Daily Driven TOYOTA 4RUNNER Rock Crawler! | BUILT TO DESTROY

We visit the Yotamasters shop in Corona, CA and learn about the world of ROCK CRAWLING. Our friend Brandon tells us about his garage built '85 Toyota 4Runner, and explains how he designed it for crawling. Did we mention it's his DAILY?! We are stoked to plan a trip with him and try out rock crawling!
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[@CJAEY]

This clapped Yota crawler is way cooler than all those $150k KZbin sponsored Jeep builds for sure

[@Jonathan-tb6fm]

Ik! They be recommending kc lights and all this crap. It’s over priced most the of the time! Sometimes we just want what works and play hard!

[@gjpp23]

1000%

[@AAAA-qr9xk]

long live the sh!t boxes !!!

[@danielgasperko]

@@Jonathan-tb6fm I feel like the whole auto-moto world has gone crazy. There are always folks that will buy anything for any price and manufacturers are aware of that so they are taking an advantage of this.

[@causeuncause4059]

I wish my Jeep build had 150k into it i got like 2k so far into my build my 4.0L just wont give up.

[@NorthernEXpeditions]

The fact that it's a daily is sweet

[@vwclub3]

Finally a video for the Poor's..... Need more like this ...next one some club xj shisnit please

[@BoxofRoxRacing]

You must’ve missed the green XJ at :46

[@CoryGrywalskiProject]

@@BoxofRoxRacing LMAO!!! :46 good catch!

[@ben2687]

This isn't exactly cheap man. I suppose by comparison.

[@vwclub3]

@@ben2687 hell of alot cheaper then a prerunner......

[@seansutherland6270]

@@vwclub3 yeah most built crawlers I know are like 10k into the rig Most prerunners I know have that or more just in suspension lol

[@jacoboespindola4960]

Hell yeah! Toyota rock crawlers are badass!

[@COLINSMITHSLO]

HELL YEA BROTHER!

[@Namesi]

Snorted my coffee at the lambo door edit - solid work as always bruddah!

[@ethananderson5787]

Same but my redbull😂

[@charleyfleming9037]

Glad I didn’t have a coffe

[@fourneybilly86]

Yotamasters Rocks!! Definitely my go to source for Toyota parts, Eric and crew are on point!

[@CarlosfVilchez]

They do! Checked them out today! Dope shop forsure!!

[@CaptainGnarkill]

The party runner is legit, seen it in action a couple times

[@VillainState]

Good on you mate awesome to see something anyone could start with not costing mega thousands. Cheers from 🇦🇺 ;)

[@COLINSMITHSLO]

Props to thesloanerboner for representing home-brew beater yotas!!

[@ipmike232]

I love the rock crawler content as much as the prerunner stuff! 💪🏼

[@fuckareweetribe2279]

MORE CRAWLERS!!! Great vid. Think James has a soft spot for crawlers now lol

[@isaganirey3446]

I’ve earned each and every one of these on my journey through life and they are there for a reason. I embrace them. I got all of my “dents” during good times and bad. With friends and while alone. -Tow Mater

[@georgef1176]

That red 4 runner is beautiful. Ya don’t see those much anymore

[@blacksheep1g]

Pure unadulterated motivation right there to get on a build of my own. Damn son I like it, lookin good!!!

[@johnhall4429]

Very nice 4Runner man love the fact that it's still street legal. I also have a 85 4Runner crawler that's street legal that's way modified as well. 💪👍

[@j_mars_cars]

I found this 5+ months ago, and then I couldn't find it again. Finally saw an "in case you missed this" ad on my phone's home screen articles tab! Love this. My 2nd gen 4runner has a 22re(very rare for this gen) and this definitely inspires me to keep it toyota. If this engine blows up, I'll go either TDI, 3.4 v6 or maybe a cheap 350 v8 with a little tiny carb to have a ton of torque

[@3.0colorado21]

This is like my 19th time watching this video. So sick

[@traviswrangler4833]

Reminds me of Fred Williams truck “clampy”

[@joeynelson4091]

Pewe

[@buBUluBU222343]

I love these 1st gen 4runners. I've owned 3 of them. I recently fully built a 22re with forged internals and slapped a T04E Garrett turbo charger on it running off of a MSPNP 2.0. It absolutely rips now. I haven''t dynod it but I'm pretty sure its making around 200+ WHP. which is more than double the stock of these 22RE motors. They are by far my favorite cars ever made.

