BlairB's 2008 4Runner

BlairB · 08-07-2009, 09:39 PM

The Rig

The Build Details

Suspension/Tires/Etc...

Total Chaos +2" Long Travel Race Kit
King 2.5 LT Coilovers
Timbren Bumpstops
King 2.5 Extended Travel Adjustable Rear Shocks
Custom CSS Variable Rear Coils
Rear Durobumps
Rear Medic Links
Overland Warehouse Brake Relocation Bracket
4crawler 1.5" Body Lift
Spidertrax 1.25" Wheel Spacers (rear only)
FJ Cruiser Wheels- Black
LT255/80/17 BFG MT KM2's

Armor/Reinforcement

Demello 3-Hoop Winch Front Bumper
4x4 Labs Rear Bumper
RCI Full Skids
DMZ Fab Motor Mount Gussets
Total Chaos Spindle Gussets
Total Chaos Coil Tower Gussets
Total Chaos Cam Tabs
the_josh Rear Lower Arm Mounts
the_josh Heimed Lower Arms
Shrockworks Sliders
Kurtfab Diff Bracket

Outfitting

Engo 10k Winch
Viking Synthetic 5/16" Winch Line w/ Safety Thimble
Baja Rack
MaxTrax
Dirty Parts Dual Battery Kit
Custom Rear Drawers
ARB Zero 63 Fridge on DFG Tilt Slide
Odyssey 1500TH (Aux)
Toyota Truestart (Main)
48" Hi Lift
10gal Frontrunner Footwell Water Tank
Danchel 6.5x10' Awning

Lighting

40" Rigid E2
LightForce Blitz 240's- 75w HID Conversion

Communications and Navigation

Kenwood TM-D710A
Diamond NR770HB 2m/70cm Antenna
Diamond K400 Hatch Mount
Garmin inReach SE
iPad on RAM seat mount

BlairB · 08-07-2009, 09:41 PM

Death Valley

BlairB · 08-07-2009, 09:41 PM

Las Padres

Pismo at Night

Big Bear

Mojave

BajaRnnr · 08-07-2009, 09:57 PM

Truck is lookin awesome Blair, it's come a long way in such a short time, got a great setup. Hey that pic of me in the front wheel well at your house when we were doin the suspension, think that's when I was cursing at the control arm bolt for not cooperating. I thought I heard you snapping a pic while I was welding in the mounts. Truck is lookin great glad I could help out with everything. Got you on speed dial now for when I upgrade in a few months.

Josh220 · 08-07-2009, 10:18 PM

Lookin' good.

MCL68 · 08-07-2009, 11:29 PM

Sweet set up !!!

NoWayOut · 08-08-2009, 01:26 AM

Looks sick!

BlairB · 08-08-2009, 07:02 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by BajaRnnr

Truck is lookin awesome Blair, it's come a long way in such a short time, got a great setup. Hey that pic of me in the front wheel well at your house when we were doin the suspension, think that's when I was cursing at the control arm bolt for not cooperating. I thought I heard you snapping a pic while I was welding in the mounts. Truck is lookin great glad I could help out with everything. Got you on speed dial now for when I upgrade in a few months.

Yeah that UCA bolt was a real pain. Definitely give me a call when you start putting all your new stuff on in the next few months. I am looking forward to see the final product.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh220

Lookin' good.

Quote:

Originally Posted by MCL_68

Sweet set up !!!

Quote:

Originally Posted by NoWayOut

Looks sick!

Thanks guys! I am definitely happy with how it is coming along, although I have a long way to go before I even come close to catching up with most on this forum...

Photog · 08-08-2009, 06:02 PM

Very nice indeed.

BajaRnnr · 08-09-2009, 12:00 PM

I keep coming back looking at your build, I can't not look hahaha. Drooling over the Fox CO's. We might reweld the front resi mounts later on going to make a stronger bracket when I get mine, or I might make something for my rear Fox's that will work for front CO's. Going to do a little tinkering with something next week maybe, will let you know.

BlairB · 08-10-2009, 10:49 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Photog

Very nice indeed.

Thanks man, I am really trying to catch up with everyone else here!

Quote:

Originally Posted by BajaRnnr

I keep coming back looking at your build, I can't not look hahaha. Drooling over the Fox CO's. We might reweld the front resi mounts later on going to make a stronger bracket when I get mine, or I might make something for my rear Fox's that will work for front CO's. Going to do a little tinkering with something next week maybe, will let you know.

