ROTW Hayes

Hayes · 02-05-06, 11:48 AM

A day early, because I won't have time on Monday:

I bought my 1993 FZJ80 in January of 2004 when my wife and I decided that we needed a second automobile that could carry the whole family (me, wife, 1 year old son, and future 2nd son).

At the time, the garage contained a Suby and a 1979 FJ40 that I had owned for 5 or 6 years. It was trusty ol' beast that never failed, had more rust than sheet metal (you could see the highway through the tub), and I loved it. Not a very practical family wagon though. I hadn't yet mustered the ambition (or confidence) to give it the restoration it deserved, and we concluded that we couldn't keep it sitting around. It was sold for $2,000.

I DID convince my wife that what we needed was a NEWER Land Cruiser. I looked at a few 62's, made my first foray into the MUD forum with questions, and eventually concluded that an FZJ80 was what we needed.

I bought it from its second owner with 109,000 miles. It was very clean and in good shape as far as my untrained eye could tell.

Early maintenence and repair was done at Mark Miller Toyota, including dropping and cleaning the tranny pan, replacing the starter, and fixing some AC stuff.

In the meantime, I was learning a lot on the MUD forum. With the help and wisdom of the folks here, I've slowly transitioned from a "pay a mechanic" kind of guy to a confident do-it-yourselfer.

General preventative mainenence I've done in the last year or so:

Front axle overhaul, including new wheel and knuckle bearings, gaskets, seals, and wipers.

Diffs and tranny breathers extended to engine bay.

Coolant flush (green!) and hose replacement.

Brake pads.

Replaced K&N air filter with OEM.

Flushed power steering.

Fuel filter.

Regular engine oil, tranny, t-case, & diff changes.
*Changed engine oil this weekend, unless I screwed up my measurements, I didn't comsume any measureable amount of oil in 4,000 miles!? (MaxLife dino).

Here's a shot of a squeeky clean engine bay:

Mods:

OME 850/863 2.5" lift with caster correction bushings.

Slee front bumper.

Warn XD9000 winch.

Link to install writeup:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/68452-ome-heavies-slee-front-bumper-warn-xd9000-kickin-butt.html

Nitto Terra Grapplers 295/75 R16

Recently added a speedo correction gear. There's a perceivable improvement in driving.

I'm very happy with how I wired my winch. I added a "arming switch" for the winch. Here's the writeup:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/69043-winch-arming-switch-installed.html

Here's a picture of how I routed the winch power lines too (I think I did a clean job). They're sheathed and bracketed to the section of body below the tranny oil cooler. The hot wire runs through a hole in a section of sub-frame, and the ground line runs up behind the headlight:

I had new front speakers installed early on. They're 6.5" Focal Access separates. The installer did a good job making the woofers look good on the doors by installing one thin spacer BEHIND the interior panel, making the speaker appear to stick out less. These speakers sound really really nice.

I also had a Viper 100W x 4 amp installed where the factory "sub" goes. There's a picture in the following link to my custom subwoofer writeup.

Custom subwoofer.
To fill out the bottom end I installed a small volume box with a 8" JL woofer behind the interior cargo panel--where the little cubby hole is. A JL mono amp sits where the OEM jack used to. Now the system sounds really really really good.
Here's the writeup with pics:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/53710-diy-custom-subwoofer-install.html

I also did the "spare tire mod," where you gain a wee bit of departure angle by tweaking the factory spare tire mount. Photos are pre-295 Nittos:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/62029-spare-tire-mod-pics.html

I've done some minor bling treatments, including refinishing the center caps:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/49788-refinished-hubcap-photos.html

And repainted the "Land Cruiser" writing on the rear mudflaps:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/55971-bling-landcruiser-mudflaps.html

My current project is a cargo drawer setup.
I'm building a two-piece (halves) system with 30" drawers. Here's some photos of what I've got so far. The first photo shows how I've attached the base to the third row anchors with u-bolts, and tied into the OEM cargo hook mount with a longer bolt:

Here's another shot:

I'll follow up with a new thread as the project progresses.

Cargo box finished!
Here's the post:

http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...ayes+cargo+box

Future projects may include a custom rear bumper, but this is on hold at least until the weather warms up around here.

