Title says it all.. any difference between the years

found me a 87 std cab auto

 

I know the front bumper mounts differently starting in 89.

:wabbit2:

 

yeah-the 87 is a 2nd gen cab(84-88)
the 89 is a 3rd gen(89-95.5) so yep there are some obvious visual differences...

 

1988 was the first year of that crappy 3.0 V6. Also remember that the 4Runners ran from 84-89 and the trucks of that same body style ran from 84-88 and in 89 the trucks got the new body style while the 4Runner did not change until 1990.

James

 

from what i've gathered on the truck:

87 std cab
Auto
22re
a lil bit of rust haven't seen it in person yet but will go later today, prob will buy it on the spot

owner says it leaks a lil bit but im not beyond replacing the timing cover if i have to., power steering mine leaked till i switched to atf.

says he doesn't know what's wrong with the ac.

 

from the other pic most of the rust i can see is below the tail gate.

 

got the truck. drives good handles decent ( suspension is stiffer than ) 230 something miles, doesn't have that tick tick tick noise.

bad- bed is FUBAR not worth all the sheet metal work
fuel guage doesn't work (maybe sending unit or fuse but pump works)
suspension - shocks are good but to small and it rides like a dump truck
looks like the valve cover gasket is bad ( got a new one in my eb-master kit)
Exhaust is a joke has a glasspack alum taped in place and wire strands holding it (nothing i can't fix)

when i hit a hard bump CEL and some other lights came on (did this maybe 2 times hasn't happened again)

Overall - im digging what it's about to look like after i paint it and throw on a toytec lift
gonna be a DD and wheeler) It Even has window vents, sliding window, and STOCK MUD FLAPs

 

 

Well you do have a hard to find long bed on your truck. Those years are hard to find in longbeds, cool though.

James

 

my 89 has one but i'm going flatbed for this thing.

basic 2" lift 2BL to gain some access to the starter and other parts. no bigger than a 33. gonna keep this one simple and use my 89 as a hardcore wheeler

 

2" sus + 2" body with 33's is gonna look funny.

 

even though this this is a hang up problem it's full thick walled
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last one is of the bumper not the bottom hitch

 

is that bolted to the bumper? if so, thickwalled doesn't matter, your still limited to what the bumper can hold.

 

why so? i seen a 82 for sale 5" lift and 3 bl on 35's posing on a rock it was sick looking. but was outta my reach

 

http://greensboro.craigslist.org/cto/2497619968.html the link

 

1st gen = different. 4" lift will clear 35's easy on an IFS truck. Heck with just a torsion crank on the front of mine a few hammers and a valance removal I fit 33's and most like my stance. The front I would say is a little over 1" taller due to torsion crank, rear is raked maybe 2.5" total, with the flatbed and no fenderwells in addition to extra weight I carry I needed it. No body lift here BTW.

 

no it's welded to the bumper. the whole bumper is thick walled prob heavy.

who ever put it on or fabbed it did some nice work

 

my 89 has a 2" bl i made from high grade alum round stock, and 33x12.50's no other suspension mods