1985 Toyota 4Runner SR5 Review - An Awesome 80's Off-Roader!
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Timecodes:
0:00 - Intro
1:09 - Engine / Transmission
3:14 - Interior
7:00 - BFB Test
7:13 - Seats
7:48 - Back Seats
10:04 - Trunk / Tailgate
10:46 - Exterior
11:21 - Final Thoughts
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The diversity of videos/cars that you shoot are GOD-LEVEL!
I can’t think of anyone else that features the sheer volume of cars forgotten or unheard of that you do!
Kudos!!
When I was in my early 20s I had a 1983 Tercel wagon with 4WD. I loved the gauges showing how it was tilting. I would have kept that car forever if I could have. Easily one of my favourite cars, ever. And yeah, for some reason 1985 was the year of the grid.
The two-tone white and orange paint job looks amazing.
Sitting in my white 1985 4runner while watching this video parked. I'm the original owner and have 306,938.9 miles on the odometer. I'll never get rid of this truck. I love it. Taken it across the country more than once. Never lets me down. Still fun and capable of road. I get a lot of compliments as well as offers from hopeful buyers. Classic legend with 4wd. Great video. Thank you.
Better treat that underside asap.
exactly what I was thinking
Exactly. Spend a hundred bucks and treat that rust. This is a classic.
A gen 1 4Runner with a Tool and Primus sticker... Awesomeness.
The comment i was looking for
Zack you shoulda went into the back seats from the passenger side. Toyota designed that side to be easier to enter and exit, they even put a second door handle on the back of the passenger door panel for people in the rear to open the door.
This vehicle has several features that are rare or uncommon in that year:
Electric windows
Moonroof
Rear vent
A/C
Inclinometer
Color match plastic cladding and soft touch roof panel on the rear cap
Full carpeting in the rear
For the year, this is a top optioned example... very desirable.
The 22R and 22RE is a beast of an engine. My 81 22R had 494k miles on it and has not been rebuilt. If you accept the 22R for what it is it's great.
Driver side timing chain guide is a weak point. OEM plastic guide becomes brittle and breaks (as mine did). If guide is not replaced (preferably with aftermarket steel guide) timing chain will eventually eat through timing cover and many bad things will happen.
I saw an example of this on TH-cam with a digital gauge cluster...it was a 1986 though. That one had a turbocharged engine (the original engine, Toyota offered this with a turbocharged 4 cylinder in '86 and '87), and a manual swap (the turbo 4runners were automatic only).
Don't worry the southwest US still has plenty of these on the road or being used as landscaping/work rigs.
I love this truck; the shape, the color, the year of it...
We had one of these, but a couple years newew as it was the V6 2dr SR5. Same 'back up' to take it out of 4wd transfer case. You sure knew it was a TRUCK - pretty much a pickup with a cap and a rear seat. Yes, you got a cheap stereo and a tilt wheel, but that was about it (no power package on ours, and pretty sure nothing like that tiltmeter gauge box shown here). Even with the V6 it was sluggish (150hp in a 4000 pound vehicle) but made a terrific roar, so that kind of impressed people. Nearly rolled it on a sweeper that I'd take 100 times before - in a car. Center of gravity was insanely high. Summing it up - as a 20 year old guy - you felt felt pretty damn macho in this thing, even if actual performance was limited. And you could go over curbs ;)
Well all you have to think of is Marty McFly, same chassis
You're the second car reviewer who reviewed a 1st gen 4runner, who of which climbed into the back seat on the wrong side. You're supposed to climb back there on the passenger side cause the passenger seat has the lever that moves the seat forward and up out of the way to make it easier. Lol
Didn't even mention the second door handle on the inside of the passenger door for rear passengers to get out easier.
It also appears it's missing the clutch start cancel button for the manual transmission. It would've been in the same location as the blank black switch on the driver side. Still cool ride, but needs some serious rust removal underneath
My all time favorite Toyota.
