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Tacoma, used model question

Hello! I unloaded my beloved Nissan Frontier NISMO V6 for an 07 Toyota Camry because of gas mileage, gas pricing and my 45 mile one way commute. I have had the Camry for a year and although it is a great car, I desperately miss my truck and sitting up high. So I am back looking for a 2005 to 2007 Tacoma. Ultimately, I want the 4 door V6 TRD (it's a mean truck isn't it?), but to not hear it from my better half about gas, I am trying to locate the access cab four cylinder, automatic. I have found some, but every one I find sits really low and are on the small 15" tires. The truck looks strange on the small wheels like it is missing something. Are 4cyl Tacoma's even available with the V6's 16 inch tires? If I swap out the wheels and tires, will it still sit low? It seems to me to be about a 4 to 6 inch difference on how high it sits.

Thanks for any info!

Reply to
Ron P
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ALL Tacoma PreRunners (exc. the V6 4WD) are equipped with the automatic trans. If you search for a PreRunner, you will get an auto, all you have to do after that is count the doors and check for the right motor.

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

Thanks, I appreciate it. However, I was checking on v4's available with 16" tires and the height of the V6's.

Reply to
Ron P

Prerunners have the height.

Reply to
Jack Sloan

There is no such thing as a V4. Well, there is, but not in an automotive application.

In any case, the PreRunner gets 16" tires, comes with a 4 or 6 cylinder motor, and has an automatic trans. The standard Tacomas get 15" wheels, and some might even get 14" (but I don't know this for certain).

So, if you look for a TACOMA PRERUNNER, you will find 16" wheels and an automatic -- two of your main requirements. You can also find within that group both 4- and 6-cyl motors and various cab configurations.

The Tacoma PreRunner V6 4WD has a manual transmission available as an option, so this model fits your criteria if you avoid the manual trans.

All Tacoma PreRunners come with an automatic transmission, except the 4WD V6, which comes with an automatic or an optional manual trans. The PreRunner comes in both a 4 cylinder and a V6 engine configuration. All come with 16" tires (I believe the tire is actually a 265/75x16, which is roughly equivelent to a 31 x 10.50 / 16). I'm pretty sure that all TRD PreRunners get the V6 motor.

Your question is a bit convoluted, but I think you are asking if the 4 cyl. Tacoma comes with 16" rims. The answer is yes, absolutely it does. You have to get the Tacoma PreRunner, they all come with 16s and an automatic trans. There are various trim levels, if you find one with stamped steel wheels, this is the base model with hand-crank windows and manual door lock and other base model options. If you find one with forged aliminum rims, then it will have electric windows and door locks and the upgrade options that go along with those features.

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

245/75x16...Had to go out and look.
Reply to
Jack Sloan

Huh? Tacoma PreRunner V6 4WD??? Are not ALL PreRunners 2WD?

Reply to
Jeff

Now that you ask, I'm not sure. I thought there was a 4WD PreRunner, but I could be wrong. When I was truck shopping for my daughter, I wanted a PreRunner with a manual transmission, and found the only way to get that trans was to get the V6 with 4WD. I suppose I could have zigged when I should have zagged, and read something into whatever I read that was not there.

Perhaps the 4WD is not a PreRunner anymore, but that not change the salient point that the PreRunners all have an automatic transmission.

Reply to
Jeff Strickland

Yes, that's the question I was trying to ask. I appreciate the note.

Reply to
Ron P

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