Truck/4Runner FAQ Frequently Asked Questions (3 Viewers)

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

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[2ndGenToyotaFan]

More Power, as that's what we all need

Supra AMF swap for 3.0

Supra AMF swap for 22RE

20RE Fuel injection swap with TBI

20/22R Hybrid information

Using a vacuum gauge to diagnose engine trouble.

Giant chart of Toyota Engines with HP and torque numbers

JDM 2LT-E (EFI Turbo Diesel) swap into 91 pickup originally with 22RE

All about the 22R-TE

Turbo Propane on the cheap

Get the most out of your 22R/RE from Ted at Engnbldr.com

7MGTE swap write up

Engine Mechanical

Replacing the power steering idler pulley bearing

Engine bolt torque specs

Info on Toyota Oil Filters

Engine runs hotter/overheats with the heater on

22R/RE timing chain replacement

Another timing chain replacement

And another timing chain write up

Replacing the oil in a stock fan clutch

3.0 V6/3VZ-E Rebuild

Safari snorkel install on 87 4Runner 22RE

Home made snorkel ideas

Stripped Crank Bolt? Weld a socket on there...

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Engine Electrical

All about NGK spark plug

Spark plug and spark plug wire info

How to connect your 20R Coil

Reading and Decoding Trouble Codes.

Idle drops when brakes are pressed

AMF/idle mixture screw tech

Starter issue trouble shooting

Changing alternator brushes

Change your power steering fluid (ATF) already!

All things Diesel

2LTE trouble codes

Cold start issues, fuel pump, spill control valve

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Fuel system and emmissions

22R Backfiring issues

EFI hard start issues

22R Carb pics

Hard Start when Warm, and great info about Fuel Pumps (EFI, 22RE/T 3VZE)

Emmission trouble and causes

22re throttle body breakdown

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Transmission, Transfer Case, Drive Shaft and Clutch Info

Build your own remote twin shifter post 21+
Double Cardin front drive shaft rebuild

Pilot bearing removal with no fancy tools

R151 Rebuild

Info on what trannys are behind what 4 cylinder engines.

General Clutch Swap Tech

Replacing shifter bushings in manual tranny

Increasing CV drive shaft operation angle (That title sucked...)

Auto Tranny fluid flush info

Marlin Crawler 4.7 t-case gear install, also searves as a teardown/rebuild if you don't put in the 4.7 gears

Crawler gears for the A340F auto transmission

Removing the interlock pin to install twin sticks in a T-case

4.7 Transfer-case gear installation video

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Differential Info

Gear ratio color codes

Tire sizes vs. Gear ratios with a handy chart.

Gear Ratios and VIN plate info

Toyota Differential Info

E-locker install

Wiring 2 E-lockers with an FZJ80 dash switch and ECU

E-Locker wiring options

Diff Gear installs by Zuk, step by step with lots of pictures on over 60 setups

IFS Front Suspension

Manual locking hub swap info

86-95 IFS lift kit install with pics

That noise your truck makes when you turn really far left or right

Hub Discussion

More locking hub discussion

Aisin Locking Hub Rebuild, with lots of pics

IFS Upgrade Discussion

More IFS Upgrade

Torsion bar adjusting

More torsion bar adjusting

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Steering

How to adjust your tow in at home

IFS Steering Box Rebuild

Hydro Assist Steering Pump and Box Mods

Idler arm rebuild

Another idler arm rebuild

Solid Axle Front Suspension

Aisin Locking Hub Rebuild, with lots of pics

Using the "Camo" method to change a front axle shaft or Birf

Axle Rebuild with lots of pics

4Crawlers axle rebuild

Sold Axle Swap info

Solid Axle Swap 1

Another SAS

All Pro's SAS page

Toyota Solid axle widths, front and rear

More axle width info

Coil over Solid Axle Swap kit

How to separate a birfield from an inner axle

Longfield axles, bullet proof!

