OFFICIAL: Toyota SUV/truck thread

[mrsleeve]

Absolutely NONE, NO, ZIP, ZERO, ZILCH, pealing anywhere on the sheet metal. A little bit on the edges of a couple of the flares though

The 2 hour drive back with was great, its a little darty at 70ish MPH and has a little vibrations, though it could be the shitty PA roads or the knobby tires or both. I am going to replace alot of the rubber parts when I get the front axle service done and change out the knobby mud tires for something a little more all season-y

[ST1G]

Mrsleeve you got yourself one heck of a deal right there. My uncle has one of those. He put in different gears so that he could cruise going 75 more easily.

[mrsleeve]

Thanks guys, I will get some decent pics of it here once I get some tags on it, and have a little time to get out and about with it

[LINUS]

@ Sleeve - If you haven't hit mud yet, it's to LC's as this is to 30's ih8mud.com

And the shop that has biggest no-bs inventory of solid upgrades : sleeoffroad.com

Looks good for $6K, esp with the lockers - a set of sliders & you're good for a long time

Front axle service is real simple, no special tool & a great intro maint job, if you have the time.

[mrsleeve]

Yeah Linus I found it on mud. I had to join up to get the sellers email..... Same user name just have not posted yet. Yupp been shopping slee a bit already as well. I am not scared to do the axle my self its just I am out working and doing it with out my tool box and in a hotel parking lot might unnerve management a little bit lol

Slider and a little armor are on the short list as is a decent light bar, and few other odds and end

[goskidmark]

Every truck looks like this where I'm at right now. I love the Hilux.

[JCarp90]

My Toyota is lame. Bought it brand new October 2014, it goes in for its 25,000 mile service tomorrow.

[markd248]

Can anyone school me on 3rd gen 4Runners? Ideally I'm looking into getting a 99-01 manual 4R with the V6, sunroof, 4WD, etc. I'm planning on using it for our salty roads in the winter and for exploring/camping in the summer.

Is there one "best" forum for them? Any known issues with this generation of 4Runner? Any personal likes/dislikes with your 4Runner?

[mrsleeve]

tr4.org

[Exodus_2pt0]

http://washingtondc.craigslist.org/doc/cto/5172150730.html

The photo's made me chuckle.

[Danny]

I have an xj. Can I post here?

[noE30]

Just the thread I needed to see!
Ive been actively looking for a 3rd gen 4runner for the last month, hoping to find some thing in the next few weeks ideally. Going to sell my e34 and use the 4runner as the camping/adventure rig, I'm stoked to have a more room and take on a little more rugged terrain. I check craigslist dairy down here in Austin, seems like one gets posted every day which is good, most of them seem to be around $3k to $7k and 150k miles to 250k, ideally Id like to land somewhere in the middle.
Im thinking about going to check this out this coming week.. http://austin.craigslist.org/ctd/5165739883.html

[Eric]

I'm thinking of selling mine!

DSC_6591 by ericandshovin, on Flickr

Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk

[ST1G]

Can anyone school me on 3rd gen 4Runners? Ideally I'm looking into getting a 99-01 manual 4R with the V6, sunroof, 4WD, etc. I'm planning on using it for our salty roads in the winter and for exploring/camping in the summer.

Is there one "best" forum for them? Any known issues with this generation of 4Runner? Any personal likes/dislikes with your 4Runner?

Read this. I settled for a early (1997) limited, with 4x4 and a locking rear dif. 180,000 miles, for $4400, no rust.

As you can see in the spread sheet below your best bet is to get a Sport/Highlander edition to get the v6, with the elocker and 5 speed. The e locker was only an option, never standard. I think the 5 speed was the same way, so they are very hard to come by unless you find a loaded sport.



I wanted v6, leather, and elocker, so the limited worked best for me. I think the limited looks better (flares, body armor, side steps) and the earlier year's bumper are better for getting over obstacles since they aren't so big. I removed my side steps.

Tundra wheels with 255/75/17 BFG M/T

[ST1G]

Just the thread I needed to see!
Ive been actively looking for a 3rd gen 4runner for the last month, hoping to find some thing in the next few weeks ideally. Going to sell my e34 and use the 4runner as the camping/adventure rig, I'm stoked to have a more room and take on a little more rugged terrain. I check craigslist dairy down here in Austin, seems like one gets posted every day which is good, most of them seem to be around $3k to $7k and 150k miles to 250k, ideally Id like to land somewhere in the middle.
Im thinking about going to check this out this coming week.. http://austin.craigslist.org/ctd/5165739883.html

What are you looking for in a third gen? I've done a lot of reading about them. That one does not have the e locker, or 4x4. Do you desire either of these things? I think you'll be disappointed off road without at least the 4x4.

That specific one you posted, miles are good, but other than that it's rather pedestiran. It's not a 5k car without the 4x4, or being at least a limited. The limited has a much more upscale interior.