jbmccul's 2007 4Runner Build

[jbmccul]

Catahoula ORV Park Sicily Island, LA (12/29/12)

Current Mods:
FROM THE DEALER:
2007 4Runner 4x2 V6
Sport Edition
- Scooped-Hood
- Sport Edition Roof Rack
- Sport Edition Tube Steps
- Sunroof
- Sport Edition Black/Gray Cloth Seats
- GST Factory Tint
- Automatic Limited Slip Differential

ARMOR:

- BAMF 67" Bolt-On Sliders w/ Kickout Ordered
- CURT INDUSTRIES 5k Tow Hitch

SUSPENSION:

- OME 884 Light Front Coils
- TOYTEC Superflex Rear Coils
- OME 90000 Nitrocharger Front Shocks
- OME 60020 Rear Shocks
- OME Trim Packer

TIRES/WHEELS:

- BFGoodrich Mud-Terrain TA KM's 255/75/17
- 17" Satin Black FJ Cruiser Wheels
- SPIDERTRAX 1.25" Hub-Centric Wheel Spacers

LIGHTING:

- 30" Hanma BC Series LED Bar Ordered
- Anytime Foglight Mod


ENGINE/PERFORMANCE

- Hydrocarbon Filter Removed

STORAGE/SAFETY:

- Custom Cargo Drawers
- OEM rear cargo net
- HI-LIFT brand Hi-Lift Mounts
- THULE Ride On Adapter
- (2) THULE Prologue Fork Mount Bike Racks
- Firearms/knives
- WeatherTech Floor Liners

COMMUNICATION/NAVIGATION:

- TOMTOM GPS
- IPHONE 4gs
- COBRA 25 NightWatch LTD Classic CB
- FIRESTIK 4' Whip Antenna
- FIRESTIK Quick Disconnect
- FIRESTIK Heavy Duty Spring
- NCG Comet RS720 Lip Mount Antenna Mount
- DIESEL ELECTRONICS 18' Connector Cable

RECOVERY:

- BULLDOG winch-receiver
- D-Ring Shackles

AESTHETICS:

- LSU Front License Plate
- eagle5521 Custom LED Cluster Swap
- SockMonkey TRD Sport “Louisiana” Bedside Decals
- Front Mud Flaps Removed
- Rear Mud Flaps Trimmed
- Plasti-Dipped Grille Surround
- Plasti-Dipped Rear Toyota Badge
- Sport Edition Tube Steps Removed
- Toyota Land Cruiser Association decals
- XM Satellite Radio in factory HU
- BHLM
- Christmas Lights on Roof Rack (Seasonal)

Trip Links/Photos

Catahoula ORV: Sicily Island, LA
12/09/11-12/11/11: Sicily Island December 2011
2/24/12-2/26/12: Sicily Island February 2012
12/28/12-12/30/12: Sicily Island December 2012

Kisatchie National Forest: Evangeline Unit
5/26/12-5/28/12: Kisatchie National Forest - Louisiana Land Krewesers
6/22/12-6/24/12: Kisatchie National Forest - Cajun Yotas
10/5/12-10/7/12: Kisatchie National Forest - October 2012

Barnwell Mountain Recreation Area: Gilmer, TX
8/11/12: Barnwell Mountain August 2012

 

[jbmccul]

Year One
Full of piddly little aesthetic mods and such.

I purchased it on 3/12/11 from Yokem Toyota in Shreveport, LA. Awesome group of guys over there. The next week I broke her in on a trip to Orange Beach

Orange Beach, AL 3/29/11

Added a Aries Brush Guard and 2 Hella 500's

And I installed a Curt Receiver Hitch to add my Yakima Bike rack

Installed and later removed a Cobra CB with a 26" Mag mount I got from Wal-Mart

Getting in the Christmas spirit with some roof rack Christmas lights!

Blacked out Sport rims

LED Dash conversion, thanks Scott (eagle5521)!

Plasti-Dipped Grille

 

[jbmccul]

Now the real mods begin

Installed an OME/Toytec light duty 3" lift. Affectionately known as Operation Gingerlift! Big thanks to Brunes and everyone else in Cajun Yotas that helped out

Supervision

Then began the search for rubber. Matt (Blueanimal) gave me 4 Firestone Desination MT's that he had laying around and was kind enough to let me borrow his rims until I could get them swapped over

Added a set of Satin Black FJ Cruiser wheels with the Destination MT's

Spidertrax 1.25" Hub Centric Wheel Spacers and BHLM

Added my BFGoodrich KM1's and relocated my CB antenna mount

Custom Rear Cargo Drawers

 

[MCObray]

Nice looking 4th Gen 4Runner you have there. I'm liking the color.

 

[jbmccul]

Thanks, the color is what sold me on this truck. Didn't realize at the time how bad it would pinstripe though

 

[jbmccul]

Went out and took some pictures around Baton Rouge today. Played with the editor in Photobucket a bit and came up with a few cool shots.

 

[dorton]

Nice ride

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[Martinjmpr]

Nice build. Looks great. I have an 07 and love it.

The FJ wheels are a great match for that color. I have a set of FJC Steelies that I'm going to put on mine after the snow season is over (the FJC wheels have MTs on them, which suck in snow, and my stock wheels have a very nice set of Cooper Discoverer M+S snows that are awesome.)

I guess it's my snow-belt mentality, though, that it seems odd to me to spend all this effort to modify a 2wd. Are modified 2wd SUVs common in the South?

I lived in NC from 1992 - 98, and I remember the first time I ever saw a 2wd 4runner at a Toyota dealership in Charlotte in 1996. I looked in the driver's window and said "What the hell, there's no transfer case lever!" Then I crawled underneath the front end to confirm no axle shafts to the front wheels. I didn't even know they made 2wd 4runners until then!

 

[jbmccul]

Nice build. Looks great. I have an 07 and love it.

The FJ wheels are a great match for that color. I have a set of FJC Steelies that I'm going to put on mine after the snow season is over (the FJC wheels have MTs on them, which suck in snow, and my stock wheels have a very nice set of Cooper Discoverer M+S snows that are awesome.)

I guess it's my snow-belt mentality, though, that it seems odd to me to spend all this effort to modify a 2wd. Are modified 2wd SUVs common in the South?

I lived in NC from 1992 - 98, and I remember the first time I ever saw a 2wd 4runner at a Toyota dealership in Charlotte in 1996. I looked in the driver's window and said "What the hell, there's no transfer case lever!" Then I crawled underneath the front end to confirm no axle shafts to the front wheels. I didn't even know they made 2wd 4runners until then!

Modded 2wd's are actually more common than you'd expect down here. It's a lot of mud and not many rocks so as long as your tires can dig in most people are good. Definitely regretting not purchasing a 4x4 but they are next to impossible to find down here and I was ready for something new. Probably gonna replace this with a 2013 Cement Trail Teams FJ or a used Mag Gray Trail once I'm done with school

 

[jbmccul]

Only pics I have of me wheeling this weekend. Rode shotgun most of the day.

The rest of the pictures can be found here: http://www.tacomaworld.com/forum/louisiana/266320-sicily-island-march-photo-thread.html