[@flamekills9554]

Do you have the link to where you bought the turbo

[@Tanner731]

I wanna see a collab with the Wings World guys

[@walterschultz5603]

Great job cuz. Love seeing the party runner still in action. Keep up the great work!!!!!

[@matthewserrao2926]

Love seeing locked parts on some builds !

[@agoodballet]

This dude is living my dream. Fuck a Jeep I want a SAS yoga with a 22r twin cases and 63” rear springs and some beefy shocks. I used to own several 81-85 Toyota pickups and even stock they went damn near everywhere I needed to. Had to leave em behind when I moved back down from Oregon.

[@jakeygort9439]

hell yeah James! loved this episode. i snorted at the "so cute" thing in the beginning hahaha

[@albertramirez797]

Toyotas and Suzuki Samurai are very affordable to build for rock crawling

[@darkmatter8649]

Hell ya this thing is awesome!! Yotaaaaaaaaaa ftw!

[@sam_s_]

Gotra love the owner's enthusiasm when you asked ifbhe had pictures.

[@bougiebum9138]

Hell yeah. This makes me want to go get my old Ranger back and get wrenching

[@greym6436]

Super Badassss! Love the home builds 24/7... Im building a 02' Tundra and loving it!

[@yessicardrz2455]

This dude lives by my house i see him when my mom takes me to school and i skate bro i like that its like a valistic or a trophy truck.

[@frostback8160]

yes love the DIY rock crawler scene !

[@splodinlogan8996]

Yes! 85 4Runner gang!

[@diosmiomusic]

So sick to see the Party Runner on this channel! She's making my red 4runner look tiny and shiny back there

[@COLINSMITHSLO]

That thing looks mint bro

[@nathanielcargile7135]

Ok. So this Chanel is way more badass than I thought. Great work.

[@3.0colorado21]

This is dope AF!! This is one of the dopest 1st gens.

[@boondocksoverlandandoutdoors]

I follow this build on Instagram, super dope to see how hard this 4runner wheels and yet its daily driven! TOYOTA!!!🤙🏽 I daily my 2rz swapped Toyota and now planning and prepping it for cross country trip to hit all those sweet trails in moab and Colorado!

[@gabeferrington4718]

Me with a 22re with a blown head gasket. And you could not even tell it just looses coolant still runs perfect

[@TheToeIsUp]

Love the look of halos on old beaters/bangers.

[@davyleupz]

That’s a sick Toy!!!

[@vargassaywhat]

your my boy blue!!

[@BRYSEN22]

Sorry to let you down but Toyota rock crawling has been around since the early 1990’s. Blew up way more than ten years ago.

[@Bikesands]

Sorry to let you down but Toyota rock crawlers have been around since ‘79.

[@BRYSEN22]

Bikes and 1911s Marlin Crawler was the first company to start making hard core crawling gear for Toyotas. He made them available in 1994. Sure people wheeled them before that. Marlin made Toyota crawling blow up.

[@kenS87]

Probably speaking about social media popularity and with younger drivers. I know it's most underground and definitely second place in respect to Jeep crawlers.

[@vagabonpanda]

Lambo doors killed it!

[@tylerhall2292]

That’s my Toyota at around 2:20 lol

[@Justin33B]

Seriously!

[@tylerhall2292]

Zephyr IV yeah that was about three years ago when the body was still straight lol

[@nicksilke]

That’s rad!

[@jesserodriquez5364]

Nice third gen

[@tylerhall2292]

Jesse Rodriquez thanks man. It’s definitely not that nice anymore lol

[@rajiolvera8339]

Moreee toyota crawlersss !!!

[@COLINSMITHSLO]

Yes!

[@SubePelayo928]

Currently building an 84! Just swapped in my LS! Im running a Th350 and dual cases! Building a ford 9” for the rear as well! I’ve been waiting for a build view like this!!

