which would you rather

"HammerheadFistpunch" (hammerheadfistpunch)
12/21/2018 at 17:30 • Filed to: None

assuming both are equally fresh. 200 series on 275/60r20 ko2s with a 2 inch lift or a triple locked 80 series on 285/75r16 falken at.

i won’t lie, i'd think seriously about the trade... course that’s because they are decidedly NOT equally fresh

DISCUSSION (24)

HammerheadFistpunch > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:31

now that i think about it that 200 series probably has closer to a 3 or 4 inch lift

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:34

Take the 200 series, sell it, buy a 100 series, pocket the cash leftover

Highlander-Datsuns are Forever > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:37

Liberty.

HammerheadFistpunch > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/21/2018 at 17:37

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WilliamsSW > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:38

Ugh the wheels on the 200.

HammerheadFistpunch > Highlander-Datsuns are Forever
12/21/2018 at 17:38

give me liberty and give me death!

HammerheadFistpunch > WilliamsSW
12/21/2018 at 17:42

+100

benjrblant > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:47

20" wheels? Why?

jasmits > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:51

If I’m supposed to daily it, probably the 200. Although....

If it’s only for adventures and as fresh as you say, hands down the 80.

Old trucks make adventures feel more like adventures. Getting into my Range Rover to go on a trip puts me in a completely different mindset, getting into my Tacoma to go on a trip just doesn’t have the same magic. And it’s not because one’s my daily and one’s more of a special occasion to drive, the same was true of my 2nd gen 4Runner and that was my daily. On the flip side I’ve put 35k on my Tacoma in the past year without anything but routine maintenance and there’s simply no such thing as a truck that’s both old enough to capture that feeling and bulletproof enough it wouldn’t have ended up being a chore to deal with , no matter how well cared for or made-by-Toyota it is.

415s30 W123TSXWaggoIIIIIIo ( •_•))°) > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 17:58

You get both!

vicali > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 18:09

Bigly 200 is too big..

And focus Focus.. what r u doin?

HammerheadFistpunch > vicali
12/21/2018 at 18:13

focus is pulling in. 200 is bigly

HammerheadFistpunch > benjrblant
12/21/2018 at 18:14

the venn overlap between people who are into off roading and have terrible taste is slowly turning into a single circle.

HammerheadFistpunch > jasmits
12/21/2018 at 18:18

Thing is, my 80 series has only ever failed me because of what I or a shop did to it. Never Mr. T’s work. I think if you kept a vehicle up on maintenance using the right procedures and parts it wouldn’t matter much (mechanically) between 50k and 300k miles.

jasmits > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 18:38

Part of that though is being able to notice when something needs attention and promptly giving it that attention before it becomes an actual problem. In my life this past year if something popped up needing attention and either would take more than an evening to fix or a part that isn’t locally available it could see like 400 miles of use before it gets that attention.

benjrblant > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/21/2018 at 18:44

I admire your infatuation with the 100 series as someone who has never seen a blown differential or had to swap a CV on a trail.

Kinja'd!!!

I assure you, it’s not as fun as it looks.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > benjrblant
12/21/2018 at 19:34

Well I'm about as mechanically inclined as a ham sandwich, so I would just sit down an open something cold.

benjrblant > Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo
12/21/2018 at 19:36

in all fairness, this was an original CV with 280k miles or something like that. it was long overdue for replacement on a preventative maintenance schedule.

Dr. Zoidberg - RIP Oppo > benjrblant
12/21/2018 at 19:39

Long overdue maintenance? Now you're speaking muh language.

Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 20:49

80 series all day. I’ve known many people that own them over the years and you would have better luck getting their first born than their Land Cruisers. I’ve always been under the impression that the 80 series was what you got when you didn’t want to daily your 40 series. My how times have changed.

HammerheadFistpunch > Junkrat aka Rick Sanchez: Fury Road Edition
12/21/2018 at 21:03

if be hard pressed to give it up... but it needs love these days and a 200 would be so nice and pleasant

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 21:39

If they were diesel powered then I'd be able to make a choice...

HammerheadFistpunch > SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media
12/21/2018 at 22:00

5.7 V8 or 4.5 liter I6. If you want to save gas you should probably get the 5.7

SilentButNotReallyDeadly...killed by G/O Media > HammerheadFistpunch
12/21/2018 at 23:52

Around here, t hey’ re only a choice between driving or setting fire to your wallet!!!