Recent content by Gatordoc

If you're on Facebook, look up New Holland Overland, Michigan Overland, and the corresponding groups. They're both pretty active, and you might have better luck targeting a local audience. Good luck with the sale from Grand Rapids.

The caveat "in my experience" certainly applies, and my experience is certainly limited. The biggest capability difference we see is that I don't sleep in the FJ but in a hammock or ground tent, while he can sleep in his Taco. I can more easily navigate some tight sections of the trail where...

Like you, I was a Toyota fanboy for many years. '94 Pickup, '88 4runner, '07 FJ Cruiser, '90 GT-Four Celica, and an assortment of more mundane crossovers and regular cars. I've spent many miles riding shotgun, as well as many hours wrenching on, my brother's Toyotas as well ('97 4runner, '86...

I own an '07 MT FJ w/ locker & 33s, as well as a Dodge 2500 quad-cab on 35s, and one of my wheeling buddies runs a 2nd gen Taco (factory locker, 33s, icon suspension, sliders, bumper, but not much in camping mods). Full disclosure, I'm biased against Tacos, although I am a Toyota fan, in...

This is me to a "T;" I haven't really liked any of the Toyota pickups since they rolled out the Tacoma platform back in '95. They just don't feel the same as the '94 regular cab, manual-everything, Toyota pickup I started 4wheeling in. I have an FJ Cruiser now and like that a lot; it's pretty...

I own a very similar truck ('03 4x4 Ram QCSB 2500 w/Cummins) and have often though about doing a flatbed with eventual camper. I'm curious to hear what the peanut gallery has to say about such an arrangement.

Not much activity here lately, I'll bump. 1. Model year.............................................. ...............2007 2. Make (TT, NSSE, etc.)............................................. Plain ole' vanilla 3. Purchase Date.............................................. ..........Aug 2017...

So I did a thing... More to come, but the Dodge is likely going to be up for sale soon. She's been a great truck, but it's time for something that suits my current needs a little better.

Thanks for all the helpful feedback, everyone. Sorry for the tardy response; apparently I need to be more diligent in following up on threads and comments. Yes, I know how to; I'm just bad at it. In any case, I am following everyone's advice, generally speaking, and taking the purge slow in...

Those appear to be OEM H2 rims. On 2nd gen rams, with the Dana axles, I believe they fit without modification. On 3rd gens, with the AAM axle, I believe the center hole for the hub needs to be opened up in order to fit. I may have the two mixed up, though, so don't take my word as gospel...

I'm not 100% sure this is the right sub-forum for this, but since kids are relevant, and this is family adventure planning, here goes. I feel my mindset and philosophy on life shifting to a more simplified, minimalist view. We (the wife and I) decided last year to prioritize experiences over...

Tie downs are factory, my old '88 had the same ones. The bit they're bolted to is the top of the rear body mount. Never did figure out what the sheet metal flange is for, but I'm guessing it's for strengthening the mount. I don't know if the threaded bungs on the roll bar are specifically for...

Would something like this work for you? Binding Posts @ McMaster-Carr.

I'm no help on the muffler, but I'm diggin' the truck! My first 4x4 was a '94 reg cab, so I have a soft spot for these pre-Tacoma pickups. Keep up the good work!

Man, reading through this thread is bringing back memories! My first 4x4 was a '94 regular cab Toyota Pickup; manual everything and absolutely perfect that way. Mine was green and had the 3.slow, but had exactly the same cheesy side graphics and '90s roll bar that yours does. It's still my...