87 4runner build

[Wreckingball]

Ho-runner build

well this is overdue by a bit i guess. it starts off slow but now that i live with some fellow yota wheelers the build is picking up.
i bought this 87 4runner about 2 years ago. this was the day i brought her home...
187k mi on the odo
SR5
22re
5spd
stupid auto hubs

dont you wish you had one of these?

so clean!

and i started having some issues with the engine which was proclaimed to be "newly rebuilt" so i dropped a new engine in it.
22re from a 92 truck, 167k mi

next step was carpet removal/bedliner

then i bought a sweet locking center console made for a jeep but i made it fit the 4runner. 2 locking compartments = win. it isnt super sturdy but it is certainly an upgrade from the stock console.

a little go juice

new wheels- 05 tundra wheels with 31in MTRs

months later came a pretty hefty homebrew bumper that my brother an i made over Christmas break. 3/16ths steel, fully boxed, 1/4in mounting plate, ghetto stinger, later removed.

more to come

 

[Wreckingball]

new wheels and tires- 33x10.5x15 bfg ats, rc wheels, hinges drilled for quick release door pins

and here comes the sas- 85 sfa, tg shock hoops, 12in doetsch tech shocks, 26in ss brake lines, backing plate eliminator, RUF, tg shackles, tg spring hanger, welded rear 3rd, open front, tg high steer, u bolt flip kit

 

[Wreckingball]

how she sits now...

thanks so much to adam, robbie, brandon, stretch, marie, and everyone else who had a hand in the work done.

 

[Wreckingball]

35in tsls on the way!

 

[72Rockcruiser]

Nice!

 

[SPOA87YJ]

It will only jump better now right?

Looks good.

 

[Wreckingball]

thanks cruiser!

haha, is that austin? oh yeah it will totally jump better now! sam is encouraging rear links already... we'll see how the tax return works out for me.

so i already have a black top that was bobbed 15in, cant wait to bob the body!

 

[Wreckingball]

paint ftw

 

[devlsh1]

Do you remember which console you got and what you had to do to make it fit? Looking to do the same.
Thanks

 

[Wreckingball]

this one. i cut the back flush with the back of the rear compartment. if you look at the pics on jcwhitney youll see that the back is sloped. all i did was cut a straight vertical line from the bottom up and removed the rear cup holders. you actually do not have to do this as your seats will still squish down but i prefer it this way. if you need a pic id be happy to take one.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/ultimate-ii-locking-center-console/p2007492.jcwx?filterid=j4

 

[yoder519]

nice runner. perfect stance IMO. not to high, not to low

 

[RatLabGuy]

Do you remember which console you got and what you had to do to make it fit? Looking to do the same.
Thanks

this one. i cut the back flush with the back of the rear compartment. if you look at the pics on jcwhitney youll see that the back is sloped. all i did was cut a straight vertical line from the bottom up and removed the rear cup holders. you actually do not have to do this as your seats will still squish down but i prefer it this way. if you need a pic id be happy to take one.
http://www.jcwhitney.com/ultimate-ii-locking-center-console/p2007492.jcwx?filterid=j4

Keep in mind, w/ that wider console, if you ever plan to put in aftermarket folding seats like Corbeaus, they won't fit w/ enough room to slide against that console. Its already a tight fit w/ them dragging against the stock console... just not a lot of width in these trucks.

I like the front bumper - I see you left space to mount a winch... but did you leave any way to get a cable out the front of it or mount a fairlead?

 

[336wheeler]

That front bumper is gone. Jeff traded it for some

Haha, kidding. But he's not running it anymore.

 

[PUNK]

I recognize those springs, and that black top thats already bobbed! lol Just for the records though, its only bobbed 14 inches.

 

[1stgenxxx]

Lets hear it for the nobama poster and the bottle of Captain Morgan....and the 4runner. I wish my rig had a back seat.

 

[jonnyB]

Lets hear it for the nobama poster and the bottle of Captain Morgan....and the 4runner. I wish my rig had a back seat.

 

[Wreckingball]

nice runner. perfect stance IMO. not to high, not to low

thanks! the rear needs to go up a bit to accomodate 35s that i should have soon but other than that im quite happy with it!

Keep in mind, w/ that wider console, if you ever plan to put in aftermarket folding seats like Corbeaus, they won't fit w/ enough room to slide against that console. Its already a tight fit w/ them dragging against the stock console... just not a lot of width in these trucks.
I like the front bumper - I see you left space to mount a winch... but did you leave any way to get a cable out the front of it or mount a fairlead?

you are correct. it fits fine with stock seats but ill be removing it once i get dual cases.

That front bumper is gone. Jeff traded it for some
Haha, kidding. But he's not running it anymore.

true, now i have a ginormous stinger! lol

I recognize those springs, and that black top thats already bobbed! lol Just for the records though, its only bobbed 14 inches.

ill be sure to beat adam accordingly for telling me wrong. that would have sucked to cut an extra inch! thanks for the parts!

Lets hear it for the nobama poster and the bottle of Captain Morgan....and the 4runner. I wish my rig had a back seat.

good stuff man on all three accounts! the back seat is handy as all the other kids i wheel with are only 2 seaters. i carry all the ladies

 

[Wreckingball]

...
I like the front bumper - I see you left space to mount a winch... but did you leave any way to get a cable out the front of it or mount a fairlead?

The holes weren't cut but they would have been simple once I got a winch. That was a STOUT bumper and can now be found on a white solid axle 2nd gen truck in Boone.

 

[Wreckingball]

holy hot shop batman!

this was supposed to go on nathans tacoma at some point

 

[88yota]

did you have to relocate your steering box forward any?

 

[Wreckingball]

didnt have to but i plan to. i did however have to drill a different hole in the u bolt plate to move the axle back a bit so the tie rod and drag link didnt hit. that was the easiest option for now. dont forget to plate the frame!

 

[Wreckingball]

happiness is a stack of new tires! 75% tread

 

[Wreckingball]

 

[farmboy]

Sexy Time.

 

[wheelnc62cj]

8==========> your runner does that to me jeff. The tars look hot and when you race c class im pretty sure you're going to wax sams ass. woohoo