Definitely keep me updated on the resi bracket. I am also very excited to see how your rig performs when you get your new suspension in a few months! I will be ready and waiting to put it on

Josh220 · 08-12-2009, 11:28 PM

Blair,
Can you do me a favor? My swaybar is coming up and hitting my resi's if I hit something fast, and straight on, such as a driveway. Side-to-side doesn't since the swaybar keeps it from flexing enough.

Can you take a couple pictures of where your sway bar comes up in relation to your coilovers and how close they are to the resi's?

BlairB · 08-13-2009, 08:41 AM

Okay Josh will do after I get home from work. How could you tell this was happening; did you hear it hitting, see marks, did it knock the resi off?

Josh220 · 08-13-2009, 09:18 AM

I could hear and feel something that wasn't normal so I checked and could see marks.

BajaRnnr · 08-13-2009, 09:54 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh220

I could hear and feel something that wasn't normal so I checked and could see marks.

Hey Josh if thats the case take a look at the Icon resi mounts, should eliminate any kind of contact between the tire to resi or swaybar to resi by mounting the resi high and vertical.

Nashville4Runner · 08-13-2009, 09:54 AM

I think that is one of the best looking and rugged 4runners I have ever seen. Everything looks great and everything flows well!!

Ryanmb21 · 08-13-2009, 10:37 AM

How do you like those tires around town and on the freeway? I'm interested in your opinion.

BlairB · 08-13-2009, 11:01 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Josh220

I could hear and feel something that wasn't normal so I checked and could see marks.

Do you have a pic of how it is mounted?

Quote:

Originally Posted by BajaRnnr

Hey Josh if thats the case take a look at the Icon resi mounts, should eliminate any kind of contact between the tire to resi or swaybar to resi by mounting the resi high and vertical.

Yeah those may be a good option.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Nashville4Runner

I think that is one of the best looking and rugged 4runners I have ever seen. Everything looks great and everything flows well!!

Thanks man, it is coming along nicely, but I still have a lot of work to do, that is for sure.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Ryanmb21

How do you like those tires around town and on the freeway? I'm interested in your opinion.

They are actually great tires. My truck is a 2008 and I already have 35k miles, so I definitely drive a lot. On these tires I probably have around 10k miles and although they are getting louder they are not too bad. As for lift, it will probably be less than 25miles though. If you don't off road somewhat often, they would probably be overkill though. The thing I really like is how cheap you can find these tires, I got 5 for $450, so its a hard deal to beat. I also found a 2nd unused spare to throw on my roof for any long trips for $60.

BlairB · 08-13-2009, 04:24 PM

Josh-

I think tonight I am going to unbolt my sway bar from the spindle and move it into the position it would be if I was under full stuff and see how close it gets to the resi's. I am pretty sure I have clearance but now you have me worried!

BlairB · 08-13-2009, 09:58 PM

Here are the pics Josh....

Drivers Side

Passenger Side

08-07-2009, 09:39 PM	#1
BlairB Old Timer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,041	BlairB's 2008 4Runner The Rig The Build Details Suspension/Tires/Etc... Total Chaos +2" Long Travel Race Kit King 2.5 LT Coilovers Timbren Bumpstops King 2.5 Extended Travel Adjustable Rear Shocks Custom CSS Variable Rear Coils Rear Durobumps Rear Medic Links Overland Warehouse Brake Relocation Bracket 4crawler 1.5" Body Lift Spidertrax 1.25" Wheel Spacers (rear only) FJ Cruiser Wheels- Black LT255/80/17 BFG MT KM2's Armor/Reinforcement Demello 3-Hoop Winch Front Bumper 4x4 Labs Rear Bumper RCI Full Skids DMZ Fab Motor Mount Gussets Total Chaos Spindle Gussets Total Chaos Coil Tower Gussets Total Chaos Cam Tabs the_josh Rear Lower Arm Mounts the_josh Heimed Lower Arms Shrockworks Sliders Kurtfab Diff Bracket Outfitting Engo 10k Winch Viking Synthetic 5/16" Winch Line w/ Safety Thimble Baja Rack MaxTrax Dirty Parts Dual Battery Kit Custom Rear Drawers ARB Zero 63 Fridge on DFG Tilt Slide Odyssey 1500TH (Aux) Toyota Truestart (Main) 48" Hi Lift 10gal Frontrunner Footwell Water Tank Danchel 6.5x10' Awning Lighting 40" Rigid E2 LightForce Blitz 240's- 75w HID Conversion Communications and Navigation Kenwood TM-D710A Diamond NR770HB 2m/70cm Antenna Diamond K400 Hatch Mount Garmin inReach SE iPad on RAM seat mount __________________ Blair- KJ6RHM 2008 4Runner Sport Edition 4WD V6- Long Travel, Expo Rig Build Thread Last edited by BlairB; 05-12-2021 at 08:48 PM.

