Badfish740

I thought I had read that the 2WD 1 Ton T-100 came with a FF, but I guess I misremembered. I stopped to actually look at it today-it's still a bit of a mystery as the woman at the farm stand says it's not theirs and that they're just letting someone sell it there because it's a high traffic road. The owner has not called me back yet. I was able to do a quick walkaround and found out the following details from the sign in the window: 1987 Auto trans 41K miles All fixtures/appliances inside work Outside shell looks in OK shape but has had sealant applied to some seams/around windows so I'm guessing that even if its not leaking now, it did at one time FF 6 lug rearend $5800 It's not a Winnebago like I thought-any guesses as to who built this one?

There's a nursery/farm stand that I pass everyday on the way to work, and I never really noticed it before, but today a Toyota motorhome sitting in the lot caught my eye that had a phone number on it. It just said "CALL" and the number, no "For Sale" sign, no price, etc... I left a message but haven't heard back yet, but in the meantime, I've been thinking a lot about what I would do with one. I have a '91 Pickup that I've had for a while now that is my firewood hauler/off-roader. It's a great truck, but now that we have two kids it's not all that useful. I had been debating on finding a dead 4Runner that I could swap my truck's drivetrain onto to use as a family vehicle, but what about swapping the 4WD drivetrain into a Toyota Motorhome? Obviously only the transmission and transfer case would be of use, but I think the following setup would work for axles: T-100 rear axle Blazeland Long Travel front end For those of you not familiar with the Blazeland kit it increases IFS travel dramatically and gives about 4" of lift, but the extra width necessitates a T-100 or similar width rear axle, so it would be a great combination. What I really need to know is what to watch out for with these, what they're worth, etc...I have no idea whether or not this one runs, etc...it looks like it may have been sitting for a while. Most importantly, how comfortable would they be for a family of four? My kids are small now (4 years and 10 months), but what about when they're 12 and 9?

Thanks for the tip-I e-mailed custom wheel to see if they had some kind of adapter. The Front Range setup is a little pricey, but I think it's the best option in that it also allows me to run disc brakes in the rear (getting a heavy load going is great, but stopping it is nice too! ) and to use lockout hubs. I plan to spool the rear, so it will be nice to be able to unlock it and use the front axle only in certain situations. I'll see what I get back from Custom Wheel. EDIT I found this picture on Full Size Jeep forum-I wonder if I could get a fabricator to replicate it?

I am the owner of a 1991 Regular Cab 4x4 pickup which I am in the process of building into an off road firewood hauler. I cut firewood on a large forested property with old logging roads and skidder trails and need to haul heavy loads over rough terrain. The plan is to upgrade the suspension, rear axle, brakes, and gearing in order to handle the heavy loads as well as to fit the truck with a large flatbed with stakesides. The semi-floating drum brake rear axle will be upgraded to a full floater disc brake axle via a kit from Front Range Off Road which uses new heavy duty axle shafts, and adapter brackets which allow full floater bearings and hubs from '79-'84 solid front axle trucks to be used in the rear. A truss will be fabricated to further strengthen the rear axle. In addition to the added strength of the rear axle, I'd really like to be able to run dual rear wheels. I see that the Toyota motorhome rearends came in a few different configurations (I'm aware of the problems with the 5 lug semi-floater axles), but what I haven't been able to figure out is whether or not all of the 6 lug rear axles came with the 7.25" bolt pattern. My rear axle of course is 6x5.5" and I can't seem to find adapters anywhere which would allow me to run dual rear wheels. Was there ever a Toyota motorhome with 6x5.5" dual rear wheels? If so I'd love to get a look at the adapter used between the wheels in order to see if I could use it on my truck. Right now I am running these 16x7.5" Tundra steel wheels and could easily find two more for the rear: Truck in it's current form: