Best year 1st Gen.

x4

I kinda wanted a 01+ for the different front/end/ tailights but i went for the 2000 (graduation year anyway so made sense right?)

 

I had a 2000 and I now have a 2002. You cant go wrong with either. My 2000 was bought back by Toyota with 221,000 miles on it. I gave it hell everytime I drove it...and it always performed well. My 2002 currently has 207,000 on it and is still a smooth ride. I bought it from my dad who drives like an old lady, so it still has a good bit of life left in it.

 

It has a timing CHAIN

 

manual hubs suck ass if you only need 4x4 to deal with road conditions (snow). I hated getting stuck in my 84. Stuck on a hill was the worst. Turn truck off because its manual, get out of truck, get yelled at by the people behind you that you just fcked. Down the road..Hmm I should not be in 4x4 here. The road is dry. Let me get the F out of the truck again.

 

Hmm, locking vs. auto hubs.. I've had/have both benefits of manual hubs: True ,less to go wrong , if I was going anywhere I might need 4x I'd just lock the hubs without engaging the transfer as soon as I get offroad, no biggie, advantages of auto locking hubs: I love being able to go into 4x on the fly its all done Manually when I grab the lever for transfer case......

 

Black only... 2003 DBL 3.4 Auto... Enough said!

 

x2...Thats what I used to own (2004)

 

4.3

 

typed to fast... haha

Fixed!

 

I hear what you are saying about not engaging the transfer case. No power was being delivered to the front axle, but with the axles locked on a dry surface I thought that was a big no no. Turning must have been a bit tough. The wheels want to rotate at the same rate. Someone correct me if I am wrong.

 

If your front axle is locked, than yes. But if its an open diff than no... I think.

 

You got it right!

 

Well, yeah ya don't / shouldn't engage on dry pavement, we were talking about hassle of engagement off road uhh, well actually this thread is about best year 1st. gen therefore I still proclaim that I'm happy to drive a Toyota !!

 

I'd say 04. That's the last model toyota made that truck. You'd figure that Toyota would hae weed out all the problems from the past years. I have an 04 and I love it.

 

01-04

 

'03 all the way dude!!

 

95.5 - 00 2.7l 5 Speed

Manual locking hubs & timing chain

 

I have a 1998 Tacoma and love it. I like the 01-04 front end better though. I like them all!

 

02! Got 35k miles on my 3.4 PreRunner.

 

Best Truck I’ve owned for Northern Az all weather Highway and off-road. Gets me my dog and tools to work on time all week and gets me to the hunting and fishing hole every weekend.