The confused 4runner build

[oddball23]

Hey guys so I've never done a build thread on this thing in the 8 ish years I've had this thing but figured I'd start one. I'm also hoping it will push me to take more pictures of it.
Started off stock in 2016 with 72k from the original owner and stayed that way until 2021 when I hit a deer (perfectly square I might add ) then it snowballed

 

[oddball23]

Both fenders were un touched from the hit but a new core support got put in and finally built bumpers for it and ended up putting TRD pro shocks on it with dobinson rear springs. The rear bumper lived without a swing out for a couple years also.

 

[oddball23]

Drove this thing all over the PNW from eastern wa and the wabdr to sandlake ohv and played in the dunes.

 

[oddball23]

Finally ended up building the swing out in 2022ish and it did not survive the 400 plus miles of wheeling and duning around lol live and learn also ended up putting a tube roof rack on that another buddy got with his 4runner .

 

[oddball23]

Ended up fixing and making a totally new swing out this time with bronze bushings instead of hiems. Works way better now and haven't had an issue since.

 

[oddball23]

In 2023 I started the year off getting laid off which was a huge blessing in disguise as I had some money set aside so no I had time and money so I embarked on the longest solo trip I've ever done which was just over 3k miles in 3 weeks. Went down the 1 and saw so many cool places and saw family in nor cal and then ended up going to koh for a couple days as well. The goal of the trip was to camp and stay on the coast as long as possible. Was hands down one of the best trips I've ever done.

 

[oddball23]

After that trip I decided that I was gonna change stuff up again and go back to school and get out of working in the mud and literally breaking my back so I moved back to OC after 8 years of being in Washington and then I flipped on how the 4runner was set up. I finally after years put on a pile of parts I had accumulated.
Fox 2.5 coilover, TC arms modified Cv axles, brake lines, rear links, skids, lights switch controller ,different rear springs
And all the fluid coolers (trans, p/s and engine oil) along with a full prep on ball joints tierods and anything else I could find. It was a whole new rig

 

[oddball23]

And that's where she currently stand and after a bunch of shock tuning with Elliot from onyx It does better than I could've hoped for with a relatively stock setup.
Next on the list is to setup a cage and rear coil overs with real 42 inch links