Author Topic: stock 85 runner needing to grow up ~ (Read 3076 times)

coloradobasshead · « **on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:01:39 PM »

Hey just wanted to introduce myself , new to the forums , Denver CO here - just bought a 1985 4runner , with a blown engine , week ago had a reman 22re put in it and she is on the road ! Now its time for her to grow up a bit . Got to work out a lot of kinks , I hear marlin is the bomb sizzle ~so here i am to learn ~

twistedtoy92 · « **Reply #1 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:03:21 PM »

welcome to

Now get some posts up so you can get some pics of your rig on here! $Beer Chug\'n$

Coastie · « **Reply #2 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:09:11 PM »

welcome from FRESNO, CA

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #3 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:36:14 PM »

from Arkansas

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #4 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:41:05 PM »

Thanks guys ! My rigs just stock .. for now , with a rattle can paint job by the previous owner , But has been taken care of thru the years , got a pile of receipts came with the runner , and get this, the original window stick from off the lot, the owners manual , and an old 1985 repair manual that is the size of a phone book ! I was stoked to see that !

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #5 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:43:56 PM »

SCORE

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #6 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 08:51:46 PM »

so my springs are shot , no more curve they are flat as a board, so im putting this on the top of the long list of upgrades , 4-5 " lift soon as I can ill get some pictures up , Get you yota gurus to shine some light on the correct way to build this out right, only thing I'm bummed about is its an automatic , so down the road I will have to address this issue, From what i been told , a shift kit and some new gears will help out a whole lot, but well cross that bridge when we get to it !!

Rocksurfer · « **Reply #7 on:** Jan 31, 2011, 10:52:21 PM »

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874runnertoys · « **Reply #8 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 06:59:29 AM »

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Nimyad · « **Reply #9 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 07:07:20 AM »

With 4-5 in a lift you'll want some high steer.
And welcome

Toy-Cra-Ze · « **Reply #10 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 08:01:17 AM »

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coloradobasshead · « **Reply #11 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 08:28:15 AM »

Thanks guys for the warm welcome !!

ya i was looking at all pro "extreme lift kit " , im hearing a lot of guys that swear by there lifts , and it comes with the hysteer brackets , just need the box i guess , and some drive shaft rework and were golden !

83 Crawler · « **Reply #12 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 08:29:37 AM »

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #13 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 08:42:37 AM »

i cant post pictures yet ! soon !

Nimyad · « **Reply #14 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 09:10:15 AM »

do a long spline driveshaft or square.

Quote from: coloradobasshead on Feb 01, 2011, 08:42:37 AM

i cant post pictures yet ! soon !

use photobucket...

86bobbedtoy · « **Reply #15 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 10:08:28 AM »

Quote from: coloradobasshead on Feb 01, 2011, 08:28:15 AM

Thanks guys for the warm welcome !!

ya i was looking at all pro "extreme lift kit " , im hearing a lot of guys that swear by there lifts , and it comes with the hysteer brackets , just need the box i guess , and some drive shaft rework and were golden !

thats a great start,
if you got the $$$

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #16 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 11:25:38 AM »

not really , but im tired of taking the less quality route - this one im going all out- and the first time, if i dont have the mulla for the best, i will wait till i do- just have to learn what the best is lol i got a good start , hardly no rust and a brand new reman in it ...

Sparkplug · « **Reply #17 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 11:28:43 AM »

If it was me, id fix the truck, get some good tires, and wheel it stock, while you research all over here and pirate. When you dinally start struggling on the trail, instead of buying a lift kit, spend the money on a nice welder and a grinder, and do it all yourself, exactly how you want.

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #18 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 11:43:08 AM »

is it that easy Spark ? I have read some forums where everything was mad custom , but im sure the guys building it came from a mechanical background to be able to pull of some of the work they did ! Im def a DIYer but there is a line that you have to draw when it comes to specialties .. lol

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #19 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 12:04:33 PM »

speaking of welders , all the work that is done on these trucks are just stick welders right?

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #20 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 01:21:57 PM »

you can use any welder you can find that can weld up to .200 inch thick mild steel.

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #21 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 01:26:15 PM »

so idealy a 220 v mig welder would be key, and a good angle grinder ! ha

79coyotefrg · « **Reply #22 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 01:36:35 PM »

any thought to rebuilding your stock springs with some F150 2wd springs?? its very easy, requires NO WELDING, and can lift your truck 3 inches for under $100

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #23 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 01:51:45 PM »

this is new to me ! talk to me coyote !!

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #24 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 01:53:48 PM »

where do i get these springs from ? they will fit the stock length of the existing springs?

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #25 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 01:56:46 PM »

83 Crawler · « **Reply #26 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 02:27:09 PM »

wow thats clean i love the color. $Beer Chug\'n$

coloradobasshead · « **Reply #27 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 02:38:14 PM »

Thanks ! the color is a rattle can , looks decent there , but kinda of brighter in real time ,not so pretty , im working on getting that changed, but really good body , clean , underneath , just a tiny bit of rust right at the wheel fender, which i want to just cut out , gotta get some shots of the new engine .

87hillbillyoter · « **Reply #28 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 03:36:03 PM »

nice runner. and

from tahoe city ca

mudmaster · « **Reply #29 on:** Feb 01, 2011, 03:46:19 PM »

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Nice lookin Runner

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