2006 4Runner build from Kansas!

[zstampe]

Well I'ver been here2.5 months with no build thread to speak of so I figured it was about time. Shes gone through so many changes since I bought her stock it's hard to believe it's taking this long for this thread. I bought her on 12/19/2009 with 47k on her. She has just over 70k now. Anyway, if anyone has any questions about my truck, pics or mods just let me know.

Current mods:

Suspension/lift/tires:OME 885/895
Bilstein Shocks
1" Toytec body lift
285/70r17 Nitto Terra Grapplers
Spidertrax

Exterior/outfitting:BajaRack
Reciever shackle
Plasti Dip on the front bumper
Tint
Debadged
Hid's Low's 4500k Fog's 3000k
CB Antenna mounted to rear liftgate
Blacked out headlights

Interior:
Pioneer avh 3300
Full Weathertechs
Cobra CB
Full recovery gear
Hard mounted LED Maglight
Scangauge 2
Full led swap

Ordered:
4xinnovations rock sliders with kickout

Wishlist:
Demello/Shrockworks Bumper
Full skids
Rack Accesories

Onto the pics!

This is how it looked before lift etc.

This was shortly after when I found T4R and caught the GD mod bug....
Daystar 2.5/1.5

After that I decided to paint my wheels, it was cool for awhile but anyone who knows me knows that I get bored VERY easily. So instead of sanding these wheels down I bought a new set from a friend for cheap and started over. I also bought a ROLA Vortex rack aroung this time frame as well.

Then I made a custom lightbar with a buddy of mine to mount lights on, like everything else I got bored with it.

Continued.....

At this point I stepped my suspension game up a little and added FJ trail teams springs and shocks as well as Airlft 1000 airbags to the rear. I also had my HID's in at this point as well....

Here is what I started with recovery gear wise, I've got a ton of stuff now too.

Here is my CB antenna mount setup as well.

I then added full LED's to the interior and exterior.

Wheeling with friends

I then made a custom bike mount that worked great and only cost about 20 bucks... (i've since upgraded my bike as well.

This is about the time I got tired of the black wheels and went back to OEM.

Added a Scanguage 2

 

[zstampe]

At this point I had gotten tired of the DS/FJ/Aitlift setup so I ditched for my OME 885/895 setup which is currently on the truck.

Shortly after that I bought myself the pioneer headunit, CB, and finished my weathertechs and hard mounted maglight....

I bought myself a DSLR camera at this point and ditched the ROLA in favor of a Thule setup. I also added the 285 terra grapplers!

I re added the Rola rack and pulled the front spacer to get a little more rake.

 

[zstampe]

One of the nest mods I have done yet was adding the car seat for my infant daughter.

Aaannnnnddd back to the Thule rack, I also learned some new photography techniques....

And that's about how she sits as of today and will have a lot more changes coming in the near future. I ordered sliders today then who knows what. I have pics of the new BajaRack but they arent in my photobucket so I will have to add them later.

Zach

Here is what I did with my Rola, sold it on craigslist so the dude could put it on this peach....

Here is what she looked like after that and what she looks like now...

And this is what I ordered today.

Newer pics, went on a short road trip to visit my cousin and his wife today...

 

[zstampe]

Sliders welded up and painted, dslr pics to follow!

 

[achampagne]

Looks really good.

 

[zstampe]

Looks really good.

Thanks! It's still a work in progress. I think in about done with the mods then something else pops up that I want to do....

 

[Martinjmpr]

Nice to see another 4th gen! I just transitioned from a 3rd gen (99) to a 4th (07) and I'm loving it.

Only thing I don't get is the blackout/tint on the headlights and the HID fogs. Do you want more light or less light?

I realize that headlight tint is a "style" thing, but I would think a firefighter (from your license plate ) would want as much safety and visibility as possible....

 

[zstampe]

Nice to see another 4th gen! I just transitioned from a 3rd gen (99) to a 4th (07) and I'm loving it.

Only thing I don't get is the blackout/tint on the headlights and the HID fogs. Do you want more light or less light?

I realize that headlight tint is a "style" thing, but I would think a firefighter (from your license plate ) would want as much safety and visibility as possible....

Good point/question. I actually painted the housing of the headlight only and not the lens if that makes sense. Since they are projector headlights the light output wasn't affected. It's just the plastic shroud, for lack of a better term, that was painted.

Here are some pics of the light output.

I want as much light as safely possible on the road ahead without blinding people. And I agree, I dont understand why people tint their light housings etc.

 

[JasonJLamb]

Awesome! Someone else from Kansas! I'm in Lawrence and work in Topeka.

Your rig looks great. I'm impressed and subscribed. I'm in the market for a 4Runner and will be using yours for some Jayhawk-flavored inspiration. One difference though: I'll soon have two infant car seats for the back.

Cheers!

 

[zstampe]

Awesome! Someone else from Kansas! I'm in Lawrence and work in Topeka.

Your rig looks great. I'm impressed and subscribed. I'm in the market for a 4Runner and will be using yours for some Jayhawk-flavored inspiration. One difference though: I'll soon have two infant car seats for the back.

Cheers!

Jason,

Welcome aboard man! There is some great info here but for more specific 4runner info check out t4r.org and toyota120.com! Congrats on the extra car seat, they're great fun but 1 is plenty for us right now lol.

Zach

 

[zstampe]

Newest mod, led light bar for those late night stretches of dark road or trails.

3000k HID foglights only

4300k low beams and 3000k fogs only

Light bar only

Lows, fogs, lightbar

The rest are with the lows fogs and light bars just from various viewpoints...

And my absolute fav of the shoot was this one:

The pics didnt turn out as good as I had liked but this thing is hard to take pics of due to the brightness of it and i really have no idea what i'm doing.

 

[JasonJLamb]

We live about a half mile south of where you are! We walk the dog past there all the time, and my wife does presentations at the Union once or twice a month.

Let us know next time you're in Lawrence. If you're headed to Allen Field House to watch the Jayhawks, you can park in our driveway for free, and then walk to the game.

 

[zstampe]

We live about a half mile south of where you are! We walk the dog past there all the time, and my wife does presentations at the Union once or twice a month.

Let us know next time you're in Lawrence. If you're headed to Allen Field House to watch the Jayhawks, you can park in our driveway for free, and then walk to the game.

Jason, thats awesome! We might have to take you up on that. We want to take our daughter to her first game this year. I'd love to head out to Lawrence again soon to shoot some pics and hang out. I'll shoot you a pm if that's the case. Thanks again,

Zach

 

[dubk_trd]

nice , love the 4runner and its nice to have someone from kansas. Love coming to lawrence , its always a blur for me on mass st.

 

[Glenn C]

Awesome Rig man , we dont get 4th an 5th gens over here so I just gotta :drool::drool: over them on this , nice cam skills also