A villager and a 2.5" lift kit

snowwolf

snowwolf

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Today a friend and I took my 4Runner for a ride in the woods to try its new 2.5 inch lift kit and the Bubdbuild stainless steel skidplates.

I also brought my Villager just in case...

The truck:
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A Snowwolf with his favorite tool. Couple of minutes earlier, there was a 5inch birch tree across the road standing at windshield height.
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Both the truck and the villager did well but the trail was in such a good shape, nothing rubbed on the skids.
Speaking of shape... I need to waste some gut. Jeez.
 
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As much a I'd like to talk cars. I'm a big fan of the FJ too.

We had bad weather lately and there a lot of opportunities today to clear the trail of small broken trees. A chainsaw is usually the way we go. But I wanted to push the villager. I have a sore hand while typing this but the villager was a hoot to work with on anything under 4-5 inch.
 
Toyota used to be my absolute favorite small truck. Had a 1980 SR5 long bed that I bought new for about $7K. When I was overseas I left it with my mother and my brother ran the heck out of it, I almost killed him when I got back and saw the shape he left it in. But a good full maintenance job and replacing all the hoses plugs points ect and it was still running great when I sold it for 5K about 2 years ago (that was the offer someone made me, I wasn't even planning to sell it)

Snow's 4runner looks great, are Toyotas still as reliable as my old pickup was? Might have to consider something like that once the old Ranger finally reaches a point hubby can't keep it on the road.
 
Shavru said:
Toyota used to be my absolute favorite small truck. Had a 1980 SR5 (...)

Snow's 4runner looks great, are Toyotas still as reliable as my old pickup was? Might have to consider something like that once the old Ranger finally reaches a point hubby can't keep it on the road.
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Today's are as reliable but more civilized. Your years were up to 1989, the absolute kings of off-road. Light, small, high and a basic but extremely capable suspension system.

I'd pay more for a truck like yours (new) than today's price for a current Runner.
 
My FJ has been crazy reliable. It has about 120k on the clock and the worst I've had to do was replace the battery, tires, and front brakes.
 
I had an 80 I think it was too. Long bed, bought mine used but it was a heck of a good truck.
My daughter bought one as her first car. My van quit on me and had to get a ride in her truck, I'd plumb forgotten how tight the cabin was in those things, I never noticed it all driving mine. Like sitting in a ferrari too except 3 ft off the ground instead of 3 inches. Legs straight out in front.

They sure go and go, that's a fact.
 
I drive an 01 Tacoma trd off road and its stone reliable with 240k miles is fast approaching ( 238k+ right now) and its the best vehicle Ive ever had. goes anywhere I want to point it. Just cant go wrong with a toy taco.
 
Yeah, the Sr5 had close to 500K on it when I sold it. I figure I got all of my $2Ks worth and then a whole lot out of it. When hubby's car blew an engine and we needed something for him to get to work in we bought a 1993 4x4Ranger off CL for $500. Fugly brute with no interior but other than the AC being the annoying old stuff so can't fill it, it is running pretty good. Since he got his car repaired we don't use it daily but it just keeps chugging along. I have a tendancy to think older cars you have to work hard to get them to quit running, while newer cars with all the electronic garbage seems you have to work hard at keeping them going but Toyo's seen to have been very very lucky for me in my past I have owned that pickup an 1988 Camery and a Euro version of a Celica that ALL just kept going as long as I did the standard maint on them and when I sold them (mostly because of military travel) got me very good return on my money.
 
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