[benniebez]

Hi Tassi Toy Uki, nice rig mate. Are the front locker not a bit of a drawback when off roading in 4WD ? Meaning that it increases the turning circle and heavier turner at lower speeds ? Mine's turning circle is really awesum.

IIRC the 73 was discontinued in '86/'87 ?

[Petzel]

1991 PZJ77
British Columbia, Canada
Country of Origin: Japan
210,000km
OME lift, ARB bumper, factory 24v winch, ARB rack, Aisin manual hubs
Daily driver - weekend explorer - overland adventures

[benniebez]

Nice Cruiser Petzel, is it the 1PZ 5 cylinder motor ?

These Japs give us some great 2nd hand vehicles , don't u all agree !

[Cayman Dennis]

1. Year and model of vehicle
1985 BJ70
2. IH8Mud Handle
Cayman Dennis
3. Location of vehicle
Winnipeg, Canada
4. Country of Origin
Canada
5. Mileage on the truck odometer, in KMs please
385,000
6. Modifications, if any
235/85/16 MTs, rock sliders (not pictured).
7. How you use the truck
DD, but I don't need to drive daily.
Occasional off-road (not enough!).

[Ratpuke]

Latest addition to my hoard:

1. Year and model of vehicle: 1992 HZJ77 ZX
2. IH8Mud Handle: Ratpuke
3. Location of vehicle: Fort St John, British Columbia, Canada
4. Country of Origin : Japan
5. Mileage on the truck:166K Km
6. Modifications, if any: ARB bull bar, Lightforce 24V lights, OME, Webasto
6. How you use the truck: DD

[tassietoyuki]

Originally Posted by benniebez

Hi Tassi Toy Uki, nice rig mate. Are the front locker not a bit of a drawback when off roading in 4WD ? Meaning that it increases the turning circle and heavier turner at lower speeds ? Mine's turning circle is really awesum.

IIRC the 73 was discontinued in '86/'87 ?

Hi benniebez, thanks for the kind words. Front locker has not changed the turning circle much when in 2wd but has increased it a little in 4wd. If turning under heavy load, nose down it will get to a point where the steering locks up. But only for a few inches of forward travel then it releases and continues on fine. The difference it made to the vehicle is unreal. Yet another mod that works great. Check out this video to see how well it does on the short climb, Not a big step but quite steep. You will see that i get no wheel spin unlike the Suzuki. The Suzuki has the rear locker turned on, but the BJ has factory rear LSD and front Lockrite. BTW mine is def. 8/1988 build and has the 3b blue (or II) engine.
YouTube - beacy 2008

[13bt]

Figured I may as well post my old rig up, sold it quite awhile ago but still have some pics laying around.

1)1989 Bj74

2)13bt

3)Previously Victoria, BC...Now somewhere on the mainland

4)Japan

5)188,xxxkm

6)Truck was a school DD, weekend warrior

7)Aftermarket springs and shackles (4" lift),1" body lift, 3" mandrel bent exhaust, 24/12v convertor, 33" bfg mt




Miss her, still on the search for another!