I have to say that it’s painful for me to see an old Toyota truck get ...............
The 1984 to 1988 years models (my favorite body style) are getting very scarce.
If I were to get back into 4-wheeling, I would most likely be driving a trailered tube framed buggy.
I may take my 1986 Xtra Cab off-road, 4-wheeling, camping, or exploring, but I will not thrash it on a trail run just for the sake terrorizing the terrain.
Gnarls.
Gnarls, when I bought my basically stock truck, she was already twisted from a wreck in the 80s where she was hit in the left quarter behind the wheel which makes the left side of the frame sit almost an inch higher until I took her wheeling the 1st time I ever went off road and I drove too fast broadside into a gulley amd then lifted the right side of the frame rail to almost even again. So my truck is bent and she has some cancer around the windshield.
In other words, my rig was imperfect when I started with her and would have cost way more to have the frame straightened or replaced than it was worth financially. So I in good conscience beat her like I own her and wear her battle scars with pride because for the rest of my days, this will be my Yota and since my days are numbered due to my lungs and throat, I'm gonna wheel her like I stole her.
