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I purchased the 4Runner January 11, 1994. It had 63254.9 miles when I picked it up.
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Its first trip to Moab was in February, 1994. Moab had been hit by one of their worst snow storms.
It made for some cold biking.
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The first modification (besides the bike rack) was a 2" suspension lift. The Downey springs and torsion
bars were installed April, 1995.
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Its first major four-wheeling trip was to Hole In The Rock in April, 1995. It struggled due to limited
flex and open differentials. I considered selling it.
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Lockers, front and rear, along with 4.88 gears were installed September, 1996. This has been a dramatic
improvement to the 4Runner's off-road performance.
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In October, 1996 I returned to Hole In The Rock. This time the 4Runner amazed me with its new off-roading
abilities.
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In April, 1997, I attended the 5th annual 4Runner Jamboree in California. Since then I have attended
the 6th, 7th, and 8th 4Runner Jamborees.
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In November, 1997, the 4Runner hit a deer near I-70 on the way to the Grand Staircase Monument. Fortunately
we were able to keep going.
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The 4Runner proved its reliablity when I used it to tow a car to Los Angeles in May, 1998. It didn't
break any speed limits getting there.
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The deer damage was repaired and it was quickly primered black in time for the 6th annual 4Runner Jamboree,
July, 1998.
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In January, 1999, I replaced the sagging Downey springs with NWOR 3" springs. The springs were too stiff
and gave me too much lift so I removed a leaf.
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After my 31" BFG All Terrains wore out with 40k+ miles, I installed 32" BFG Mud Terrains in January,
1999. I have had no problems with these tires.
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After much experimenting I finally got the NWOR springs to flex respectably. However two leaves in the
right pack broke within a few months.
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In April, 1999 at Jeep Safari, I drove the Golden Spike trail for the first time, at night. It was unplanned
since we lost the way back to Poison Spider.
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In April, 1999 I installed an ARB bumper for deer protection and a Warn XD9000 winch for some peace of
mind on my solo trips. Hopefully I never use them.
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In June, 1999, the 4Runner broke a torsion bar mount in the Grand Staircase Monument. This has been
the only breakage I have had with the IFS.
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Later in June after reparing the torsion bar mount, I returned to the Grand Staircase Monument and conquered
Recreation Road 262 on my own.
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In March, 2000, I replaced the busted trailer hitch and twisted stock tinfoil bumper with an All-Pro
rear bumper.
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The 4Runner had a burnt valve so RMH4X4 performed a valve job, replaced the head gasket and t-belt December,
2000, two years after the Toyota dealer did.
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In October, 2001, PIAA 80 Pro XT off-road lights were installed along with PIAA Super White headlight
bulbs and a Painless Wiring headlight harness.
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The new redesigned BFG Mud Terrains replaced my old set, which had more than 50k miles, in October, 2001.
So far I really like these tires.
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Engine
3.0 V6 with over 240,000 miles
K&N Filter
Flowmaster Exhaust
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Suspension/Lift
Downey Torsions
Downey 2" Springs
w/extra leaf
Rancho 9000s
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Drivetrain
5-Speed Transmission
Precision Gear 4.88 ratio
Lockright lockers front and rear
Warn Premium Hubs
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Tires and Wheels
32x11.5x15 BFG Mud Terrains
Stock Alloy Wheels
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Lighting
Hella Halogen H4 Headlights
PIAA Super White bulbs
Painless Wiring harness
PIAA
80 Pro XT lights
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Custom Features
ARB Front Bumper
Warn XD9000 Winch
Downey Truss
Moog Idler-Arm
Cobra
CB
Norcold Refridgerator
Optima Battery
Yakima Bike Rack
GPS
Futon Mattress
Primered
Paint Job
All Pro Rear Bumper
Flex-a-Lite Fan
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Wish List
New Paint
Marlin Crawler
Nerf bars
Extra Optima Battery
Solid Axle
More
Power
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