[@jaredrevard2885]

That thing is sweet its got Reverse Lambo Doors!! Sick build man.

[@shaunshaunk9297]

My favorite video of yours

[@andrewallen6747]

Oh shit, those guys worked on my tundy, great shop!

[@jesserodriquez5364]

Love seeing you guys show toyotas!

[@tonya9614]

Love the fun to money ratio factor!😎

[@quinnmortensen1415]

Love the episode. I have my pre runner Bronco, and my 88 Jeep rock crawler. Love both.

[@rooster7658]

She's tuff that yota is legit

[@rooster7658]

Like those old poor runners

[@jonathannieto4966]

Those halo lights are sick!

[@kelevra558]

Hell yea. Not a dirt romper but I'm building a 2wd 89 Yoda drift truck. Forged 22re, FAST fuel rail and garage built conversion, 1100cc injectors, 2 Wally 450s, t3 garrett 3660 w/, ignite e90, welded diff with 4.11 gears and a tremec tko with a stage 3 zoom racing clutch out of my totaled sn197 mustang. I'm finishing all the tube work out back and my ridiculous angle kit out front. Right now I'm at exactly 50/50 weight distribution and it weighs 2490 pounds. I should make close to 400 wheel and around 350 tq. More than enough for this little sled, its gonna be a riot to drive. I have some really good KW coilovers on it and I can bring the ride height up quite a bit so I might have to put some dirt wheels and tires on it and give her a send for America and freedom. I give 'er terra crew, make no mistake about it.

[@cyber_person]

Should upgrade to a 5.+ gear for extra torque but at that light weight it might not matter. That’s lighter than some sedans bro

[@kelevra558]

@@cyber_person you think?? Its a little drift rig brother I have 15 inch Watanabes. I think I'm 225/45 r15 if I remember right. I cant upload a picture to the comment thread otherwise I'd show you. Think of a 'Corolla ae86 set up to drift in Japan. Then put a sbsc hilux body on it. That's bridget. Bridget the midget is what I named it. I was thinking 4.11 might be a little too much with a 24 inch tall tire. Only time will tell. I'm finishing it by September for sure, that's when my dad, lil bro, and I are starting our 1450 build. Were using a '87 f150 extended cab short bed. Full tube chassis, I already built the engine, started as a 460 but I bored it over .80 and have a stroker crank bringing it to a 513. Running on E90 with a holley terminator x, 8 into 1 headers, crazy ass trick flow heads that my machinist really went to town on, and the dome pistons were at 12.5:1 compression and it made 720hp at the flywheel with 812 tq. Through the 4L85E were running on 40s were hoping for 500 wheel. That truck were gonna run 5.26s with a gear vendor overdrive. Not sure what the final drive is after that but, you get the idea.

[@Hanky_Bannist8r]

I'm definitely down with more crawlers and more Toyota's. Up here in NorCal there are street legal crawlers pretty much everywhere.

[@gasratzcustoms]

This is badass! looks awesome and keep up the good work

[@nothsim]

Reverse lambo door. Love it.

[@Rdallday]

this machine is his true buddy. Its everywhere with him daily and when he wants to play in dirt/rocks its there with him too. Man, 4runners are truly beasts. Im about to get my 3rd gen Sr5 soon with 197k miles. its running so strong. Barely breaking in. imma bring my 4runner to this spot soon.

[@Tanner731]

more crawlers please

[@marcieg9456]

Yes more crawlers!!!!!

[@dannyboy6819]

Ima need to get me some reverse lambo doors on my blazer

[@frederickhasselbrinck8010]

What a badass truck thank you.

[@TBGaels32]

4 wheel drive is way cooler than any prerunner

[@kylecantrell7154]

I love the fact that the universal hand signal for articulation is the doggie paddle

[@anomilumiimulimona2924]

If yall wanna see a 85 toy pickup thats as cool if not cooler than that one. Hi me up. 50" of articulation, 18" airshock up front and 3/4 elliptical in the rear. Exo custom bed. So much to list.

