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Thread: 6 Months in the life of a 4Runner....

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    6 Months in the life of a 4Runner....

    alright, so i had before and after pictures for everyone so they could see the difference before and after mods... but apparently i deleted it.
    so, i bought my 4Runner approx. 6 months ago now. and i wanted to give everyone a cap of what ive done.
    therefore, this thing was COMPLETELY bone stock, there was absolutely NO mods done to this vehicle when i bought it.


    first, i added a stereo system (in-dash nav, 2 amps and 2@12's Kenwood subs)
    (no pics sorry.... dont like to advertise my sound systems much)

    next, i transfered my roof rack off my VX to the Runner so i could maintain that look and the rare Thule snowboard racks that are no longer produced
    i then purchased a completely custom front bumper to keep my new vehicle safe and increase approach angle offroad...


    My next purchase was a set of soft-8 steel wheels with some better offset...

    i then removed the factory running boards due to lack of ground clearance.
    (no pics, sorry... pointless)
    Added a lift,


    added some Nitto Terra Grapplers in 285/70/R16

    added some Hella Supertone Horns due to the lack of power on the toyota motor, and consequent getting cut off...

    and this is the finished product!! ---->
    "Do Not Seek Praise. Seek Criticism."

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    TEASE!
    Sent from my "two hands on a keyboard"

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    Finished product.....




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    Looks good, Jack. If I were to go out and buy any other SUV right now, it would be a 2002-2005 4Runner. Keep up the good work!

    Bart

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    Thumbs up

    Can't wait to see you and the 4 Runner in Moab.
    Peace.
    Tom
    "Through Great Sacrifice..... Great Rewards Will Be Achieved"

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    All those mods

    And it still isnt a VX.

    Just doing some teasing it looks good. I myself would not get a Toy Yoda because they do not come in Proton. I like the Proton color so much that when my 1974 Jensne Healey was ready for paint I chose to have it painted Yellow as well.

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    Looking good!

    If I couldnt get another Isuzu, at this point, there is only one other SUV I would get..





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    There was a guy from Colorado...Jeff Pothan or something? Anyway, he used to come to ZuZoo all the time in his 4Runner. He had a full length aluminum skid plate made for it.

    I remember he was jealous of the rear axle travel of my Trooper, it had much longer axle links than his 4Runner did.

    Nice rigs though, if you can fit into them. Same for the Xterra...
    95 Trooper with a buncha stuff nobody here cares about...

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    thanks guys.... its really nice to have a locker from the factory. and ive been looking into an ox-locker for the front

    its also really nice to have 4 doors... probably my favorite thing about having a bigger vehicle.

    it did really well on sunday, we spent 8 hours on the trail. me and one other guy didnt get stuck out of 10 rigs (the other 8 people had 37"+ tires and they all had to be winched out of piles of snow) definately gonna be hard to get used to the clutch though. definately burned it up a few times on sunday

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    Looks great Jack!
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    Quote Originally Posted by VX crazy View Post
    Looks great Jack!
    x2 Good job!!
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    Onward thru the fog
    Leave it BETTER than you found it!

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    Hey Jack, it's really coming along! You should look into running the Spring Creek trail outside of Georgetown after the thaw. http://www.fsjbrutus.com/jeep/SpringCreek/scindex.html

    It's a really fun trail with a rock garden at the top of it. It will totally test your Toy... if it seems to be too much to handle you can just turn around.

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    BEAUTIFUL!!!

    i had a beater 92 runner that was built pretty nice but the bottom end went out and i ended up trading it for a 98 t-bird
    i would get another if i could

    but u have a gorgeous truck there Jack
    Richard
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    Quote Originally Posted by Gizmo42 View Post
    Looking good!

    If I couldnt get another Isuzu, at this point, there is only one other SUV I would get..

    Haha have you seen the office where they are trying to sell an x-terrible and their main selling point is: "it is great for picking up girls cause when you pull up to another one on the road there is always a girl driving"..... haha, both my little sister and little brother have them, and yes they are xterrible, in fact that is what they both call their x-terra

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    Cool

    Quote Originally Posted by tomdietrying View Post
    Can't wait to see you and the 4 Runner in Moab.
    Peace.
    Tom
    Quote Originally Posted by VX crazy View Post
    Looks great Jack!
    Quote Originally Posted by Scott Harness View Post
    x2 Good job!!
    X3 even...

    Lookin' good lil' Bro, can't wait to see You, little Sister, & the Toy @ the annual Famgath....

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