I mean to put together a dual battery setup sometime soon.

Ultimately, I'd like sliders, Air Lockers, and 4.56 gears, but we'll see how the long term budget works out...

Last but certainly not least, what do I do with my Land Cruiser?

Like I said in the beginning, it's primarily a family-hauler (malls, grocery stores, and daycare, oh my), and my daily-driver.

Here's a photo of my copilot:

And here's one of the tail-gunner:

When not serving as a sweet spot for parking-lot diaper changes, the tailgate becomes the perfect seat for after-ski beers (I'm the stunningly handsome one on the left):

We try to get out to the Uintas and southern utah as often as we can. My wife and I have a long history of mountaineering, backpacking, and backcountry skiing, but--for obvious reasons--we're trying to make a transition to Cruiser-centered camping. I don't have as many photos as I should, but here's a couple shots of my 80 off the asphalt:

San Rafael Swell in January:

The best I could do for a southern Utah shot:

And if you feel like downloading a movie, here's one I made last year in the Uintas. The movie focuses on a day out with just pappy and son, but my 80 is a central feature of the flick:

http://www.mintchewsessions.com/Papp...2007-01-04.wmv

I plan to explore pure off-roading a lot more than have in the past, but my use will remain primarily expedition-type wheeling for scenery and camping trips.

You can count on some actual action pics in the future.

Thanks again to IH8MUD and all the great people who participate on this forum.

Ryan Hayes

EDIT 04-09-06: DIY Roof Rack.

EDIT 05-19-06: Haze Maze 2006 video.

Romer · 02-05-06, 12:15 PM

Great write-up Ryan. Thanks!

reffug · 02-05-06, 02:53 PM

Awesome write up...............

Thanks for contributing.

Gonna steal some of those threads for FAQ

.

apcoleman · 02-05-06, 03:50 PM

nice rig. those tweeters look like they belong there and a great install all around.

loquito · 02-05-06, 07:32 PM

One mean lookin Tail Gunner there, wont be creepin up on your blind side

Real nice write up and rig.
Steven

Trunk Monkey · 02-05-06, 10:24 PM

I'm eating my next lunch off your engine - damn!

Arleaux · 02-06-06, 07:19 AM

Well done Ryan.

notyourmomslx450 · 02-06-06, 08:50 AM

nice writeup and nice rig. you've done several great tech writeups, too.

CodyRx7 · 02-06-06, 10:36 AM

Good lookin truck...

Everything seems normal in the LC regard...but the picture of everyone on the tailgate. Youre the guy on the left....but whats with BOTH the other guys all over the chick? lol...

Hayes · 02-06-06, 11:12 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by CodyRx7

Good lookin truck...

Everything seems normal in the LC regard...but the picture of everyone on the tailgate. Youre the guy on the left....but whats with BOTH the other guys all over the chick? lol...

You know, I never noticed that.
Guy with hand on knee = husband. Other guy = friend, maybe closer than I previously thought...

I'm going to send this picture to these three and ask them what's up.

Hayes

stevezero · 02-06-06, 05:46 PM

Nice rig. I too was questioning the pic.....wasnt sure if it was one of "those" weekends, NTTAWWT....

I love the tail gunner term. I wish I woulda known about that one when my daughter was that small

RWD · 02-06-06, 08:06 PM

Nice truck Hayes. I like the clean look of a white truck. Can you estimae how tall the tires are? IIRC they are about 33" ?

Hayes · 02-06-06, 08:13 PM

Nitto lists an inflated diameter of 33.27 inches and 11.73 inches overall width on an 8 inch wheel.

http://www.nittotire.com/tires_terragrappler.asp

Hayes

fuelgeddes · 02-06-06, 08:19 PM

Great write up and well done video clip. Worth the down load time. I just need to move out there , so I can head out for the day and get in some real mountains. I cant wait for spring to roll around so i can take my little one on his first Land Cruiser Adventure. thanks

NorCalSam · 02-06-06, 10:06 PM

nice looking rid and cool pics.

are you going to cruise moab?

