My 92 toys 3.0 is a dog! Im new to the import trucks is this normal?what can I do to upthe power,short of a motor build,or swap it has a locker in the rear,with 32x12x50x15s,with an outo trans,I have to keep the auto due to leg issues,so im stuck,please help

put the stock tires back on.

with the larger tires you can regear, what gears do you have?

Im not sure on the gears,I know they are stock,and I do need to go lower not sure how low I have always used 411s on my fulsize trucks,I still have to drive it about 120 miles a day for work.

Stock tires are not an option I need the ground clearance,but it is the cheapest way to go,thank you.

With 32's could go with Toy 4.30's or 4.88... (if your is 4.10)
These could be found in junkyards or ebay - easy dropin's not terribly expensive - if you have time to look for em (4.30's are cheaper & not as rare as the 4.88)

Ups & downs.. the 4.30 will probably most likly be a 2-pinion (4cyl) the 6cyl is a 4-pinion (stronger <- but what are you doing with the rig?? Hardcore???) 4.88 (fact are usually 4-pinion) may find someone who has regeared (changed out the ring & pinion)

5.29's are another option (usually a regear) but unless you plan on 35's+ I wouldn't worry...

Heres some Diff Info

Can look up by VIN HERE but remember someone could of swapped to something else....

Thank you for the info,I do mostly muddy trails some hill climbing,and alot of exploring,I want a good solid all around off road truck,tryn trails my K5 blazer didnt fit on.

The 3.0 behind an auto is terrible, especially when in a Runner. Since you have to keep the auto your only option for real power gains is to regear. Since it is likely that your Runner came w/4.56's for the stock 28's, you would want to regear to 5.29's for the 32's. The 4.88's mentioned above wouldn't be the proper gear set for you since they are the oem size for 31's w/an auto.

Other options would be to open up the exhaust, yu can do it cheaply if you don't install headers, headers will run about $700+ labor(if you don't install them yourself). I have achieved good results from an ignition upgrade combined w/my custom fab'd cold air intake, electric fan, along w/headers and exhaust. I figure I have spent about $2k in engine mod's over the years and have a nice solid power band even w/my truck weighing 4600lbs before loaded w/gear and passengers, though my mod's are w/a 5-sp and not an auto.

However before doing any gear or engine mod's you will want to make sure that the engine is running correctly, 3.0's tend to burn exhaust valves.

Engine swaps like the 4.3 Vortec or the 3.4 Toyota engine are popular but also pricey, figure in the neighborhood of $4-5k.

Your other option since you need to have a rig w/an auto would be to sell the '92 and pick up a 3rd gen Runner('96-2000) w/the 3.4 already in it. Some models came w/factory electric locker. You could probably find one for what you would get from selling your '92 and what you would to pay for gears and engine mod's. Here in CA clean 3rd gens are selling for $6-11k, so they should be cheaper outside the state as most Toy 4x's are.

thanks thats the kind of info I need.

Having invested a lot of time and $ into building a peppy 3.0 I would recomend the gen 3 runner with locker and 3.4 as well. You just can't go wrong. The runner is pretty much a LandCruiser Prado and you can expect good performance.