TW's active 4runner builders BS thread

Eff that. This winter has been a lot warmer than last.

 

You had the best shot of getting that... no sympathy. lol

The tundra traitor is selling one now...

It has been nice here. Cold as fuck now.

 

getting the supercharger? ..i know.. i just dont really care for one..if i wanted it, i wouldve gotten it for myself

what i meant is vote for me because i got you the supercharger

 

Still need to do this on my Tundra...but good to know if I ever get my hands on my mom's 03 4runner.

 

I ended up getting a 3rd Gen T4R finally. Its gonna be a slow build, but should be fun!

 

At purchase


Skipped leg day!

 

Nice, what set up did you go with?

 

Nothing special, Ironman 4x4 2" in front, OME890's in the rear with Bilstein 5100's. I hope it settles a bit. I don't have the tow package on it or a spare under it right now so it has no weight in back.

 

Long time no see, gents.
Stripped the crappy plastidip off the 94 T4R the other day. Truck was three colors underneath.

 

So I was wanting to ask some questions regarding 4Runners if anyone would be willing to provide me with some enlightenment.

My main goal for my rig will be to get my, my girlfriend and 2 of our dogs to remote locations for camping, backpacking, and general adventuring. Mainly forest roads, maybe some light wheeling if I feel up to it. I'm in Idaho so I'll have a variety of trips to go on, as I plan on lots of trips all over the west from Moab to Yosemite to Death Valley to Glacier and to any other great non-national park areas.

My major requirements are that I want 4x4, 6 cyl engine, Manual Transmission and other than that I can do the rest myself with time and learning. I've never done a lot of mechanical work but want to learn and look forward to doing so.

With that, is there anything to consider between a 2nd and 3rd Gen in terms of reliability, parts availability etc? I already have a DD so this will be purely for adventures.

 

I recommend a 3rd over a 2nd due to age at this point (and more power), or a 4th, but you can't get them in a manual. A 2nd is likely going to require A LOT more work.

 

We should get serious about organizing a gambler 500 for southern colorado...

 

I'd suggest 3rd as well. A little newer and and more reliable engine. If you want manual you'll have to look for a 96-98 because I think they stopped manuals in 99. I could be wrong though since I have an auto haha

 

2000 is when all the good stuff ended, rear locker, manual, true 4WD

 

Thank you all. looks like I have a narrower search window now. And pardon my newbie question, but what is a locker? I'm entirely new to all this...

 

Rear differential locker, or sometimes referred to as elocker. When activated, it sends power to both the rear wheels instead of just one which is great for mud, snow occasionally, or if you wind up getting stuck somewhere. Definitely not needed for your use

 

I agree. Did they release a date for it yet?

 

That's right, thanks for correcting me. So 2000-2002 runners are worthless haha