'99 4Runner build

[Clark White]

My first stuck! Forgot I don't have a lift just yet and bit off more then I can chew on a friends sand pile.

Clay pulled me out just fine, and being sand there was no body damage despite burying the right side rocker.

Clark

 

[CYi5]

have any close up pics of how you mounted your lifters to the ARB? Thanks

 

[Clark White]

have any close up pics of how you mounted your lifters to the ARB? Thanks

For the bumper end I drilled a hole in the tube and welded on a tab to bolt the swedged end onto.

For the rack end, I swedged on a ball end, drilled out a hole just barley larger then the ball on the top of the rack, then used a Dremel to grind a notch the size of the cable into the leading edge of the rack.

Here is my ARB switch setup. Nothing fancy, just using the factory blanks.

 

[Clark White]

Bone stock except for breather extension (no snorkel or lift). The squeaky belts at the end (if you watch that far) are actually my buddies identical 4Runner.

 

[washington taco]

What are the risers (cables) for?

 

[Martinjmpr]

Clark: Very nice. As the new owner of an old '99, I'm jealous of your green paint job and your super-cool hood scoop (but I still wouldn't trade them for my E-locker. )

Would like to know more about your suspension. Did you just put in the OME coils and leave everything else stock including the shocks or did you upgrade the shocks, too?

Your '99 looks very much like I'd like mine to look eventually. Re: The ARB bumper, am I right in thinking that there is not actually an ARB for the 3rd Gen 4runners specifically but that an ARB for a 1st gen Taco can be made to fit? If so, what mods did you have to do in order to get it to fit? An ARB is high on my list of 'wants' but I want to upgrade the suspension first.

 

[Clark White]

They're limb risers. Theoretically they are for lifting branches out of the way when driving down a narrow overgrown trail. However, to be honest I put them on there to be used as clothes lines and so I could feel cool (though I do drive a lot of narrow trails, and they do help).

Clark

 

[Clark White]

Clark: Very nice. As the new owner of an old '99, I'm jealous of your green paint job and your super-cool hood scoop (but I still wouldn't trade them for my E-locker. )

Would like to know more about your suspension. Did you just put in the OME coils and leave everything else stock including the shocks or did you upgrade the shocks, too?

Your '99 looks very much like I'd like mine to look eventually. Re: The ARB bumper, am I right in thinking that there is not actually an ARB for the 3rd Gen 4runners specifically but that an ARB for a 1st gen Taco can be made to fit? If so, what mods did you have to do in order to get it to fit? An ARB is high on my list of 'wants' but I want to upgrade the suspension first.

Thanks! So far I'm actually running stock suspension/265x70R16, but soon (I HOPE!) I will be putting the OME setup on. I have a set of 881's for the front, and I will be getting a set of either 890 or 891's for the rear. I haven't decided on the shocks yet, but you do need to replace them (they need to be a longer then stock strut). The reason I am looking at the 891's is because I will be building a rear bumper much like OldSven's, and that combined with camping gear for two or more people and water for extended desert stay will weigh quite a bit. I have $1600 worth of front suspension on my Tacoma (Icons, Camburg uppers, etc.) and while they are really nice, the longer travel broke many right CV's. I have run more than my fair share of 4.5 (out of 5) trails with it and never found it to make enough of a difference to justify the cost for what I do. I do recommend a front dif drop kit as it helps out a lot on CV angle.

As for the ARB bumper, you are correct in that there is no 3rd Gen 4Runner ARB, but that a Tacoma bumper will fit. When you take off the stock 4Runner bumper (I kick myself for not taking pic's) there are two plates welded to the ends of the frame. You need to grind these off in order to mount the ARB. It's a fairly simple job, you can either grind them off completely (leaving the frame ends open), or just grind off the sides that protrude from the frame (keeping the center as an end cap on the frame). I chose the rout of completely removing them, and will weld on a heftier end camp (the ARB is supposed to have a bolt on either side that goes horizontally into that end cap). I stripped out the end caps on my Taco and never did replace them, so I am in no hurry to weld them on the 4Runner. I have heard they are critical, but after MANY hard recoveries, the three bolts on either side going vertically into the frame have yet to budge in the least.

Clark

P.S. I WISH I HAD AN E-LOCKER! That thing was/is awesome on the Taco, and I really wish I had it on the 4Runner as well.

 

[Clark White]

Finally got off my butt and ran the wires for the fuse block today. I'm still looking for a 100-110amp breaker to put on the battery, but otherwise it is done. I run the power cable through the firewall and along the kick boards with the factory harness (white wire).

Any idea where I can find a reliable source for one of these to finish off the project: http://www.sclinkusa.com/images/circuitbr-1237845158-231.jpg

Clark

 

[slomatt]

Delcity carries circuit breakers.

http://www.delcity.net/store/Circuit-Breakers/a_all

- Matt

 

[Clark White]

Thanks for the link! Lookin at it now :sombrero:

Clark

 

[Rusty-Ford]

nice job on the runner so far!

As for the fuse block ...that seems like a spot that could see some water or moisture especially if you plan on finding some deeper water (snorkel) like you mentioned. Just a thought.. and maybe you already considered this!?

 

[Clark White]

Found one of these circuit breakers at Advanced Auto today, so I finished up the fuse block.

I was actually able to use a pre-existing bolt hole with anchor nut on the back side to mount the breaker :costumed-smiley-007 I'm not sure what it is there for, but apparently some option that I thankfully do not have!

nice job on the runner so far!

As for the fuse block ...that seems like a spot that could see some water or moisture especially if you plan on finding some deeper water (snorkel) like you mentioned. Just a thought.. and maybe you already considered this!?

Thanks! I did think of this actually, and while it is a concern squirming around at the back of my head, I don't plan (key word being plan!) on sitting in water deep enough, long enough, to flood that terminal block. However, if I do submerge it, I'm honestly not that worried as I have submerged fuse blocks before and not had any problems with shorting. I guess only time will tell, but I think it is safer there then under the hood. That and I really like the fact that its being in the cab means I won't have to run wires through the firewall every time I want to add something inside (this also means I can reseal the pass through on the firewall).

Clark

 

[Rusty-Ford]

good thinking! I am also looking into a fuse block and was looking for locations inside the truck.

Keep up the good work!

 

[DrJohn]

Your rig is looking great! I'm watching your fuse box buildup with interest...