Milo902
Adventurer
Hi all,
I'm going through some (suspension) upgrades for my 96 4Runner and I thought I would document it here for any who are interested.
This is meant to be an example of what not to do, specifically spending loads of money on fancy new parts for an old vehicle. None of these upgrades are really required, and you could argue (some already have) they don't make sense, but they sure are fun.:elkgrin:
The 4Runnner as it sits: '96 4Runner, 3.4, 5-speed, 150k miles, Icon standard length coilovers up front, Icon Piggyback shocks & OME 890 coils in the rear, Tundra 199mm brake upgrade.
(running boards have since been removed and stock rear bumper has been replaced with a CBI hybrid rear)
The plan: Full frontal alphabet soup rebuild, LR UCAs, LR jounce shocks, LCA bushings, steering rack, TREs, LBJs, extended length coilovers w/ compression adjusters, TC spindle, coil bucket & alignment tab gussets, timing belt & WP, TRD supercharger, and True-trac LSD rear end.
Future mods: sliders, winch and addicted offroad plate bumper up front, new rear bumper, followed by some hot-doggin' hoonage.
I'm going through some (suspension) upgrades for my 96 4Runner and I thought I would document it here for any who are interested.
This is meant to be an example of what not to do, specifically spending loads of money on fancy new parts for an old vehicle. None of these upgrades are really required, and you could argue (some already have) they don't make sense, but they sure are fun.:elkgrin:
The 4Runnner as it sits: '96 4Runner, 3.4, 5-speed, 150k miles, Icon standard length coilovers up front, Icon Piggyback shocks & OME 890 coils in the rear, Tundra 199mm brake upgrade.
(running boards have since been removed and stock rear bumper has been replaced with a CBI hybrid rear)
The plan: Full frontal alphabet soup rebuild, LR UCAs, LR jounce shocks, LCA bushings, steering rack, TREs, LBJs, extended length coilovers w/ compression adjusters, TC spindle, coil bucket & alignment tab gussets, timing belt & WP, TRD supercharger, and True-trac LSD rear end.
Future mods: sliders, winch and addicted offroad plate bumper up front, new rear bumper, followed by some hot-doggin' hoonage.