Andy in Pa.
NAXJA Member #180
- Location
- Downingtown, Pa.
Yep, its official...
After I sold the WJ, I spent a while looking for the next perfect family wheeler, and the next serious build rig. I also decided that I wanted something with a full frame. I looked long and hard at the JKU's, but they are just too expensive for a 3rd vehicle. So I started looking at other manufacturers and settled on what you see below...
Its a 99 Toyota 4Runner Limited. It is lifted 3", already has aftermarket front/rear bumpers, and comes with the factory rear locker. Almost NO rust too. As it sits, it will clear 33's no problem, and cruises down the highway like a tank. Everything seems to work really well on it, I have driven it for about 500 miles now, and it rides very nicely. There were a few small things wrong with it, but all easily fixable. It does need tires, but they will have to wait for a few more months. The aftermarket support is great too. I can't wait to get it out on the trails with the family and see how the IFS does. I have seen others remove the rear sway bar, and the back flexes really nicely so I may do that, we'll see. Its kind of cool to have an entirely new project though...
And yes, at some point the front is getting linked with a D44, and it will become a trailer queen, but that is a few years away yet.:firedevil
After I sold the WJ, I spent a while looking for the next perfect family wheeler, and the next serious build rig. I also decided that I wanted something with a full frame. I looked long and hard at the JKU's, but they are just too expensive for a 3rd vehicle. So I started looking at other manufacturers and settled on what you see below...
Its a 99 Toyota 4Runner Limited. It is lifted 3", already has aftermarket front/rear bumpers, and comes with the factory rear locker. Almost NO rust too. As it sits, it will clear 33's no problem, and cruises down the highway like a tank. Everything seems to work really well on it, I have driven it for about 500 miles now, and it rides very nicely. There were a few small things wrong with it, but all easily fixable. It does need tires, but they will have to wait for a few more months. The aftermarket support is great too. I can't wait to get it out on the trails with the family and see how the IFS does. I have seen others remove the rear sway bar, and the back flexes really nicely so I may do that, we'll see. Its kind of cool to have an entirely new project though...
And yes, at some point the front is getting linked with a D44, and it will become a trailer queen, but that is a few years away yet.:firedevil
