This has inspired me to try and do a rig walk around of my 95 4runner. It is a never ending project. I feel the second generations just don’t get the love they deserve.
I see you’re a new RU-vidr, and I’m kind of new to the 4Runner community. I’m buying my dads 1990 4Runner off of him as a daily and I wanna start doing a little bit with the truck! It has about 150k original miles and manual transmission. Hope to see more vids from you so I can learn!
Jared L they’re great trucks! Very capable. Thanks for watching. We never stop watching other vids or going out and experiencing and learning new things. Always go with a buddy and have recovery gear with you in case you get stuff. $200 can go a long way in a recovery gear kit. Welcome to the community! It’s a great one
Sorry for the late response I must have missed it. These are the stock 15in rims that originally came with the truck. We would love for you to DM us a pic of your 4runner on our Trail Benders Overland Instagram account, we would be happy to feature it.
90 2nd gen owner looking to turn mine into the weekend-camper. It looks like you may live in the same place as me. The scenery looks very familiar. Anyways was wondering what roof rack you have?
I have a question if anyone wants to respond: Been working on a 95 runner(Auto A340H 3.0, 4WD) for a few months now(no previous auto work experience)...swapped transmission but I think the ebay one I got is also toast(currently waiting to hear back from ebay seller). Did new passenger cylinder head and all new gaskets and valves. Compression is 170-171 on all cylinders except two... 179 on one and 152 on another. New plugs and wires, tires, coil springs, TPS, and transmission solenoids. And new high performance radiator. My question is whether I should put more time and money into it because I keep hearing people say the motor is super weak and the transmission as well. I got the runner to hit up the slopes as well as drive back and forth a couple hours for surfing...but it sounds like this thing will only crawl up the pass at 55 or less...? Hoping to do a 3.4 swap eventually but I need to know if this thing is only good for crawling and if I should just sell it. I only like the look of 2nd gen 4runners and don't need a speed machine...but I do like to zip through traffic past "texters" in a hurry.
The Weird Side unfortunelty this was the exact reason I got rid of my 95 t4r I absolutely love the body of this particular year but unfortunately the 3.0 is a disaster build in my opinion. On robin I blew two motors and put money towards the 3.4 swap with already the motor ect.. however the time and money spent I could have bought a 2008 T4R ready to go. I hope this answers your question. If you decide to push forward with this I’d love to keep tabs on it and follow the before and after. Also if you need any help don’t hesitate to ask. Cheers
@@TrailBendersOverland Appreciate the response. Did you end up getting a later generation then?(something with a warranty!) I just heard back from the ebay seller finally about the transmission he sold me. After a heated back and forth, he agreed to send me another transmission(a good one) and doesn't even want me to send back the old one. So if it works and the truck runs soon, I'll only be about 2k into it. 600 for the truck(with the toast tranny), 400 for cylinder head, 450 for towing, and 400-500 in solenoids, coils..other. The tires were about 850 but I'm not counting them. If I part out the old transmissions and get cylinder core rebate, then I'm looking at a total of 1500 maybe for a 95 with 178k miles. ..could be worse. My dream would be to continue customizing every inch of it including a 3.4 swap and and paint and interior...ending up with something worth 20k. Of course it'll cost me 30k to get there:) ... hear you can put a 2JZ Supra motor in 4runner! Bu t the wheels will fall off if not careful! (ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-A4007bLDsI0.html)
yeah, the 3VZ and A340 are known for being weak, but if you are not looking for a speed machine, then it should work just fine for hitting the slopes and surf. i use mine for camping, towing motorcycles, mountain biking and kayaking. it's not my daily driver, though. be prepared to maintain the tranny, though.
@@TheWeirdSide1 I dunno man. These things are slow up mountain passes, but other than that, really fine. I get 22 mpg on the highway with my 92. I have 309,000 miles on mine and no issues. You just have to do maintenance regularly, keep it cool with a well maintained cooling system and not beat on it. I think the guys that have problems with this motor run oversize tires, floor it everywhere, and don't really maintain it properly. I still drive mine all over the west coast without trouble. I did 9 states last summer, on and off road. These motors will go a long long time if you take care of it. I think the reported problems are overhyped.
Hey Steven, is there anywhere we can get a list or links to what you used? 2nd gen 4runner owner, trying to find a good rack system and RTT for my old highschool truck lol
Chris Mussett He was actually using a stock 3rd gen 4r rack. There was nowhere to put it so he drilled holes for rivet nuts and screwed it in to the roof
Matthew Capodieci that’s a great question I have no idea lol I believe it came on it from the factory.. but could be wrong.. follow us on Instagram and DM a picture of your rig to be featured! Would love to see it
@@TrailBendersOverland so yours has the inside bracket but didn't have the swingout tire carrier? or you took everything incl the bracket off the 91 and put it on the 95?, wanting to do the swap myself
Kelton Derkach If it’s clean and starts/runs smooth then I wouldn’t hesitate. Make sure the HG is good and give a good look over. The motors runs forever if maintained well. That said, Steven had 2 2ng gems motors fail. They were in unknown condition though and the trucks were having issues from the start. Find a clean one and you should be good.
Looking to buy an older 4runner myself, anybody reading this have advice on what to look for while searching the market please let me know, thanks so much. Cheers
Im sorry for the late response I must have missed this comment. Honestly learn from my mistakes, as much as I loved the 2nd Gen and still miss it I went through 2 motors and continued running into issues with vacuum leaks. I would recommend getting a 3rd gen for the sole fact that the 3.4L 5VZ-FE motor was almost bullet proof VRS the 3.0 L which had huge head gasket problems! These are just my opinions. If you still want to go with the second gen make sure you test compression in the cylinders as they should all be around 170-180psi with no more than 10% difference between the cylinders. the 4th and 6th cylinders are notorious for low compressions due to valve issues. good luck hopefully I answered your question. would love to hear an update as to which 4runner you go with. Cheers
We took this one off a 3rd gen we got at a junk yard. Used rivnuts lined up with the factory rack screw holes. Drilled right through the roof. Was a pretty simple job honestly.
It was mounted on the back. It was a little wil mag antenna. He pulled the rod out of the holder to open the tent. That truck is gone now unfortunately, but his RAM 1500 is far better built!
Sorry about that lol I am new to the camera, which sometimes its hard to gather my thoughts during the awkwardness haha. which items are you looking at getting? the escaper buddies (Recovery Tracks are Priced at $125, The Tire Rack cost me about $60, Light Bar was around $50, DIY awning was $86 and some change, Roof Rack was a cheapy from offer ($60) Don't Recommend that FYI lol, and the Tuff Stuff RTT Ranger 3 Person W/ Annex cost around $1200 after discounts. ARB Breathers were $72 and CB radio is around $50. I hope I didn't leave anything out, again I hope this vid wasn't to cringy I def was new to film and nervous lol
Kelvin Sanchez Found this tent on OfferUp. It was a partial trade. The tuff stuff tent on one of our dodge trucks we just bought straight from the manufacturer
