84-85 Trucks & 4Runners 2nd gen pickups and 1st gen 4Runners with solid front axles

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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 04:35 PM
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Would it make a diffrence

Hey every one i just wanted some input before i make any decisions. My truck is currently sitting on 35s MT's with Suzuki rims and 3 inches of shackles. I do enjoy the truck but with gas being about .50 cents lower then diesel right now and the fact that my current daily driver is a crew cab 3500 duramax i wouldn't mind putting a little work into the toyota if i could get some decent mpg out of her.

So can i gain any significant fuel mileage if i was to drop the truck back down to stock and drop say a set of 31 AT's on her. I know the 22RE is not the most fuel friendly motor out there. But i would be happy if i could make 22-24 MPG on reg octane vs 16 mpg on diesel right now. Plus it would keep miles off the big girl.
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Old Oct 25, 2011 | 04:43 PM
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31's would definitely be easier to turn than the 35s. I would probably expect the mileage to jump up a little. Don't know how much. How you drive makes a big difference. I know i noticed a decrease in acceleration when i replaced the alloy wheels on my 92' with steel ones. I imagine smaller tires would have the opposite effect, especially with stock gearing.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 04:40 PM
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Any recommendation on a light weight AT. I have run both Pro comp and BGF in the past and had good luck with both.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 05:27 PM
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i meant to get in touch with you this evening lance, i saw the pics and still am definaly intrested down here in pensacola!
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 05:35 PM
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Oh ok. Let me know if you need any more. I am in no hurry to sell it as you can see and have been kicking around the idea of keeping her. But if i have a solid buyer i know it would make the wife happy . Any way i am going to order a new rubber peace for the intake and replace both rear shocks probably friday.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 05:37 PM
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alright well i am going to see zac brown this weekend in bolix so i cannot see it this weekend, maybe we can work something out for next weekend, my father said he is willing to drive up there with me with the car trailer
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 06:45 PM
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Sounds good man. Just keep me up to date and if you need any more pics or info please let me know.
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Old Oct 26, 2011 | 06:49 PM
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i think i have everything i need, i just talked to my father and hes good for next weekend but as i said we can just keep it open, things always come up!
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