Which 4Runner should I get?

Trustyrusty · 10-22-2009, 05:03 PM

Hey guys, sold my '86 4X4 due to wanting fuel injection since it was a DD, and it was a single cab, and owning two single cab trucks is lame if you want to haul people. So I now have around fifteen hundred bucks and I'm searching for a 4Runner, but I'm having a hard time finding a 85-89 worthy of buying, and have came across a 1990 4Runner 4X4 22RE 5 Spd. It has 245K harsh miles on it, no body damage, no rust, decent interior, but the brakes are shot, and it needs exhaust work, which is great cause I have tons of exhaust pipe and toyota brake parts.. So I can fix it for free.. I also have the 4" Superlift I bought for the '86, all new front suspension parts for any IFS truck, 4" lift shocks, and brake lines.. So I'm contemplating buying the 4Runner, but with so many miles on it the engine will be shot in 50K, Its Toyota Tough, but Its had a rough life I can tell. Think I oughta just buy the 1990 for a grand and be done with it? I need some input fella's..

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BigBluePile · 10-22-2009, 06:34 PM

Well, I'd buy the truck and rebuild the motor. Don't forget gears depending on your tire size. You could sell off that 4" stuff to make up for a GOOD motor rebuild and then pick up a WABFAB(shameless plug) balljoint spacer/rear lift kit.

space-junk · 10-23-2009, 01:09 AM

BBP has got the right answer buddy...
come join the elite owners club... the 2nd Gen runner owners club...

Middo · 10-23-2009, 01:47 AM

deff go the 2nd gen. they rule the tracks haha. how cheap are they over in the us. i bought my 91 runner with only 13000km on the engine, no damage, lift and tyres for 8500 AUD.

Windsor · 10-23-2009, 12:17 PM

+1 what BPP (and everyone else) says.

245k miles? pshaw, it's just broken in.

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Middo Registered User Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Sunny coast, QLD, Australia Posts: 10	deff go the 2nd gen. they rule the tracks haha. how cheap are they over in the us. i bought my 91 runner with only 13000km on the engine, no damage, lift and tyres for 8500 AUD. __________________ Get more lift, Fat chicks can't climb

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Windsor Registered User Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: DFW, Texas! Posts: 794	+1 what BPP (and everyone else) says. 245k miles? pshaw, it's just broken in. __________________ '87 T4R Deluxe, mall crawler every non-SR5 option installed (sans AT), as well as: * Cruise Control (dealer installed) * Michelin LTX A/T2 31s on 1st-gen alloy rims * SmittyBilt granny step bar * SR5 Instrument Cluster

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