well guys and gals, i dont kno how much longer i stand not havin a yota, its killin me! so ive been thinkin about what yr i wan tto get and here are the two i narrowed it down to with what i want to do with it. give me some of yalls opinions on what yall think. i would liek to have a SA rig, but i always liked the thought of a really capable IFS rig with a low COG.

85 p/u reg cab short bed- Marlin Crawler 3in or 4in springs, 37x12.50s,5.29s, lockrites F&R, bed bob, Marlin front bumper, flatbed, possibly dual cases or either a singel 4.7,buckets, sliders,semi exo, winch yada yada yada

89-95 p/u reg cab short bed IFS- 5.29s, lockrites F&R, 35x12.50s, idler arm brace or total chaos idler arm, 4.7s, 1.5in bj spacers, 2in AAL, 1.5 or 2inch BL, cut/trim the fenders, bed bob, Marlin front bumper, sliders, tube doors, winch, custom rear bumper, buckets blah blah blah.

so what do you guys think? i would have alot better chance of findin a 3rd gen, but i see some 85s fro sale occasionally. feel free to add some things to either list cuz i kno i frogot soem stuff

 

if i could only buy one kind of vehicle it would be a 1st gen 4runner.

we have one.....it's beautiful and currently (well actually stopped for now) undergoing renovation....it's a 3.0 IFS. plnty of cons have been expressed about the 3.0, i guess we will find out.

if i had the money to buy 10 more vehicles, i would probably buy 10 1st gen 4runners....preferrably the 22re since i am more familiar with that engine.

am totally in love with my son's (age 13) 1988 4runner.

and as you can see from my sig line below......i (we) have 3 yotas........my baby is the '92......my wife drives the 2006 and my son will be driving the '88.

 

yea i thought about a runner to, but it would have to be a 1st gen liek your talkin about.

 

I like the idea of the 85. Always have. EFI with SFS is a nice combo. And the price is usually swingable

 

X-cab.....bob the bed

 

3rd gen 4runner, 5 speed 3.4

 

hey theres a guy here in dayton who has 5 for sale. thats half of them...... all 22re's............ all 5 speed............ just saying.


anyway yes if i were trying to get another yota i would surely get a first gen 4runner. thats an unbias opinion........................................... ...................

 

either 85 4runner or 85 ext cab pickup..trust me..you'll love that extra little bit of room behind the seats..lmao

 

yea im startin to open up a bit between xcab and standard, i mean if i found one that was xc i wouldnt turn it down. ahhh decisions decisions

 

i kno! but i cant afford it. i was lookin at the 3rd runner thread today actually. im tryin to talk my gf into buyin one and lettin me go a little crazy with it haha

 

opinions from anyone else????

 

im thinkin im gonna go with an IFS rig again... .gaaah this is hard

 

It kinda depends what you really want to do with it. For a trail ride, I'd definitely go with a 1st gen. For lots of highway driving, well an IFS rig with lots of power is gonna be more to my taste.

 

yea its gonna be a trail rig/ driven on the road every once in awhile. i got a Cummins thats my daily driver id love to have a 1st gen bu tthere gettin harder to find. i dont mind a rough ride from a 1st gen SA. it will mostly be a trailer queen tho

 

well if you make a decision we have a 89 standard cab with a 22re for sale on the NC/Vir border. Has around 170k miles on it with almost new 31x10.50s.

Edit: called dad it has 172k showing.

 

you said the north carolina and what border? how much you thinkin about askin? PM me some pics? i dont care about dents to much and as long as the rust isnt to awful bad around fenders, cuz theyll get