NorCalSam · 02-06-06, 10:13 PM

good write-ups too

Sam

PabloVTA · 02-06-06, 10:43 PM

Very cool.
Nice box work.
But why all the washers? Why didn't you just cut short nipples out of some 1/4 in. steel tubing? or 3/8"? How many of those washers are still there?

Sweet rig.

Hayes · 02-07-06, 10:20 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by fuelgeddes

Great write up and well done video clip. Worth the down load time. I just need to move out there , so I can head out for the day and get in some real mountains. I cant wait for spring to roll around so i can take my little one on his first Land Cruiser Adventure. thanks

Thanks, I'm glad you enjoyed the movie. The amateur videos are another hobby that I enjoy as much as my Land Cruiser. I hope to put together some vids with Land Cruiser footage soon!

Quote:

Originally Posted by NorCalSam

nice looking rid and cool pics.

are you going to cruise moab?

Thanks. Unfortunately no Cruise Moab for me. Not feasible with my May work schedule.

Quote:

Originally Posted by PabloVTA

Very cool.
Nice box work.
But why all the washers? Why didn't you just cut short nipples out of some 1/4 in. steel tubing? or 3/8"? How many of those washers are still there?

Why washers and not steel tube? No good answer to that one. Tubing would obviously be better, but the washers do the trick. Hopefully I'll be able to move the spare to a bumper mount sometime soon...

Thanks for the compliments everyone. This is a great site and outstanding forum. I've participated on a few other (non-automotive) online forums, and I can honestly say that the MUD tech forums are the most well-managed and productive, with the best members, that I have seen so far.

The Chat forum is another story...

Hayes

spartan · 02-07-06, 05:09 PM

I love white cruisers. Awesome truck and very nice piece of work.

Do you have 1" spacers in the front? It's sitting way too level. LOL

Great kids BTW.

Cruiserhead05 · 02-07-06, 06:45 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by spartan

I love white cruisers. Awesome truck and very nice piece of work.

Do you have 1" spacers in the front? It's sitting way too level. LOL

Great kids BTW.

I was thinking the same, especially with the slee front bumper, winch and stock rear.

And the 295 Nitto's look really clean.

Hayes · 02-07-06, 08:14 PM

No spacers. Nothing much in the back except a half-built cargo box, a few tools, and and a couple amplifiers. And another big heavy Terra Grappler.

For some reason, all the photos I take end up with the illusion of a perfectly level truck. It IS pretty close to level, but not quite. I'll get out and measure the difference later.

I don't mind a wee bit of forward rake. It also feels good to know that I can load it down and not have saggy butt.
(Insert joke about your favorite MUDder's mom here.)

As for the clean tires, yeah, well... I'm working on it. You can count on a full report and many pictures of dirty tires when I get there.

...waiting for the

...

Hayes

spartan · 02-07-06, 08:27 PM

I run those tires on my " other " truck. They are superb.

GeoRoss · 02-07-06, 09:17 PM

This boy has great taste in clothing

Great truck too.

Ross

Quote:

Originally Posted by Hayes

NorCalSam · 02-10-06, 09:43 PM

squeeky clean engine bay

that looks as good as new

alaskacruiser · 02-11-06, 06:25 AM

Hayes- beautiful, clean truck and awesome pics. Especially like the San Rafael Swell pic- amazing. What were the temps there when the pic was taken?

