Been lurking for some time and have learned a lot. I've been looking for an '85 or earlier solid axle for a while, but haven't found anything that interest me that much, so I have just started looking into IFS trucks with the thought of converting to solid axle later. I have some offroad experience. I restored a '77 Bronco a few years back and wheel it some, but it did turned out to nice to get all scratched and beat up. The Toyota will be used for offroad use only.

I would prefer a short bed or a extended cab, but I ran across a '93 4runner with approx 165k miles. The motor (V6) is locked up, but I was told everything else worked good. The guys asking $1500. I'm not much of a mechanic, but I could swap an engine. Is this a decent price for a 4runner in good shape? Any idea what a good used engine would run me (I'm in east tenn)?

Any other tips or opinions on truck vs. 4 runner would be appreciated.

TIA,

Chris