just got a 87 toyota and ive got a few questions

just wandering whats the diff between the my "japan style" 2wd standard cab truck and the "usa style" im wanting to put the 4x4 fenders and bed on it and the next gen 4runner grill will this work? and also is the suspenion different?

the japanese bed looks like the old datsuns (with the lip at the top of the bed rails & the hooks on the side) & the american bed is just the flat sheetmetal sides.

mine started with the japanese short bed & i put an amreican long bed on it. if you're going to put the 4x4 bed on it; i'm not 100% sure, but i think they only come in long beds. when i did mine i had to extend the frame (which was easy since i back halfed it) & i had to use the stock 4x4 carrier bearing xmember & the 2 piece driveline which had to be shortened 1.5" it was a lot of work, but i love the way it looks. i'll put new pics up in my profile after i take it out to summer slam in a couple weeks.

as far as the 4x4 fenders, they'll bolt right up, but your stock bumper won't fit anymore. also the 93-95 4runner grille & headlights fit with only minor trimming of the core support, but personally i never thought it looked quite right with such a smooth rounded grille against square, boxy marker lamps (but it's your toy & build it how YOU want it)

sorry for the small novel & hopefully some of this is useful...hit me up if you have any more q's...

You can get 4WD short beds. You will have to modify your core support to make the grill and headlights work. The suspension is the same.

Toyotas suck.

thanks for the help, but does anyone make/have a bed or bedsides that are rust free? i think that will be the hardest thing on this truck if not i was thinking of doing what loasian did on his bed grafting a set of front fenders on my 2wd bed sence its pretty much rust free.

Fibreglass is rust free!

true, but i cant weld glass(lol)

  Here you go

http://www.toyotafiberglass.com/products.htm



here you go they make complete fiberglass beds for your truck and there stuff is nice

there was no such thing as a 4x4 bed, it was either ameican or jap, and the differences were explained in a earlier post





A REAL MAN WOULD DO A BODY DROP WITH 2WD FENDERS