02-05-06, 11:48 AM	#1
Hayes IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Salt Lake City, UT TLCA# 15907 Posts: 1,251	ROTW Hayes A day early, because I won't have time on Monday: I bought my 1993 FZJ80 in January of 2004 when my wife and I decided that we needed a second automobile that could carry the whole family (me, wife, 1 year old son, and future 2nd son). At the time, the garage contained a Suby and a 1979 FJ40 that I had owned for 5 or 6 years. It was trusty ol' beast that never failed, had more rust than sheet metal (you could see the highway through the tub), and I loved it. Not a very practical family wagon though. I hadn't yet mustered the ambition (or confidence) to give it the restoration it deserved, and we concluded that we couldn't keep it sitting around. It was sold for $2,000. I DID convince my wife that what we needed was a NEWER Land Cruiser. I looked at a few 62's, made my first foray into the MUD forum with questions, and eventually concluded that an FZJ80 was what we needed. I bought it from its second owner with 109,000 miles. It was very clean and in good shape as far as my untrained eye could tell. Early maintenence and repair was done at Mark Miller Toyota, including dropping and cleaning the tranny pan, replacing the starter, and fixing some AC stuff. In the meantime, I was learning a lot on the MUD forum. With the help and wisdom of the folks here, I've slowly transitioned from a "pay a mechanic" kind of guy to a confident do-it-yourselfer. General preventative mainenence I've done in the last year or so: Front axle overhaul, including new wheel and knuckle bearings, gaskets, seals, and wipers. Diffs and tranny breathers extended to engine bay. Coolant flush (green!) and hose replacement. Brake pads. Replaced K&N air filter with OEM. Flushed power steering. Fuel filter. Regular engine oil, tranny, t-case, & diff changes. Changed engine oil this weekend, unless I screwed up my measurements, I didn't comsume any measureable amount of oil in 4,000 miles!? (MaxLife dino). Here's a shot of a squeeky clean engine bay: Mods: OME 850/863 2.5" lift with caster correction bushings. Slee front bumper. Warn XD9000 winch. Link to install writeup: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/68452-ome-heavies-slee-front-bumper-warn-xd9000-kickin-butt.html Nitto Terra Grapplers 295/75 R16 Recently added a speedo correction gear. There's a perceivable improvement in driving. I'm very happy with how I wired my winch. I added a "arming switch" for the winch. Here's the writeup: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/69043-winch-arming-switch-installed.html Here's a picture of how I routed the winch power lines too (I think I did a clean job). They're sheathed and bracketed to the section of body below the tranny oil cooler. The hot wire runs through a hole in a section of sub-frame, and the ground line runs up behind the headlight: I had new front speakers installed early on. They're 6.5" Focal Access separates. The installer did a good job making the woofers look good on the doors by installing one thin spacer BEHIND the interior panel, making the speaker appear to stick out less. These speakers sound really really nice. I also had a Viper 100W x 4 amp installed where the factory "sub" goes. There's a picture in the following link to my custom subwoofer writeup. Custom subwoofer. To fill out the bottom end I installed a small volume box with a 8" JL woofer behind the interior cargo panel--where the little cubby hole is. A JL mono amp sits where the OEM jack used to. Now the system sounds really really really good. Here's the writeup with pics: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/53710-diy-custom-subwoofer-install.html I also did the "spare tire mod," where you gain a wee bit of departure angle by tweaking the factory spare tire mount. Photos are pre-295 Nittos: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/62029-spare-tire-mod-pics.html I've done some minor bling treatments, including refinishing the center caps: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/49788-refinished-hubcap-photos.html And repainted the "Land Cruiser" writing on the rear mudflaps: http://forum.ih8mud.com/80-series-tech/55971-bling-landcruiser-mudflaps.html My current project is a cargo drawer setup. I'm building a two-piece (halves) system with 30" drawers. Here's some photos of what I've got so far. The first photo shows how I've attached the base to the third row anchors with u-bolts, and tied into the OEM cargo hook mount with a longer bolt: Here's another shot: I'll follow up with a new thread as the project progresses. Cargo box finished! Here's the post: http://forum.ih8mud.com/showthread.p...ayes+cargo+box Future projects may include a custom rear bumper, but this is on hold at least until the weather warms up around here. I mean to put together a dual battery setup sometime soon. Ultimately, I'd like sliders, Air Lockers, and 4.56 gears, but we'll see how the long term budget works out... Last but certainly not least, what do I do with my Land Cruiser? Like I said in the beginning, it's primarily a family-hauler (malls, grocery stores, and daycare, oh my), and my daily-driver. Here's a photo of my copilot: And here's one of the tail-gunner: When not serving as a sweet spot for parking-lot diaper changes, the tailgate becomes the perfect seat for after-ski beers (I'm the stunningly handsome one on the left): We try to get out to the Uintas and southern utah as often as we can. My wife and I have a long history of mountaineering, backpacking, and backcountry skiing, but--for obvious reasons--we're trying to make a transition to Cruiser-centered camping. I don't have as many photos as I should, but here's a couple shots of my 80 off the asphalt: San Rafael Swell in January: The best I could do for a southern Utah shot: And if you feel like downloading a movie, here's one I made last year in the Uintas. The movie focuses on a day out with just pappy and son, but my 80 is a central feature of the flick: http://www.mintchewsessions.com/Papp...2007-01-04.wmv I plan to explore pure off-roading a lot more than have in the past, but my use will remain primarily expedition-type wheeling for scenery and camping trips. You can count on some actual action pics in the future. Thanks again to IH8MUD and all the great people who participate on this forum. Ryan Hayes EDIT 04-09-06: DIY Roof Rack. EDIT 05-19-06: Haze Maze 2006 video. __________________ Ryan Hayes '93 FZJ80 I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way.* -Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1814 Flying Spaghetti Monster Bless America Last edited by Hayes; 05-18-06 at 09:12 PM.

