The new winter beater- 93 Toyota Pickup 4x4

**Banage** · 09-30-2009, 05:22 PM

thats great. I had a SR5 a few years ago and I wish I still had it. They are great trucks for multi use

**plastikosmd** · 09-30-2009, 06:45 PM

nice truck for the money. that toyota buy back last year or so was a big loss..lotta good trucks got crushed

**Bryan Raffa** · 09-30-2009, 08:42 PM

Originally Posted by Kintore

haha thanks guys should be sweet to bomb around in

and yah, we are farmers Billy. We were just testing the corn and the best way is to put it in the vice!

**Kintore** · 10-01-2009, 07:24 AM

bahahahaha man you kill me raff

**Dirtcrasher** · 10-01-2009, 12:08 PM

Originally Posted by plastikosmd

nice truck for the money. that toyota buy back last year or so was a big loss..lotta good trucks got crushed

The "cash for clunkers" ate up all the V6's.

Then the bad frames up up most of the 95 - 01 Tacoma's. There is near NOTHING in the boneyards now and although plenty of it is available aftermarket, it isn't OEM

Kintore, I have a 94 V6 SR5 and there isn't anything I can't fix on those.... Make sure you run antifreeze all the time or the head corrodes on the 22RE and it's not fun.

**Kintore** · 10-01-2009, 12:19 PM

thanks for all the heads up guys! I appreciate it!

just got done about 3/4 of the body work.... now im thinking fender flares and rocker guard the whole bottom part black

**ATC-Eric** · 10-01-2009, 02:28 PM

Sweet ride Josh! Gots to get me one of those. Im in the market for a beater truck so I dont have to mess up the Duramax.

Call me dude! Its a matter of life and death!

**Russell 350X** · 10-01-2009, 05:23 PM

Nice buy Joshy! Keep the oil changed in her, it'll run forever, even when theres isnt a body left around it.

**Kintore** · 10-02-2009, 08:54 AM

Just finished up the rocker panels, and fenders with a DIY rocker guard.

I tell ya, im going through bondo like a bugger, every spot I find im patching it. Turning out to be pretty badass!

Taking it in the to shop next week to get it cert and e tested and I want this all done so its GO GO GO!

Eric, ill call ya Sat

Rusty, well your name comes to mind with this thing haha but yah seems pretty bulletproof. I had the same thing in a field truck but a XTRA cab, man that thing took some abuse and ran like a top!

**jason85atc250r** · 10-02-2009, 12:19 PM

Originally Posted by cox

The SR5 package differs from gen to gen but is mostly a cosmetic package. That truck does not have a solid front axle, its IFS. I have done a crazy amount of work on these pickups. No its not a tacoma, its classified as a mini truck or T-100. That motor is pretty much bullet proof. It should have 4.10 gears and a 4:1 reduction in the T-case. If your going to 4x4 it hard, convert over the crappy auto hubs with manual's. If you need to know anything specific about that truck PM me and ill help ya out. I lived, ate and breathed these trucks for the last 5 years straight..... Till i took a trike for a ride, lol.

not trying to be a a hole but the T-case reduction is 2.8 to 1 on every toyota truck from 79-95 with a 22re. by the way the was 1995 regular trucks also Tacomas did not come out till spring of 1995.

hear is a pic of 2 of my trucks 85 sr5 4runner for $700 with every single fancy option and my 89 sr5 4x4 gotten for $500. they were to nice to strip for parts on ebay.. 4runner has some Rausch creeek tree rash. just snapped one of my brother Swigins beast also.

kintore give me a PM if you need parts i'll have everything you need. i have 75 trucks for parts.

**jason85atc250r** · 10-02-2009, 12:22 PM

Originally Posted by Dirtcrasher

The "cash for clunkers" ate up all the V6's.

