TW's active 4runner builders BS thread

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  1. Jun 18, 2017 at 10:13 AM
    4Running Daily

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    Sounds like fun to me
     
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    Wow so we'll actually finish all the trails we're suppose to?? Even better.
     
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    I refuse to drive fast through mud
     
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    You aren't the only one that drives like a snail in mud.
     
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    So it looks like I'm moving to 17" methods with 37's. They're used though, so I'm probably going to powdercoat or paint them. Definitely thinking gloss of some sort. Maybe a darker bronze gloss? Thought about getting them powder coated in copper. Ideas welcome
     
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    What methods? Bronze or copper will look good on your 4runner.
     
  10. Jun 19, 2017 at 4:49 AM
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    They're black standards I believe
     
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    So we just had NW Overland Rally up in Plain, WA (fierce rival of Boring, OR), and I guess I was the only one ballsy (read: stupid) enough to run the technical course with the XV3 trailer. We did it, thanks to having 3 awesome ex-camel trophy spotters, but it shows what a trailer can do if you go slow and think through the terrain:

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    I need a trailer
     
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    Fak me too
     
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    you need to actually use the shit you have first.
     
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    Insurance man
    Why does everybody assume I don't use any of my stuff :(
     
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    Chain lock the shit out of the wheels
     
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    im 100% down with this. Heres my buddy who just did gold on his Methods.

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