miles.less.traveled 3rd gen build

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General Info

1998 Limited 4runnner
4x4 4.30 gear ratios with A.D.D. (Automatic Disconnecting Differential)
Automatic transmission
Anthracite Metallic 1A1 paint code
Oak leather interior









Bought in 2/2015 with 230,000 miles vs. how it sits now 10/2018 with 299,000 miles

Modifications and Repairs

Suspension

Front
Bilstein 5100 5 perch w/Toytec Eibach 620 lb. springs on bottom perch (7/2015)
Later sold to upgrade to -> 2.0 Sway A Way Racerunner coilovers w/ 650 lb springs (3/2016)
Later sold to upgrade to -> 2.5 Sway A Way IFP Racerunner Coilovers (9/2016)

Ebay Uniball UCA (3/2016)
Camburg Uniball hardware (6/2016)
New Toyota OEM LBJs (3/2016)
Total Chaos spindle gussets (3/2016)

CV axles

once (5/2015)
twice (7/2015)
thrice (6/2016)
fource (3/2017)

Steering rack (7/2015)
Rack bushings (7/2015)
ITR (7/2015)
OTR (7/2015)

ITR twice (3/2016)
ITR thrice (9/2016)


Rear
Bilstein 5100 rear shocks (7/2015)
Later sold to upgrade to -> Fox 2.0 remote reservoir 8" travel (3/2016)
ARB/OME 861 coils (7/2015)
2.0 Sway A Way Hydropneumatic "Air Bumps" 80 psi (11/2016)
Box welded upper links/trailing arms (10/2015)
New custom D.O.M. 7/8" heim joint upper links (11/2015)
New custom D.O.M. 7/8" heium joint lower links (3/2016)
New whiteline bushings panhard bar bushings (3/2016)
New lower 7/8" FK heim rod ends 10/2018

Fox 2.5 Piggyback 12" travel shocks custom plate mount (5/2018) huge thanks to @snivilous on that!


Armor

Addicted Offroad front tube bumper (purchased with vehicle)
Addicted Offroad weld on rock sliders (purchased with vehicle)
Rockware rear plate bumper with swing-out tire carrier (6/2016)
Bent/Dented gas tank and skid (12/2016) repaired (1/2017)


Exterior

Warn 9000 lb winch w/ steel cable (8/2016)
New passenger side front fender (7/2016)
New (to me) and color matched 1A1 limited style fender flares (7/2016)
2x 9500 lb. powder coated D-rings for rear bumper (6/2016)
Satoshi style custom grille with TRD emblem (because supercharger) (8/2016)
30,000 lb. A.R.E. synthetic winch line and aluminum fairlead (5/2018)


Engine

TRD black gen. 2 supercharger (10/2016)
ISR mod. (9/2015)
Deckplate mod. (purchased on vehicle)
K&N drop in filter (9/2015)
Walbro 190 LPH fuel pump (1/2017)
Power steering reservoir O-ring seal replacement (2/2017)
Valve cover gaskets, PCV (6/2017)

Electircal

150 amp GM alternator (7/2018)
Blue Sea Systems 12 circuit fuse pos. and neg. under hood fuse block mounted on custom aluminum plate
27f Northstar AGM battery
Rear secondary power plug, usbs and volt meter on seprate switch (passenger side)(1/2017)


Exhaust

Magnaflow Magnapack 24" muffler (6/2016)


Interior

Custom fabricated storage/table system (2/2017)
Voltmeter, dual 2.1a USB port, 12v plug with constant power switch (10/2016)
Neoprene seat covers (purchased with vehicle)
Amber dash lights (6/2016)
Husky all-weather floor liners (purchased with vehicle)
Baofeng HAM Radio (5/2016)
LED interior swap (4/2015)


Lighting

Morimoto D2s Projector retrofit with white/amber switchback Halo on apolo 1.0 shrouds built by yours truly, supplied by @SRQ Fabrications(11/2017)
VisonX duralux 4 flood lights mounted as fog lights (7/2017)
Ridid Industries amber dually mouned in rounds of bumper (6/2018)
Baja Designs 7" 55w SOLTEK HID flood lights with amber lenses (2/2018)
KC hilites white cyclone LED dust lights (still sitting on my toolbox)

*sold*Lo/Hi beam Morimoto mini H1 projector retrofit with RGB Halo Rings (2/2015)
*sold* 35w 5500k HID bulbs (2/2015)
*in storage* 2x 7" 55w Flood HID offroad lights (3/2015)
*in storage* 40" curved windshield lightbar (3/2016)
*gave to buddy* 48w LED fog lights (6/2015)


Rear Axle (OEM E Locker)

New driver side axle seal (11/2015)
New driver side axle bearing (11/2015)
New brake shoes (11/2015)
New brake drums (11/2015)
New driver side brake cylinder (you can probably guess it )
Custom fabricated stand alone E-Locker wiring harness (4/2016)
Changed diff oil synthetic blend (9/2016)

Front Axle

Spidertrax 1.25" wheel spacers (purchased with vehicle)
231mm 2005 Toyota Tundra brake rotors (5/2015)
231mm 2005 Toyota Tundra brake calipers (5/2015)
231mm 2005 Toyota Tundra brake pads (5/2015)
New (junkyard) 4.30 A.D.D. differential (9/2016)

 

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I'll take this one

 

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and this one

 

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aaandddd this one

 

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ok, last one.

 

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Went down to the san rafael swell in central utah this past weekned (it's everything moab is but a slightly different color of rock and 1% of the crowds of moab.

 

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They had a bunch of rain there recently, it washed out a lot of the sandy trails in the area.


One of the trails we did was devils racetrack.

Not too difficult but some awesome scenery and lots of fun. You have to know where to place your tries and not drive like a moron but you can get through most the stuff.

I really enjoyed the trail. I took all the harder lines and only got hung up on my sliders twice. there was a 3 foot rock fall ledge thingy that I caught my sliders on.

Gave the new skid plate a few more skid marks.

 

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Had an awesome camp spot tucked away in some sandstone cliffs. one of the best sunsets I've seen in a while too!

Got a few shots of the milky way in there before the moon came up

No trip is complete without a recovery!

there was about a 2.5' deep wash out on the edge of this sandy trail going out of our camp spot in the AM on sunday and apparently I got a little too close to it and fallded into it.

After a few minutes of trying and throwing sand everywhere he hooked up to me with his winch and got me out.

We finished out our sunday running eagle canyon and copper globe.



Can't wait to get back down there and run the more challenging fix-it pass!

 

[Hank]

San Rafael is one of the best hidden gems in Utah. most people don't even know it exists and drive past it all the time. Looks like a fun trip.