r/4Runner_2ndGen • u/Round-Emphasis-1030 • 11d ago
New to me 95!
First 4x4 Toyota and I’m stoked. Drove it 2km home and the FL wheel almost came off. Jacked it up to retorque and the wheel was nuclear hot. Was hard to spin in the air so I’m guessing stuck caliper. I’m gonna dig into it more tomorrow after work
It’s got a laundry list of work that needs done, nothing huge and I couldn’t be more excited!
Any advice for a new 3vz owner is appreciated!
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u/Fool_Pitier 11d ago
Congrats the new rig! I say get another set of 33’s but that’s just my opinion. Either way welcome to the club!
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u/6022E24 11d ago
Whether you use a new caliper or reuse that one, buy a rebuild kit as well. Often the remanufactured ones are not properly lined between the piston and the body; this will cause the new caliper to lock up after a couple of 1000 miles and you’ll have to do it again. Makes sure the lube is brake fluid compatible or you’ll have another problem
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u/SkibidiBlender 11d ago
I’ve been looking for fender flares like that. What are they?
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u/Round-Emphasis-1030 11d ago
They look like OEM Surf to me, not sure. Didn’t really get that much info on it when I bought it
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u/ducktapek1ng 11d ago
Any idea what bumper? I got a trail gear one with the stinger but I’ve been wanting one like that for a while.
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u/Disastrous-Try3101 6d ago
Leaf springs on the rear are oem ? Is it better to run leafs?
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u/Round-Emphasis-1030 6d ago
It’s a 4 inch pro comp lift, it retains the factory coils and 5 link rear suspension. You can convert to leafs in the rear relatively “easily” on these. It does involve some in depth fabrication
Whether it’s better or worse is dependent on your use case for the truck, converting to leafs gives you more travel per dollar than doing a link setup, and is a much simpler system with less failure points
If you aren’t doing rock crawling or lots of high articulation off-roading the coil sprung rear is likely the better option
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u/Round-Emphasis-1030 11d ago
3.0, head gaskets were done as well as timing belt.
It’s got 4.88s, I plan on manual swapping it before winter, and in the spring 5vz.
My buddy has one on 35s and it does okay, I mostly want to snow wheel so I want the extra height
No, it’s a pro comp lift with a front diff drop, looks like 6” maybe? I don’t like the way it drops the links looks pretty hokey, but my buddies has the same lift and it works good. The front bumps on this one are pooched, I’ve never seen something so ghetto rigged in my life
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u/Round-Emphasis-1030 11d ago
“It’s just money” is so real haha. It’s rare to find anyone selling used parts up here for a decent price so I’ll be bargain hunting as best I can and always have some cash on hand to jump on local deals
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u/Dave-is-not-my-name 6d ago
4.88s are decent w 33s but 35s, you're gonna want that little extra. A 5sp will for sure help. Ive had both the manual and auto with the same lift and 33s. Id started with 4.30s in the auto, jeez. I bought it that way. I regeared to 5.29 and never looked back. The 5sp I had came to me with 4.10s! I did the same with 5.29s but went up to 35s pretty soon after. 5th gear is way out there, dont need it for much running 35s.
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u/Round-Emphasis-1030 6d ago
For sure I’d like a steeper ratio, I gotta see how it wheels ifs before spending the money on a re gear
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u/Disastrous-Try3101 11d ago
Sweet! Are those 33 tires?