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 Need advise on 1st gen runner purchase
#646924
09/14/05 06:41 AM
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Joined: Mar 2005
Posts: 284
OP
Mudrunner
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I want to buy a 1st gen 4runner, preferably a solid axle '85, but i am having a hard time finding 1. my price range is 3000 or so, only because i want to put 2000 into it on susp.,tires,and/or any repairs that need to be done. So i guess my price range is 5000 if it is in good shape and built the way i want it.
So i guess my question is; should i hold out for the 85, or should i buy a later year and invest in a SAS?
Does anyone in so cal do a good job on a SAS?
I want to get the job done right.
Any comments or advise is always greatly appreciated.
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Re: Need advise on 1st gen runner purchase
[Re: ToyotaChris]
#646925
09/17/05 01:22 PM
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Joined: Aug 2000
Posts: 200
Wheeler
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I own an 85, so I'm biased. But, getting a newer 4Runner, like a Gen2 (1990-1994) and doing a SAS is the way I will go if anything every happens to it. The choice is really yours, and your wallets.
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Re: Need advise on 1st gen runner purchase
[Re: ToyotaChris]
#646926
09/19/05 05:40 PM
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Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 1,681
Body Damage is Cool
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If you can get an IFS Runner cheaper, get it an SAS it. But remember it'll cost you around $2000 just for the parts to do a SAS. Plus labor unless you do it yourself. In my area 84-85 Runners go for way less than $3000, look harder. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" />
- seen in FOUR WHEELER mag July 2006 & OFF-ROAD mag Feb 2007 -
'84 4Runner ARBed 5.29s F&R,4.7 & 2.28 t-cases,hy-steer,BudBuilt skid,30spl Longs,36" TSLs,Chevys
'83 P/U, Buick 231 V6,Holley 4 bbl,Weiand intake,Downey headers,TH350 w/700R4 gearset
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Re: Need advise on 1st gen runner purchase
[Re: fourwd1]
#646927
09/20/05 01:06 PM
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Joined: Aug 2001
Posts: 2,941
J Roll Me Over
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In my area 84-85 Runners go for way less than $3000, look harder. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> In your area, 84-85 4Runners have rotted frames, too!
"A young man who does not have what it takes to perform military service is not likely to have what it takes to make a living." - John F. Kennedy
Proud owner of an 88 Montero (with a blown engine).
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Re: Need advise on 1st gen runner purchase
[Re: DRTDEVL]
#646928
09/22/05 05:58 PM
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Joined: Feb 2001
Posts: 1,681
Body Damage is Cool
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In my area 84-85 Runners go for way less than $3000, look harder. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/smile.gif" alt="" /> In your area, 84-85 4Runners have rotted frames, too! Most of them do. But I was lucky and the frame on my 84 is solid as a rock. I went over every square inch of the frame with a needle scalar. And I paid $900 for it 3 yrs ago. <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/butwiggle.gif" alt="" /> <img src="/forums/images/graemlins/notooth.gif" alt="" />
- seen in FOUR WHEELER mag July 2006 & OFF-ROAD mag Feb 2007 -
'84 4Runner ARBed 5.29s F&R,4.7 & 2.28 t-cases,hy-steer,BudBuilt skid,30spl Longs,36" TSLs,Chevys
'83 P/U, Buick 231 V6,Holley 4 bbl,Weiand intake,Downey headers,TH350 w/700R4 gearset
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