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By porschenut
Hi all! I’m gaining some weight in the behind (of my 100 series LX470) and going on a diet isn’t a solution. Ideally, I’d acquire some King brand springs which are designed for my factory hydraulic suspension with some extra junk in the trunk. Ai is saying that stock 80 series rear springs might work for me instead of the Kings… Cheers
By DangerNoodle
5/14/22 EDIT: New engine and transmission swap begins on page 52 . Current state of build: To all the purists out there, sorry in advance. Build starts on page 4. This build is going to be my more hardcore offroading rig. It is getting FJ80 axles locked with ARBs, 5.29 Gears, an 8l90, Twin Turbo LF4, 3.8 Atlas, 3-link front suspension, 4-link lear, and 37"s. More pictures to come soon. I am working on some small side projects for now... Read more
By AHdon
Driving home today my ABS, VSC/TRAC, VSC/OFF and BRAKE dash lights came on. I put my OBD reader on and no codes came up. I'm confused - any help would be appreciated. Thanks.
By ASO544
Got back to working and sorting my 1980 FJ40 and I feel something is amiss regarding my leaf springs which are Old Man Emu’s. I feel the fronts seem / look too long. Here are the dimensions and configurations. Passenger Side Rear - 4W17 on rear of spring by shackle , paint O with arrow on front part of spring pointing toward frame mounting point, front length is approx 16” from frame mount bolt to axle shaft, rear length is 20.5” from shackle bolt to axle shaft. Driver Side Rear - 4W17 on... Read more
By VinylSeats
After owning and daily driving many newer Land Cruisers over the last decade (80, 100 , 120, 200, 250), I finally got permission from the wife to add a 40 to the garage. I have a beautiful 20-minute South Denver commute and this 40 will be my "drive to the office three days a week" truck. I'm happy to be the next shepherd of this truck, having purchased it from @Tehmbrick who did a great job tracking his progress on his build thread linked below: 40 and a Baby Despite my... Read more
By dbbowen
I'm Not affiliated with @TRFarmers anything, but I have been talking to him to see if there was any way we could set up a group buy or pre order for the upcoming Dash pads they are producing. After we talked, he set up a link on their site to handle payment and orders so I wouldnt have to do it, like ive had to with the last group buys ive done. The whole purpose of this is to save some money on a dash cap and to get the project along faster so we can have new dashes in our trucks... Read more
By TeCKis300
Join along as I work through making the necessary clearance mods for 35x12.5R20s tires on my LX. These Toyo AT3s spec out to be 34.5" x 12.5". If you have any suggestions, I'm interested in hearing. Note that this fitment is specific to the LX as it's easier to fit larger and wider tires without the constraints of the KDSS bar on the LC. Not that it couldn't be done (some have), but I'll let another thread address those specifics. Basic requirements for fitting a tire such as this would... Read more
By Pete483
I noticed a little warm draft last summer and tracked it down to the boot around the steering shaft rubber boot on the firewall being torn. It took a couple months to get around to ordering it from CDan and then it sat in the arm rest for, oh, about nine months. For some reason I got the bug to change it and here are a couple notes: Done correctly, this is a 15 minute job. The FSM says to take out the entire steering wheel and column assembly, this is why I put it off for so long... Read more
By CharlieS
Hi all. I don't have a good brake line flare tool for inverterd flares, but need a short section to add a proportioning valve into my braking system. Does anyone sell pre-made short length hard brake lines with 10x1 inverted flares?
By Nifski
Is there a source for the front windshield vent gasket? We are restoring a 1964 fj40, it looks like this gasket is the hinge and the knob pushes the vent out and in, any insights for restoring this or a link to a thread would be appreciated!
By Chungas Revenge
A friend gave me a couple of wall hangers. Trying to ID one of them. My 1st guess was some sort of fence tensioning tool? I’ll post a better pic tomorrow.
