Member's Totota Trucks 1984-1988
This page contains a little bit of info about some of the members, their trucks,
and other interesting tidbits. Those that are interested in seeing what others
have done with and to their toyota's will find this page most interesting. If you are a member of
the Toyota 4x4 mailing list, and want to see your truck's picture & info here, please
drop me a line, If you don't have a scanner, Inquire about my totally FREE scanning of your pics.
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Name : Brian Wiencek ([email protected])
Location: Lee's Summit, MO
Home Page: http://www.kcnet.com/~bwiencek
Truck Project Home Page: http://www.off-road.com/~toyota
Info about the truck:
1984 Xtra Cab, Chevy 5.0 Liter HO engine (305 V-8) TH700R4 Tranny with Lockup mod. (no computer control)
5.29 diff's, Detroit Locker (rear), 4" Superlift Softride springs, HD shackles, 35" Dunlop tires,
Poly bushings, NWOR greaseable Spring Pins, SmittyBilt nerf bars, CARR nerf steps, brush guard, and more (work in progress)
Body has been completely re-done, with NEW fenders, doors, hood, used mostly rust-free bed, painted with a metailc dark blue poly paint (looks a little different than the photos above!)
Check out the page at off-road.com for more info & new pictures of the truck project.
Name : Jay Kopycinski ([email protected])
Location: Gilbert, AZ
Home Page: http://www.netzone.com/~jayk
Info about the truck:
'85 SR5 Xtra Cab truck with Chevy 4.3 litre TBI V6 engine,
700R4 tranny, 2.5" custom exhaust, custom driveshafts,
custom rear disc brakes, 4.88:1 gears, ARB locker front,
Downey LSD rear, 4" lift - hybrid custom springs/shackles
front and modified Mazda 2WD springs/shackles rear, Rancho
RS9012s on all four corners (using custom mounts), 33" BFG
Mud Terrains, 8.5" Enkeis (type 26), on-board air tanks,
custom rear bumper, tool boxes, two-link traction bar,
quick-release torque rod, Smittybilt front prerunner bar
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Name : Rob Reihs ([email protected])
Location: Thousand Oaks, CA.
Info On The truck:
88 truck SB; new 22re (12,000 miles), 5-speed; 4.56
gears, TRD limited-slip diffs (f/r); Downey torsion bars/rear springs; Deist
4 point harnesses, Beard Super Seats; front Downey pre-runner bumper w/
aluminum skidplate, rear Smittybuilt w/ receiver; 32/11.50R15 BFGoodrich Mud
Terrains on 15x8.5 aluminum wheels, or 31/10.50R15 BFGoodrich Baja T/A's on
15x7 aluminum wheels; Rancho RS9000 shocks (f/r), Bilsteins coming soon!!!
Other info you want to post:Welcome any and all info on Toyotas as it is
invaluable when broken down in the middle of nowhere! Also, always
interested in talking shop about racing off-raod. I am presently building a
Class 9 car and can't wait to get it dirty.
Name : Colin Learning ([email protected])
From : Red Deer, Alberta
Info On The Truck:
1985 Toyota X-Cab, 4"suspension, 3"body, 33" Yokohama
Mud Digger's, Fuel Injected 4.3 Lt, TH350, stock T-case, B&M Shifter, 4.88
Precision Gears, ARB Front, LSD Rear, Predator reversible whinch system
(not pictured)
Future: rear disk brakes
Name: Gary Bronstein (Owner of Airborne Int.) ([email protected])
Location: Kelowna, British Columbia
Info On Truck#1 :
1988 Toyota X-Cab SR5, torsion lift, 3" Body, ARB rear,
Lock-Rite front, stock gears, 31 Goodyear Terra Tires & Yokohama Mud
Diggers, 4 Super Off-Roaders, Predator Bumper, Warn 8000, Custom: Rear
Bumpers, Nurfs, Traction Bars, Axle Truss, Mud Flaps. 3inch color monitor
for Kenwood stereo, 12 speakers, 2-12inch subs in banpass (sp) box in back
of truck, with a 10" & 12" port into cab.