02-05-06, 12:15 PM	#2
Romer Kneel for the Shaman Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Englewood, Colorado TLCA# 13968 Posts: 7,556	Great write-up Ryan. Thanks! __________________ Ken Romer ~ Friend of Shaman Keeper of the FAQ, Defender of Newbies, and Slayer of Tards Commander Rising Sun 4WD Club - K0ROM 97 LX450, Supercharged, Locked, and lots of other stuff ROTW 96 LX450 - ROD's 06 4Runner - Wife's 99 4Runner - daughterofromer's 03 BMW Z4 Roadster

02-05-06, 02:53 PM	#3
reffug grown up MOD Join Date: May 2004 Location: 'in dat der briar patch' TLCA# 14549 Posts: 3,777	Awesome write up............... Thanks for contributing. Gonna steal some of those threads for FAQ . __________________ "If it wasn't a Landcruiser and hadn't been built the way it was you do realize you would be DEAD." VA State Police Officer

02-05-06, 03:50 PM	#4
apcoleman resident pyro Join Date: Apr 2005 Location: Fairfax, VA TLCA# 15215 Posts: 360	nice rig. those tweeters look like they belong there and a great install all around. __________________ Tony 95 LC ROTW 03 M3

02-05-06, 10:24 PM	#6
Trunk Monkey IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: Salt Lake City TLCA# 11251 Posts: 3,011	I'm eating my next lunch off your engine - damn! __________________ Cory Fillmore TLCA Western Individual Representative 99 UZJ 100 Series Wheels FOR SALE-CLICK HERE

02-05-06, 07:32 PM	#5
loquito IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 804	One mean lookin Tail Gunner there, wont be creepin up on your blind side Real nice write up and rig. Steven

02-06-06, 07:19 AM	#7
Arleaux tardus veho Join Date: Dec 2004 Location: South Missippi TLCA# 14758 Posts: 397	Well done Ryan. __________________ Chris 04 530i 97 lx450 retro-locked, CDL switch, 7 pin mod, Slee 4" kit, ShortBus bumper, 35's, GPS, DVD... being chased by a couple of eXmarks. "A human being has a natural desire to have more of a good thing than he needs"

02-06-06, 08:50 AM	#8
notyourmomslx450 Nada Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Houston, TX TLCA# 17268 Posts: 817	nice writeup and nice rig. you've done several great tech writeups, too. __________________ -Jason '85 4Runner- Geared, locked, bobbed, tired, fun. '97 LX 450- It's a little wet right now. Still big. '94 Xtra Cab P/U - 5.29s & Detroits F/R, SAS, Marlin Hysteer, 30 spline Longfield birfs and axleshafts, chromo hub gears, dual cases (2.28/4.7) w/ 10* rotated adapter, FROR dual rotated case xmember/skid, 12 " Bob, 37" MT/Rs "I got the J==p thing, and now it burns when I pee."

