Did you sell the Jeep?
Did you sell the Jeep?
OHSCrifle said:Did you sell the Jeep?
I did. It actually sold in 3 days off craigslist. I got 13k for it.
Is the 4Runner turning out to be an adequate replacement for Jeep things?
I have yet to take it off road, but it has done a fine job of making junkyard and Home Depot runs. One thing it can do that the Jeep couldn't is tow a small trailer. I never had a hitch on the wrangler so I had to use my wife's Armada when ever I needed to haul the trailer. I will use it to tow my NX2000 to the challenge which wasn't an option with the wrangler.
Great find! This'll be just as good offroad as a 4dr Wrangler and much more pleasant on-road.
Upgraded the brakes today. 2004 tundra brakes on the front!
So I finally got a chance to mess with the 4runner today.
I started by installing a fuse panel under the drivers seat. I then ran a 400 watt inverter off of it and installed a separate 5 volt usb plug to run a wireless cellphone charger.
I removed the stock stereo and installed a kenwood bluetooth radio that I got in the junkyard a few months back for $10.00. It even came with an adapter kit and a Toyota harness adapter since I removed it from a celica! The map pocket under the stereo was a perfect fit for a Samsung QI fast charger and my phone.
I had started a roofrack for my golf cart a few months ago but I ended up going a different direction on it. I decided to drag it out from behind my shed and test fit it to the 4runner. I think it is going to work out well!
The rack I had bought for the 4runner actually ended up on the cart!
So awesome! I really like the wheel/tire combo and the color. It seems a great blend of fun, practicality, sport and utility for sure. I could really use something like that myself. The Toyota is also nice.
So today I decided to give the 4runner a little love. By that I mean gutting it to install some sound deadening material.
Broken trim piece. I picked a good one up at the junkyard.
...and then it started raining so I ran around like a fool for 5 minutes scrambling to put everything in the garage, just in time for it to stop raining
While you're in that far, you might want to shove some open cell foam in the vent behind your wheelwell. The goal is to act like a filter for dust ingress. Made a little difference in mine when out in the desert.
I added closed cell foamon top of the rattle Trap, purchased in the form of yoga mats. $10 each at Walmart. It took 4 to do the whole truck.
The next step was 1/4 inch rubber mat. I bought it from a stereo supply house.
Nice work!!
Just got done insulating my truck. Great idea, it makes a world of difference.
I've looked into noise suppression once or twice for my old cars but never pulled the trigger. Can you give a little background on your combination and what the results are?
I went with rattle trap by fatmat. It was $110.00 through Amazon for 50 sq feet. I then bought four $10.00 yoga mats from Walmart. I finished it off with $90.00 of mass loaded vinyl from acoustimac. I have roughly $250 in the entire setup. I will give an update once I drive the car.
I still have some of both the fatmat and the acoustimac left over.
It is heavy stuff. This is my first time doing this kind of thing. Normally I am using dry ice to remove the factory stuff...
I finished putting the interior in this afternoon.
Did I mention that I am upgrading to heated leather seats. That was what prompted this whole gutting and insulation installation.
Excellent work! You're giving me some serious nostalgia for my old 4runner. It replaced a 325k 99 tacoma (killed by hail) and was ultimately sold at 260k after I made it too tall, too heavy, and too slow for the altitude in CO. Had it been a manual I imagine I would still have it. These are stout rigs. Not sure what the traction control is like in a manual, but adding a tracs defeat switch was one of the better modifications I made to mine.
Looking forward to hearing your impressions on the sound deadening. I used some for the first time in my vanbulance, but am interested to see how it all performs in a "normal" car.
So I drove the 4runner to work today. It definitely feels more "solid". There are less rattles and the road noise is muted.
The tires are still loud, and will be the next things to go. I am thinking a set of BFG allterrain K02's will do quite nicely
So I drove the 4runner to work today. It definitely feels more "solid". There are less rattles and the road noise is muted.
That’s awesome to hear (see what I did there?!?) I was curious to see how that went as well. I expect old cars like mine to need some pretty serious sound deadening but I always figure that more modern cars don’t need it as badly so I’m glad it made a difference.
Did you happen to keep track of how much weight you added in the process?
I liked the K02's on my GX470
In reply to jerrysarcastic (Forum Supporter) :
I did not weigh all of the stuff that went into the truck but if I had to guess I would say it weighs roughly 100 lbs.
docwyte said:I liked the K02's on my GX470
Plus 1 from me too. Those are great tires on my Tundra.
I had Kuhmo Road Ventures on my 99 4Runner when I had it, loved those tires. Great in the rain and on the highway. I only did gravel/forest roads with them, but they were great there as well.
Also, check your valve cover gaskets, if you have leaks down the sides, you will want to change them out and the spark plug seals at the same time. You can get by with just tightening up the bolts for awhile if you don't want to tear into a replacement yet.
I had goodyear duratracs on my Tundra up until about a week ago and they were awesome until they got cupped because of some bad lower control arm bushings. I swapped to the KO2 BFG's and I feel like they are quieter but I don't like them in rain as much as the duratracs. I have not driven on dirt yet but on the road they are really nice.
Sean
no rust?!
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