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On 7/20/2019 at 2:24 PM, tropicstar said:
So your 85 front straight axle has leaf springs? How many leafs on the front springs ?
I don't remember exactly how many leaves up front, 4 or 5? I think they're lift springs.
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Not specifically for the build but it has some pics on it. @lassonlasson
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No time to deal with it. I'm converting my other truck into a full time camper though, getting a custom aluminum Sunrader size shell built onto the frame.
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Hey everyone, this project is now for sale! Message me for details.
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Trailhead, got some pics of your Sunrader?
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Looks to me like they swapped on the door, fenders, and hood from a 4wd truck. I think maybe the 4wd fenders have an extra flare? Plus the decals.
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Does anyone know if this is a factory 4x4 Sunrader? I've never seen one with a first generation cab. I wonder if someone made it. Or did someone finally do the legendary 2wd to 4wd conversion?
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One micro step closer. Got a carport put up today and freed the rader from tarp hell!
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So sounds like a chinook camper wouldn't line up with a single cab longbed 85 4x4.
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Quick question, and I'm sure it's been answered here before, but are Chinooks built on long bed or short bed trucks?
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As for the injection pump I just had one rebuilt for $500. With normal use they're good for hundreds of thousands of miles.
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Actually the 3L diesel is just as common as the 1KZ, just a little bit older and not turbocharged. More similar to the 2L-T's that were sold here in the mid eighties. I did a swap for someone using that engine a bunch of years ago. It's probably the most common engine found in 90's hiluxes. Parts aren't that hard to get if you know where to look.
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Check this one out: https://medford.craigslist.org/cto/5156454367.html
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Yeah that is weird. What's the point of having a custom rim and adapter in the front if the rim doesn't even work in the back? Why not just use a stock rim?
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I am still stumped. A 4x4 would have come with 6 lugs front and back. The Odyssey plant was close to the wheel place that made most of these wheels so they could have had them made there. I have seen front wheels like yours before on Diesel85's Sunrader 4x4 . Man I would love to see this in person.
Linda S
My front rims are 15" 6 lug, interchangeable with the rears.
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A few have been popping up lately, I even found one that was already a five speed.
I pulled the underbody grey and black water tanks, now I need to get some more metal joists to prop the sagging floor up. Also need to make some roof arches and get them fiberglassed in.
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Well it's been a while but I'm finally getting around to this thing. Today I pulled the Chevy V6 and auto tranny and all its wiring. Hopefully I'll get that sold soon. Now I need to cut off the engine mounts and weld new ones in for the 3.0 Toyota diesel, then do some engine prep on it before I drop it in. Also have to re-convert it to a manual transmission, but that should be pretty easy since it was a manual originally. Don't know why the images are sideways and upside down.
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Well I'll be pulling the 4.3 V6 out of my Sunrader any day now if anyone's interested in it. I think it's pretty freshly rebuilt, too.
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My point is that I think it's very unlikely someone would go to the trouble of swapping out any of the common Toyota gear ratios when it's so much easier to just acquire a different third member. I've bought and sold many of them and 4.10's and 4.30's are very common.
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The paint tab is on the actual third member/differential carrier. Whether the member has been changed or not wouldn't affect that. Unless someone had a gear shop actually swap out the ring gear, which is pretty rare outside of the rockcrawler scene.
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The axle ratio can usually be determined from the paint code on the flange of the third member.
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There's also this brand new 1 ton rear axle for sale: http://medford.craigslist.org/pts/4865604300.html
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I just saw this on Craigslist in my area, it's not mine.
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Just took a trip up to Washington, highway driving 60-70 mph., got around 18 mpg's. I normally get 24-25. That was on veggie oil, and I had 38 gallons of that plus a full tank of diesel.
85 Sunrader 4x4 Diesel Project
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I messaged you.