[@anomilumiimulimona2924]

And mines the same color

[@rosyboiztv4952]

Oh she be cuuuttteeee!!!!

[@l.d.p.9365]

I had an 85 4Runner that I built from scratch just basically like the one you've got there except not as narrowed or or chopped. After 2 years of building it and installing the brand new LC engineering race motor I took it out campaigned it all over Tennessee and up the East coast and then when I got back down to Florida I was driving out of the shop about a week after I got back and I spun the main bearing because they hadn't installed the bearing properly and they wouldn't even cover it because it was just over a year after I bought the motor. I ended up losing the truck... I'm hoping someday to be able to get another one and start the build over again

[@jdofmemi]

Love the part about driving home with a broken frame held together with the winch👍 I did that when I broke the main leaf on my 85.

[@skidroseracing]

Love it! This motivates me to do stuff to my Toyota!

[@jacksonadams2199]

Yes it would I've done it in three I had no oil or coolant

[@danielvalentin6852]

Man I miss my 4Runner they are awesome

[@loaizafilmz1109]

Nice yota bro, seems like we have the same affiction,I have one also it’s a 84 and will never give it up for anything !!! Keep doing the vids ,looking up to see your future vids!!

[@thatradkid]

i like the uber and the lyft stickers

[@brydenal6319]

I'm Thankful to yotamasters great web sit for 1 off Toyota owners

[@BikingCarFanatic]

Just YES!

[@upaiaq]

Badass blue collar shit right there.

[@jamesmoore8271]

More crawlers plz

[@blapblapism]

Super cool build wish yota masters had a channel!

[@autobanhracing71]

I see the Lowrance in the cab. Does it work & how?

[@l.d.p.9365]

Damn it's hard sometimes to watch these videos because I miss Frankenrunner so much it was my daily driver and I could drive from Florida to Tennessee when all the competitions and then drive it home with the air conditioner on the stereo blasting...

[@NitroGear]

GREAT Video!!

[@fiction9276]

I have a 1997 4 runner... i wonder if i could get somthing similar done to it

[@kraabol.mp4]

I love my 86 4Runner, A arms ftw

[@KaliphZimmer]

the club im in, VV4W, the forefathers built all of the original hammer trails, for you to enjoy

[@BabyRattlesBraddduls]

Love that car, looks super beastly

[@Wreckitralph54]

Brandon is the man🤘🏻

[@cferguson131218]

Went to yotamasters a few weeks ago and my daughter was so fascinated with this rig she almost climbed into it lol

[@lawrencetylernathan4342]

What is the lowrance system for? Is there a regular transducer mounted somewhere? Where? Is it to tell you clearance? Or do you fish out of the truck?!!

[@damienmasterson311]

ayyy paying some love to the overlanders hell yeah

[@cheerkatt123]

What kind of lights does he use?

[@tannerkelber4090]

Lemme tell ya

[@COLINSMITHSLO]

Coors Lights

[@homelackin2234]

The kind that make the girls get 💧

[@najthesavior4286]

I seen shit like that in NY

[@coduxsayerrichards1892]

i have a little Suzuki sj with Toyota hilux diffs under it for mudding

[@CP110]

I drove an 82 toy long bed with a broken intake rocker for like 3 months before I realized there was anything wrong with it. now it has a 1uz with an r151f with dual transfer cases.

[@longhawj]

Love this. Keep them coming

[@audisportcarrasco]

Good thing you can’t dent any more panels

[@centeguahan3760]

@7:49 I literally said "wow" at the same time 😂😂 & it wasn't because of what he said💀💀💀😏

[@turnerables]

Looks like you have a Hilux hood and grill swapped on there? How was the fit and do Hilux fenders work on there too?

[@robsties9239]

Awesome ! I Have A 1984 Similar To That

[@9thGenerationCajun]

We're not worthy! Lol ... Freaking sick, put this next to a 2020 4Runner and I'd choose this one because of it's ability.

[@jordanhill4606]

Aww finally a mans truck

[@zachutson7205]

I can vouch on reliability and toughness of the 22re. Was in my first vehicle ever 85 or 86 4 runner white. Beat to hell but wat a truck