3rd Gen 4Runner ARB Bracket Part 5: Boxes, Barcodes & 4 Defects

by fourlockedfab | May 9, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates

Timeline Reference: May 8-10, 2025 This is the final checkpoint for our April-May bracket batch—the moment every back-order leaves the shop. 🔧 Batch Processing – May 8 With the pallet unwrapped, I ran each bracket through the line: Powder-coat scan – flashlight sweep...

3rd Gen 4Runner ARB Bracket Part 4: Wrapped Like Fine China

by fourlockedfab | May 7, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates

Timeline Reference: May 1-7, 2025 Sometimes the best sign of progress is when your parts come home looking like they belong in a china cabinet. Part 4 picks up the story the moment the powder coat cured—every bracket queued for quality inspection and inventory...

3rd Gen 4Runner ARB Bracket Part 3: 18 Brackets Rebuilt the Batch

by fourlockedfab | Apr 29, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates

Timeline Reference: April 21–28, 2025 Sometimes the right path isn’t the easy one. Sometimes it means starting over — with a bigger plan, a better partner, and a commitment to doing it right. Here’s how 18 freshly cut brackets turned a tough setback into a real...

3rd Gen 4Runner ARB Bracket Part 2: Welding Woes & Tax Time

by fourlockedfab | Apr 27, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates

Timeline Reference: April 14–20, 2025 When we wrapped Part 1, the “good enough” brackets were scrapped, and the bar was set higher. But the real battle to finish this batch — and finish it right — had only just begun. 🪙 Tax Week: When Progress Hits Pause...

3rd Gen 4Runner ARB Bracket Part 1: Why I Scrapped “Good Enough”

by fourlockedfab | Apr 25, 2025 | Behind the Build, Insight, Production News, Production Updates

Timeline Reference: April 7-14, 2025 Sometimes “good enough” isn’t good enough — especially when you’re building gear that off-roaders trust on real-world trails. This is the story behind why your ARB bracket hasn’t shipped yet — and why...

Welding the First Batch of ARB Air Compressor Brackets

by fourlockedfab | Apr 8, 2023 | Insight

Quality means everything to us. If our products are not quality, then we don’t care to share and sell them with you. There’s plenty of bad quality parts and accessories out there for whatever needs you have that come at a cost of longevity and reliability....