Fink

Awesome, well yeah...if possible the most stock looking the better.

Also, if we could think of a way to maybe mount a plate on the bottom of the fender well to make it more rigid that coudl possibly offset the weakness of the 4runner fenders. I was just outside and I banged on the fender well with my fist as hard as I could and man...it felt pretty solid. Just some thoughts.

Maybe bring a digital camera with you or something so you could take pics of you guys pointing out where the mounts would actually be.

Thanks for all the work on this Ric, sounds like it's still got tons of potential!

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Albuquerque Jim

My 315 fits too...

My 315 fits with the roll bar as well, it's tight but it fits fine. I strap it to the drivers side like pictured earlier in the thread.

ADH8796

http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/interior_bar.htm
pics of it installed
http://www.sleeoffroad.com/products/...erior_main.htm
pics of just the hardware

Here is a mount Slee makes for the FJ80 might help give some other idea's.

ADH8796

Universal Angled spare tire mount

This would take up more room but work really well just another idea.
http://www.kartek.com/products/truck...ccessories.htm

Ric

ADH8796,
thankx for posting that, and that is something of what me and Oleg talked about, the onlt problem is the LC have a grab handle right there, so there are holes there with nuts on the back side, which makes mounting a peice of cake.
Im going to visit with Jed (prob.) on Mon. so throw out some ideas..

ecchamberlin

I wonder if I cut off too much of the forward legs of the roll bar? There is a slight gap at the top.

Albuquerque Jim

It could also be how the bar is positioned. I put mine as far forward as possible.

Fink

I just found a rollbar from an '80-'88 Runner for $50...hmm, thats awful cheap.

I still can't wait to see what Jed and Ric come up with...

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Ric

well guys, went and talked to Armorology, and took my baby apart trying to come up with something that will work for everyone.
Jed has a few ideas on how to secure the mount, its not going to be easy, and its not going to be cheap, he is thinnking about $300, thats a little more than $150ish we wanted it to be.
It can be done, it can be done with Armorology quaility, but I wasnt sure sure if anyone, would want to pay $300 for one.
let me know your thoughts, and be nice

j944

Finding this forum has been the worse of two evils!
When I think I am going to leave well enough alone, Someone comes up w/ another bada$$ idea.(The pics only make things worse)
I have learned alot from you all and keep the ideas comin!

ADH8796

I went with the roll bar cost me $70 from the junk yard and about 2 hours to mod, stip down, and paint. Now I have a very small amount of help if I roll while doing mild wheeling and a great place for the tire, fire extingusher, air tank and maglite. Very happy with it and looks great. Just seems like a better deal if you ask me.

Ric

$70 vs $300 yea, Id say you got the better deal, lol do ya happen to have pics of it ?

lee

i decided to have a buddy fab up a rear tire carrier on my bumper

ADH8796

I'll post up some pics as soon as I have the maglite and the fire extingusher mounted. Or maybe I'll just post some up without those things mounted on it so you can get a better Idea of what it looks like plain. Either way I'll be working on some pics after work hopefully.

Fink

Yeah...I'm going to do the roll bar to. I met with Anthony (ADH8796) and he did a badass job on his. I've got two rollbars located, just trying to negotiate shipping rates.

I'm gonna have Anthony do the fab work for me so it should be pretty cheap, maybe the cost of buyin him and his girlfriend dinner or somethin.

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dragr1

iTrader: (3)

Interesting ideas, maybe I'll take out my cargo box and go the rollbar mount way.

ADH8796

Alright guys here are the pics of my Roll bar install and fab I don't know how to add words to the pics so if you want to know what I did or what a pic is of than post it up and I'll tell ya.
http://s139.photobucket.com/albums/q...um/Roll%20Bar/

Enjoy!

dragr1

iTrader: (3)

Is that 34" from the bottom side of the rollbar to the floor?

ADH8796

Almost it's more like 33.5" but very close to 34"

Ric

yea a roll bar might be a cheaper route, Im sorry guys, I tried, it was a good thought/idea, but to have something like this custom made for us (4runners) isnt gonna be cheap, Im either going to have a tire carrier added to the rear bumper (that was my original plan) or do the roll bar, atleast we tried.