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My wife flew home at the end of our week in Silverton. I was able to convinced my dad to fly up for the weekend, he really enjoyed the scenery... especially at the hot springs 
my MUD-life crisis, 85 4runner (2 Viewers)
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Midlife 
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Nothing fancy just, rebuilding the knuckels... 
Found 3 loose studs & 1 missing on top side of the knuckle ... no damage internally.
Found 3 loose studs & 1 missing on top side of the knuckle ... no damage internally.
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I don't have any new updates, modifications or fun trips taken in the 4runner recently ā¹... The good news is that she still runs like a top and 100% reliable as the day she was made.
I did do a little exploring of the lake bed at our lake house?.. if you can still call 5% a lake? (Media Lake, Tx). Sadly, even I missed the Lone Star Landcruiser Round Up this year. Well cheers for now, just checking in. Thx
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Incredible rig man, props
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UPS delivery today.
Love my BudBuilt crossmember/skid.
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Thats the only thing i would have bought other than a 70 series was a 85 factory solid axle 4 runner
BTW its *MUD life crisis*
Perfect! I Changed it to mud life
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Another great trip to Colorado, the 4runner ran & performed great. The welds on my factory battery tray finally gave up but that'll be an easy fix.
Trail high lights: Red Cone Pass,Webster Pass,Twin Cone,McCallister Gulch,Birdseye Gulch,Wurts Ditch/Slide Lake,Mount Zion
*regets: not doing Holy Cross (it was late in the day, we were alone & my wife said no after reading the warning sign at the trail entrance)
Trail high lights: Red Cone Pass,Webster Pass,Twin Cone,McCallister Gulch,Birdseye Gulch,Wurts Ditch/Slide Lake,Mount Zion
*regets: not doing Holy Cross (it was late in the day, we were alone & my wife said no after reading the warning sign at the trail entrance
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Wheel cylinders, brake jobs & street tacos.
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Spent the weekend judging the Texas Rescue Competition & camping at Garner State Park..
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Something in the works, I got some pics from the fab shop today. 4Lo Fabrication
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Final mock up, pending any changes or requests I might have had. Then he will complete welds.... I will paint it myself, after pick up.
Curious why driver side swing also? Not sure if there was a specific reason, as they're usually passenger to swing away from traffic passing side.
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@RichardSkinner I wanted the tire mounted on the drivers side. My thought, is that I might have a little more visibility when looking over my shoulder when backing up. If the tire is mounted on the passeners side, it creates a complete blind spot for me. I can't see directly behind me anyway, so mounting it on the driverside made more sense to me. Putting the weight of the tire closer to the hinge helps reduce the stress at the hinge. So driver side swing it is.
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@Txfireman, totally with you on that. We mounted the tire on/in the bed as far to the driver side as we could. Off-road, parking, on the highway, it's basically invisible. Okay sure, being up against the cab exaggerates the effect. But still - driver side is definitely better for visibility.
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The swing out carrier turned out awesome, it's super sturdy. I can literally sit on the swing arm without it moving or flexing. The 4xinovations hinges are stout, easy to use and super smooth. With the tire mounted on the driver side I can still see behind me when backing. I had him add a small disc on the top of the support hoop for my magnetic antenna mount.
