Topic: take two seconds out of your day and please help

[Doof]

poll says it all

i have about 700 in the bank and next paycheck will be around 400 so if i wait i will have 1100 in the bank

please vote and tell me which you chose and why

THANKS!!

[*FFC*]

depends what you need the most...

[red]

agreed. what are the mods done to the 4runner? how bad are your current tires? can you not maintain highway speed? do you have a dual t-case setup? lockers? etc.

[DTB]

uhh thats easy....do all 3 at once...

unless u like doing extra work

[Doof [OP]]

just about to start my sas, my tires are just reg street tires and just tick me off when i see them...there are 3 dif tires and all with dif wear. my front pass is wearing bad because of alignment but idc cause the sas will be soon....it  just fine on the road and i pass people left and right cause of a lead foot, but everything is just icing on the cake...its not a big deal but im not sure what to buy next


ill take pics of them so everybody can laugh at them and see why they are 

[Doof [OP]]

uhh thats easy....do all 3 at once...

unless u like doing extra work

so basically wait about another month and a half  and drop the bomb on the runner?

[lilbuddy]

Tires....

Then Gears....

Then Bobby Longs...

Runner will look goofy looking like a scared cat, then youll probaby complain about the power so youll want gears, then when you break something youll complain about breaking so youll want gears.

Why 4.88s?

[lilbuddy]

Oh, in the snow you wont need gears, single low is just fine so i wouldnt worry about that and also you wont really need axles because well, its the snow. Then again I did break one and so have a lot of other people but I am pretty sure mine were stressed/cracked from rubicon and that just broke them(that one was clicking for a long time) and then yeah youre going to need/want new tires over anything.

[red]

SAS 1st, then gears/tires at the same time, and might as well upgrade the axles while your in there.

[lilbuddy]

SAS 1st, then gears/tires at the same time, and might as well upgrade the axles while your in there.

Why do you need gears? Better crawl ratio? Speed?

I have 4.10s in mine and it still does 80 on the freeway no problem

I ran the treated longs (which are provne to be WEAKER then stock), beat the piss out of them with a locked front and broke them both but once i put some stockers in there with the LOCKED front I still had no problems...

Im pretty sure he will be fine with new tires for now... Axles and gears can wait IMO.

I say do gears and axles at the same time (after tires) cause if youre doin the longs and some gears then youre going to have to pull it apart anyway to get the third out....

[Doof [OP]]

gracias to all... i have to go to class now but ill check back on this at 4 when i get home and out of class


yall helpin me make my mind and its getting easier... PEACE!

[DTB]

Why do you need gears? Better crawl ratio? Speed?

I have 4.10s in mine and it still does 80 on the freeway no problem

I ran the treated longs (which are provne to be WEAKER then stock), beat the piss out of them with a locked front and broke them both but once i put some stockers in there with the LOCKED front I still had no problems...

Im pretty sure he will be fine with new tires for now... Axles and gears can wait IMO.

I say do gears and axles at the same time (after tires) cause if youre doin the longs and some gears then youre going to have to pull it apart anyway to get the third out....

i think you're just an anomaly LB! 

[jimbo74]

i agree with what lb said above about doing the gears and the axles at the same time. i would completely build the axle with longs and the 4.88s befroe you put it under the truck, that way it wont be a lot of extra work.

if the tires are stressing you out, jsut pick up a pair of cheapies from craigslist or somewhere....

[lilbuddy]

i think you're just an anomaly LB! 

Thanks

[Colt]

red is right. Go for the sas, and do your axles and gears at the same time.
Its easier to work on the axles if they are placed on the work bench...

[lilbuddy]

red is right. Go for the sas, and do your axles and gears at the same time.
Its easier to work on the axles if they are placed on the work bench...

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Yeah but its still not hard to do the axles and gears. Get 2 maybe 3 people on it and you could have it done in a couple hours. I know I will help him and im sure a couple other people will also, so he shouldnt have a problem with that.

I say tires first. Itll look goofy without them and like he said his are balding and whats the pint to have a capable rig if you cant even use it because your slipping all over the place? Im pretty sure he wants to be able to wheel it when its done and with nice good tires youre able to do so.

[Plekto]

Tires and brakes always come first for me.  Especially with the cold weather coming.  It could be raining or snowing in most of the country in a few weeks.   

[red]

supposed to be raining/snowing here tomorrow evening.

[Doof [OP]]

so im going tires on finanace through american tire co...prob gunna run 37 mtrs and wait to do gears case and longs with next few checks to come

[Goose]

Check summit racing and The Tire Rack in reno, they usually have the best tire prices you can find.
I went through the Tire rack on my BFG's and saved around $80 a tire compared to locally...

[skipnrocks]

I would say invest in what your rig needs to run the bigger tires first, and keep an eye out on the forum and craigs list for a set of used tires that will work till you get the money,  Because if your rig cant handle the tires, or does a poor job of doing so, why put them on.

[Doof [OP]]

good point

[79coyotefrg]

Tires  ,  but  without 5.29's  the 37's will suck,  but  who says you cant run in 2lo

[lilbuddy]

Tires  ,  but  without 5.29's  the 37's will suck,  but  who says you cant run in 2lo

Not true. Like I said I run 4.10s and anyone that has been in my runner or seen it, I can go just fine.

[*FFC*]

Eventually you'll need both tires and gears.  I'd probably get the tires before I'd get the gears (been there done that).  It may not be a pleasant drive with bigger tires and no gears, but it ain't impossible.  Heck, I was on 4:10's and 35's, 4:30's and 35's, 3:31's and 35's, 5:71's and 35's.  You're gonna feel the difference, and you may not like it, but I don't see what it'd hurt

[lilbuddy]

Eventually you'll need both tires and gears.

Why?

you dont need them

[DTB]

Why?

you dont need them

I've always needed gears...cant make it up the hills on the highway with out them

[lilbuddy]

I've always needed gears...cant make it up the hills on the highway with out them

Downshift....

[Doof [OP]]

going to buy tires tomorrow..... MTRs 37 1250 15...and rims with i hope a 2" backspace

[red]

Downshift....

sometimes thats not even enough, depends on the terrain your driving on. back in west texas where its flat you could run, say, a 3.08 axle gear with 35" tires and a 4cyl and still maintain 70mph on the highway in 5th gear. up here in utah, alot of mountains i cant maintain 60mph in 4th gear with 4:10 gears and 31" tires. 3rd will do it, but i hate my rpm's being high (to me high rpm is anything over 2400, i've gotten so used to being around diesels.)