nissan hard body?

[eetdirt47]

yeah they sure do look good

 

[baxter650]

Had one that i lifted with 33s rode like a buckboard, ran like a champ , good solid drive train but the steering went loose fast.
It seemed to eat front end parts fast and until i made tubes that ran parallel with the torsion bars that attached to a hoop that protected the bell cranks i would rip torsion bars out like every second weekend.
Lost one once in a river and had to drive home with a wedge of cedar between the bump stop, not fun!
Had i kept it i would have put in a straight axle and ditch that IFS junk.

 

[darwink1]

Saved the back window from mine, new owner didnt appreciate that. Its hung in the garage and you can just make it out behind the bike tires hangin on the wall in the top left of this pic.

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[LoneRanger]

Many thanks to all who contributed to this thread. In the end Toyota won the day. I picked this up and drove it home today. 1984 with a rebuilt engine, new brakes and lots and lots of fresh goodies under the hood. Here is the local thread that led up to it:

https://forum.ih8mud.com/ms-cottonland-cruisers/562753-barrys-1984-ext-cab-toyota-pickup-5.html

 

[eetdirt47]

i've had my many experience's with the torsion bar sockets too. limped back with a chunk of log one time, a 2x4 i had some dudes who didn't even speak english cut for me...

 

[john92nissan]

I've never personally owned a Toy.. But I'm on my 2nd Nissan Hardbody.. 1st one I had was a 2wd, when I was a teen, but my bro and I beat that truck all over the Nevada desert without a thought or care (it was Mom's truck lol) and it never needed anything but routine maintenance (brakes, tires, etc) only "major" thing that truck ever needed was an Alternator.. When we got it, it had about 80k.. I think it was about 190k when I killed it (smoked a parked car in my sleep) DON'T SLEEP AND DRIVE! LMAO