Poopy

I rolled my 85 4runner and need a body. Trying to find a decent 1st gen body is near impossible with their age. Then I thought about using a 2nd gen body. Does anyone know if the body mounts will line up? I am assuming they are both body on frame, but I don't know for sure.

Thanks, Kyle

space-junk

iTrader: (1)

save yourself the hassle and just buy a second gen...

thook

Okay junk........but, will the body mounts line up or no? I'm kinda curious myself. I've compared my 1st and 2nd by the eyeball and they seem to have the mounts in the same location, but can't be sure on measurements.


Poopy......even if they don't, why not drop your powertrain in a 2nd gen body with frame?

space-junk

iTrader: (1)

im pretty sure that this thread has been covered before, and people were saying that they dont line up without fabrication...

thook

I'm sure it's been covered, too. I'm just being too lazy to go find it.....

934rnr

you would be better off finding a ifs 4 runner body or a 2nd gen truck cab 84-88 and throwing it on there.

yoterr

so super old thread i know, but this is the first thing that shows up when you google 2nd gen 4unner body on 1st gen frame. And I've successfully completed this swap, 93 body on my 85 frame, couple odds and ends at this point but nothing that includes body swap stuff. LINK

fryeboy213

was ur 2nd gen a v6 or 4cyl and what did u have to do to the wireing harness if it was a v6 cause i want all the inside stuff to work and i didnt know if urs was v6 and u had to change some stuff or what

yoterr

my 2nd gen was a 6cyl 2wd...the 85 was 22r...the body harness and engine harness seperate, so essentially as long as you've got a battery hooked up to the wire that goes to the under hood fuse box everything works... minus the gages, only wiring i had to fiddle with was the alternator but thats pretty simple.

swampedout

Save yourself the hassle and send me the 1st gen frame!