$100K 4Runner! 74Weld Portal Axle Build Walkaround

2023 5th Gen 4Runner on 74Weld Portal Axles and 37″ Tires.

The time has come for the initial walkaround. A lot of you have been asking on Instagram… “How much do you have into that thing”. A lot.

Was it worth it? Yes.

We’re sitting at well over $100K into this 4Runner. $50k for the 4Runner, $20k portal axles, $10k supercharger, $5k KC Lights, $5k Dirt King Suspension with Heim UCAs, and everything else. Some of the other mods include Backwoods Adventure Mods bumper, sliders, and roof rack, JD Fab Pivot kit & labor, ARB Air locker and labor, ARB onboard air twin compressor, Go Fast Superlight RTT, 37″ YOKO G003s, KMC Impact beadlocks +25, plate system, RCR-12 switch controller and more.

You could say we went a little overboard on this build, sure. However, this is by far the most impressive 4Runner I’ve ever built. There are a ton of b-roll shots of the 4Runner crawling through Slick Rock, Gold Lakes, water crossings, and more.

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Check out the video and let me know if you think it was worth it.

Portal Axle Rig Walkaround

This thing has been an absolute animal in the rocks. We were out wheeling with this last week with a SAS 3rd Gen Tacoma, SAS 5th Gen 4Runner, JD Fab LT rig, and a few other well-optioned long-traveled 4Runners and Tacomas. The 74W portals (16.5″ clearance rear and 18.5″ clearance in the front) did better than all the long travel rigs. The SAS rigs still had much better axle articulation through large boulders but when it comes to IFS optioned rigs, the portals had more ground clearance which proved to perform better overall.

Trail Takeaway

Out of 10 rigs on the trail, two were SAS and the rest were IFS. Two IFS rigs blew driveshafts, one IFS rig with JD Fab LT blew 3 tie-rods, another IFS rig blew a CVC axle and a handful of guys caught body damage in addition to 4-5 headlights and taillights were smashed in.

The portal build walked through without any damage.

When it comes to long travel vs. portals, there is simply no comparison. The portals provide way more ground clearance which ultimately determines how you navigate through a trail.