4LowandSlow
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- Nov 25, 2017
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Figured since I got some down time I would introduce myself make a build thread to show the build of the new 4runner but also keep myself up with what I've done over the last year with it since I've bought it so I don't forget what I've done lol
I've been on here for quite some time now looking and watching different builds happen and figured it was about time for me to start a thread of my own. I've been wheeling ever since i can remember smacking the back of my head on the glass of my dads ext cab tacoma, to finally being old enough to build some of my own rigs. Let me just start off by saying, it was a lot more fun when it wasn't my pocket hurting after a eventful wheeling trip lol. On my second rig now which hopefully stays that way for awhile.
We'll fly back to June of 2020 when I bought my first 4runner, Bone stock 1988 22re 5spd runner that had been sitting in the front yard for 8 years. had a blown HG and the guy bought it to fix it up and drive it but that never happened. I had seen it as a drove by on my way home from work and stopped by to see if he would sell it, a bit of talking and negotiating the next day she was coming home with me. This is how it looked when i picked it up
She was dirty but had lots of potential! The plan was to clean it up and put a new motor in it and some 31's and make it a DD. Which did happen, But that didn't last long and i got the itch as apparently an 80 series isn't meant to be a crawler. Next thing i know i had a 85 frame in my possession. Put the axles i had built for for another rig under that frame and under the body it went, put dual cases in it as well.
This point was still the stock 22re, w56, duals, 5.29s and spartan lockers. RUF springs and 3" rears with 35's
Over the next year it some upgrades and some 37s, didn't realize how weak the stock shafts were till i put on the 37's, I was popping birfs left and right at idle in double low.
During the winter i took it off the road, I was running into some wiring and ecu issues, wanted to make it more road friendly but also better off the road, Built 22re up with a full rebuild. dual row timing chain, cam, bigger valves and ended up building my own standalone harness and putting a mircosquirt in it, Really got some life out of this thing, 4xinovations interior cage, fabbed up some sliders, RCVs, 4.7s in the rear case and did triple sticks. a started doing some body work to try and clean her up a bit, body had lots of bondo i found at this point and some rust in the quarters that i addressed. Needed to get it done by January for a bachelor party for one of my buddies down at AOP. While it was down i broke the 80 out of retirement and headed to harlan for the first time, Had a blast. I need to make another trip out there. came back and finished the 4runner day before i left for AOP and off we were. AOP was a blast, FIrst ride after the new changes. I should of been more proactive while i was back home so i wasn't tuning the night i got there before wheeling the next day, I feel bad for the people living down the entrance road cause i must of made 20 passes down that road lol. Thankfully nothing broke and was able to give it a good beatdown to test it out, really gained some confidence this trip with the RCVs and not breaking a birf every 5 minutes. We also had a snow storm come through while we were out there, that made things quite interesting. I had ordered some 39" Kanati Mud Hogs before the trip and some beadlocks but sadly they didn't come in before the trip to AOP.
I've been on here for quite some time now looking and watching different builds happen and figured it was about time for me to start a thread of my own. I've been wheeling ever since i can remember smacking the back of my head on the glass of my dads ext cab tacoma, to finally being old enough to build some of my own rigs. Let me just start off by saying, it was a lot more fun when it wasn't my pocket hurting after a eventful wheeling trip lol. On my second rig now which hopefully stays that way for awhile.
We'll fly back to June of 2020 when I bought my first 4runner, Bone stock 1988 22re 5spd runner that had been sitting in the front yard for 8 years. had a blown HG and the guy bought it to fix it up and drive it but that never happened. I had seen it as a drove by on my way home from work and stopped by to see if he would sell it, a bit of talking and negotiating the next day she was coming home with me. This is how it looked when i picked it up
She was dirty but had lots of potential! The plan was to clean it up and put a new motor in it and some 31's and make it a DD. Which did happen, But that didn't last long and i got the itch as apparently an 80 series isn't meant to be a crawler. Next thing i know i had a 85 frame in my possession. Put the axles i had built for for another rig under that frame and under the body it went, put dual cases in it as well.
This point was still the stock 22re, w56, duals, 5.29s and spartan lockers. RUF springs and 3" rears with 35's
Over the next year it some upgrades and some 37s, didn't realize how weak the stock shafts were till i put on the 37's, I was popping birfs left and right at idle in double low.
During the winter i took it off the road, I was running into some wiring and ecu issues, wanted to make it more road friendly but also better off the road, Built 22re up with a full rebuild. dual row timing chain, cam, bigger valves and ended up building my own standalone harness and putting a mircosquirt in it, Really got some life out of this thing, 4xinovations interior cage, fabbed up some sliders, RCVs, 4.7s in the rear case and did triple sticks. a started doing some body work to try and clean her up a bit, body had lots of bondo i found at this point and some rust in the quarters that i addressed. Needed to get it done by January for a bachelor party for one of my buddies down at AOP. While it was down i broke the 80 out of retirement and headed to harlan for the first time, Had a blast. I need to make another trip out there. came back and finished the 4runner day before i left for AOP and off we were. AOP was a blast, FIrst ride after the new changes. I should of been more proactive while i was back home so i wasn't tuning the night i got there before wheeling the next day, I feel bad for the people living down the entrance road cause i must of made 20 passes down that road lol. Thankfully nothing broke and was able to give it a good beatdown to test it out, really gained some confidence this trip with the RCVs and not breaking a birf every 5 minutes. We also had a snow storm come through while we were out there, that made things quite interesting. I had ordered some 39" Kanati Mud Hogs before the trip and some beadlocks but sadly they didn't come in before the trip to AOP.