08-07-2009, 09:41 PM	#2
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08-07-2009, 09:41 PM	#3
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08-07-2009, 09:57 PM	#4
BajaRnnr Rock magnet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 33.97668, -117.72055 Posts: 3,377	Truck is lookin awesome Blair, it's come a long way in such a short time, got a great setup. Hey that pic of me in the front wheel well at your house when we were doin the suspension, think that's when I was cursing at the control arm bolt for not cooperating. I thought I heard you snapping a pic while I was welding in the mounts. Truck is lookin great glad I could help out with everything. Got you on speed dial now for when I upgrade in a few months. Last edited by BajaRnnr; 08-08-2009 at 01:10 AM.

08-07-2009, 10:18 PM	#5
Josh220 Old Timer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,489	Lookin' good. __________________ Josh- Build

08-07-2009, 11:29 PM	#6
MCL68 Super Moderator Join Date: Feb 2009 Location: Bay Area, CA Posts: 2,801	Sweet set up !!! __________________ Mark 2007 4Runner Limited 4WD (Sold) Build Thread

08-08-2009, 01:26 AM	#7
NoWayOut Driver Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: NY Posts: 204	Looks sick! __________________ Jay 2008 V8 Sport Searching

08-08-2009, 06:02 PM	#9
Photog Old Timer Join Date: Mar 2007 Location: Gig Harbor, Washington Posts: 2,263	Very nice indeed. __________________ Brian 2004 Sport V6, OME lift, 255/75R17 MTR's, Spider Trax, Super Sliders, Truck Vault, Black Widow basket, shift knob, Mini CB, Lil' Wil Antenna, 276c GPS, Scion T1806, iPod, Scan Gauge II, ..Build Thread *Regardless of our opinions, the Truth still exists.*

08-09-2009, 12:00 PM	#10
BajaRnnr Rock magnet Join Date: Oct 2007 Location: 33.97668, -117.72055 Posts: 3,377	I keep coming back looking at your build, I can't not look hahaha. Drooling over the Fox CO's. We might reweld the front resi mounts later on going to make a stronger bracket when I get mine, or I might make something for my rear Fox's that will work for front CO's. Going to do a little tinkering with something next week maybe, will let you know. Last edited by BajaRnnr; 08-09-2009 at 12:02 PM.

08-12-2009, 11:28 PM	#12
Josh220 Old Timer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,489	Blair, Can you do me a favor? My swaybar is coming up and hitting my resi's if I hit something fast, and straight on, such as a driveway. Side-to-side doesn't since the swaybar keeps it from flexing enough. Can you take a couple pictures of where your sway bar comes up in relation to your coilovers and how close they are to the resi's? __________________ Josh- Build

08-13-2009, 08:41 AM	#13
BlairB Old Timer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,041	Okay Josh will do after I get home from work. How could you tell this was happening; did you hear it hitting, see marks, did it knock the resi off? __________________ Blair- KJ6RHM 2008 4Runner Sport Edition 4WD V6- Long Travel, Expo Rig Build Thread

08-13-2009, 09:18 AM	#14
Josh220 Old Timer Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SoCal Posts: 1,489	I could hear and feel something that wasn't normal so I checked and could see marks. __________________ Josh- Build

08-13-2009, 09:54 AM	#16
Nashville4Runner Rookie Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: Nashville, TN Posts: 45	I think that is one of the best looking and rugged 4runners I have ever seen. Everything looks great and everything flows well!!

08-13-2009, 10:37 AM	#17
Ryanmb21 Some Guy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: El Dorado Hills CA Posts: 529	How do you like those tires around town and on the freeway? I'm interested in your opinion.

08-13-2009, 04:24 PM	#19
BlairB Old Timer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,041	Josh- I think tonight I am going to unbolt my sway bar from the spindle and move it into the position it would be if I was under full stuff and see how close it gets to the resi's. I am pretty sure I have clearance but now you have me worried! __________________ Blair- KJ6RHM 2008 4Runner Sport Edition 4WD V6- Long Travel, Expo Rig Build Thread

08-13-2009, 09:58 PM	#20
BlairB Old Timer Join Date: Apr 2008 Location: San Francisco, California Posts: 1,041	Here are the pics Josh.... Drivers Side Passenger Side __________________ Blair- KJ6RHM 2008 4Runner Sport Edition 4WD V6- Long Travel, Expo Rig Build Thread

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