New and a few questions

[firebane]

I am a Canadian who has stumbled upon your wonderful site of information.

So I'm looking at possibly getting a 96 4runner as they are the most asthetically please to me (not the only reason why) and seem to have lots of room (i have a dog) and have a few questions.

1) Motor and tranmission: How reliable? Whats the best motor? Are the v6s a typical gas eater?

2) Interior: Is it clunky or laid out well? How do the seats and carpet hold up?

3) I know they hold their value well but whats a reasonable price on this year? I've seen them go for $10-11,000 privately.

4) Rear Sag: happens to most SUVs it seems and are you able to use whatever spring you want to go with, or is there a general one that works the best?

5) Tire size: I notice a lot of people run tires like 31x10.5 but what is the largest you can run with having to think about going to a lift kit.

6) Lift kits: Aren't out of the question and thinking if I did do one I'd probably go 2-3". What are some of you guys running?

7) Fuel economy: I'd be coming from driving a civic but I am accustomed to driving a truck so gas prices isn't a worry for me, but is the mileage on them decent? I've heard people getting upwards of 500 kilometers or more.

8) How common is the rear seals going?

9) I heard the valve body has issues?

Thanks for answering these as I know a search could have helped, but I figure its easy to just ask.

 

[techno]

Im not trying to be a smartarse or to be rude, but you will find lots of answers to your querries allready on this forum. If you openly confess to being too lazy to search, then many people will be too lazy to answer.

1) Motor and tranmission: How reliable? Whats the best motor? Are the v6s a typical gas eater?
Both a very reliable. V6 has more power obviously. Expect 16-20 mpg (12-15 lt/100km).Hundreds of threads on milage.

2) Interior: Is it clunky or laid out well? How do the seats and carpet hold up?
Interior is personal preference. Have a look inside one. Seats and carpet last well.

3) I know they hold their value well but whats a reasonable price on this year? I've seen them go for $10-11,000 privately.
Depends on condition and miles.

4) Rear Sag: happens to most SUVs it seems and are you able to use whatever spring you want to go with, or is there a general one that works the best?
Plenty to choose from. Depends on what you want. Search

5) Tire size: I notice a lot of people run tires like 31x10.5 but what is the largest you can run with having to think about going to a lift kit.
Thats about the biggest without lift. Search.

6) Lift kits: Aren't out of the question and thinking if I did do one I'd probably go 2-3". What are some of you guys running?
Search.

7) Fuel economy: I'd be coming from driving a civic but I am accustomed to driving a truck so gas prices isn't a worry for me, but is the mileage on them decent? I've heard people getting upwards of 500 kilometers or more.
See answer 1

8) How common is the rear seals going?
Search.

9) I heard the valve body has issues?
?

 

[RonMAIDEN]

Biggest size tire with no lift is 265/75s which is just a tad uncer 32".