Only problem with these was the turning radius was so bad. But i'm not sure with the solid axel if it was any better. I had an 87 and you had to do a 3point turn just to get into a parking space. They just dont turn sharp at all.
I loved the 22re in my 89, Last year of the first gen. Mine was cammed and a ton of fun. hope to see a review of the 22rte one day if there are any left
I sold mine of the same year and I regret it every day. Unrestored, 100% factory and loud as hell
4:25. Is this not the space for the clutch start cancel?! My 1986 was a base model and had this feature where I could start the truck without depressing the clutch. Was this possibly not offered in 1985?
Might've been optional in '85. Not 100% sure though
The clutch cancel button was not avail before 1986.
@@4by_yotaguy373 Thank you. The 1985 4x4 was also the last front straight axle before going independent. Correct?
@@mrdave777 Yes that's correct. I've owned four 80s Toyota trucks and loved them. I currently have an 84 4Runner SR5 with all options which I've had since 2004.
Great truck. Love the style. They were pretty popular in Australia 🇦🇺
I was the previous owner of that 1984 and it started in -10f every time
Those SR5 seats are very uncommon. They are desirable because they had additional side bolstering than the standard cloth seats. In the mid to late nighties, I was unsuccessful in finding a set.
4:55 that driver switch should have auto up/ down
8:05 it's easier on passenger side, no steering wheel...
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Passenger seat should also have a lever/foot pedal that makes the seat move forward and out of the way, without messing with the forward/backward adjustment, so it's easier to get in or out of the back. Surprised the owner didn't tell him about it and he didn't mention the quirky second door handle on the inside of the passenger door for the rear passengers
love the prison bars grille.
1985 solid axle Toyota SR5 best truck ever 35000 on mine when done (rust ) ☹.
Best looking truck Toyota ever made!👌🥰👉♥️👍
The blanking plate on the dash is very likely to be the where the rear fog light switch would be.
6:21 Just the right height, no bucket required.
This setup will be similar on the 2025 4Runner…..wait for it
Those seats are hot fire!
they are unique and plenty cool.
i like first generation of 4runner. i like carburetors. of course it has a back window.
Toyota 4runner classic truck 👍
So freaking rad
I have an 86 dlx 22re and it’s not quite as nice… but if you wanted to review it. I wish I had an 85 but I’m going to buy a 84 that’s been sitting for 10 years to do a solid axel swap.
are those stock susp?
ur a cool guy. keep it up bro
4Runner whoop whoop! 🤑
I’ve seen those seats sell only in dirty hut decent condition for $150-$250. “Rare”
That engine voltmeter is practically quite useless for diagnosing alternator and battery performance since it has no precise enough markings.
And the value of these 4runners just went up. lol. And once Scotty reviews a 1st gen dear lawd.🎉..hold on to your 1st gens my guys.
22RE
The grilled chicken breast of auto engines; it's not exotic it's not flashy but it's simple, easy, and can fulfil your basic needs.
So maybe it's more like unseasoned boiled chicken breast 😳😅
Cool😀
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I have the only good reason for not growing up driving Toyotas. Growing up in the 1980s I went through a lot of cars from the late 70s and all the emissions, rust, vacuum hoses from hell. I learned a lot of Auto Mechanics and loved working on cars. I would not have learned anything with a Toyota except how to change the oil. Got a new 87 Mazda truck off the showroom my senior year of high school and learned nothing about Mazda repair. I bet it is still running today like new.
I believe they put the V6 in the 1989 pickup with the new body style. The 1988 4Runner looked more like this, and offered the V6. What gives?!
The 3.0 V6 came out for the 1988 model year as an optional engine for both the 4runner and similar looking pickup
@@KnightWolf84 And let me tell you, what a POS. IMHO! Lol. Had the same engine in a 92, underpowered, blew a head gasket. 150 hp. Really?
