Florida B.S. Thread

Did J give you a fj logo for me

 

I have a question on the older P/Us, did all of the pre 1985 4x4s all have the solid axle up front? I know that '85 was the last year they had the solid axles available for them. ive been thinking about getting one to have as a dedicated trail rig I can thrash on and not have to worry about damaging my not-paid-off prerunner lol

these were the ones that I have found so far

http://dothan.craigslist.org/cto/4363066166.html

http://mobile.craigslist.org/cto/4386200916.html

http://mobile.craigslist.org/cto/4387217151.html

 

pull the trigger on the 1st one. 2k cash and its prob yours. 84 and 85 were the best years due to the revamped tranny and the option of 22re

 

Be careful that it does have a straight axle though. I've seen a lot of trucks on CL that claimed to be 84-85, but somehow had IFS. Also with the older ones like that, it's imperative that you actually crawl under the truck and make sure the frame isn't rotten and about to rust in two.

 

yeah ive seen 85s with ifs. musta did a IFS swap... body rust is a must on those trucks though. but checking for frame rust is a no brainer

 

of course that is a given lol, those be the first things id look at, make sure the frame isnt* rotten, and it actually had the solid axle on it. thats why im askin you guys and taking my time with this, dont want to rush into anything and screw myself over because of something that I over looked or completely missed

 

I'm thinking it's more likely they swapped an 84-85 body onto a newer frame, probably due to rust, and didn't want to go the extra mile and SAS it in the process.

Checking the frame for rust might be a no-brainer, but not a lot of people really want to lay on the ground and crawl under the truck to do it. especially if they are used to old domestic trucks. Frames rarely have any issues on those. The entire floor boards can be gone from rust with fenders made out of bondo, but the frame will be rust free. Old Yodas are almost the opposite. The body might have very little rust, but the frame will be rusted in two between the cab and the rear spring hanger, only hanging together by a half inch strip of rusty steel and dirt.

 

Like A TRD decal on a non TRD

 

lololololololol

 

Its a tough job being the resident asshole sometimes, but after 60 its EZ to get away with

 

oh hush you, I like my TRD All Terrain base model

of course ive learned my lesson on that lol, I did rush buying the truck just to get one and you're not bein an ass lol, its the truth haha. knowing what I know now, I wish i could go back and wait a little longer and get the right truck

 

You missed your opportunity with this from the 3rd one.
"Truck is a project truck has a lot of new parts on it just need some one with knowledge and time to get truck right."
JK Alfuh

 

Don't we all. I know for my part, I wouldn't have bought my first two 4WDs (a B2 and and F150). I would have just went right to a Yota or a Heep (CJ/YJ/TJ). In fact, if I could go back and do it over, I wouldn't have had any of the full-sized trucks I've had.

 

he woulda bought it and then advised us all to stay away from old yotas because they dont run good.

 

stay away from 4 banger 4x4s, they're sarcastic assholes

but on a serious note, ive got a month or so before I pull the trigger on an 84/85 P/U

 

Guess it's open season on poor Alfuh tonight. why do I get the feeling Nam will be dragged into it before it's done?

 

haha maybe its cause im and on TW

 

You just posted that so you could drag Nam into it.

I was thinking more of the knowledge part.

 

I want to get a single.second gen and SAS it...

 

your just confirming my reality