Hey folks. I am a newb to the ih8mud forums but I have been into Yotas for years now. I hope to own several landcruisers by some point in my life...but for now I am more than happy with my little 85 4runner.
I will give you a little background on me and where my love of the Toyota machine began (for those who care)....
In high school I was into wheeling, at the time I drove a 1990 suburban but that thing was a tuna boat. Sweet party wagon but wheeling it left a lot to be desired. Several of my friends owned stock or slightly more than stock Yotas and after wheeling a few of them I knew I had to have one. It didnt help that a bunch of my friends also worked for Luke at 4x4 Labs and thus from early on I was hooked on Toyota crawlers. Hanging out at the Labs I learned a lot about what worked and what didnt and I figured out just what I wanted in my own toyota. I loved the FJ40s, the 55s, the 60s, 62s and hell even those fancy pants 80s but I had always had a thing for the convertable first gen 4runners. After seeing dozens of sick rigs move through 4x4 Labs I decided that is what I wanted. I set my heart on an 85, fuel injected 4runner. It took me almost 2 years but I finally found one that fit my criteria...
Basicaly I wanted a stock, or near stock 85. Had to have fuel injection and had to be clean. The rest was more or less up to fate. I hated red, but somehow that is what I ended up with. The rest is history. So enough crap here is my 4runner and my condensed build up.
I will give you a little background on me and where my love of the Toyota machine began (for those who care)....
In high school I was into wheeling, at the time I drove a 1990 suburban but that thing was a tuna boat. Sweet party wagon but wheeling it left a lot to be desired. Several of my friends owned stock or slightly more than stock Yotas and after wheeling a few of them I knew I had to have one. It didnt help that a bunch of my friends also worked for Luke at 4x4 Labs and thus from early on I was hooked on Toyota crawlers. Hanging out at the Labs I learned a lot about what worked and what didnt and I figured out just what I wanted in my own toyota. I loved the FJ40s, the 55s, the 60s, 62s and hell even those fancy pants 80s but I had always had a thing for the convertable first gen 4runners. After seeing dozens of sick rigs move through 4x4 Labs I decided that is what I wanted. I set my heart on an 85, fuel injected 4runner. It took me almost 2 years but I finally found one that fit my criteria...
Basicaly I wanted a stock, or near stock 85. Had to have fuel injection and had to be clean. The rest was more or less up to fate. I hated red, but somehow that is what I ended up with. The rest is history. So enough crap here is my 4runner and my condensed build up.
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I'm a lazy bastard.
What size tires are you going to run on this monster?
