Hey guys as some of you may know i just wrecked my 4runner. So i was looking around and found this 87 toyota truck with 35 inch tires brush guard roll bar ect.. I was wondering what are some of the ups and downs of the 80's trucks.

 

anyone???

 

Well my biggest pet peeve is the rusty bed syndrome. Late 80's trucks, 86-89 develop rust at the of the bed. Here's the driver's side of my truck, on the passenger there is a one foot long, one incht tall rust hole in front of the wheel well. It wasn't this bad at first, but I plan to switch to fiberglass bedsides down the road anyway, so oh well.



Its hard to see in the pic, but the rust behind the wheel actually extends up into the top half of the bed/"fender flare"

What kind of engine is in it? Also, if he has 35's what kind of lift is on it, body or suspension? Is it 4WD or 2WD desert runner style?

 

he has an engine out of a 94 with only 60k on it and he has a 4 inch suspension(not sure which brand) and a 3 inch body. And it is 4wd.

 

for the 22re's they do leak oil so check it regularly and I need to keep adjusting my valves every 5 - 10 k miles