Sup everyone here on Toyota Minis, my names JR and i just picked up my first truck ever. I've always had Hondas, 2 EG coupes, an EG hatch, an oldschool Prelude, a CRX, a Del Sol.. but I've always liked the Toyota mini trucks, so I'm gonna start working on this '88 i just got.

Anyway, here's what the truck looks like:



















I have a few plans for it like Lowering it, Rolling fenders, BBS wheels (15 or 16's), HID's & Yellow Fogs, Hood Deflector & Window Visors, & Woodgrain Steering Wheel. I'm new to these pickups so i have no idea how to lower them, I've been reading on the forums about how to drop them but i cant grasp the whole torsion thing. All i need is help on how to drop it enough to have no wheel gap. Anyway, I'll be posting pics of all my progress. Hope you enjoy my project along with me

 

Cleeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeen

 

Nice find ..
I as well had some Hondas
Ej1 coupe .
Prelude si
And a serious 93 del h22 195 to the wheels mis that car

 

Thats wassup, yeah hondas are fun but I'm just tryna cruise now in a stanced mini truck haha, i really want to lower it already =/

 

clean as hell! nice!

 

Welcome, I said this many times before--- 1984-1988, best body lines!!!

Now slam that clean truck!!!

 

IDK HOW, i've never dropped a truck before.. =/ i wana drop this one 4-5 inches

 

i came from a few hondas back when i started getting serious into modifying cars as well lol. lowering these trucks can be a helluva lot cheaper then a full damper coilover on a honda or even a set of springs. very clean truck!

here is mine sits on about a 5/4 drop with 15x8.5 wheels and a -19mm offset

 

make things easy for u torsion bars to drop u have to loosen up a screw for the front and it will drop as soon as u loosen them but by doint tht u will get some camber depending on how much u loosen tht torsion bar bolts hope tht helps and cleeeeeaaaannnnnn ass toy for the win

 

What kind of wheels are those??

 

they are from western wheels. about all i know about the wheel and that was after 4 hours of research lol. the company itself is no longer around and produced wheels for manufactures as well as a few aftermarket models.

 

There are lots of Ford and GM OEM mesh wheels available. Then paint them gold or bronze. Crown vics, Gran ams, ect.

 

hey beyondspex--is that just a stock grill with the emblem cut out of the middle? I like the look a lot!

 

Yup! I was actually on craigslist looking for a set of crown vics before i planned on going to the pic a part the following day when i ran across these from another member on here.

It sure is!

 

Thanks for the reply man, looks good. I may have to try that!

sorry to thread jack to the op, nice truck and good luck! wish mine was that clean lol

 

nice clean truck you got. cant wait to see how this one turns out..

 

Missed this one at first. Clean truck (original right?) Now mod that bish!

 

I got some 3' drop blocks today and installed them on the truck this afternoon, I'm pretty satisfied with the results. Will post pics tommorrow. Now I need to go to Toyota and buy some new torsion bolts so I can lower the front. Thinking of getting drop spindles but I'll have to wait to save up some more money.

 

3 foot drop blocks! Holy balls. You body dropped that one to the door handle

 

nice truck man... good luck on your build.