gone when I bought it. I would love to run the 5vz but that's more than the 3rz haha. Its hard to fund everything on with a part time job.

 

im in a 4runner with a 3.0 auto and i do pretty good. im weighted down alot more than you with armor and full bumper. on 32s and stock 4.10. it was find around town but once i regeared to 4.88, it was much better.

 

ok so i have been able to get some work done on the runner. i got the left rear bump stop fixed and when i was in there i noticed the right one needs to be replaced as well. its starting to rust through.






was gonna try an put my springs in but the first ones i got were the wron gones. then i got the springs that are ment for my runner but they are 4 inch springs i think. too much for me.


on that note though i did get my locker in and found out the problem with my old diff. and the reason the diff oil is black after about 4000 miles. went to pick the carrier up by the side bearing after i got the ring off and it just came right off.



these are the locker pinoin(left) and the pinion from my diff i took out of my runner. the only thing that is diffarent is the splines for the flange and the threads for the plange nut. so i just used a old style seal, flange and nut. when i got it all toghther everything was in spec. i will keep you all posted on if it goes south. but i cant see why it would. also i had to leave the rear sway bar out as the locker actuator is in the way. so i am going to either try a 3rd gen runner sway bar from one with a locker or mod the mounts on the housing.

just need to go out to slee offroad this week and get the wiring.

 

ooo and zach i just got a quote from jim on a 5vz and all the fixins and it was only 1500 for the engine, engine harness, dash harness, canister, ecm, maf, and air box.

 

Wow, truckin along through the 'LIST', eh? glad you figured that rear end stuff... Hoping it's a LONG TERM fix for ya!/That it holds up.

 

Hey, btw, .... I'm guessing "Englewood, CO" is NOTHING like "Inglewood, CA"??? hehehe.

 

ok well 1000 dollars later and i got a new front end and cats.





she is a lot quiter now but i like it. not so raspy.just got to wire the locker control box in and put my other radiator in.