4runner or cherokee

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

what is better if i want to start a new project. i have had a few toyotas and like them. should i try a jeep cherokee. an older one like 85-95, or a 4runner older one like 85-89. what wud be easier and cheaper to make a wheeler?

--thanks:eeek:

 

[Poohbair]

what is better if i want to start a new project. i have had a few toyotas and like them. should i try a jeep cherokee. an older one like 85-95, or a 4runner older one like 85-89. what wud be easier and cheaper to make a wheeler?

--thanks:eeek:

If you like a rig that starts with good parts, a full frame, and a ton of inexpensive aftermarket support... build a Runner.

If you want a unibody like your moms minivan and shitty axles, then build a Cherokee...

 

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

ok thanks. any others opinions?? i wanna get the pros and cons of each.

 

[JayH]

Anyone can build a toy that works well. Challenge yourself and go for the Cherokee.

 

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

Ya but i dont wanna peice that is gonna be breakin down. doesnt the cherokee come stock with the coil over streight axel.

 

[Poohbair]

...streight axel.

What the **** is a streight axel?

Is that similair to a straight axle, or is it more along the IFS lines?

 

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

i ment straight axle.. with the coils overs.

 

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

oh yea its called 3-link.. i forgot what it was called.lol. doesnt the cherokee come sstock with 3-link axles.

 

[Money Mark]

I've had many Jeep's (CJ, TJ, Cherokee) and a Yota.

If you like to fix things on you rig, get a Jeep.

If you just want to get out and wheel, get a Yota.



P.S. Cheap and easy?......Really? I've heard ATV quads are cheap and easy.:corn:

 

[98ZJ4X4]

P.S. Cheap and easy?......Really? I've heard ATV quads are cheap and easy.:corn:

Funny!! I heard that Money Mark was "Cheap and Easy", but hard to find! :fawkdancesmiley:

 

[Money Mark]

I'm as rare as a working Jeep.

 

[Poohbair]

...Cheap and easy?......

Mmmmmmmm.... I LOVE cheap and easy.... :awesomework::awesomework::beer:

 

[crash2]

I'm as rare as a working Jeep.

I was thinking as rare as a walking muddy crack....


To answer the OP's question. Get a toy, better base to build off of...

 

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

thanks everyone. im gonna go for a 4runner! hopefully an 85 so i dont have to do a SAS. anyone know about any for sale anywhere?

 

[cisco]

Defintely start with a 79-85 toyota. Why a 4 runner? Trucks are easier to find and build.

 

[crash2]

thanks everyone. im gonna go for a 4runner! hopefully an 85 so i dont have to do a SAS. anyone know about any for sale anywhere?

85's are getting hard to find. Plus they are either pretty beat up or somebody wants a small fortune for it...

 

[cisco]

85's are getting hard to find. Plus they are either pretty beat up or somebody wants a small fortune for it...

Yep and a well working stock carb does just fine. Not to mention that all the fuel injection sensors on an 85 are now 25 years old and can be problematic and spendy to replace.

 

[crash2]

Yep and a well working stock carb does just fine. Not to mention that all the fuel injection sensors on an 85 are now 25 years old and can be problematic and spendy to replace.

One thing to be said about the toy EFI stuff--even with it being as old as it is--its one of the more dependable setups out there and pretty simplistic....

 

[FIVE~0~NINE--Wheeler]

ya i might do a truck. i kinda wanted somthing i can use to carry friends around in.

 

[CHOP SHOP]

Build a yota. Did you really need to ask?