lets call her wheely

[83yota]

well i got an 85 4 runner. i am not acctually going to get to touch it untill the 8th or 9th of feb but i am starting planing now. it is bone stock except for the 4.70 kit and the rock sliders. he is giving me a new set of allpro 4" ft springs and 2 sets of 63" chevys. i am going to paint it OD green with WWII insignia slightly modified. her name will be wheely to go with the willys theme i am going with. i will build my own ft and rear bumpers. for now it will be a dd but in a few years it will be trail only and it will have a small block in it.

[83yota]

this is the sceme. each thing means something. by the way i am no artist

[Steve_925]

the paint scheme is gonna look sick. i love the drab green with white stars. thats what my jet ski looks like

[83yota]

thanks i am ready to get started

[83yota]

well i have a line on another t-case. will it hurt anything to run duals in a dd?

[Steve_925]

nope. may need a CV rear shaft if you have a lot of lift. or if your going to

[unclejpl4x4]

if you name her wheely U got make her do wheelies

[Steve_925]

yup. its the rulz

[83yota]

like i said one day i plan on a small block fuel injection and link ft and rear so by then i hope to be able to do wheelies or wheelys in this case

[83yota]

4" of lift is the plan for now. remember i need to keep it as a GOOD daily driver

[KYOTA]

is the 'tp35' over each wheel well so you remember the tire pressure?

[pumkin toy]

 

[83yota]

to be honest yes. it is so all the "special"  privates in WWII would remember. so that is what i am going to do. tring to keep it as authentic(sp?) as possible and yes i know it is a toy not a jeep

[83yota]

so how much lift will the chevys give me? will i need a block or anything like that to make it level with the 4" allpro rears? what size tire can i expect to put on with this setup?

[83yota]

any one?

[83yota]

well i got her out and i love that 4.7 set i have some good pics BUT the thing says my pics are to big. i still stuck tring to figure out what i am going to do with the drive train. now the question is what gears should i run if i want to run 33s for now. also with 4" of lift will it clear 33s with VERY little to no rubbing (12.5 wide) and what off set do i need to run them?

[pumkin toy]

well i got her out and i love that 4.7 set i have some good pics BUT the thing says my pics are to big. i still stuck tring to figure out what i am going to do with the drive train. now the question is what gears should i run if i want to run 33s for now. also with 4" of lift will it clear 33s with VERY little to no rubbing (12.5 wide) and what off set do i need to run them?

33's will clear with no rubbing on a 4" lift.  i had the same setup on an 86 runner and never rubbed at all. i had 33x12.50x15 BFG mud terrains on 15x10 wheels with the normal 4.5" backspacing. as far as gears, 4:88's would work fine but if you plan on ever going with bigger tires you might as well install 5:29's the first time around.

[83yota]

if i ever go bigger i WILL be putting 60s under it for sure but for now 33s are it.

[pumkin toy]

i would probly stick with the 4:88's then

[83yota]

cool thanks any ideas how to down size pics so i can put them on here?

[83yota]

stock flex



38s with no lift anyone?

[83yota]

top of the humvv test ramp


4.7s hubs unlocked and a humvv test ramp...  no prob


paint almost done now onto the emblems

[pumkin toy]

looks like you got the pictures figured out!  runner looks pretty good in green.

[unclejpl4x4]

updates 

[83yota]

thanks. but i have decided to sand the entire runner down again and repaint. my good friend owns a VERY nice custom body shop and a little while back he restored a military jeep and has a fair amount of OD green and flat clear that i can just pick up. so hopefuly by the end of the month i will have the paint totaly complete with emblems.

[83yota]

here is the ft bumper it is VERY simple but like it, what do you think

[pumkin toy]

very simple but it will definately take a hit better than the stock one!  you need to weld some rings onto it to hold shackles, so you can pull jeeps out!

[83yota]

i know i also want to box it to make it a little stronger