How to set up longfields and Martack info

Using IFS wheel hubs on a solid axle for added width instead of wheel spacers

More IFS parts for solid axle width info

2 wheel drive to 4 wheel drive conversions

One way to fix a bent axle housing

Rear springs up front FAQ

Solid axle shaft breaking points along with other Toyota drive trail failure points

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Rear Axle Suspension

Rear axle seal replacement

Rear axle wheel bearing replacement

More rear wheel bearing replacement

Downey panhard bracket install 90-95 4Runners

63 Inch Chevy rear spring swap

Discusion on shocks

All about Toyota Motorhome rear axles

Brakes

E-Brake cable replacement on 1992 4Runner

Great info on IFS brake parts and changes over the years 86-95 Start at post 33

Upgrading from I4 to V6 calipers

Solid axle brake upgrade write up

Pappy's 85 brake upgrade

Pappy's other 85 brake upgrade with V6 booster

Info on single and dual brake boosters

Various brake booster upgrade info

Idle drop when brakes are pressed

More info on idle drop/fluctuation when brakes are depressed

Make your own t-case mounted e-brake

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Body Electric

Adding intermittent wipers to 90-95 Trucks and 4Runners

Windshield wiper shudder fix

Power mirror switch repair

4Runner rear window mechanical problem

How to repair 4Runner rear window relays, instead of replacing

4Crawlers Rear Window Tips, great troubleshooting for electric probems

Headlight upgrades

LED tail light info/fast blinking problem

Rewiring power windows from scratch

Moving turn signals to corner markers

Horn troubles

Adding additional fuse block

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

General Info and Links

Nut and Bolt size thread

Toyota Technical Hot-line maned by Wrist Pin

Links to way too many Toyota sites...

Technical links

The Ultimate Component Location Guide

Spread the TLCA word with these flyers

Discusion on IFS vs. Solid axle... Plenty of opinions...

Toyota Truck/4Runner model info. Engine/Tranny/T-case/Axle specs, lots of good stuff here.

VIN plate decoder

Lift Laws by state

More lift laws

Truck/4Runner Model info. Engine/Tranny/T-case/axle/Brake/Steering Info, Great page.

Part number thread on 4x4Wire

Other Toy FAQ Links.... Careful, you may get sucked in!

More FAQ links and some FSM links

4Crawler.com Everything you ever wanted to know about the 1st Gen 4Runners, and more.

Brian894x4.com A great site dedicated to exploration with a 90 Toy Pickup, lots of modifications.

Discussion on early Pickups

4Runner lineage, and Info

More 4Runner history

VIN decoder, fun if you're bored

Part number thread (in progress)

How to build a Toyota rock crawler

Tech Manuals and Literature

Toyota Online Electronic Parts Catalog!!!

Program that lets you save a website for later offline viewing

A few misc. tech things, and The Toyota Electronic Parts Catalog download, Scroll down. I have it, and it's a little hard to use, but there is a ton of info in there.

A bunch of FSM's for online viewing and download

93 Factory Service Manual, for online viewing

84 FSM frame diagrams

1985 FSM

A few FSM's for download and viewing, some still working, some not.

A number of FSM's from TTORA.com

Some more FSM links

FSM for the 1KZ-TE 3.0 Turbo Diesel

Site with a bunch of Toyota tech manuals for download

Site that sells new FSMs and other repair manuals

Misc. repair info, axle bearings, ball joints, drive shafts...

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Tires and Fitment

Speedometer correction by changing speedometer drive gears in the T-case.

Modifying alloy center caps to fit over locking hubs.

Fitting 33" tires on IFS Toys, specifically 90+, but 86-89 is similar

Centramatic Tire Balancers

Gears and tire size explained

Adjusting tow in/Front end alignment

Gear ratio calculator

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Interior mods, lights, stereos, seats

Upgrading interior lights

Random modification thread

4Runner seat swap 90-95 into 84-89 including back seat swap

Swapping E Brake handles from the "Pull and Turn" to the "Press Button and Turn"

LED dash lights

Stock stereo wiring info

2nd Gen 4Runner rear seats into a 1st Gen 4Runner

Swapping seat bottoms to hide the worn out drivers seat side

Rear seat shoulder belts for 1st Gen 4Runners

Baby seat anchor retrofit for 2nd gen 4Runners

Disabling the Door Buzzer

90 4Runner SR5 and 03 Hyundai Tiburon seats into 84-88/89 Truck 4Runner

Child Seats

Drivers side grab handle

SR5 Gauge swap Info

90-95 Hilux Surf CLinometer/Altimeter install

84-95 Gauge pillars

Sound dampening stuff

Nifty carpet and vinyl

Replacement carpets

4Runner tail gate latch cable replacement

Heater and A/C

Cleaning your A/C evaporator

Heater core change for 84-88/89 Trucks and 4Runners

Heater/AC Blower replacement

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Bumpers, Sliders, Cages, and now 4Runner Soft Tops

Rear bumpers

Exo Cage ideas

Rear hitch

Great soft top thread on Pirate

Sky Mfg cross member install

Flatbed ideas

Flatbed ideas 2


Downey bikini top

Pictures of a "SunTop" 1st Gen 4Runner soft top

2ndGenToyotaFan's soft top... on the cheap!

