1st Gen Lunchtable Thread - General Discussion

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Those Hilux are sweeeeet

 

@CS_AR you better get plenty of pics at that Toyota specialty yard!? Guaranteed to be something interesting there

 

I just got it all registered and insured. It's a great driver, it's weird being in a car where 100+mph feels the same as 60. I've been in a few but never owned one. It really handles like a dream





Trying my heated seats right now haha

 

I'm excited for ya, those have always seemed like sweet cars

 

I’ll
Come steal it

 

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So wood

 

I used to think so until my neighbors had one of their relatives drive up from Mexico with one. I was looking under it and they are basically a 2nd gen tacoma that looks uglier. That truck ruined my hi lux fantasy.

 

I agree the only Hilux I like the look of are the 90s ones and the ones that shared a similar style to our first gens. The newer ones don't look good at all, the Tacomas look so much better

 

I thought they had a heavier duty chassis under them? Toyot kept Hilux going along as its heavier duty 'light pickup' and then developed an even lighter duty small truck, Tacoma, for American roads and purposes(think light). But if it's the looks of it that you don't like, that's fine. Toyota better not have made it a lighter duty pickup in these years. I'll have to check into it a bit

 

It didnt look like anything special under there, frame didnt look any different, still IFS and a regular 8" in the back. I'm thinking they kept the 70series going as the rugged work truck and sallied up the hi lux like they did the taco.

I know the old hi lux trucks were a 1ton.

 

Hrm, I want to tint the windows on the 4runner. Can't decide if I want to buy a pre-cut kit and DIY or pay to have it done. Anyone DIY before?

 

The artic truck hilux are rad

 

I've developed a pretty harsh pop in my front driver side when turning the wheel... Looked under and my relatively new OEM outer tie rod looks greasy. Guess I need to go grab another, dunno what else it could be. Ball joints check out good.

 

Haven't even touched mine....poor things

 

DIY is a pita. It's not much more to just pay someone to do it

 

That would be crazy to have a TRE fail that quickly. Some crazy trail runs or something? Has it been put through hell?

 

Not at all in fact I've only wheeled a few times since I installed them last summer, pretty light trails too.

Luckily the outers are a breeze...inners take more time. Just gonna have to pay for another alignment afterward. Guess I'll swing by the local service dept and buy one for a crazy amount.... Don't want a tie rod to go out on me anytime soon