91Toyota

I'm just curious. I looked at my truck, and I looked at my brother truck (94, 22re, ext. cab, 4wd) and his is just an axle, leafs, and shocks. I looked at mine, axle, leafs, shocks AND coils. My GVWR is 4400lbs...which seems like quite a bit considering it only weighs 2500lbs...lol. I took pics of the rear. If it isn't a 1-ton I don't really care. If it is I am going to brag to my friends...lol. Give me a minute to post some pics. Thanks!




His rear end

Mine (I think it also has over-load springs...I think thats the name!)

rowdy235

1 tons of that year were all long bed. And v6 IIRC. So no, yours is not a 1-ton; though it is odd it has coils.

jeffy67

haha unfortunatly wouldnt be one ton.. a true one ton your getting into eight bolt and dualies usually start to come into play

91Toyota

Hmm, interesting. Yeah, I thought they were supposed to be more than 5-lug and a v6...but still doesn't explain the coils...lol. I didn't think it was but I wanted to be sure

4WDYotaShop

could the coils just be an addition of the PO? Or did they come like that? I have only had 4WDs so I've never looked under a 2WD.

rdlsz24

There are Toyota 1-ton pickups that look just like other Yota trucks. No 8-lugs or dually wheels lol. They aren't Chevys.

Rob

91Toyota

Hmm, I'm not sure. I've only owned it since December of last year. It could be. I've never seen any other 2wd like it...so I am not sure. Mine is just unique

91Toyota

Yeah, I thought I saw one on Toyota Nation that was exactly like mine and you couldn't tell. I didn't think they made 8-lug toyota axles

rowdy235

yeah, that looks like somebody just put in the coils, as they are exactly like my buddy's 89 except he has just shocks.

oh and ps those are called overload springs there on the bottom, mine has 'em too.

91Toyota

Yeah, but why would someone do that?

Yeah, I also have pretty bad axle wrap

91Toyota

Axle wrap shouldn't be happening should it?

JamesD

They made 1 ton shortbed Toyota's with 5 lugs and single rear wheels. They have the "G" code 8" rear. They also made them with 4 cylinders as well. The only 1 tons I seen with a V6 are the dually rear ends and even some of them came with a 4 cylinder. What I do not know is what is the difference in the single rear axle 1 tons than the 1/2 tons? I know the 1 ton has the 8" rear and the 1/2 ton has the 7.5 but other than that the rear springs look the same to me. I did not look like it had more than the standard version.

James

fastkevman

A buddy of mine has a true 1-ton Toyota, it has an extended frame like the Uhaul ones but, his is a flat-bed that we put tool boxes on the sides.
He uses it for his Lawn Care business.
It has dual wheels in the back, a 4cyl, and a 4speed manual.
Its pretty tough and we have really loaded it up beyond its rated capacity and its always pulled it.
The only drawback has been that it uses special tires that are expensive and have to be ordered to keep the rated capacity, they are obviously smaller than bigger truck tires and are 8-ply....if I remember correctly there are only a couple tire manufacturers that make them.....I believe he runs Bridgestones.
Also it uses heavy-duty brakes and when he had to redo the front he had to order everything at a "stealership".

P.S. I have seen coil-over shocks like that before....they have been selling them for years at J.C. Whitney....previous owner probably added them.

91Toyota

Thanks guys. Why exactly would someone want to ADD coils?

Matt16

to carry more weight.

91Toyota

Oh, so now it's a 5/8 ton...lol...just kidding!!!

So, our trucks are considered a 1/2 ton?

Matt16

Here was my One Tonne:

Matt16

God I loved that thing. Too bad I had to sell it for school. Going around slippery corners wasn't it's strong point. It had bald mud tires of some sort on the rear. The steering was so loose you had steer it telepathically (use the force Luke...). The body on that was tighter than a '98 Ford F150 I drove at about the same time. Not a single rattle or noise minus the steering stops no one had ever greased I don't think. It would haul 800 kilos of gravel (almost one tonne) up great big hills. I was never really certain whether it would get me home, but it almost always did. It killed one starter motor and the thermostat was bad. It stalled one in a while even though it was automatic but turning up the idle always fixed it.

91Toyota

Damn thats a nice truck!!! Very very nice!!! Is that a sunroof I see?

How much did you sell it for? That sucks...damn school!

Matt16

That's a sun roof. When open, it would suck all the debris from the bed straight into your eyes unless the tailgate was down or the front window was open.

I sold it for $1850. I bought it for $1800, thrashed it all summer hauling huge loads, replaced the starter at $200 (had I known better, I would have just replaced the contacts). I was going to sell it for $1800, but I had just filled it up, so I sold it for $1850.