Ok, I might(probably) be beating a dead horse, but I couldn't find a thread a thread pertaining to this. Stupid search. Anyway, what's your top speed on these trucks? I took mine to Laramie Wy from Fort Collins, co. A gain of 2000 feet in 60 miles. After a while I was in third gear going up hills. Max speed of 40-45 at times. I'm running 31" tires, a 22r with a comp cam. Stock other than that. Am I running slow? I think so.

 

I got 85 mph going up the I5 Grapevine north of Castaic California (unsure of elevation change) - 7MGE P&P w/ 2.5" exh, 32s, 4.56s
Flat highways will get me 100mph before I lose my nerve and the truck starts shaking (never did rebalance my used wheels/tires), but I don't think she'd go much faster than 105/110 anyway

 

95 on empty oahu freeways

 

There is thread like this already. Idk what its called.

86 turbo 4runner 89mph on level ground. auto 29" tires. most it ever did was 95mph slight decline. it was a sad transmission and the turbo didnt boost much.

 

i only got my 85 22re powered stock geard on 33s up to about 80 one day down hill coming home from the coast heading to the hospital (blew out my elbow riding at the dunes)... my current 86 22re powered 4.88 geared on 35s will only do like 75 on flat gound... im sure it would do 80 maybe 85.. but i really dont want to go that fast in it lol .. im a little gun shy after rolling my 85 lol but if you put me on a bike or quad and its on lol

 

on my 22re with 31s, on the 8 west heading back from the desert, i got it up to 115mph. (was keeping up with my buddies F150, who had an aftermarket speedo that read up to 130MPH. stock engine, stock cam, etc.
wait, this was with 30x9.50x15..... sorry.

 

I wonder if he's looking for 1st gen....22R...which may be why it's posted here in this section. Don't think you can compare those other engines....

Going over a pass, depending on the pass, I will be stuck at 3rd gear and 45-50mph. Other passes I can actually keep it in 4th or 5th and go 65, but I expect 4th gear 50-60mph on passes, and I'm not surprised (just a little annoyed) when I sometimes have to drop it down to 3rd.

When I was coming back from Salt Lake I decided I'd get my truck up over it's year...83..I got it to 85mph after a flat stretch that ended in a slight downhill. Engine was getting pretty loud at that point, but the ride was still smooth.

Mines a rebuilt 22R (basically a stock rebuild) with 30x9.50 tires.

They aren't fast

 

Yeah, this was driving the truck in my sig, 83, 22r, on 31s. I know they won't go all that fast, but I'd expect 65-70 wouldn't be out of the question. you'd think they'd build in a little added capacity for those uphills and headwinds, etc. the drive was slightly uphill for about an hour if you're doing the speed limit. I've had a bit of trouble with my engine so i guess I'm still getting those worked out. And sorry about reliving an old dead thread but i couldn't seem to find it this time around

 

I think it's funny when people reply to a thread like this not realizing the OP was referring to a 1st Gen..

Any way, my '81 with stock 3.90's, 33's and a decent running 22R can actually use 5th gear on the flat stretches will do 65-70, though with out a steering stablizer I don't that often. Cool thing is that DD'ing it the last couple of weeks I am getting about 18-19 mpg which really suprises me...and yes I use a GPS to track the actual odometer due to the fact the stock is off...

 

Gearing makes all the difference. Trips to Tahoe on 33's used to be strictly a 3rd-gear affair. Now it will do 65-70 happily all day long, as long as the elevation isn't too high or the hills too steep.

 

I have a fresh hybrid build in my 80' and 32"s and I can peg the speedo on flat surface now. With stock 20r it came with, I was lucky to hit 65-70, with the 22r I could prolly get 80-85 downhill, depends how fast the person who is doing all the pushing is going.

 

20r with 4.37 gears on 31x10.5 I can max my speedo at 140km/h in 4th doing like 5500rpm on flat, I really dont touch 5th. I dont like doing that its too scary and it feels like i cant steer.

 

ive had mine to 100mph.....slight downhill, close to that on flat. most big hills i can keep in 4th, as long as i stay in my power band. i have a '79 with a 22r and a 5 speed and 4.38 gears with 31's. the 4.38's are so much better with the tire size than 4.11's

 

Who cant use 5th on flat freeway? something must be wrong?

I have never tried to do top speed in my truck, I could not care less. ive had it to 70 on thr freeway in 5th. 31x10.5 m/t.

my old 95 22re has been thru the rockys a few times, fully loaded, and had to go 20-25mph on the steepest sections. 2nd gear. haha.
that was with 31 a/t.

 

105mph on freeway

 

Ive had my 82 up to 111mph with 31s 4.10s and in 5th gear on level ground also had a new 22R in it and newer clutch

I can get my current 81 up to 65 no prob prolly more but thats the max speed limit around me

 

I had a 1986 2wd 22-rte going 115. with plenty more room, But my 4x4 with 31's and a 22-r will go about 90 on flat ground

 

thanks guys. the only reason I ask is because I've only had mine to about 70, and lately it's been much less. I was kind of thinking maybe they're just not made to go that fast, being over twenty years old and all. I guess I've got more work to do to get it running right

 

Mine was pretty slow, probably similar to yours, until my engine rebuild. I got a slightly-performance cam, otherwise basically stock, and my carb (other than a couple weird issues) is working well. I've got smaller tires. Timing at around 8. But really, mine isn't much faster than yours. I keep hearing again and again that the biggest power gain for these trucks comes from a header. Hopefully I'll find out before too long..

 

I got a new header and exhaust (no cat) on mine and haven't notice an huge diff. My biggest gain was getting 4.88's. Gearing is where it's at! Elevation and a 4 cyl is our prob in CO. BTW 4.88's with 33's and your speedo is almost right on.