I've been ofered this truck for $3000

MD said:
"Do you want it as a daily driver and commuter or a bush buggy to run the tote roads with? "

I work at home and don't drive much except to go to the Stupid Store once every two weeks and a few other chores.

Otherwise I like a vehicle to go waterfowling a lot in the winter (I'm in Vancouver and my main spots are 45 minutes away), spring bear and all fall hunting of course.

Thanks for the tips on the 33-inch tires though. I've never used anything but 235 75R 15 tires and I've been driving a 4x4 since 1992. I guess I could take 'em off sell them on CL and get more of what I'm used to in a truck.
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I took off the 32s that came with my 91 4runner..they are to much for a 6cyl auto
Running 235 75 15s on it as well
a good set of vbar chains and some weight in the back of that pickup ..it will go places;)
 
Don't worry about 33" tires on a stock Toyota drivetrain. I beat the piss out of one for a long time with 33's and never a problem, know many others who did the same. The axles are plenty strong enough, the only times guys ran into problems was when putting in a much larger motor on the stock drivetrain.

If it has the right gearing it will run them just fine.
 
rust free frame and box
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Unless it was parked in a warehouse in Arizona its whole life this is highly unlikely.
Having owned 8 landcruisers and 3 toyota trucks, RUST is your biggest problem up until the mid-90's.

Best one I've found was from Eastern Washington.

 
skneub said:
Nice truck man
I guess I shoulda been a little more clear on my reason to dislike the bigger tires.
Trucks are strong enough for them, just kinda gutless on the hi way ;-)
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The right gearing helps with that but there is no question, they are gutless. Amazing how they hold up off road though, My friend ran one with over a million km's on it(he put about 700,000 on it himself). It was beat, bent, broken many times but always made it through the toughest of trails and still made it home.
 
drifter dave said:
Unless it was parked in a warehouse in Arizona its whole life this is highly unlikely.
Having owned 8 landcruisers and 3 toyota trucks, RUST is your biggest problem up until the mid-90's.
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Especially around the leaf spring mounts. An easy fix for someone who can weld though, fixed many of them.
 
MD said:
I've been looking for a Toyota 4x4 for a while and was just offered this through a friend. I don't know how many kms it has on it yet, but apparently the owner is a mechanic and has maintained the truck well. Any thoughts?



85 straight axle 22re 5 gear, rust free frame and box, electric locker winch, 4 brand new 33s $3000 non neg.
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that's a bit much for a 85 import truck if you ask me I could build a good 4x4 for around the same price using one of the big 3's trucks as a base
 
As a mechanic, I should warn you about buying a vehicle owned by a mechanic. We really know how to keep it at the fine line of roadworthy and scrap metal.
 
I'd buy it!!
I bought a 92 4X4 22R motor standard. For 2800. It came with studded winter tires mounted, chains, canopy, boatrack and 15 years of service records at a Toyota dealership. Mine needs bumpers. It has 225232 kms on it. It is my 4th yoda truck.
 
A whole lotta misinformation and inaccuracies up in hurrrr.
I'd buy it. That e locker is a $500 unit all day everyday. Electrical gremlins? You're on glue. The wiring is the same as any other vehicle. Switched hot to the coil, switched hot to the starter trigger wire, charge wire from alt to + on battery and it'll go.
4.56 gears came in sr5 v6 trucks, I'm spinning 35s with a 22re just fine with mine. Rotten frames are no biggie if you've got a bit of ability with a welder, if not, I'm sure there's a local who'll do it for beer!
Here's a pick of mine. '89, solid as swapped with rear springs up front to push the axle forward 5", double bobbed box with the rear axle pulled in 12", dual cases, 4.56 gears, flatbelly, 8274, stripped 22re, it's on 33s and steel beadlocks here but I'm on 35s on aluminum wheels now for street driving. Haven't wheeled it yet because I'm still doing the shakedown.



This will be my hunting truck next year. This last couple of years, I've been using my '89 v6 truck. Lock right rear locker, 265/75r16 tires, and some dents. no complaints about it either.
 
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Rotten frames are no biggie if you've got a bit of ability with a welder
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I had a friend that had his Toyota pickup fold in half going over Burrard St Bridge. The box literally was slapping the cab.
Don't get me wrong: I love em. but the OP should be very wary of rust on a 80's Yota. No weekend with a welder was going to save my buddy's truck.
They will run until the doors and body fall off, then they will keep running :)
 
Doogs said:
As a mechanic, I should warn you about buying a vehicle owned by a mechanic. We really know how to keep it at the fine line of roadworthy and scrap metal.
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my jeep was bought off a "mechanic" that tried to be a body man bad bondo everywhere(its over top the clear coat on the factory color any way too thick) that's only making the rust worse and the paint job is nothing but orange peel I grew up in a body shop that type of work is not acceptable
 
I've had 2 Toyota trucks one 4wd the other 2wd and both were mechanically amazing but rust wow if u got down on your hands a knees and looked closely u could actually see the rust forming haha
 
are they anything like a Nissan? Jr brought one home a couple of years ago, what a major headache that was. The rusty frame finally broke and MPI wrote it off. He lost money on that hunk-a-!
 
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