• DOA Racing Engines rebuilt 3VZ-E, 3.0L V6
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• The Original AJ Snorkel
• Pro Comp Stage-II 4" lift
• Rancho 24MM torsion bars
• Rear Downey coil springs
• Downey IFS truss and idler arm gusset
• Converted grille guard into air tank with in-dash pressure guage
• Rear Downey coil springs
• Rockstomper 1/4" ball joint spacers
• Ramsey 9000lb winch on custom mount
• Custom nerf bars
• 4.88 gears
• Front EZ Locker
• Rear Detroit True Trac
• Downey stainless steel extended brake lines
• Rancho RS9000 shocks w/remote
• Modified Con-Ferr roof rack
• Con-Ferr transfer case skidplate
• On-board air
• Optima red top battery
• Custom CAT-back exhaust system
• Defeated ADD with Warn manual hubs
• 32x11.50/15 BFG Mud-Terrain T/A radials

Future Modifications:

• Headers
• More rear lift
• Better (stronger) front and rear bumpers

Personal Notes from Allen:

After trying another brand of 4x4 and going in the back woods a few times I was hooked. So instead of building up that vehicle, I bought my 92 4Runner in 1996 with only 37K miles on it. After a few months of lurking on one of the mailing lists, I started the series of upgrades that we all know so personally. I started with longer rear springs to fix that sagging problem, turned up the front torsion bars, better shocks, True Tracs and now a locker and 4.88 gears. Getting a welder opened up even more doors to make custom side bars, the front hitch for the winch, and the roof rack. Now with the new engine, and a little more lift I should be back on the trails soon.

Worst Stuck / Break
I haven't had any realllllly bad stucks, but at Pismo I had my most embarassing one, and my first real trail break. While warming up on some little hills while friends finished getting ready for the morning ride, I got stuck to the frame just climbing a little 5 foot tall bump of sand. When trying to back down the bump, I found out why I got stuck in the first place. My left front axle blew apart. With no torque from the left axle, the true trac passed no power to the right axle, so I was in 2 wheel drive buried to the frame. After being the tow truck on a previous run up the Millers Jeep trail, this time I needed to be tugged back off the little hill by a friend before the days trails even started, and I was out for the weekend.