Other info you want to post: SOLD
Name:Jonathan Albrecht ([email protected])
Location: Juneau, Alaska Now attending university of Idaho Moscow, ID
Home Page: http://www.uidaho.edu/~albr9619/
Info On truck:
1987 Xtra cab pickup, 22R 4-cylinder
32x11.50 Laredo M/T's
Correct offset 15x8 chrome spoke rims (with rust option...but hey, they
were free!)
Shuabe Ellison Shocks and steering damper (better than you'd think)
2" body lift
Rancho 1.5-2" add-a-leaf
Rancho Powerflow Exhaust
Downy Super Clutch (and new master cylinder and fork ball-joint pivot
because of it)
Toyota bed liner
GTS bud guard
Custom push bar with Bosch driving lights
sold in July 1996
Name: Mike Magree ([email protected])
Location: Denver, CO
Info on truck:
87 reg.cab-short bed
22R / 5 spd.
Stage 3 LC Engineering head
Doug Thorley header
Hiflow cat. conv.
Dynomax Superturbo muffler
K&N air filter
Hot top convertible conversion
4" Trailmaster suspension lift
2" body lift
39" Mickey Thompsons
15x10 Centerlines
5.29 gears
Yakima roof rack
Soon to be added -
Snugtop shell
1970 350cid 350hp small block Chevy, slightly worked over
TH700R4
Lockright-rear
Rancho HD torsion bars
Name: Chris Austin Jr.([email protected])
Location: Dallas, Texas
Info on truck:
86' 4x4 Xtra cab, Turbo Muffler, 31x11.50 Wrangler AT's, Tinted window,
K&N Filter, New plugs and plug wires, new hologen lights, New Pioneer CD
player, 2 10' Infinity reference speakers, 150 watt Kenwood amp, Alarm,
rear bumper, No key entree, Toyo Bed Liner, Bucket seats. 156,000 miles.
Hav'nt fixed it up to much not enough money( $5.25 an hour, still in school)
Name:Todd Steele ( [email protected])
Location: Lemoore CA
Info On truck:
1987 Toyota 4X4, Marlin Tcase #180, EZ Lockers F/R, Custom rear bumper
and nerfs, Ramsey F bumper, Trailmaster/Superlift 4", 30-11.50-15 TSL SX's
on AR Type 23 15X8. Custom Body by Sierra Nevada
Name:Steve Rowlandson ( [email protected])
Location: Somewhere in Austrailia
Info On Truck:
'87 Toyota Hilux 4x4 Xtra Cab... Differences to USA spec . Solid front axle
4Y 2.2 Petrol engine. 31" BF Muddies Philips car system with top model tap,
6 stacker CD, 400 watt amp, 6x9's, 100 watt 6"splits, 10" sub
Soon to get 3" suspension lift, LSD rear OR ARB Lockers Front and rear, 8000lb warn
winch, and 33in BF mud terrains
Name: Darren Floen ( [email protected])
Location: Thunderbay,Ontario
Info On Truck:
85 Toy Xtra cab. It has 5.29 gears,Detroit
locker rear,True-trac front,custom front springs 3" lift,rear
add-a-leaf,custom shackles. It now has 33x12.5" Mud-Track tires,powered
by a 22re and a five speed.
Name: Robert Stein ( [email protected])
Location: Lawton,Okla
Home Page: http://www.lawtonok.net/rjstein/toyota.html
Info On Truck:
`85 SR5 X-Tra Cab, Stock 22RE engine, The truck has approx 12" lift
with a 3" body lift, 4 Rugged Trail Shocks on the rear and 2 Rugged
Trail Shock on the front, a set of Rancho "Kicker" Shocks to "help"
prevent axle wrap, whether they actually help or not is another story,
and a single < soon to be 2 > Rancho stearing stabilizer. It rides on
33x14.50x15 Mickey Thompson's mounted on 15 x 12 Mags. The stock 4:10's
are still in the pumpkins, but as soon as I find some 4:88, OUT go the
4:10's . This was at one time a Show Truck till I found it in a local
salvage yard ...
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