MrDave keep in mind, Toyota has been always about balance (power to weight ratio balance) and reliability, especially during the 80s and on up to the 90s. Course I say that and the 3.0 V6 had a bad reputation for head gasket failure. Not sure what the CEOs at the time were thinking when they decided to drop the turbo 22re to replace it with the V6. Maybe they saw other small SUVs and trucks with a V6 option and wanted the same for theirs...who knows.
Meh, every car company will have an engine that is a total flop at some point. As far as I know, Toyota had a couple engines that sucked during the 80s. The Tercel's engine was another one from what I've heard
Marty McFly? Chicken? 1985
Not the same truck but close enough
4runner 2009 limited v8
AC is overrated. but that ciggy lighter is what it's all about
I thought the two tone was an option but I think only in 85
You are correct. The two-tone paint, and in that color specifically, was an 85 only option for the 1st gen.
Struggles when you get over 55 🤣🤣🤣 all torque
0-60...eventually. When I first bought mine, the previous owner put a body lift and 33 inch tall tires on it, but still had the factory differential gears. 5th gear was out of the question unless you were going downhill lol
He climbed in to back seat from the driver side 😅😅🤦🤦
22R and R-E are painfully, brutally, horribly slow.
but bulletproof, unkillable, and has the torque to go anywhere in 4-Lo
I have a 85 4Runner sr5 exactly like that, but it’s in bad condition
I don't think automakers want to spend allot of mone on radios, so they just include a basic or cheap radio.
@DJkirakira I know, I was a kid in the 1980s
anyone named keegan should be called keegal! spread it like wildfire!
The altimeter is cool but in the wrong pressure unit for the US. We use in-Hg. It's cool that they even thought to have pressure calibration, though at the printed scale and inbuilt accuracy a few feet of difference would be unnoticeable. This engine would be gasping for air if you tried to max out the altimeter.
SUV's with manual transmissions🤮😖☹️😡
It sounds like you've never driven many 80s/90s Toyotas. They need the manual trans because they're so gutless with the automatics, they're unable to get out of the way of their own exhaust 😢
its a really cool truck but with 260k miles on a 4 cy that is damn near on its last leg! Plus the 4cy versions of these are dangerously slow! they can barley get out of their own way! I thought my old 1987 suzuki samurai was bad but these are almost just as bad! they wheel like a mofo though!
The 3.0 V6 that came in these a couple years later was also a dog, however I'll have to disagree that the ol' 22R-E is on its last legs. I've seen them with 400k miles still going, and that's *abused* mileage. These engines are insanely durable, slow but durable.
@TheScreaminSeaman hey bro I’ve seen 4 cylinder Toyotas with 500K miles, just because it’s a smaller engine doesn’t mean it’s gonna break quickly. Sure, for other brands that might be different, but not Toyota from what I’ve seen. You don’t buy one of these things to go fast, you buy it for it’s off roading purpose. In this day & age drivers should be patient enough to slow down for a slower vehicle. Hey, you won’t get any speeding tickets👍
@@Blakecryderman7244 yeah they can go further than 260k miles they have countless bmw's and mercedes and even less reliable brands at or above it just depends on how you treat them. they are dangerous especially with merging on the highway lets say you are getting on the highway behind some kunt doing 40mph still towards the end of the ramp and theres a lot of traffic in the next lane so you have to look and find the best gap you can so you don't get hit! yeah ppl should slow down but most don't cuz they are assholes! so you merge behind the slow moving guy and floor it the 22re especially with 260k or even worse with 500k is gonna have even less usable power to get up to speed in that short of amount of time. I had a 1994 toyota 4x4 pickup sr5 with the 22re and I loved it it was just slower than shit. but it only had 80k miles on it (back in 2003) so I can't imagine how bad it would be now with everyone going 85mph and the extra high miles! I drive a 106k mile 1994 f-150 4x4 with 5.0 5 speed and I get the same mpg with all the extra power. plus its just as reliable.