'86 toy

[ronnny]

Got a new to me toy. It is a '86 with 31x10.5 and no lift that i know of. The bed is rusted and i need to do something with that. New bed or? Any suggstions? This will be a dd with a little trail riding. A little mud is ok but i do not want to kill my truck. I will use my truck to haul odds and ends. This truck is replacing my sold/retired '73 k10 on 35's. I would like a little bigger tire when these wear out but do not want the truck any higher than has to be. My only concern with it is the low transfer case/cross member.

[DeadlyPeace]

Welcome aboard.

You should be able to fit up to a 32" tire without having to do anything to your truck.

As for the bed rust, check here for some ideas www.toyotaoffroad.com/Articles/Projects/Rust/Rust.htm

For the cross member check out
All Pro www.allprooffroad.com/
Marlin www.marlincrawler.com/ (Haven't hit mine yet, but I'm sure I can turn my TOY into a teeter totter from it if I wanted to ;D)
Budbuilt www.budbuilt.com/new/

[ronnny]

Thanks for the welcome aboard. I had already read the article on rust while surfing and new my problem. Was looking at the metal around and didnot think i have enough to make a flat bed on my budget. If a '90 is the same as my '86 may have a line on a 100 dollar bed. My metal supply may let me make a cross member for my truck and some stepbars if i like the way they turn out(not really my thing but the wifey's). The tires are almost new so it will be in the 2-3 years before lift/tire issues come about. A rear soft locker will most likely be the first drivetrain mod or a winch in the rep8000 price range. Agian thanks.