New T4R owner

[face2six]

Glad I found this place. Just bought a 92 4WD. Its got tons of miles on it but is still in great shape. Of course its also going to be a bit of a project as there are a few thing that need attending to so I hope I will find some answers here. Let me start by saying I have never owned a Toyota before but I am capable of working on what ever I own.

First. The Dist cap, Rotor , Wires and plugs. I have good luck with Bosch in the past. Wondering if ther is a preferred brand amongst you all

2 - The rear seems to sag a bit. The distance between the top of the tire and the inside of wheel well in the back seems less than in the front. What my cause this? Note: I dont see any leaf springs in the back so I am assuming there is some king of torison bar suspension in the rear. What is the best way to correct this sagging

Turning hard to the left I notice a metalic clunking noise. I've noticed it on other SR5s as well. Is ther a story on this somewhere?

All in all I think buying this project has been a good move. It runs well now. After a few minor (fan clutch) and major ( front half shaft replacement) fixes it will rock! Im sure ther will be some bluddy knuckles once I start wrenching on it but strangly I have gotten a good feeling from this ride right from the start......
which is something I have not noticed from other projects I have restored to good running condition biggrin2: 72 VW bus, :bash:85 Ford Ranger, and a 90 Dodge Shadow).

 

[Uneek]

Welcome to T4R.org and the Toyota family.

We had a '90 truck, probably same engine as yours if you have the 3.0 V6. We've always bought OEM parts from the dealer--wasn't very expensive just a tad higher than auto parts store prices for aftermarket. The only thing that wasn't OEM we used on that Toyota were oil filters. But for my current three Toyotas I'm using strictly OEM replacement parts. With the right part number, you can probably get Denso plugs which are the same as the OEM minus the packaging. The nice thing about the OEM plug wires are all of them are prerouted and have clips installed. So you just remove the clips along the timing chain cover and on the driver side bank and pop on the new wires and plug them back into the cap and plug. VIOLA, you're done--no need to string each wire individually.

I could be wrong. But from what I recall reading...
The coil springs in the rear tend to sag and I think all of them do that over time. Performance Products has I think 1" lift springs that eliminate that sagging.

For the steering, it has to do with the stoppers at the end. Our '90 truck always did it at full lock and when hitting a bump, there would be a nasty squeal. Members here say, put a little grease on that stopper to minimize metal to metal contact and it'll fix it.

Good luck.