Hello, I'm Austin. I just purchased my 4th toyota, and I decided to put a good chunk of change into this one.

Picked up a 1988 Toyota pickup Xtra cab. Unexpectedly came across it while going to pick up a title from a recent purchase. Being from maine, a Toyota in good shape is hard to come by, and one with a solid frame is slim to none. So I when I stopped to take a look at it and saw that the truck was from the south with a perfect frame, and very little body damage. ( minus body rot under the pedals ) I had to buy it.

Picked it up for 1000 bucks. It's a v6 5 speed, wish it was a 22re but I can always swap that out later. I want the project to be $5000-6000 build max. And road legal.

The bed is getting turned into a tube bed/cage.

I am unsure what I want to do for a lift. Been debating between the trail gear 3" or 4" Sas

Want to run 35-37s but don't want the truck to be massive, just sit good enough so I may have to give a little hop to get into it (im 6'3").

Also thinking if I go with leafs may be able to push the axle forward to keep it lower but keep good clearance/articulation.

What should I get? What compares to what I'm looking for?

Thanks! Glad to be working with another toyota again!

 

Hello fellow Mainer welcome to the site.Lots of good info on this site,best of luck with your build.Where in Maine are you from?

 

From Oxford/Franklin county! nice to see there's some mainers on here haha

 

I am 6'1" with 33's and a 3" TG lift. I wanted to keep it low. I can clear 35's from the looks of things. 37's might require some trimming. Its a bit of a hop for me to get up into mine. I can still put one foot in while the other foot is on the ground. The wife has a much harder time. My front axle moved about 1-2" forward with the SAS. Overall I really liked the TG kit. Bushing suck and the bearings are cheap chinese garbage but easily replaced.

Good luck and looking forward to the build.

 

What're you going to do to keep the frame in good shape?