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I sure do miss mine since my daughter learned to drive a stick. Mine is 89 king-cab 4x4 also! It has 196,000 on it. If you're going to run the highway, I'd suggest no tire bigger than 235/75/15. My office is 45 miles from my house so I know your situation. I put Koumo (I think I spelled it wrong) Venture AT's on mine. A little bit noisier than previous, but good off-road traction for those "occasional" times. It is a good trade-off for me. Also, on the shock's, I know I'll probably catch some grief over this but if you're primarily on the highway, just go to Autozone and by some Monroe Gas-Matic plus shocks! (No I don't work for Autozone or Monroe) They are better than toyota original equipment and aren't but $19.95 each!!! I have them on mine. I DO HAVE high-end Rancho's on my jeep, but I abuse the crap out of it! You should get a little better mileage, my 22RE is getting 23-24 driving to work. Of course that's much better then my Suburban with a 7.4! (that's why I drive the toy) Might want to check plugs, distributor cap, wires, maybe even injector clean. Alpine good choice! Several companies (Kenwood, Alpine, Sony, etc) make quality speakers small enough to fit in the original spots in dash and it DOES make a ton of difference. And go ahead and splurge for XM, you won't regret it if your on the road.