OFFICIAL: Toyota SUV/truck thread

[DEV0 E30]

Do it slammin.

UZJ100's are awesome. The only thing not awesome is the gas mileage. They drink heavily.

Cross shop LX470's (Lexus version too). I've got one, love it. I am going to get a hybrid or something for a commuter soon, as I want to try to keep short commute miles off of the Luxobarge, but I do love the thing. Once you have a Land Cruiser, you'll always want to have at least one in the stable so to speak.

Dislike when people link insta, but it's what I can get to right now.



More recent, I sold the rack and tent, didn't use it enough: https://www.instagram.com/p/BmtlW45nvxm/

When I got it: https://www.instagram.com/p/BeCLjFunel_/

[slammin.e28]

Well....I've grown weary of not doing anything with my Rovers and now I need something with third row.....so I'm eyeballing Land Cruisers, specifically FJ100s. I'd do an 80 but I need something more....family friendly. Researched all the normal stuff, but I'm still kind of clueless. They all have over 200k miles on them it seems. Also how's living with the 2UZ? High mileage 2UZ? Also rust....IK the pickups had frame issues real bad....how did the 100s fare in that department?

I would just get a LR3 with third row, but I'm willing to bet the Cruiser will do everything that will, and more, and more often be a running/driving machine than a LR....also the third row in the 100 looks a lot more comfy than the LR3.

I'd also be open to Sequoias, but I like the smaller size of the Cruiser.

[MR E30 325is]

Took my dump box out for a spin in Southern Utah this past weekend:

Beauty - 8 - Day 1 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Beauty - 17 - Day 1 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Beauty - 22 - Day 1 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Beauty - 31 - Day 1 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

Beauty - 55 - Day 3 by Michael Rickerd, on Flickr

[wworm]

yeah fantastic job!

[mrsleeve]

that looks awesome and thats great looking work especially for being out in the drive way

[Nader393]

Did a bunch of rust repair and paintwork on my FJ40 over the summer in my driveway.





Then shot it inside and out with 4 cans of boat paint. Here are the before and afters:

[R3Z3N]

Picked this up ~month ago, my first non-car, a 2002 SR5 4x4 4Runner, 198K miles. Sold the E30 S54 for this for more money for a house. The E30 S54 was going to drag me further into racing which is not conducive to saving, so I went about as cheap as one can go for a used reliable vehicle. First time camping with it:

[mrsleeve]

Yes At3's on wifey truck year round, ST Maxxes on the FZJ80 year round and the bridgestones year round on my Pickup, though when it's due for new skins it will be getting a set of the ST Maxxes... While where we are at there can be need for studs depending on your driveway/access situation in the dead of winter, or mostly for when the hard pan gets a little icy, our place is lower down and has great winter time access so we have had no real need for dedicated snows with studs, save for the icy shit a couple days a winter. The wifey rig is neigh on unstoppable in the snow, it's as good as my 80 series is with diff locks left open in the snow.

You should have no troubles at all in se America's hat running anything mentioned all year, other than the couple days if ICE or if your going way north.

[Sea Aych]

Nice, that's the kind of info i'm looking for, thanks! Out where I am, the Coopers are the most cost-effective of the bunch, so I'm glad you actually have used them.
Does she run them year-round in Montana?

[mrsleeve]

At3s are fantastic, and what's on the wife's t4r... But not my 1st choice from the cooper lineup, that being the ST Maxx, only reason the at3 are on her truck is because the Maxxes were not available in the correct size at the time we bought them. Maxxes are a little more expensive though, both wear really well over all.

I have never liked generals, I would also throw a nod at the Bridgestone revo, have ran them on my pickup for the last 12 years (3/4ton GMC) . Or a Goodyear duratrac as they are snow rated for inclmate weather requriing chain up without the need for chains, couple friends of mine run nothing but durtracs though they are the most expensive of all the options

[Sea Aych]

You guys in the northeast/north have any good tire recos? Looking for an AT-type tire to throw on the 1998 4Runner year-round, with as good a balance between snow traction and noise on dry pavement.
I have General Grabber AT2s on it now, but am open to trying something else like the Cooper Discoverer AT3 which i've heard decent things about.

[R3Z3N]

That overlanding trip has me oohing and awing. Amazing pics! I just bought a 2002 4runner as a replacement to my E30 S54 that just sold on BaT. I can't wait to try my first overland camping experience!

[MR E30 325is]

bummed you couldn't make it out man... hope all's good

on another note, I got some good dispersed camping spots for the next time you make it out there, if you want them

Bummed myself, but sometimes life forces the 'play' part to the back of the line.

I appreciate it! I'll keep that in mind. Please keep me in mind if you plan any other trips in the AZ/UT/CO/NM area.

[lambo]

Hell Yes!!

bummed you couldn't make it out man... hope all's good

on another note, I got some good dispersed camping spots for the next time you make it out there, if you want them

[MR E30 325is]

Hell Yes!!