rattlewagon

People are quick to hate on the IFS, but its actually pretty capable. Nice pics!

RMA

Great pics looks like fun .. that grey first gen looks pretty clean .. nice!

ToyoTech559

i "should" have the gears installed by than

i love the IFS. the SA guys dont really have much fun. they just point and drive. i love the challenge, makes you use more than just the skinny pedal. hoping to go LT later this year if not next year.

thanks. the grey one is clean. original paint too. he just rebuilt the V6 motor (toyota tech as well) he is much more experienced than i am tho haha. he is pretty much copying my build to a point.

ToyoTech559

the trail damage. easy fix


since i have installed the arb bumper the front fenders touched the bumper. the only thing i could think of was the body mount was weak or worn out. order theses and installed them, you can see the difference. the old rubbers just had weather cracks but wasnt torn at all. the new ones made it so i can hear road noise a little more but overall the body feels more solid with the frame imo. hopefully they break in alittle lol


Before


After

vang_22re

That's a big difference I should got some for the runner also

ChefYota4x4

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NICE on the fix/re-cushioning! lol.

ToyoTech559

thanks. im sure the body flexed even more when im off roading it so the clearance should help future damages to my fender and bumper

RMP8080

With the new body mounts you will feel the diffence, the body will be more stiffer, looks good

Outsane

trail looked like a lot of fun...

Nice work on the bushings

ToyoTech559

yea it does feel alittle solid. hope they break in a little if not. i still like it

trail was awesome. same one i been doing since i started but when it snows, its becomes a different run everytime. 1st time doing the body bushings and wasnt too bad at all. the lift at work helped alot lol. it gets harder and harder to lift a lifted truck at home now

88rustbucket

nice lookin trails, nice bit of kit you got there too, are those energy suspension bushings??

ToyoTech559

thank you. yes they are energy suspension. got them on sale and i had a 10$ off coupon as well. been dealing with 4wheel parts for most my stuff lately.

ToyoTech559

crappy picture but will do for now. finally got my elocker installed with 4.88 yukon gears. drove it home from work. much better to drive now. shifts earlier and speedo reads 5mph faster than actual speed. that means i gained a little acceleration now.
3.0 v6 - auto - 32x11.5x15 - 4.88 elocker
just need to swap in the factory 4.88 ifs front diff i got used.

ChefYota4x4

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Dayummmmmmmm, ............. I hate you~! hahaha.... JK, you know I don't.... Anyway, NICE WORK! Cell phone pics or no, that's inspiring, man! That sounds just about right being auto/V6..... and WOW, the ability to 'select' the lock! lol.... That's something I will eventually do, no doubt! I don't HATE the Spartan, it's great w/traction, etc., ...... But MAN, that herky'jerky in a hard turn in a parking lot/elsewhere? GRR! hahaha.

Happy Wheelin, man!

ChefYota4x4

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BTW, ..... sorry if I missed what's right in front of my face, lol.. What kind of E-Locker?

vang_22re

Looking good!!!!should hit that last bald mountain hill no problem this time. Might even make it without 4x4

ToyoTech559

thanks. the ability to select will be nice. i love my open diff so far lol
elocker is toyota factory option and just about any trd taco came stock with them. 3.4 4runners had elocker option as well, not sure if it was on the sr5 or limited models. i got that elocker from a 99 4runner.

still breaking it in. driven like 15 miles already lol. i live close to work and all the places i need to are within 5miles or so
i need to drive around more and may take forever to hit the 500 mark to change the oil. barely got 5k miles since the start of this thread

cr@ves4wheelin

That's a nice 4runner man. I'm pretty jealous of your e-locker. I was going to attempt to do one on mine, but never got around to it haha.

ToyoTech559

thanks it took me twice to get it done. well the 1st time wasnt my fault. i ended up mod a axle housing that had two wide of a spring perch but kinda glad it did since i didnt do such a good job on the welds or the treading of the holes. the second was much easier and faster. less weld this time and threading the holes was much better and aligned for the locker. if you try it. i would get a few housings if you can for cheap. i got both mine for 50 each.

ToyoTech559

got about 120 miles on the 4.88 gears. so far i love it. speed0 is about 8mph faster than actual speed. around town, it drives great. keep up with traffic with very little throttle now. dont have to bury it haha. havent tired to go up any hills yet. still need to drop out the front diff to swap the tube on to the 4.88 add diff i got used