Softopper soft top pics by Cruiser88

 

[2ndGenToyotaFan]

Body Work and Paint

1st Gen 4Runner sliding window replacement

How to change a 2nd Gen 4Runner rear door triangle window

Stock paint color codes for 79-95 trucks and 4Runners

Stock pin stripe decals

Replacing rear side window in 1st Gen 4Runner top

Cheap fender flares that look pretty good too

Different lengths bobbed off of 4Runners

Text on how to bob a 1st Gen 4Runner

Text on how to bob a 2nd Gen 4Runner

Sticking an extra cab into a standard cab truck

Taking 12 inches out of an 89 extra cab bed

13 inches off a 2nd gen bed

Replacement steel body panels

Replacement fiberglass body parts

Help with Body Mounts

 

[Yellowtub]

Alright, we have a good start so I'll begin organizing it. This thread will be locked, so please submit new links to the thread here:

FAQ Submission thread

and I will work them in where they fit.

I’m new to this, and not sure if this is where I’m supposed to write my introduction. I have an 86’ Pickup, had it for about 5 years always looking for help with different things. Thanks

 

[pappy]

I’m new to this, and not sure if this is where I’m supposed to write my introduction. I have an 86’ Pickup, had it for about 5 years always looking for help with different things. Thanks

Start a new thread and tell us what you need.

 

[JakeWerecat]

22R FSM:

22R-E FSM:

3VZ-E FSM:
Engine Repair Manual 3VZ-E.pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0yO5Mw_PJjw9qrulweFBDM70os72i2D/view?usp=sharing
5VZ-FE FSM:
Engine Repair Manual 5VZ-FE.pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O2I-InHcdtQIDeUjcdaQwiS3rAgMWCej/view?usp=sharing
2L-T FSM:
Engine Repair Manual L, 2L, 2L-T.pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sDXPBah1urDAo3WIULMVdjjxMUT5niru/view?usp=sharing
1KZ-T FSM:
Engine Repair Manual 1KZ-T.pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0Y66cyVirVyFBaeGMgMHLnXqpF6_B72/view?usp=sharing
1KZ-TE FSM:
Engine Repair Manual 1KZ-TE.pdf - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1O0n80coi7uOfDKyxe6zUoHf__8Fb9Qcj/view?usp=sharing
And a lot of other files for 4R & Truck:
Toyota 4Runner - Google Drive - https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/103GVWRQTE6RG6o2W6K5jUrHBoY31vkyT

Complete OFF-LINE Parts Catalog for 2nd gen 4Runner / 5th gen Truck (VZN80,90,100,110,120,130):

Parts Catalog 1991-1995 Toyota Hilux & 4Runner VZN80,90,100,110,120,130.zip - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sBVmrpYWQ8hJ18isPCPVnVNZZmLTU-f0/view?usp=sharing

It does not work from Google Drive, it's a zip archive, that needs to be downloaded & unzipped. You must not change the catalog tree, to use - open index.html file, and you shall be presented with a full interactive graphical menu. It contains all versions and varieties of 4R/Truck I could find, for US, JDM, Europe such as: body type (single, 1.5, dual cab, wagon), tranny (ATM/MTM), Spare wheel carrier (undeneath, on the t-gate), front suspension (IFS/Solid Axle), rear suspension (leaf springs, coil springs) etc etc. As for the engine - only 3VZ-E for now, though I'm planning to add 22R-E in the future.

And also offline parts catalog for 5VZ-FE Engine (engine only):

Parts Catalog 5VZFE Engine.zip - https://drive.google.com/file/d/1sBOelGs7oZ0i3AiMuUoUCwTMKV29AeVh/view?usp=sharing
5VZ-FE Oil pan types comparison with shapes, part numbers and application: