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I was actually looking at other Yota seats to swap in before I stumbled on this set of Recaros, and I just caved and bought them since they ticked the right boxes. They weren’t awful as far as Recaros go, and I’ll be selling off a different pair I’ve had stored for over a decade to cover the cost, so somehow that works out to free in my head
the 60 mine are going into will be the third truck i've run them in. i like your math by the way, it's similar to mineI was actually looking at other Yota seats to swap in before I stumbled on this set of Recaros, and I just caved and bought them since they ticked the right boxes. They weren’t awful as far as Recaros go, and I’ll be selling off a different pair I’ve had stored for over a decade to cover the cost, so somehow that works out to free in my head
How hard are the 1st gen 4Runner seats to swap into a 60?
don't know yet. i'm still thrashin' on other $h!t to get it on the road. a quick lazer eye thrown at it, i don't think it'll be that tough. i do like the way they cradle my carcass n hold me in place, wheelin' or rollin' down the tarmac.
interesting, I learned something today. found a good explainer from Penske as well— seems like digressive or regressive would help tame the floaty feel in corners on an early 60 without a rear sway bar and not hamper off-road driving too much
Yeah they use digressive shocks on track cars to control body roll better. It’s at the expense of comfort though. Linear shocks would be more comfortable at the expense of body roll haha
just curious, how were the turbo 4r seats different from the 1st gen runner seats? mine are out of an '87 4r. they physically look the same as the ones that were in my '85 xtracab, but have a ton of adjustments possible. lumbar, side bolsters, length of seat to support the knees. plus of course your run of the mill stuff. of all the factory seats my @$$ has been parked in, these are my favorite
thanks. did not realize that subtle differenceSounds like you have the SR5 seats which are freaking great too, the turbo seats are very similar but have a little more padding and bolstering and are softer.
SR5 seats in my old 4runner
Turbo seats
Do you still have that 4runner? Been digging these lately, and the old trucks with the 22RESounds like you have the SR5 seats which are freaking great too, the turbo seats are very similar but have a little more padding and bolstering and are softer.
SR5 seats in my old 4runner
Man that is the one that got away sadly. It was a 1987 4runner. That was my favorite vehicle I ever owned. I sold it to get an 80 series and hated the 80 series interior haha.
Man, that Runner is rad!!Man that is the one that got away sadly. It was a 1987 4runner. That was my favorite vehicle I ever owned. I sold it to get an 80 series and hated the 80 series interior haha.
That truck had a brand new toyota long block 22re with rebuilt heads 35s and 5.29 gears and would do 75-80mph on the highway in 5th gear. It had a brand new HP front Elocker from a fj80 and a rebuilt FJcruiser rear elocker. RCV axles front and rear. Brand new Marlin Crawler HD w56 6speed trans and dual competition MC08 transfer case with 2.28 and 4.7 gears. New carpet, new dash, turbo seats, and i even converted the manual crank windows and locks to the last year firstgen 4runner automatic windows and locks with the nicer updated door cards. It was mint! The white paint was original too. Im super sad i sold it haha
When i bought my 1987 fj60 I was originally looking for a white 1987 4runner to replace it with but my wife wanted back doors and more room so i got the 60. If you have the opportunity to get a clean one definitely snag it. Try and find one with good interior and little rust because driveline is way way easier to replace than interior and rust. I had to drive from TN to VA to get my turbo interior
Oh wow, you wouldn't have been able to pry that from my cold, dead hands. Shame you had to sell it.Man that is the one that got away sadly. It was a 1987 4runner. That was my favorite vehicle I ever owned. I sold it to get an 80 series and hated the 80 series interior haha.
That truck had a brand new toyota long block 22re with rebuilt heads 35s and 5.29 gears and would do 75-80mph on the highway in 5th gear. It had a brand new HP front Elocker from a fj80 and a rebuilt FJcruiser rear elocker. RCV axles front and rear. Brand new Marlin Crawler HD w56 6speed trans and dual competition MC08 transfer case with 2.28 and 4.7 gears. New carpet, new dash, turbo seats, and i even converted the manual crank windows and locks to the last year firstgen 4runner automatic windows and locks with the nicer updated door cards. It was mint! The white paint was original too. Im super sad i sold it haha
When i bought my 1987 fj60 I was originally looking for a white 1987 4runner to replace it with but my wife wanted back doors and more room so i got the 60. If you have the opportunity to get a clean one definitely snag it. Try and find one with good interior and little rust because driveline is way way easier to replace than interior and rust. I had to drive from TN to VA to get my turbo interior
