mikescadillac

Hello All over the next month or so I will be posting all the parts I won't be using, including the cab & chassis (less rear end & front hubs). Can anyone tell me if the automatic transmissions are interchangeable between the '85 4cyl, & the '90 3.0L v-6,? As a mechanic of over 30 years, I feel like a beginner getting into this Toyota stuff, not knowing my arse from a hole in the ground!!! once again, thanks Mike

I plan on swapping every conceivable heavy duty part this chassis has to offer!!

Hello All!! just when I least expect it, my luck changes!!! I just purchased a 1990 Itasca, rotten from one end to the other, sitting on a 1 ton frame, for $1000. now my work is cut out swapping out all the parts. I want to thank everyone for all their input and wealth of knowledge, stay tuned... Mike

sorry, I forgot to mention its the front brakes I'm working on, the rear axle is out of a '90 4-runner, and I want to replace the FRONT 5 stud hubs & related parts with 6 stud hubs & related parts. I heard somewhere there was an interchange for the front brakes from a different model truck but I can't recall where I heard it from (old age catching up with me!!!) thanks Mike

Hello All! Range Rover rear end swap didn't happen, the guy I was going to get it from changed his mind about parting out the vehicle. have a 4 runner axle that will be going in instead, I'm trying to find out if there is an interchange where I can use the 6 stud hubs, rotors & calipers in place of the 5 stud currently on the truck???? searching the internet has been fruitless, any idea's?? Once again, thanks for your wealth of information!! Mike

Hello all!! I'm going to install a Range Rover rear end, its longer, but with the style of wheel offset it should all tuck in there quite nice, anyone know if the front torsion bars interchange with the 4runner 4x4?? haven't checked yet, just thought I would throw it out there thanks Mike I will keep you all posted on my rear end!!

thank you all!! as far as that 4 letter "F" word, I'm strictly a Chev man, to Derek Up North, I live in St. Thomas, but truck out of Windsor, mostly the east coast

thanks Linda, I'm through Toledo quite often, I'm across the river from Detroit, will give these people a call, might be hard to get my semi through but I will make it down there eventually Mike

Good day all!! I recently purchaced a 1985 "New Horizons" Toyota 21' Motor Home (it was real cheap) after purchacing it I discovered the difference in rear axles, as a Mechanic, I'm always up to a challenge, (maybe a chevy 350 in place of the 22R?) since there are very few of these toyota's up here in Canada, and the thoughts of finding a full floater up here are very remote, is there anyone here who has put a "non-toyota" rear axle in these trucks? I have done a little research and found that a Chevy S10 axle is very close in physical size to the original, I havn't compared bearing sizes yet, but I think it could be a viable swap using an 8 ply single tire on a wider 15" wheel. Any thoughts out there??? I'm on the road a lot, so I may not get internet when I need it. (the U.S. has a different idea of a strong signal for internet!) thanks for any and all info, I look forward to reading all the posts on the forum Mike