By Michael B
After years/decades of wanting and needing a shop I signed a contract on 9 June. I will be building a 40x50X12 pole barn on the site pictured here in my back yard. It will have a full length 10’ wide covered porch on the front with a 20x50 concrete pad on the back side, to sit the green metal building in this picture on. Construction should start in August. But I have a few items to take care of before then. The oak tree in front of the dodge has to be removed complete with stump. The... Read more
By kwkshift
Hello all, I'm working on my '97 and the airbag light blinks. It is usually a continuous blinking, however sometimes, it stops blinking and goes out. Then after a few minutes or a couple of hours, it starts again. The threads that I have found seem to be for airbag lights that are just illuminated, not blinking. Any ideas? Thanks!
By dchilds
Has anyone ever removed the projector and trim related to the Nightview system? Mine is functional (albeit antiquated), but it’s developed squeaks and rattles. I’m considering just removing it altogether. The obvious second question is: what can be done with the resulting hole in the dash?
By wngrog
These. Best looking wheels for a 100 by a mile. Does anyone have a good powder code for this to turn the regular aluminum wheels this color?
By kyle94109
Popped the hood to use my battery for the tire pump, and noticed this strip of rubber or not sure of the material but it’s broken away from where it’s supposed to be along the top of the radiator. I removed the big plastic covers in the engine bay the LX570’s have last year, so unsure if this was just there for that cover. With cover gone, over time this thing just lot it’s will to hang on. I know Radiators on the 200 have leaked, so took picture of the little module and looks crack free... Read more
By 7000ft
One more reason to never cosider buying a 250. Just another high production vehicle. https://pressroom.toyota.com/toyota-recalls-certain-my2024-2027-land-cruiser-vehicles/
By BC40
Alpine Mine So my buddy JT organized a day trip to a local spot near Nelson about a month ago. The old Alpine mine. Yet another road on the deactivation list. Less used than Rady but still would be a shame to lose. My 40 was having fuel starvation issues in the heat between vapour lock and a plugged fuel filter. Sucks having mech trouble on a jeep run that’s being recorded but oh well. He didn’t give me too much of a hard time about it ... Read more
By austino
So my wife needs a new vehicle and one of the possibilities on her list is a 2027 Land Cruiser. I absolutely hate the Toyota buying process where you cannot just order the vehicle exactly the way you want it and wait 3/4 months and there it is. But we have a fifth generation 4Runner with 400 K miles on it as well as two previous Tacoma‘s so I was aware of the process before even starting it. We are not really looking to make the purchase to possibly December or January but just looking over... Read more
By USCGFJ
Greetings all, I purchased a 99 100 series with approximately 200xxx miles and have been repairing issues constantly. I’m looking for some help diagnosing an intermittent starting and drivability issue that I’ve been chasing for a while. I’ve replaced numerous components, checked several electrical systems, and monitored live data using a BlueDriver OBD-II scanner. I’m fairly comfortable working on electrical and mechanical systems, but this particular problem has been difficult to... Read more
By Grumvee
Hi Mud! 2011 LX570, ~172k miles Radiator was replaced in May 2018 at 89k, so the current one has about 90k miles and 8.5 years on it. No cracks, no leaks, no coolant loss, no temp issues. I’ve read through the PSA thread and the general takeaway seems to be that most of these need a radiator before 150k. Mine is a replacement OEM unit rather than the original, so I’m trying to figure out whether the clock resets in any meaningful way or whether the newer units fail on the same schedule... Read more
By TRDdrew
I acquired this 91 3FE 80 series with 212k on the clock in september of 2022, It was a surreal experience of how I came to owning it and will do my best to document the build as i go along. Ultimately the story goes as followed..... I had seen this 80 sitting at a local repair shop for about a month. I finally called them to see what was going on with it. The shop said it had come in for a new sunroof glass and the owner was supposed to supply the part, they did release the owners phone... Read more
By devo
This question is one sprung from my curiosity of how timing advance is effected by RPMs. Is there an upper limit to how far an OEM distributor will advance the timing and what is optimal. I have a 1981 2F with the small cap vacuum advance dizzy which is working properly. My timing is set at 10 degrees BTDC. The vacuum at the carb port is steady @ -20 above idle speed. What is the upper limit of advance? Is there an optimal number of degrees that is reached @ 3000 RPM (3000 is just a... Read more
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