Great looking rig!
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Nice build, look forward to seeing more from it!
FJ40 that green thing
1996 KZJ78 Prado
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So those are 17" 4runner wheels with I believe 285 75 17 tires (equivalent to the 33 MT I ran in the summer) but are a bit narrower. The ride was smoother and quieter due to the winter tread pattern. To be honest though, with the Ironman 3" lift it handles quite squirrely especially at higher speeds, no matter what wheels/tires you have. It may be that you need to address your suspension more than wheels/tires if its handling you are concerned about? There are some castor correction solutions out there as you may know, but not many that are easily available. Some company in Thailand makes drop brackets for the front lower control arms that is supposed to help alot with castor correction, I have seen them on ebay. There are also drop brackets for the stabilizer bars and control arms. Most people don't go to the extra expense to get these installed.
There is a discussion on Facebook North America 70 series group of Delta designing some castor corrected lower control arms to be made available for sale soon so that could be a potential future solution for many Prado Owners. I no longer own this rig but if I could go back and do it again, my advice would probably be to stay closer to stock suspension height, I think Dobinsons offers stock height and 1.5" lift suspension kits and closer to stock tire size but a good off road all terrain like a BFG KO2 and call it a day if you want to have reasonable handling on road and do some occasional offroading. If you are offroading the vehicle 80% of the time, sure go for the huge lift and tires and it'll perform better but for all around use, closer to stock suspension height is the way to go on these and they are still quite capable offroad. Adding big lift and tires to a daily driving type rig all you are gaining is the cool looks but the compromise is definitely there in handling and performance on road. Just my opinions of course.
So those are 17" 4runner wheels with I believe 285 75 17 tires (equivalent to the 33 MT I ran in the summer) but are a bit narrower. The ride was smoother and quieter due to the winter tread pattern. To be honest though, with the Ironman 3" lift it handles quite squirrely especially at higher speeds, no matter what wheels/tires you have. It may be that you need to address your suspension more than wheels/tires if its handling you are concerned about? There are some castor correction solutions out there as you may know, but not many that are easily available. Some company in Thailand makes drop brackets for the front lower control arms that is supposed to help alot with castor correction, I have seen them on ebay. There are also drop brackets for the stabilizer bars and control arms. Most people don't go to the extra expense to get these installed.
There is a discussion on Facebook North America 70 series group of Delta designing some castor corrected lower control arms to be made available for sale soon so that could be a potential future solution for many Prado Owners. I no longer own this rig but if I could go back and do it again, my advice would probably be to stay closer to stock suspension height, I think Dobinsons offers stock height and 1.5" lift suspension kits and closer to stock tire size but a good off road all terrain like a BFG KO2 and call it a day if you want to have reasonable handling on road and do some occasional offroading. If you are offroading the vehicle 80% of the time, sure go for the huge lift and tires and it'll perform better but for all around use, closer to stock suspension height is the way to go on these and they are still quite capable offroad. Adding big lift and tires to a daily driving type rig all you are gaining is the cool looks but the compromise is definitely there in handling and performance on road. Just my opinions of course.
Epaul, i know you dont have your truck anymore but did it greatly improve sound quality? Gracias
I still have my truck. And yes, made a world of difference. The 4” dash speakers are awful. I also added a subwoofer under the passenger seat.
Great to hear. Are you based in NYC? LES? I am on east side
Yep I live in east village.
The build looks great!
I just picked up my first Prado and I'm excited to get to work on it. I see your part numbers for the rear mud guards, do you happen to have a link for the front mudguards?
I just picked up my first Prado and I'm excited to get to work on it. I see your part numbers for the rear mud guards, do you happen to have a link for the front mudguards?