Then the bad frames up up most of the 95 - 01 Tacoma's. There is near NOTHING in the boneyards now and although plenty of it is available aftermarket, it isn't OEM

Kintore, I have a 94 V6 SR5 and there isn't anything I can't fix on those.... Make sure you run antifreeze all the time or the head corrodes on the 22RE and it's not fun.

hey dirtcrasher they actually have 4 22re ones at Harry's U pull it by Chris200x's house. they were cash for clucker trade in's

**keister** · 10-02-2009, 12:37 PM

Jason,
I knew you would be jumping in this thread soon. Toyota owners unite!

Kintore,
Let's see some updated pix. You must be working night and day on this beast.

And just for the record Toyota made both old style 1995s and 1995 Tacomas. It is strange that they would introduce a new truck right in mid-model year, but I know this for a fact because I drove one of the first Tacomas (1995-1/2) for the past 12 years.

**jason85atc250r** · 10-02-2009, 01:08 PM

Originally Posted by keister

Jason,
I knew you would be jumping in this thread soon. Toyota owners unite!

Kintore,
Let's see some updated pix. You must be working night and day on this beast.

And just for the record Toyota made both old style 1995s and 1995 Tacomas. It is strange that they would introduce a new truck right in mid-model year, but I know this for a fact because I drove one of the first Tacomas (1995-1/2) for the past 12 years.

Keister thats all i drive from now on

i just got my dually toyota back running. Pulled out the auto and made it a 5 speed. it's really snappy with the 4.10 gears and the little 195-75-14 tires

i just got a 1994 4x4 from a friend thats hauls in scrap cars for $500 it has 130,000 and a rod knock. no rust at all just a couple dings.

**Dirtcrasher** · 10-02-2009, 09:02 PM

All great stuff guys!!

I needed a torsion bar bolt and BADASSKFX thought I had a "middle year", but I'm a 94, not 95......... Fortunately I had the bolt elsewhere.

Jason, thanks for the bumper light - Fine for my needs

I've seen a few EBAY auctions with "CLUNKER" on the windshield

I thought the 4 banger didn't meet the mileage criteria??

I thought the 4 was too good on gas and "clunkers" had to get worse than 18mpg or something??

Help me out guys

Jason, did the mounting change on the TF case or are all those years the same? I think I have 3 cases, one should be less than 200 miles but from 1988.......

Wish I had 4:10's only as far as parts go. I have rear ends and front diffs but all 4:10s. The V6 is a 3:?? I forget but it got changed between the two.....................................

**jason85atc250r** · 10-02-2009, 09:19 PM

Originally Posted by Dirtcrasher

All great stuff guys!!

I needed a torsion bar bolt and BADASSKFX thought I had a "middle year", but I'm a 94, not 95......... Fortunately I had the bolt elsewhere.

Jason, thanks for the bumper light - Fine for my needs

I've seen a few EBAY auctions with "CLUNKER" on the windshield

I thought the 4 banger didn't meet the mileage criteria??

I thought the 4 was too good on gas and "clunkers" had to get worse than 18mpg or something??

Help me out guys

Jason, did the mounting change on the TF case or are all those years the same? I think I have 3 cases, one should be less than 200 miles but from 1988.......

Wish I had 4:10's only as far as parts go. I have rear ends and front diffs but all 4:10s. The V6 is a 3:?? I forget but it got changed between the two.....................................

Dirtcrasher ------ all the v6 t cases are the same as long as it's from a 5 speed. your v6 truck since it;s a 5 speed should have 4.10 or 4.56 axle gears. 4.56 gears were on trucks with 31" tires from factory. Those were the only ratio put in them nothing else.

i found a easy way to tell what ratio you have just buy looking at the rear end sitting there. if in the center of the big nut that tightens the yoke down ( where driveshaft bolts on) it's painted pink then it's 4:10 blue = 4:30 in auto 4x4's. 4.56's mite be green if i remember rite.

the 22re would count but you did not get the full $4500 dollars and you had to buy something that got alot better mileage like a car.

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