older Toyo pickups

[Bofire]

Little ones, How old to have the old 22R 4 cylinder and a carburator? Any toyo experts out there?
 I think I might need a project. 4x4, reg.cab. no lift kits or anything like that.
thanks
Carl

[Wanttohuntmore]

I am guessing pre-86 models.  Not sure the cutoff between the 20R and 22R.

[Mudman]

   early 80s hi-lux are the best.  Tough as nails.  I built a 81 and rode it hard.  Axles and transfer case held up to a 455 olds engine.  Heck I twisted rear axle inside the leaf springs, rough country leafs couldnt take the torque in 4 lo when i hit the gas!  I know 1980 had a 20r.  Chevy leafs did the trick.  Really a small lift and 33 tire will do great with a locker. and the 4 cyl can power it decent.  I love these trucks, wish I had mine still.

[brokenvet]

I had an 81 with the 22R engine in it

[bucklucky]

I have had so many Toyotas, still have 2. I had a 82 I put a 350 in and TH350 with the stick transfercase. I only grenaded 3 3rd members doing burn offs on the payvement with 35 15.50 swampers 

I think 84s had carbs , 85 had both carb and efi, 79-83 has carbs.

[Maverick]

I had an 87 with the 22re. Miss it!

[longrangekiller]

95 was the last year of the 22re or 22r

[fishngamereaper]

85-86 was the change over from carb to efi. I had an 86 with a 22re, man that truck could crawl. Have thought about doing the same thing as you, great trucks to have around hunting camp. May even buy one for the kid in a few years when he starts driving.

[Bofire]

thanks all, I am retired and have the time. I am thinking a nice stocker, clean, motor, brakes etc. shocks  and maybe even a paint job!! LOL
Carl

[Mike450r]

I have had a few and my old 79 was my favorite

[duckman nale]

i had a 89 wheeled the crap out of it at the powerlines above burnett it was unstoppable until a deer smashed in the front and bent the core support and now i own a 98 tacoma v6 4x4 85 was the first year of efi and from 85 on you could get either 22re or 22r depending on what you wanted plus 79 thru 82 were 20r just to let everyone know

[3nails]

 I bought a '95 22r xc brand new for $17,000! The Tacomas just came on the lot and nobody wanted my little blue truck. 240,000 miles later and I still drive it almost everyday. Gotta mix in the Tundra now and then though.

[BigGoonTuna]

i know just about everything there is to know about the '79-95 trucks, used to be really big into working on them.  carbed 22R trucks were available from '81 to around '87 or so in 4x4(you could find 2wd trucks with a carb until around '90 or 91 though).

everyone always gets hung up on straight axle trucks...the thing is, unless you plan on really turning it into a wheeler, the IFS trucks work just as well.  it's almost as much work upgrading the steering on a straight axle setup(to be able to flex without breaking that stupid J-arm) as it is to swap over a later model truck.

i've owned one of every generation of 4X4, a '79, '84, and a '91, now a '98 tacoma.   the '91 was the best of the non-tacoma pickups, but i like the taco even better.  the '79 was the coolest looking but i'm 6'2 and the cabs are tiny on those, and the heater setup inside was lousy, you'd about freeze to death in the winter.  the cab on the '89-95s is a little roomier.  if you like the older trucks i wouldn't get hung up on the 20R engine, it's a good one as well, basically just a 22R with a little less displacement(and likely you won't notice much difference between a tired 20R and a tired 22R).

[Bean Counter]

Funny, I just commented on this engine in one of the classified listings.

I had an '82 Celica that had the 22R engine in it. yes, it was carbureated. That thing was awesome!