im looking into buying a 4runner , and would like the one wit hthe spare on the tailgate , what years were they ? and i assume they had the v-6 then also .

airrikk17

 

I know it wasn't many years that had them. Not sure on the years specifically though.

My 1991 has the stock carrier on it.

 

thanks , so far , all i ve found is 91 with the rear carrier , possible some 90's . thank you .

airrikk17

 

I've seen a lot of pics of 2nd gen hilux surfs with the rear spare tire carrier, including those with the 2.4L turbo diesel engines. I guess when the 2nd gen came out, the rear spare tire carrier was already an option.

 

My '90 Runner has one -V6 SR5 4X4'i think only 90 and 91 had them ,possibly 92(?).

 

I think it was 90-92 but maybe 93. I took one off another 91 for my 91.

 

You can buy aftermarket tire carriers. Why limit what you can buy 4Runner-wise when the tire carrier can be added on later.

 

I've got one on my 94, but of course it came off of a 91. I've seen them on 90, 91 and early 92's. Saw a early 92 at the yard and it had a swing arm tire carrier and underneath all the hardware for a spare (Can you say duel spares) as if they don't sag enough in the rear already.

 

They were only offered with the factory 31" tire option as I recall.

 

Having owned 2 previous 2nd gen...the only years i know of from owning them were from 90-91...perhaps in the US they extended it to 92 or 93...PS: I have been contemplating adding the 2nd gen tire carrier to a 3rd gen limited...i like to idea of an accessible tire quickly, do you know if anyone has ever tried this modification?

 

Used to be a writeup on the ORC Toyota tech section:

http://www.off-road.com/toyota/toyota.html

Was written by Chris Geiger. Basically you need to weld in a bunch of bracing inside the rear corners to install the carrier.

 

With the help of a buddy we chopped some metal strips up and they were used as the inner bracings with equally HD hardware. Not a problem in the past year its been installed. Been tested through some very rough terrain and looks great. Stock only used tin bracing on the inside tac welded on. scary.

 

thanks everyone , im going down tomorrow morning to take a look at a 1990 4 door , black . wish me luck.

airrikk17

 

So what did ya decide ?

 

Did you get my PM?