ok so Ive got time on my hands again and thats the devil. i dont think we have much info here on UY about this stuff even though i think we have the most 4runners.
the 3rd gen has some pretty junky clearance under it. this clearance would be the next largest increase in ability for my truck. if you think about it, gaining aprox 4 inches of belly clearance is very valuable especially when our overall truck lift is in the 4-6 range. for example a clocked t-case gains 3ish inches. to get that clearance any other way id have to run 6 inches of front lift or run 41" tires. i think alot of scenarios call for raw clearance more often then articulation or tires.
also worthy of discussion is the give and take of ability vs price. in addition, im often torn about whats reasonable for a 3rd gen. i know its a capable platform but you have to admit its not the first choice for a hammers build and i think that perspective should be kept in mind.
we've got:
-low transfer case
-low gas tank
-really low control arm mounts
the transfer case
looks like budbuilt has a clocker available. i dont know if this works on a 3.4 auto yetit even works on autos. after doing this fabing a crossmember becomes an issue as well. i cant tell how far this clocks it but it looks to be pretty far. id guess the body lift will make the process easier. id hope no cutting of the floor will be needed. maybe just some hammer to clearence for drivetran flex.http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...=720499&page=2
building the crossmember
near as i can tell the budbuilt goes beyond 10 degress of clock. that rules out any premade crossmembers from FROR. but they have a univeral one that could be made to work with some welding.
http://frontrangeoffroadfab.com/nfos...9be79259187130
the gas tank.
relocating ala BruceTS style....not a ton of info on this out there but its been done a few times. i wonder if it would sag my rear springs to move the weight of the tank out back.
http://www.yotatech.com/f88/fillsrun...-heavy-132060/
http://home.4x4wire.com/erik/97runner/fueltank.htm
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showt...=609488&page=8
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...;topicseen#new
http://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/showthread.php?t=484247
http://darksidersrealm.forumotion.co...l-tank-efi-mod
UPDATE:
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...6&topic=9802.0
the control arm mounts
http://www.ultimateyota.com/index.ph...6&topic=8857.0
detailed pics of linkage http://board.marlincrawler.com/index.php?topic=71778.0
no one has done anything simple for this yet and to me its a real stopping point on harder obsticals. the easiest thing(as previously talked about by Bruce) to do would be to cut out the old mounts and make ones up close to the frame. then you would have to get longer links from spidertrax or someone(make some cause its the easiest thing you will do that day). the only thing i wonder about with that is if your diff will remain at good angles through the travel. of course this also messes up the angles of the suspension and will likely cause odd behavior, but jacking up the rear end messes up all our short arm suspension geometry anyhow.
UPDATE:No way to fix this without a complete custom geometry http://www.ultimateyota.com/showthre...l=1#post108267
building custom control arms (great info)
http://www.toyota-4runner.org/3rd-ge...wer-links.html
http://www.sonoransteel.com/index.ph...products_id=19
bungs and creeper joints:
http://www.billybobs4x4.com/Trail-Ge...-material.html
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...er_p_1405.html
frame mounts 9/16 holes:
http://www.ballisticfabrication.com/...nt_p_1511.html
http://www.ruffstuffspecialties.com/catalog/CHLB.html
bushings:
http://qualityairride.com/4-link-par...ar-end-34-stud
UPDATE:
http://www.ultimateyota.com/showthre...ht=custom+arms
detailed stock rear suspension: