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Love 2nd gen Runners! Off to a good start excited to see what you do with it. Thank you for your service my dude [emoji109]

Yeah that's a major failing of tapatalk. Thanks!

In hear Ya on all this. I've been in a few similar situations recently and have turned back because a) my boys are with me and b) i essentially have zero recovery gear [emoji17]. Working on the latter. Do you have a build thread here for the runner yet?

Glad to hear that. Was concerned about increased road noise and decreased fuel economy vs my Cooper AT3s which have pretty civil on-road manners.

So my lack of recovery gear--or really ANY gear needed in the event of an emergency--has been an ongoing sore spot. Slowly starting to work on that in earnest. Got these today: I've yet to get this thing stuck (KOW) but part of that is due to the fact that I calculate risks fairly...

Just placed an order for a set of these BFGs in 225/70r16: one size up from my current set, and the largest tire one can run on our wagons on a 16" wheel without supporting modifications to suspension in addition to the lift, or cutting the body. Why did I get them? Curiosity and reputation...

@Steve Sounds like the right move for your needs. 4runners are great vehicles! I loved mine dearly and it never let me down. I'm prepared for the distinct possibility that at a certain point, my own wagon build may run me into a similar brick wall of sorts. It's never gonna have tru 4wd...

This is an absolutely beautiful build man. Great photos too! Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

The weather, light, and landscape coincided for some really great adventuring today. We hit 4 forests in 4 hours (all of which we have visited before) to see how the new lift felt on familiar terrain: South Mountain, High Knob; Leonard Hill, and Bates. The verdict? It's great. Overall the...

Damn this rig is so fucking good! Makes me very jealous of the Subaru aftermarket. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Read through the whole thread front-to-back. Lots of great ideas and inspiration for my own wagon build. But then.......you sold it! Hahahaha. Oh well; I guess change is inevitable. Very curious to see what's next. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

Thanks man! The earlier generations of the Haldex AWD system certainly aren't bad, but for offroad purposes I would argue they are inferior to Subaru. Haldex is an electronic FWD-biased reactive system where as subaru is a full time symmetrical system. Haldex operates in 95/5% front/rear and...

Awesome man! Have a blast and stay safe up there.

Awesome! Look forward to following along. Did 5 weeks traveling solo in Alaska when I was in my mid-20s. No vehicle of my own at the time, all ferries, trains, and hitch hiking. It was an amazing trip and I'm still itching to get back there 7 years later. With or without a vehicle the ferry...

Glad to see you like the direction I'm headed in Steve! I would agree that by-and-large our goals are pretty similar. I actually perused the rigs section pretty thoroughly when Dave Suggested I take a look and was excited to see your build thread amongst other less typical offerings. I'll have...

Appreciate the warm welcome from everyone! Check out the P2 V70 & XC70 sub-forum on Swedespeed for a bunch more awesome wagon builds. If You're looking for any information in particular Volvo-wise, I'm more than happy to help! Thanks Daniel New, they are definitely not inexpensive cars...

That sucks. Apparently others agree:

THE LIFT In stock form, the XC70 is a fairly capable vehicle. It has a 2nd generation Haldex reactive AWD system, 8.2" of ground clearance, and a really nice, flat bottom with no "hangy bits". It's got a shit ton of cargo space, and can sleep two with the passenger seats down. It's...

THE ADVENTURING When I began the build, I had a very vague idea of what "overlanding" was at best. I was much more familiar with the "wheelin'" side of the offroad world and honestly never really wanted any part in that. I've been a pretty committed outdoorsman and adventurer for most of my...

Next it was time to tackle my tires. Perhaps one of the easiest and most effective modifications I could do to make my AWD vehicle a little more dirt-worthy. After a ton of research, I settled on Cooper Discoverer AT3s in 215/70r16, one size up from stock. This was maybe the first real...