1988 Toyota X-Cab

I've owned my truck for almost a year now, but I'm fairly new to the site. I thought I would post up and get some local opinions and support.
Owners Name & City- Jared, Logan Utah.


Make, Model & Year of Vehicle- 1988 Toyota Pickup xtra cab


Engine- 22re


Transmission- w56


T-Case- Gear driven top shift


Axles- Rear - Trucks original housing, Aussie locker, yukon 5.29's
Front - 1985 4runner axle with high steer and 5.29's


Suspension- 63" Chevy leafs out back, Toyota rears up front.


Wheels and Tires- 35" bfg mtrs on 15" aluminum wheels


Favorite Trails- Providence canyon, willard peak, little moab


I didn't know a lot about toyota's before owning this truck and when I first bought it I thought I had a decent platform. I guess it was a start but I want this rig to be very capable and not very problematic...
Here's a few pics of when I first bought it, and the very weak flex shot.

 

[sixstringsteve]

what length are these? I had 10" bilsteins on mine, and they bottomed out all the time, just like yours will. They were way too long. I actually took them off while running golden spike, then I ran the rest of the week without shocks because they were so long. I think I ended up with 9" shocks up front and 8" out back. I ended going with some cheap $35 monroes and to me, they rode a lot better than the bilsteins (go figure). I recommend measuring your shock length at full bump and full droop, then ordering the shocks that will fit the best. good luck.

 

[Yota]

They're 12" travel shocks. So i'm assuming someone with a 4runner would have to resort to running different shocks given they don't want to hack out the floor of their rig?
I haven't ran into any issues yet but that's probably due to the fact that there's hardly any difficult trails in cache valley...
I'm going to take the bed off soon in favor of the flat bed I've been working on, so with that I'll resolve the shock issues.

 

[sixstringsteve]

by the way, your truck looks dead sexy. Whether you keep them or swap them out, I'd recommend lowering your bump stops so the springs bottom out on them, instead of your shocks bottoming out to limit your uptravel.

 

[Yota]

yeah that makes plenty of sense. i've never even measured for bump stops in the back.

 

[Yota]

I got started on the frame for the flatbed today. I got most my ideas from ricsrx's flatbed, he does some awesome work and I really like the beds overall simplicity. Plus I got all the C channel and angle for $40.

 

[Yota]

Miniature update:

Been putting this front case together after getting a used Marlin adapter.

 

[sixstringsteve]

lookin good. Duals rock.

 

[Yota]

Heck yeah I'm exited to have them, I'm debating on either buying a 4.7 gear set for the rear case or just the 23 spline input.

 

[sixstringsteve]

what axle gears do you plan on running?

 

[sixstringsteve]

what diff gears are you running?

If you plan on running 5.29s, stock duals will be plenty low.

I assume you have a 23 spline doubler? If so, I say go for the 23 spline 4.7s, even though they're overkill. It's not much more money than the 23 spline input gear, and it does have its advantages in the really nasty stuff. Low Range has 10% off for the next couple days, and their prices are tough to beat on the TG stuff.

 

[airmanwilliams]

I'll give ya $10 if you can get brandon out in 4-lo on the dirt. I know he's going to love it once he tries it.

What the heck is this? bribing guys to get me out and get my sidekick dirty?


Truck is coming along nicely, perfect stance.

 

[Yota]

Haha i was wondering what that post was about, do you still have your 4 door?
But replying to Steve's post, i do have 5.29s already and looking at prices on Marlins site has made me want to stick with just the input. But I'll check low ranges site. And yes my coupler is 23 splines.

 

[airmanwilliams]

Yup still have my 4door. There is a guy coming tomorrow or tuesday he says with cash to take it but we will see, wanted me to fix a couple things but I just havent had the time or the tools to do so.

 

[Yota]

I hate to see you sell it, but hopefully you can wheel a cheap samurai or something like you were saying.

 

[Yota]

This truck is SOLD. Belongs to a good man in Willard now. Now all I have to play in is the 85 stocker.