1985 Toyota Pickup Build | Lift /RUF | Fladbed | Paint | Locker? 

You guys prove that people dont need a million dollar shop and tons of special tools and equipment to wheel and have dependable rigs, love it

Sweet!! I'm a little late to the party, but wanted to tell everyone, I just traded a 12 gauge shotgun for a 93 4runner!! It's my first toyota and I'm super excited to get it going!!

Best year of the early yotas

Man I love these build videos. Impressive work, not only on the yota but filming/editing as well!

Why does watching these videos make me feel all kinds of gitty on the inside 😍😍 you sure do know how to make a yota purrrrdy!!!

Nice build/project!!! I have a family member selling a 85 with a custom flatbed camper (ugly) on it. If I buy it was going to try and find a short bed and call it day. Now I'm thinking of keeping the flat bed and build some kind of custom off road/camping/overland truck with custom jockey boxes and removable hoops so I can add a roof tent. Thanks for posting!!! Just subscribed :)

Wish I lived close enough to wheel with you guys. I’ve got a 86 4runner finishing up a sas with 5.29 gears and lockers front and rear and a 7mge swap I finished recently.

Really good content here! Love these builds!

Nothing like cheap build! And having a ton of fun with it! Perry much what my 84 yota is! Good vid man

Good job on you video. I’m looking for something a lot more in depth on the ruf swap but you did a great job and I enjoyed this.

What a transformation, that is an awesome truck!

Yessah i have one and have just the minimal done small 2.5 OME lift, steering box upgrade, front and rear 5.29's, high pinion front, on board air w/airlocker f&r, and my favorite part atlas t-case. Daily driven looks like crap but idgaf put gas and point. Truck is in washington state aloha 🤙🏽🤙🏽🤙🏽

THIS THING LOOOOOKS SOOOO GOOD NOW

Los mejores videos 👽

Great video, that 85 looks even more awesome now. Can't wait to see it in more videos. Any plans for a selectable locker in the front? (someday)

Awesome!

Lockers, hell yeah...a Detroit in the rear, and a Tru-Trac in the front...make sure to do the math for the correct gear selection based upon tire size, 4.88's are good up to 33's...I had an '88 with a 22RE that I built up with all kinds of Downey parts, lifted with 32x11.50 BF Goodrich MT, 4.88's(front and rear) and a Detroit(bulletprrof) in the rear and a Tru-Trac in the front, that truck would go just about anywhere with that combination...

Looking pretty good.

looks good. I would get some spacer blocks and lift that bed 2-4 inches. would look better and give some extra clearance

Good job

Looks like yota country 🤘

Even from a very young age, I have always loved almost anything with four wheels and an engine. When I became a teenager, my dad told me we would start looking for a vehicle for me if I didn't want the Camaro that my parents gave my sister. I thought I wanted something with a little more utility and I'm glad I held out on that. My dad knew whatever I had, I would try and drive it fast like kids do so he limited my options. He told me I could get a 4 cylinder truck with 4wd or I could get a 6 cylinder 2wd truck. I immediately went searching high and low to determine what the best 4 cylinder 4wd was for a reasonable first truck price. Natural I landed on the 84-89 Toyota trucks and 4runners and I liked them both from everything I could tell about them. They were really the first vehicles I ever truly wanted more then just any other old thing I saw. My dad was well aware of what I wanted and was looking for but I think he tried to steer the other way. Finally I turn 15 and I'm given a 1994 Chevy S10 2wd with more clear coat missing then what's left but I absolutely used it for anything and everything I had to. Eventually I made enough money to upgrade that for something else and I'm enjoying what I have now but with a couple thousand in the bank burning a hole in my pocket, I'm searching for an 84-85 4runner. I have to ask, where do you guys go to find these? I don't totally expect to find anything very solid but I just want to get in one, drive it anywhere it will take me and enjoy it before I put substantial money into the reality that will probably be fixing the body rot. With enough money to my name to be on the market for something cheap and fun, I really have to ask, where is it that you guys find these old trucks? If it needs maintenance but will run isn't far from driving, that would be ideal for me due to what I want to spend. Thoroughly enjoy your content, keep up the good work and I look forward to what will come in the future of this channel.

What was you pinion angle like when you did ruf

I got some new 22R(E) pistons with a Mazda parts truck. I can't remember if they're standard or oversize, I don't mind mailing them to you if you think you can put them to good use.

Hey sweet build man.👍🏻 I have an 85 im working on. Im stuck on wheels and tires. Im wanting to use if for firewood and hunting, so i dont need to big of tires. (31x10.5 15?) I hear you need to watch for the fronts rubbing on the calipers? Any good suggestions would be great! Thanks- Joel

Hey, with the RUF, Did you build a Custom spring pack or is that just stock 85 Springs? Any changes with the push pull steering how that is setup... Also what did you do for the front Driveshaft? Custom or homemade?

are you guys going to swap in a v6 at any point?

Awesome Phil's_Toyotas

My 03 taco 4 Cylinder has the 2 piece drive shafts, what’s better 1 or 2 piece drive shafts?

What is the difference between a 4Runner and pickup leaf springs. Just picked up a very nice 4Runner with frowning leafs. There seems to be part number difference with the truck and 4Runner and I just want to lift it 3 inches above what factory was. Any help would be great.

When doing the RUF set up do you need to and add high steering?

Once Boy Boy gets new tires will his current 33's be for sale? I'm still looking for some for my Yota

That flatbed is killer where did you happen to get it?

how did you extend the diveshaft, and by how much??

Was anything modified to run the rears up front shackles or mount wise?

i got my 86 for a xbox one that

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Does that parts truck have a W56 trans in it ? Would you be interested in selling the trans shift stick?

So you put the rears on the front🤔. What about spring hanger relocation? I'm guessing you skipped that? I've got an 85 4runner(Sherman Tank). Installing 63' right now (trail gear kit). Been looking for good used square body 52's for the front. Not found any shackle kits for those.🤨 While I'm into it, putting my front disk brakes on the 86 rear and the 86 hubs on the 85. Discovered(the hard way) I need to change out my rotors for 80 and up fj front rotors(with a little modification). Here's to hoping it works! 🍻 Need to be done for EJS in a few weeks. 😬 Have a few other things I'm trying to finish for ejs, too...Marlin Crawler and a winch bumper.

I thought 86 was the last year of the solid front axle and introduction of the 22re.

How are the RUF holding up? I see most people run a bastard pack and you guys went straight swap

i wish i had a parts car to peal

Comments on ruf without highsteer?

Hey I’m looking for a Toyota truck 1982 to 1987 tell me if anyone see any!

How does it behave with the rears up front?

What a pile of shit. I love it! Toyotas are awesome.

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