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Originally Posted by billyboy
They tend to tip over onto their roof when driven by a 20 year old doing donuts in the mud! "Dad, I don't know what happened, I was just driving along and it flipped over!"
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I bought a '90 in September. When I was scrounging for some parts at the wrecking yard, all three 4Runners they had were rollovers. I keep that in mind.
Mine has 348k kms, and runs like a top. It ain't pretty, but I didn't want a pretty one. I wanted something I could beat & thrash mercilessly. So far, so good. I paid $1100 and have about a grand into it, with lots of free labor.
It's got the 2.4 22RE. Yeah, it's underpowered, but it replaces a suzuki samurai with a vw 1.6 diesel. It's getting either a VW 1.9aaz or Toyota 2.4 2l diesel in the next couple of months. I am enjoying being able to go 70mph while I can.
One thing to check out: Mud & slush collect above the rear coil perches, and will rot out the frame. It's an awkward spot that's easy to miss, and you won't spot it unless you get your head right up by the rear axle. I think there's an access plug on the outside of the frame rail though, and you could push a screwdriver through to the other side to see if it's soft.
Mine was rusted through on both sides, and it is a real awkward spot to weld. I ended up dropping the gas tank rear axle to get at it. Not much fun