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Join Date: Sep 2023
Location: Kansas
Posts: 48
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Location: Kansas
Posts: 48
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Zanz' 86 Turbo Resurrection
So I'm that guy. I got sucked up into the maelstrom of Bringatrailer.com, and found a very pretty '86 Turbo 5-speed 4Runner I didn't want to walk away from. I grossly overpaid for a grossly oversold truck that needed a metric s-ton of work.
So other than paint, and seats, my 4Runner needs about everything. All running gear is original, so the shocks barfed 50,000 miles ago, the rear sags lie a grandma's behind, the interior is ROUGH. Its an SR5 with inclinometer, power door locks, and power windows. I got the passenger window all the way up ahead of the rain (now snow), but now the passenger door light stays on continuously.
After talking to the only suspension shop that would talk to me in the area, they want $5k to redo front and rear suspension, and rebuild of the steering. Its been an interesting cross-reference based process finding the correct parts. Its snowing out, so I can't look under the truck to confirm the number of shackles I need for the rear. I can see that the front mount to a frame-mounted point. Do I need just one replacement shackle for the rear of each leaf spring?
I am looking for guidance on replacing the clapped weatherstripping on the doors and rear window. I purchased weather stripping from Toyota, but its clearly for the wing-window equipped 4Runners, not the full window SR5 version. Any guidance is appreciated.
Last edited by Zanz25; 11-25-2023 at 08:36 PM.
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