I got a 85 yota hilux 4x4. It has a 22r in it with a 5 spd. I want to do a 8inch lift and 37x12.50s. My engine is out and was concidering a ford 5.0 or a chevy 5.7. Ive been told the factory 4 will pull such a setup to not add the extra weight. I want to pull a 16' trailer and 3 quads. Wat is ur thoughts?

 

1. You don't need 8" of lift to run 37s
2. A domestic V8 in a Toyota is a waste on both accounts.
3. Buy a full size truck.
4. 22RE won't pull that much weight without exploding.

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Im guessing my point was missed. I have a 2011 gmc z71. I WANT a 8in lift ik I dont need it. I have 37x 12.50 swamper tsl on it. When I go out to the river to play I want to tow my trailer and quads behind the yota. Wats the point of a cheep play toy if u got to tow it everywhere? My question was not if ppl tjought a domestic engine belonged in the yota or not, the question was would I be better off swapping in a v8 to acomplish my towing goals or can I do it freashing up the 22r and througing in some gears. I dont want tge extra weight of the v8 but either way the truck is going to be towing the other toys.

 

if you want to put in a v8 to tow that much with the poor thing consider upgrading the frame, suspension, transmission, xfer case, drivelines, differentials, axles, brakes.. then add a few more fuel tanks

i disagree about a 22re towing that. it'll tow it. at 5mph max

 

So u r tellin me a toyota will not tow 2800 pds?? Ive pulled the same trailer and quads behind a 4 banger ranger with no probs. My concern was the big tires and pulling the trailer.

 

regear it lol, 5.29s, max speed will be about 45, and whats the point of haveing a play toy if youve got quads? towing a trailer with 3 quads turning 37s and 8inches of lift is a little confuseing to me, if you can afford to get a yota and regear with bigger tires, just lift the quads and have 3 toys instead of a yota, thats my thoughts, and if anything, buy a 45 gooseneck trailer, and with ur z71 tow the quads and toyota at the same time

 

Quads are race quads. Yota is to play in river with cause ive got 6000 miles on the z71 and Ive broke emough on it playin with it off road. Lol plus its a 1500 prob wont pull all of it. Lol

 

If your trailer and quads all together really weigh 2500 pounds, you'll be able to tow it...just not very fast. that seems awful light though. 37s will beat up your axles pretty quick. I think some guys on here are running em though. search around.

 

its a chevy, with trailer brakes ud be fine, and besides, warrenty XD

 

What about a 4.3 V6 chevy, that's what I'm planning, but I'm going to use a trailer to tow my Toyota.........with my F-350.

 

Trailer weighs 1100 pds and about 350pds a quad. It wont b all the time and when I do it will only be 20 miles. Once I get time and funds im planin to swap 3/4 axles, np 205, and really want to do a vw turbo diesel, and a better manual trans, and a exo cage.

 

You are wasting your time and money trying to build what you "want".
There are much better and more feasible options to accomplish playing and towing.

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I agree.

8" lift....

 

wow for yota fans yall sure are not very cofident in ur brand. Plus being as my land prob has bigger dropoffs deeper mud pits and bigger rocks the most of the off road place ppl go there is a reason I want a 8" lift and 37s.

 

The point is you don't need 8" of lift to run 37s.
Towing that much weight with your tranny combined with the tires will kill it.
It has nothing to do with brand loyalty, but a firm grip in reality as to the limits of Toyota components.

This one on 37s will crawl anything you got...and then some.
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Thats y im asking ppl that kno these trucks wat the week links are with wat im going to be runnin. I may not need a 8inch lift but thats wat I got same with the 37s. Guess ill just through some danas under it and put a 4.3 v6 in it. Still have power to pull and b light.

 

well like Delaware, Texas is flat and without hills towing may not be a problem.

like the V6 4.3 idea.........good luck and keep us posted..........

 

I just need a real truck like ur ford and pull em all to play. Lol im a ford guy hate to put a chevy in anything but 4.3 vortec is better then fords 4.2......hum but I do got a supercharged 3.8 out of a tbird sc. Ideas ideas. Lol

 

cheapest route.


carb'd 350, with a chevy auto of your choosing.....with an adapter to run the toyota t-case.

axle's will be fine, as long as you aren't trying to break them.

but they won't last long so find some Longfields. or a set of 1tons. but then chances are it won't be street legal because your tires are gonna stick out about a foot on each side.

so narrow them.lol




or you could just buy an older full size chevy 4x4.....since that would be best.



it's not PULLING something in a toyota....it's STOPPING something in a toyota.

 

yea, I wish I could put a 7.3 diesel in my toy......LOL