DefiantOne13
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Well figured I would post a build up on my 1988 Toyota 4runner 22re 5 speed with way to many miles 
Bought it about 8 years ago. Itās called old red because the original paint is red. it was already SAS swapped. Everything was off and not square to my liking. Itās gone through a few stages and currently now my most favorite stage. I Wanted to step away from the āpre runnerā stuff for a little while and build a simple trail rig I could get out with the wife & kids and adventure with. Itās been awhile now and the kids are teenagers now and way too cool for me so itās usually me and the old lady but mostly me now going out solo.
This will be a few posts so beer with me as I struggle with technology This was the day I bought it. Drove like a brick on wheels bouncing all over. It sat stupid high in the front and the rear shocks bottomed out all the time lol
Bought it about 8 years ago. Itās called old red because the original paint is red. it was already SAS swapped. Everything was off and not square to my liking. Itās gone through a few stages and currently now my most favorite stage. I Wanted to step away from the āpre runnerā stuff for a little while and build a simple trail rig I could get out with the wife & kids and adventure with. Itās been awhile now and the kids are teenagers now and way too cool for me so itās usually me and the old lady but mostly me now going out solo.This will be a few posts so beer with me as I struggle with technology
This was the day I bought it. Drove like a brick on wheels bouncing all over. It sat stupid high in the front and the rear shocks bottomed out all the time lolAttachments
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About a year or so went by and it was just not what I wanted, drove like crap, stock diffs, 410 gears and performed like warm milk on a hot day lol I wanted something cleaner and more capable of some real fun but keep it simple. So the rabbit hole of research started and I set a 3k budget which went right out the window
