Choppin up the 4Runner
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Choppin up the 4Runner
I have been talking about moving my rear hatch forward to behind the seats for a while now after seeing Mossyrocks do it I had a little more enthusiasm. Last weekend I got a wild hair up my arse and decided to start cutting. I am doing this for a number of reasons such as:
-Less top weight
-No more corner glass to break out
-Move the weight of the hatch and tire forward/ over the axle
-Better visability out the rear.
Sorry for the dark pictures I use my old camera in the garage and it has a broken flash.
And it begins
Accidentally broke out the rear glass taking it out.
Rear cut off
I slid the hatch underneath the roof and welded it.
Mmmmm Bondo
Inside the shocks were almost in the way.
Inside is complete with the exception of the cage.
-Less top weight
-No more corner glass to break out
-Move the weight of the hatch and tire forward/ over the axle
-Better visability out the rear.
Sorry for the dark pictures I use my old camera in the garage and it has a broken flash.
And it begins
Accidentally broke out the rear glass taking it out.
Rear cut off
I slid the hatch underneath the roof and welded it.
Mmmmm Bondo
Inside the shocks were almost in the way.
Inside is complete with the exception of the cage.
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I just about have it done. The only thing I need is caps that I am going to make out of diamond plate. I need take out the 1" lift blocks in the rear. The rear has lifted at least 1.5" with the reduced weight.
Homemade hinges for the tire
The tire can be upright for storage in the back
It still swings out too
Homemade hinges for the tire
The tire can be upright for storage in the back
It still swings out too
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you should think about taking a leaf pack out of the rear. Itll help gain a bit of flex and lower you down getting the center of gravity even lower.
Looks really good!
Looks really good!
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One other interesting thing is that with the spare tire in the upright position the rear end sits a little less than a 1/4" lower than with the tire in the lower position in the back.