True, but for $250 you can get 31x10.50s... For $50 more you get a tire size you aren't sure you would like, but new... If it was my money I would buy the size I wanted.
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No you are absolutely correct. I figure if I can get 2 years 25k trouble free miles out of the truck I'll be good with it.Or......you could get lucky and get a set of 5 33 x 12.50 STT pros for $275 off of Facebook.
I was pretty lucky to find that deal, but used tires is definitely the way to go when you're just getting a rig back on the road. You don't want to fork out the big bucks only for something else to go wrong that renders it unusable.
Just my .02!
I’m going to ruffle some feathers no doubt, …
Ill have a non 5 speed with a rod knock for sale here in the next month or soI'm not going to say I'm 'ruffled', but this post got my attention.
First, I do agree that the Gen2 4Runner was not one of Toyota's better offerings. That said ...
I've been considering another 4Runner. I keep going back and forth between Gen2 (there, I said it), Gen3, and Gen5. Personally, I think the Gen3 is my favorite version. But, I like tailgates. Lift gates, for my needs, suck. Even Land Cruisers still have a tailgate.
So, what am I thinking (or, should that be, "fk Pappy, what the he** are you thinking?")? Find a Gen 2, V6, 5-speed. Nuke the 3.slow, which is without doubt the worst engine Toyota ever put in a 4Runner (talking USA here), and do the popular 3.4L swap. While the torsion bars are not ideal, they work and the Gen2 4R came with coils in the back. A compromise. The Gen2 also is right-hand drop, so installing a gear-driven t-case is easy, as would be doubling up those t-cases. As I recall, the Gen3 is left-hand drop. Poo.
I don't know ... what I get will depend on what I find, and how much money. If a nice 1998-99 V6, 5-speed, locked Gen3 fell into my lap I would probably jump on it. But those things are impossible to find. At this point, it's all talk and dreaming, so it doesn't matter.
If you look hard, you can find 2 door versions.
My whole point in getting something else is I want 4 doors. Accessing my gear in the '85 sucks.
I'm not going to say I'm 'ruffled', but this post got my attention.
What I get will depend on what I find, and how much money. If a nice 1998-99 V6, 5-speed, locked Gen3 fell into my lap I would probably jump on it. But those things are impossible to find. At this point, it's all talk and dreaming, so it doesn't matter.
I actually really, really like 2nd Gen Runners... and I have owned every generation except a 4th Gen. (8 4Runners total...)