mechminded
New member
A couple months ago we got my wife a corolla (and traded in my bike) so our 4runner officially became mine to tinker with since my wife would no longer be driving it. it's a 2008 Sr5 4runner, multi mode 4x4 with the center locker. I've recently discovered overlanding, and i'm slowly building my rig up.
I commute in my runner, so I think i'm mostly done with the lift, tires, and drive train upgrades (for now), but I'm looking to further build out it's long haul mixed use abilities. We spend a decent amount of time driving out to Utah, and very often find ourselves doing 1000 miles in a weekend, with 40-100 of those miles off road. I like the idea of the drawers for supplies, and I'm thinking about the hitch gate carrier for canteens and other stuff for the really long hauls. I've done all the work myself and sourced as many things from the web/craigslist as possible which has saved me a boat load of $$
updates to-date:
plasti-dipped rims, starting to look a little ratty though
yakima Load Warrior - thinking about getting a flat rack instead for clearance
CB radio (Cobra 75WXST) box mounted under the passenger seat - magnetic antenna on the roof (with the cabling run under the trim)
bilstein 5100's front and rear (fronts set to 2.5")
daystar 1.5" rear spacer
FJ springs all around
rebooted CV axles (lesson learned about being nice to your axles when swapping the suspension out)
BFG A/T KO2's 265/70/17's - +1 size over stock
With everything installed I get a little rub in reverse at full lock, and i'm pushing about 6'10" with the Load Warrior, which is starting to frequently disqualify me from parking garages here in L.A. The ride is considerably better on the street, and now that I've just finished the axle reboot i'm looking to get it out in the dirt as soon as the wife will let me.
Stock
Plasti-dip
Lift installed
BFGs
CVs
I commute in my runner, so I think i'm mostly done with the lift, tires, and drive train upgrades (for now), but I'm looking to further build out it's long haul mixed use abilities. We spend a decent amount of time driving out to Utah, and very often find ourselves doing 1000 miles in a weekend, with 40-100 of those miles off road. I like the idea of the drawers for supplies, and I'm thinking about the hitch gate carrier for canteens and other stuff for the really long hauls. I've done all the work myself and sourced as many things from the web/craigslist as possible which has saved me a boat load of $$
updates to-date:
plasti-dipped rims, starting to look a little ratty though
yakima Load Warrior - thinking about getting a flat rack instead for clearance
CB radio (Cobra 75WXST) box mounted under the passenger seat - magnetic antenna on the roof (with the cabling run under the trim)
bilstein 5100's front and rear (fronts set to 2.5")
daystar 1.5" rear spacer
FJ springs all around
rebooted CV axles (lesson learned about being nice to your axles when swapping the suspension out)
BFG A/T KO2's 265/70/17's - +1 size over stock
With everything installed I get a little rub in reverse at full lock, and i'm pushing about 6'10" with the Load Warrior, which is starting to frequently disqualify me from parking garages here in L.A. The ride is considerably better on the street, and now that I've just finished the axle reboot i'm looking to get it out in the dirt as soon as the wife will let me.
Stock
Plasti-dip
Lift installed
BFGs
CVs
