85 4 Runner mileage...300+

I am the second owner of a 1985 Toyota 4 Runner DLX 22REC...I just filled up and the mileage is 312,786...I am on the second engine...the previous owner installed at 217,000...so I am thinking my engine is new at this stage. So...my question is to all of you with your 1985 Toyota 4 Runners...is this normal to have 300,000 miles on your original transmission, transfer case and differentials??? Any thoughts are welcome...

 

I've got an '87 pickup, longbed, 22R, 325,000 mi. or so. My trans, drive shaft, and diff is factory original. I have changed out the U Joints a few times on it. I change the oil in them at 30,000. I've owned it since 88, and it had 30,000 on it when I bought it. At every 100,000 miles, I stopped where I was, got out, and did the happy Toyota dance. Had a few cops scratching their heads when they saw me, too
It was my DD, 100 miles each way...

Then, in 89, I got an 87 4Runner. 175,000 mi, 22RE, factory trans, differentials, transfer case, and drive shaft. I change their oil at 30 k too, and lube the U Joints, and chassis twice a year. They're still original, the u joints. I drive it in the winter, and the PU in the summer, now that I moved out of Arizona to Oregon, in '06. The blower in the PU has failed. It's the resistor, I just have to take the time to replace, but, no blower, no heat. 4Runner still functions perfectly, so it has heat

So, to answer your question,

YES, apparently, if you take the normal care of them, it IS normal

Does this help?
Pat☺

 

It's very normal to have that kind of mileage for these trucks. I had ~300K on my 85 Hi-Lux when I sold it. All original drivetrain including the engine. I don't think you can ever wear out an all gear Toyota transfer case if it's maintained. I still see it every now and then. Still going strong. My 88 4Runner has ~235K on it's all original drivetrain. Still runs strong. Doesn't even leak a drop of oil. Always amazes me. And I don't baby this one either. I wheel the piss out of it.