hi there........i am lookin' for a toyota 2wd truck to drop a nice lcengineering 22r into....i aM lookin at 85-95 pickups.....from what i understand the 91-95's that don't have a 22r will except a 22r if a bell housing is replaced for the tranny,that's what lcengineering told me anyway.....
so my question is,,,,,what year of toyota pickup will be best for a restore????
i like the 95's,but i like the 85 1 ton too....... help me decide......
thanks..

 

in my opinion i think the 84-88s bodystyle is a lot better and if you can get a 1ton that wud be sick

 

The big question is, do you have to smog the vehicle? If not, you can drop it into ANY 79-95 2wd truck and it'll bolt right in. The 22r was used in 81-92 2wd trucks.

 

yeah,i guess new mexico is adopting californias smog emission laws or whatever..i don't know what that means yet but do you know what guidelines i need to follow so i don't break any emissions laws?????????
i am looking at an 85 1 ton with a crappy exterior for 1,500.00..........it already has a 22re..........will this pass emissions?????????

thanks for the replys.........i'll post pics when i hook up a yota....

 

It depends on the smog laws there, but in Cali you would automatically fail the visual inspection if there's a 22r in place of what should be a 22re. If they have a 25 year law that allows 25 year old and older vehicles exempt from smogging, then get an early 80's truck and have some fun.

 

thanks for the reply.............i'll have to check the 25 year thing.....

 

84-88 one tonne was a sweet truck. I loved mine. I'll post a picture later on.

 

I have a wrecked 86 one ton

needs work on the front