If the body's in good shape I'd jump on it. Those are very cool little vans. IIRC they had the same running gear as the 89-94 Hilux or 2nd gen 4runner, typically a 22r 4 cyl engine and a 5 speed with a 2 speed t-case.
If the body's in good shape I'd jump on it. Those are very cool little vans. IIRC they had the same running gear as the 89-94 Hilux or 2nd gen 4runner, typically a 22r 4 cyl engine and a 5 speed with a 2 speed t-case.
The vans didn't share anything in common with the IFS pickups other then the Toyota name. They had the 3y or 4y engine. I don't remember the transmission family. The transfercase was a drivers drop. If it was a manual it had the 2 speed case, auto was just a single speed transfercase. Both front and rear differentials were closer to the 7.5" so it could share the same gears as an IFS front and 2wd rear. It is a unibody. The IFS is similar style of the pickup but has no matching parts. Steering is rack and pinion. Take care with what you do and what you throw away as parts are getting hard to source.
Great post, I thought there were commonalities but stand corrected.