DanStew

I am finding out RockAuto probably is thinknig that the 89 year is the changeover year for the 4runner. I ordered a new dryer/reciever to get my AC system up and going. Well I compare the new one with the old on the truck and you can tell the top is differnt. The one i got has two threaded ports for inlet and outlet, the one on the truc khas a single port. Well my question is, is the 88 4runner AC system the same as the 89 4runner with 22re, or is the 89 a bastard year? This will be the second time i got wrong parts from Rockauto, i ordered front brake pads and they were incorrect. Seems they lump the 89 4runner as the next years model.

Sin91

abe bought one for his truck a couple years ago and his is an 88 4runner. it had two threaded ports on it but he also says his has the 'supercool' option so i don't know if that makes a difference. there are two condensers for that year and they are different according to him but we don't know if the accumulator/ receiver drier is different. the one he got was too small for the bracket to hold it so its hard to say that he got the right one then

sb5walker

RockAuto's a very good vendor and I've bought a lot of parts from them over the years, but I find that they don't carry as many Japanese-made parts as they used to. Regardless, I have an 89 pickup and always double-check their parts by the pictures or however I can since their catalog is a little fuzzy.

Lately, I've been buying more from autohausaz - they're a great women-owned and operated business that usually only carries top quality parts, OEM mfrs if available, for great prices. I see they have a Denso receiver/drier for your year 4runner for $30. There's a pic so you can see if it matches yours.