TW's active 4runner builders BS thread

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  1. Apr 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM
    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Yeah ABQ is a stop since we don't want to drive 12 hours in a day
     
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  2. Apr 13, 2017 at 7:12 PM
    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    We want to visit once we are settled in
     
  3. Apr 13, 2017 at 8:47 PM
    MattJakobs

    MattJakobs Everything but a Tacoma

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    Not that great of a town honestly. If you're headed up this way, I'd definitely recommend the Outer Banks or Portsmouth Island
     
  4. Apr 13, 2017 at 9:05 PM
    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Got vetoed on driving the 4Runner :( she's getting shipped to South Carolina and we are driving the civic
     
  5. Apr 13, 2017 at 10:02 PM
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    Gonna be hard to wheel the civic in AZ with me
     
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    My fav stop was in Kentucky when I made the trip. Stopped at makers mark and it was amazing.
    I hit Tucson, Roswell, Amarillo(for the Cadillac farm), then blasted through ok and ak and tn so I could spend time at my buddies in west va. But if you can fit a distillery tour in and like whiskey soo worth it.
     
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    RedRunner87

    RedRunner87 Mall Crawler LVL Expert

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    Finally got my CB pushed back more and can use my cup holder again.

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  9. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:17 PM
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    How are you guys getting the lower shock mount bolt in?

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  10. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:25 PM
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    Looks like the LCA needs to get pushed down a smidge more.
     
  11. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:25 PM
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    SCRunner12 Tundra Troll

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    Psh newb.






    Are you using the UCA/bottle jack method?
     
  12. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:44 PM
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    lol

    I put them in back in november, but i dont remember how i did it.

    Did a coil swap and now for the life of me, cant figure out how i did it the first time
     
  13. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:45 PM
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    Thats what it was!!

    Lol Yes, thanks for the reminder lol
     
  14. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:47 PM
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  15. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:52 PM
    SCRunner12

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    I digress...newb.





    Glad you got it, that last 1/2" is a giant pain without the bottle jack. Thought you had UCA's though.
     
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  16. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:56 PM
    ramonortiz55

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    i do have UCAs.
     
  17. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:57 PM
    SCRunner12

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    Light Racing?

    With my uniball I always just removed the UCA bolt and let the spindle hang to get it low enough.
     
  18. Apr 14, 2017 at 12:57 PM
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    In an effort to toot my own horn, my control arms don't have this problem because they don't bind in the vertical direction
     
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  19. Apr 14, 2017 at 1:02 PM
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    get out.
     
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  20. Apr 14, 2017 at 1:03 PM
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    all pro
     

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