Notices
86-95 Trucks & 4Runners 2nd/3rd gen pickups, and 1st/2nd gen 4Runners with IFS

How common are the super base 4wds

Thread Tools
 
Search this Thread
 
Old 09-17-2009, 10:05 AM
  #1  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
broyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
How common are the super base 4wds

I was wondering how common the super base model 4wd trucks with no power steering or a/c were/are. I have seen more with power steering than without.
Old 09-17-2009, 10:27 AM
  #2  
Registered User
 
scuba's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2008
Location: Austin, Texas
Posts: 11,338
Received 120 Likes on 59 Posts
I had one, thank god I totaled it and my insurance gave me what happened to be enough to buy a tacoma. Best thing that ever happened to me.

But seriously. Those models are DLX models.

Old 09-17-2009, 10:48 AM
  #3  
Registered User
 
poynter's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Somerset, KY
Posts: 272
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by scuba
I had one, thank god I totaled it and my insurance gave me what happened to be enough to buy a tacoma. Best thing that ever happened to me.

But seriously. Those models are DLX models.

Mines a DLX and it has AC and PS!
Old 09-17-2009, 10:50 AM
  #4  
Registered User
iTrader: (1)
 
BeMiceElf's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2005
Posts: 483
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
yeah mine too.
Old 09-17-2009, 10:58 AM
  #5  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
broyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The reason I ask is mine has no power steering, no a/c, and wing windows (aka ghetto a/c). The only other 4wd one I have seen like this was a friends 85 toyota.
Old 09-17-2009, 02:16 PM
  #6  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
broyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
So no one else has no power steering on their 4wd?
Old 09-17-2009, 03:05 PM
  #7  
Registered User
 
snobdds's Avatar
 
Join Date: Nov 2008
Location: Cheyenne, Wyoming
Posts: 2,306
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Mine is a DLX and I have power steering but no AC
Old 09-17-2009, 07:47 PM
  #8  
Registered User
 
turborich's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Las Vegas, NV.
Posts: 296
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I have never heard of a DLX model being fully striped. Mine is a DLX & I have A/C & power steering both.
Old 09-17-2009, 07:56 PM
  #9  
Registered User
 
GA22RE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 108
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Yeah have both accessories here as well. I love my DLX I just miss my Extended Cab. Other than that and the SR5 interior, about it as I finally have the powerplant and drivetrain I've been wanting.
Old 09-17-2009, 08:07 PM
  #10  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
broyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Mine must be rare then. Being the only "option" it has is the wing windows.

Being it has no power steering, its still easier to turn than my 1 ton 2wd with manual steering. I think they gave the 4wd manual steering box a different ratio.

Last edited by broyota; 09-17-2009 at 08:12 PM.
Old 09-17-2009, 08:12 PM
  #11  
Registered User
 
thadlinkwent's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Marysville, Wa
Posts: 66
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
U got wing windows? I'm kinda jealous. I have no a/c and no power steering. I plan on adding power steering when I get the money though.
Old 09-17-2009, 08:14 PM
  #12  
Registered User
 
GA22RE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 108
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
I think so. Honestly I had never really seen them on a truck until a few days ago when a fresh Extended Cab came into the pull-a-part. Went all over it. I think some moron traded it in on the cash for clunker's program. Way too nice to be at a salvage yard. Freshly serviced too.
Old 09-17-2009, 08:16 PM
  #13  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
broyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by thadlinkwent
U got wing windows? I'm kinda jealous. I have no a/c and no power steering. I plan on adding power steering when I get the money though.
Wing windows are definitely nice to have. Until this truck came along, I haven't seen them on anything but the SR5s and some DLX extra cabs.
Old 09-17-2009, 08:29 PM
  #14  
Registered User
 
ozziesironmanoffroad's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Spring Valley, CA
Posts: 6,002
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
i have power steering, but no a/c. aint that a *%&^&?
Old 09-17-2009, 08:46 PM
  #15  
Registered User
 
myyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: GrangeVille, Idaho
Posts: 4,166
Likes: 0
Received 8 Likes on 8 Posts
Originally Posted by broyota
Wing windows are definitely nice to have. Until this truck came along, I haven't seen them on anything but the SR5s and some DLX extra cabs.
Its possible that someone swapped doors on you truck, and thats why you have wing windows. My 86 4Runner SR5 had wing windows and i swapped the doors for ones with out wing windows because i don`t like em.
Old 09-17-2009, 08:56 PM
  #16  
Registered User
 
rowdy235's Avatar
 
Join Date: Sep 2007
Location: Sweet Home, OR
Posts: 1,803
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I have the tacoma version of what you are referring to, I think. No options except P/S and A/C. IIRC, it was the cheapest 4wd available in 1998.
Old 09-17-2009, 09:09 PM
  #17  
Registered User
Thread Starter
 
broyota's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Location: Camino, CA
Posts: 105
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
Originally Posted by myyota
Its possible that someone swapped doors on you truck, and thats why you have wing windows. My 86 4Runner SR5 had wing windows and i swapped the doors for ones with out wing windows because i don`t like em.
It has the factory acid etch tags with the vin codes on them. The original owner must've been paranoid about theft, as every body panel has the tags on them, and the tail gate bolts are tacked in place with a welder.
Old 09-18-2009, 06:41 AM
  #18  
Registered User
 
mmcpeck's Avatar
 
Join Date: May 2008
Location: Long Island, NY
Posts: 593
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
What is the difference between the DLX and SR5 models.

I have a '92 Xtra cab, it has A/C and P/S. I know it's not the SR5, but not sure what a DLX model is.
Old 09-18-2009, 06:42 AM
  #19  
Registered User
 
turborich's Avatar
 
Join Date: Jan 2009
Location: Las Vegas, NV.
Posts: 296
Likes: 0
Received 1 Like on 1 Post
I've got the wing windows too, it's an extended cab DLX. I have noticed while driving that some have them but most do not. I actually like them.

As far as the cash for clunkers went, people traded in some very decent vehicles that were paid off & now they have a nice new car & payment to go with it! I have been seeing a lot of very nice (clunkers) at the pic a part yard. What a shame. Not many Yotas though but that's nothing new around here.
Old 09-18-2009, 06:53 AM
  #20  
Registered User
 
GA22RE's Avatar
 
Join Date: Aug 2009
Posts: 108
Likes: 0
Received 0 Likes on 0 Posts
The cash for clunkers program (thank God it's over) was a kick in the balls for older Toyota Truck owners IMO. Don't get me wrong as I have personaly seen that one I was referring to but there's nothing worse than seeing one of these in perfectly good condition ready to be crushed. I know it hurt car enthusiasts as well but I actually sold my Hotrod to get back into one of these. DLX or SR5, you can't do any better IMO.


Quick Reply: How common are the super base 4wds



All times are GMT -8. The time now is 10:33 AM.