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    Made some limb risers

    Perfect day to give some attention to the 4runner. Decided to go up to Lowe's and do a little hardware shopping and come up with some limb risers. Ended up painting it all black to blend it in, overall pretty happy with it! Cost a little under 50 bucks and 3 hours constructing it best.

    Coating all the pieces, in retrospect I should have done this last
    [img width=800 height=493]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0470.jpg[/img]

    lower mount u bolt base anchor
    [img width=800 height=600]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0471.jpg[/img]

    upper mount p shape clamp anchor with adjuster
    [img width=800 height=600]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0472.jpg[/img]

    all done
    [img width=800 height=459]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0473.jpg[/img]

    [img width=800 height=378]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0474.jpg[/img]

    [img width=800 height=600]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0475.jpg[/img]

    [img width=800 height=647]http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v396/wtfniga/100_0476.jpg[/img]
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    Re: Made some limb risers

    Are you aware of how much drag wires cause?!

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    reminds me of an MRAP. i bet those work great for you in the woods


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    Re: Made some limb risers

    Quote Originally Posted by garrett
    Are you aware of how much drag wires cause?!
    Not much compared to the mudders, roof rack, ARB and all the extra weight.

    I like what they do, but would want a quick release set so they can be quickly removed. Personally, not wild about the big u-bolts up front - couldn't you find a big enough hose clamp like on the roof rack?

    Check out waytek.com - I think they have big sizes of those.
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    Re: Made some limb risers

    Each side disconnects within a minute, twist of the turnbuckle then removing the pin of the shackle. And the u bolts are temporary, I'm looking for a larger p shape clamp like you're talking about, Lowe's didn't have anything bigger. May just find a new source because the clamps on top aren't that strong, but maybe they're strong enough..only one way to find out for sure. I also need to find some plastidip in aerosol form, neither Lowe's nor Advance had it

    I'll check that link in a bit thanks
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    883/LC with OME/PC shocks ∙ 2&quot; body lift ∙ ARB bull bar
    ∙ KC/IPF aux lighting ∙ 33&quot; BFG all terrains ∙ custom rocker panels ∙ vortex cherrybomb ∙ couple other things ∙

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    Re: Made some limb risers

    FWIW, the first time you go out and use them, watch for possibly snagging on your rear ladder. I've seen this issue recently on a 100 series equipped with the ladder and limb risers where the branch/limb had enough wind up that it slapped down just past the roof rack and damaged the roof.

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    Re: Made some limb risers

    Quote Originally Posted by NorCalBorn
    FWIW, the first time you go out and use them, watch for possibly snagging on your rear ladder. I've seen this issue recently on a 100 series equipped with the ladder and limb risers where the branch/limb had enough wind up that it slapped down just past the roof rack and damaged the roof.
    Not to mention the snorkel.

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    Re: Made some limb risers

    Actually I&#39;ve been thinking about this. The clamps are no good. I&#39;d drill a hole and put a nutsert or rivnut in there. It would be really clean and not mess up the paint on the bumper from clamping or welding on a mount.

    Cardinal Components Rivnut Installations

    I guess there is a product called a Jack Nut as well. The backside is a bit different than the rivnuts I&#39;ve used.
    Installation of "Jack Nuts"

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    Re: Made some limb risers

    *If you mean putting the nut-sert into the front bumper hoops, then yes, it's been done and works great. Jack-nuts are worthless pieces of crap best relegated to use like a molly-bolt. They simply do not have the strength in their design (splayed legs versus compacted sleeve) to handle anything more than a casual mount setup.

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    Re: Made some limb risers

    Quote Originally Posted by MillerPKA
    I also need to find some plastidip in aerosol form, neither Lowe&#39;s nor Advance had it
    if you have one near you, check out http://www.tractorsupply.com/
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