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I agree. Although, GM and Ford had diesels ready for their halfton trucks/SUVs back in 2007. GM had a pretty sweet 4.5L V8 duramax ready to go and ford had a V6 (from International I believe) that was used in South America and in some commercial applications here. They both scrapped the halfton...

What gear ratio is currently in the diffs and is your truck auto or manual?

That’s badazz! What are your plans for the back half?

That’s plus++ size!

That’s impressive. All original running gear besides a couple alternators and starters to boot. FWIW, I’m about 1,200 miles from turning 200k miles in my 2008 4runner. In a normal year, I would’ve crossed that mark about 10 months ago but there was nothing normal about 2020. I’m just going to...

Sounds painful. Allison it is then.

That would be a pretty good truck! The only thing I’d add would be the front Dana super 60 axle from the F450-550 line for that nice and tight turning radius. I’m not sure if I would want the 6-speed Allison or a 6-speed manual behind that cummins.

I had a 2012 F150 that blew the intercooler apart (bad plastic casting) and caused the driver side turbo to fail at around 2,000 miles. It was our first long trip out of town with it, lol. Before and since that, I’ve replaced failed turbos on 7.3 & 6.0 powerstrokes, 5.9 cummins, and multiple...

Looks like you need one of these; https://www1.milwaukeetool.com/Products/Power-Tools/Drilling/Magnetic-Drills/4270-20 It’s a total game changer!

I’m a fan of “pizza cutters“ and run 255/80/17’s (Cooper ST Maxx) on my 4th gen 4runner and 285/70/17’s (Nitto Ridge Grappler) on my 5th gen 4runner. Both 4runners are lifted about 2.5”. The 255’s mounted on stock 5th gen wheels are almost perfect for the 4th gen but look a little small on the...

Sounds like a cool project! I’d love to bui something like an Earthroamer but for a fraction of the price. As for an actual usable all electric F550, I wouldn’t hold your breath. We’re at least a decade or three away from that, if such a thing will even produced at that time.

I’m not looking forward to the transition to EV’s. I hope I’m past my driving days by the time we’re all forced to go that route. I’ve driven a couple EV’s and found the experience disconnected and boring. No thanks.

16.5 mpg running 75-80 on the freeway, 13.5 mpg in all city driving, and 10 mpg towing or grand design trailer. My f150 definitely had some issues but a coworker of mine had the same mpg experience. As soon as you go from the paper thin OEM tires to a good all terrain or mud terrain tire, it...

Actually, here in NM the tundra is cheaper to insure by about $300 per year. The F-series remains the most stolen vehicle here along with a higher incidence rate and is supposedly more expensive to repair/replace. This is exactly what my insurance agent showed me when I needed a truck back in...

Amazing build! Very well thought out, I like that!

Nice 4runner!

Do you plan to sleep in the vehicle or in a tent or trailer? If you’re tall, I would skip the 4th gen 4runner with a sunroof. The models without the sunroof have more headroom. As for mpg in the toyota line, the v6 4th gen will net you the best mpg (not by much though) and is the easiest to...

Wow, that’s amazingly low miles! I’m literally a trip away from 200k on my ‘08 4runner. 2020 in general put a damper on our off-road travel, and traveling in general. Seemed like we used the 5th gen and tundra more for just about everything in 2020 vs our 4th gen but it’s ready to go nonetheless.

Happy to see this 4runner still hitting the trails! I remember it from the forums years ago.

I have a 2008 4runner with the 4.0, 33’s, bumper/winch, decent amount of recovery gear/first aid/survival gear in the back. It’s not a race truck but I don’t have a problem with the amount of power the 4.0 makes. Out of all the things I’ve added to it, the steel bumper and warn winch with steel...