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T100 buying advice

Discussion in 'Toyota Trucks & SUVs' started by King Rex, Jan 3, 2019.

  1. Jan 3, 2019 at 7:49 PM
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    King Rex

    King Rex [OP] Well-Known Member

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    Was considering buying a regular cab Tacoma to modify for trails and hunting so I don’t destroy my second gen double cab I use as my daily, but I found this already built T100:

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    Marlin crawler gear type 4.7 to 1 Transfer case
    5.13 gears on Both ends
    35” Pitbull Rockers
    Hurst line locks for brakes when pulling others
    ARB front air locker
    ARB rear air locker
    Brake line lock (Hurst)
    FJ80 front solid axle swap
    Heavy Duty three link front end suspension
    14 inch travel all corners
    Limiting straps all four corners
    Extended wheel base
    63" with 5" lift rear leaf springs
    D rings on front and rear axles
    Heavy duty body Rock rails.
    Pull hooks all corners
    Optima battery
    Permanent d rings on axles for trailer tie down

    It’s built to crawl, but I will need to drive it on the the highway as I don’t have the ability to trailer it and plan to use it while hunting, and the gearing, tire size, and 3 link make me question highway handling. Thoughts on it? Things to look for? Or avoid it altogether and wait for the right deal and build myself?
     
  2. Jan 3, 2019 at 7:56 PM
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    eon_blue

    eon_blue Most Improved Member

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    That thing is nice...don't see hardly any T-100s built for wheeling anymore, I rarely see them at all and if I do they're just beaters used for landscaping.

    Really awesome truck, as for it being highway capable it's hard to tell...T-100s were notoriously under powered with the 3.4l v6 that the compact Tacomas had, but it is regeared so that's good...but it's got a ton of weight on it. MPGs will likely be pretty bad but that's expected with most wheeling rigs
     
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  3. Jan 3, 2019 at 9:22 PM
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    Pickeledpigsfeet

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    I am pro anything T100. I have also SASed a few toyotas and the fj80 swap will really depend on the builder getting all the mounts laid out correctly. But it would take just a day to cut that off and burn in a front spring hanger and rear shackle mounts and throw some leaves under it. D44s are just about perfect width if you dont want to keep it all yota or :

    https://www.pirate4x4.com/forum/toyota-tacoma/1125810-fj80-front-leaf-springs.html
     
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