Where did you go with your Mini Truck or 4Runner this week?

[SIZZLE]

Saw this on a recent trip to South Africa

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

Swapped out all of my leaf spring bushings. The TG ones that came with the SAS kit survived a year before being destroyed (got about 22k miles out of them and they were months overdue for replacement.) Went way smoother than I expected, probably 2.5-3hrs in total.

Went in with OME bushings instead of the TGs again. Yotamasters has a breakdown on their site on which OME bushings to use with various leaf applications.

Old Man Emu Leaf Spring Bushing Kits

Old Man Emu Splined Leaf Spring Bushing Sets. These are some of the best leaf spring bushings money can buy. OME packages their bushing PER LEAF SPRING / SHACKLE. For a complete front suspension bushing set, order two. FRONT kits fit most aftermarket front leaf spring sets such as the popular...

www.yotamasters.com

1979-1985 Pickup stock front springs. OMESB5

1979-1983 Pickup stock rear springs (used on rear of truck). OMESB6

1984-1988 Pickup stock rear springs (used on rear of truck). OMESB43 (requires trimming shackle pivot bushing length)

1989-1995 Pickup stock rear springs (used on rear of truck). OMESB43

1984-1989 4Runner stock rear springs (used on rear of truck). OMESB43 (requires trimming shackle pivot bushing length)

1979-1988 Old Man Emu pickup & 4Runner rear springs (CS009R / CS010R) OMESB6 (if using these springs up front, use OMESB5 and you will have the proper length frame bushings.)

1989-1995 Old Man Emu Pickup rear springs (CS019R / CS020R) OMESB43

Trail-Gear & All-Pro front springs use OMESB5

Trail-Gear & All-Pro rear springs have large eyelets on both ends of rear spring. Use SB121 (requires trimming of shackle pivot bushings on 1988 and older trucks)

If running stock Rears up Front (RUF). 1979-1983 have small eyelets front and back. Use OMESB6

If running stock Rears up Front (RUF). 1984-1988 have small eyelets on rear, large eyelets on front. Use OMESB43

If running stock Rears up Front (RUF). 1989-1995 have small eyelets on rear, large eyelets on front. Use OMESB43

FJ60 / FJ62 Land Cruiser stock front and rear springs. OMESB1

FJ60 / FJ62 Land Cruiser Old Man Emu front springs (CS004F / CS005F / CS006F) OMESB1

FJ60 / FJ62 Land Cruiser Old Man Emu rear springs (CS017R / CS004R / CS005R) OMESB1

 

[JeffD]

Took it for a scenic drive.

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

Spent the week in Moab with a mix of dirt bikes and the 4runner. 1st trip for the 3yo so stuck to Shafers, Potash, Long Canyon and Gemini bridges. She seemed to do pretty well and had fun so hopefully next trip we can do a few harder trails.

 

[drenmaster]

What an awesome rig.. I cannot zoom in enough. what size tires?

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

35/12.5/17 Nitto trail grapplers.

 

[BDSeff1fitty]

After looking to find a 01+ 3rz donor for over a year on and off, found 2 motors listed within about a hundred miles each in the last week. Both were cheap enough I ended up buying them both this weekend. Likely will tear down the one in the pic and part some of it out to pay for the cost of both.

One in the pic supposedly has a blown head gasket (was told it has a new head on it and issue persisted so he swapped out the motor), the other one has low compression but has a couple more parts to it.

Will likely be a year plus project but I can at least now start thinking about a plan on the motor and start collecting parts (and still a donor truck) as deals pop up.