I just joined this forum and am very excited, there is so much great information. I'm very jealous of everybody's experiences! I love the pictures, videos and reflection.
Last week I bought my first 4x4, an '06 4runner Sport V6. I love it, and in the coming years I want to take a few 'mini-expeditions' of my own, whenever I can get a couple weeks away from work. (There isn't much oppurtunity to use the 4 wheel drive between hermosa beach and downtown LA where I work.)
My off-roading experience (if you can call it that) is very limited, sitting shot-gun with my dad in our '81 CJ-7, so I have a lot to learn.
That ARB 4runner is awesome! I think my first mod will be a 2-3" lift and some A/T tires. I noticed on your Tacoma you chose Donahoe coilovers and the ARB 4runner had the OME springs and shocks. I am faced with the same decision, I've read your write up on the coil-overs and why you chose them. But for my purposes, being a begginer do you think I would be making a poor choice to go with the OME setup (cheaper)? I'm sure either choice will be more than adequate but I want to make the correct choice the first time. Something that 5 years down the line, I'm still excited about.
Another consideration for me is that the 4runner will be my daily driver with 80-90% of the miles coming on the road, which setup is best for onroad performance?
Sorry for joining up and immediatly asking for help
I look forward to being a contributor in the future.
Thanks,
Ryan