02-06-06, 10:36 AM	#9
CodyRx7 IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: Prescott Valley, AZ Posts: 1,811	Good lookin truck... Everything seems normal in the LC regard...but the picture of everyone on the tailgate. Youre the guy on the left....but whats with BOTH the other guys all over the chick? lol... __________________ 97 LX450 - Champagne Silver / 161k / 5.29s / ARB lockers F/R 39" Michelin XML tires, 8" coils / L shocks, 1.5" wheel spacers, Slee caster plates, ARB rack & Safari Snorkel, 60 ARB bullbar, custom sliders, dual swingout rear bumper, Overland RTT on a Monster M100 trailer Copper State Cruisers #045

02-06-06, 05:46 PM	#11
stevezero IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 355	Nice rig. I too was questioning the pic.....wasnt sure if it was one of "those" weekends, NTTAWWT.... I love the tail gunner term. I wish I woulda known about that one when my daughter was that small __________________ 97 LX-450, 119k, Dual Batteries, Pin7/CDL mod, Slee harness/HIR's, LED's inside, no factory roof rack, some other homebrew mods, Airlift helper bags, and 285/75/16 geolander II's.

02-06-06, 08:06 PM	#12
RWD IH8MUD Junior Join Date: Mar 2002 Location: south burbs of Chicago Posts: 122	Nice truck Hayes. I like the clean look of a white truck. Can you estimae how tall the tires are? IIRC they are about 33" ? __________________ 97 LX 450 stock 93 T 100

02-06-06, 08:13 PM	#13
Hayes IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Salt Lake City, UT TLCA# 15907 Posts: 1,251	Nitto lists an inflated diameter of 33.27 inches and 11.73 inches overall width on an 8 inch wheel. http://www.nittotire.com/tires_terragrappler.asp Hayes __________________ Ryan Hayes '93 FZJ80 I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. -Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1814 Flying Spaghetti Monster Bless America

02-06-06, 08:19 PM	#14
fuelgeddes IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: ATL, GA TLCA# 15860 Posts: 216	Great write up and well done video clip. Worth the down load time. I just need to move out there , so I can head out for the day and get in some real mountains. I cant wait for spring to roll around so i can take my little one on his first Land Cruiser Adventure. thanks __________________ 1979 BJ40- HD winch bumper, 32x11.5, POR'd, OEM roll bar, besttop rear seat. 2006 Tacoma double cab 4WD / TRD / SR5 - wTSB 1996 LX450 128k - ARB- SOLD 1976 FJ40 - SOLD http://www.mybj40.blogspot.com/

02-06-06, 10:06 PM	#15
NorCalSam IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grass Valley CA Posts: 689	nice looking rid and cool pics. are you going to cruise moab? __________________ Snorked & Locked with CDL 94 FZJ80 \ F.O.R 4" Lift kit \ 315 Toyo Mts , 4.88 gears \ Inti Roof Rack with Lightforce 170s \ ARB front with Warn 12000 \ Labs Rear \ Hanna Sliders \ Slee skid plates, Rear lower control arms, and tie-rods \ Landtank CC plates \ NAV system \ CB & 2 Meter Radio \ Diff Breather \ Con tested, Expedition ready

02-06-06, 10:13 PM	#16
NorCalSam IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grass Valley CA Posts: 689	good write-ups too Sam __________________ Snorked & Locked with CDL 94 FZJ80 \ F.O.R 4" Lift kit \ 315 Toyo Mts , 4.88 gears \ Inti Roof Rack with Lightforce 170s \ ARB front with Warn 12000 \ Labs Rear \ Hanna Sliders \ Slee skid plates, Rear lower control arms, and tie-rods \ Landtank CC plates \ NAV system \ CB & 2 Meter Radio \ Diff Breather \ Con tested, Expedition ready

02-07-06, 08:27 PM	#22
spartan IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: The south. Is there somewhere else? Posts: 421	I run those tires on my " other " truck. They are superb. __________________ 1997 40th, One Owner, Front 850 OME + 30MM Poly Spacers / Rear 860 OME, Castor Correction, Bilsteins, ARB, 9000# Superwinch, Hella 1000's / 500's, Landtank seat rail extensions, Husky Liners F-R, 285 Revo's.

02-06-06, 10:43 PM	#17
PabloVTA beside La Caja China Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Ventura Ca. USA TLCA# 15996 Posts: 1,029	Very cool. Nice box work. But why all the washers? Why didn't you just cut short nipples out of some 1/4 in. steel tubing? or 3/8"? How many of those washers are still there? Sweet rig. __________________ Pablo '94 FZJ80 215K 6M1, Optima Red Top, Bilstien'd, Mobil 1, DBA DnS front Rotors, 285/75 Revos, George's LED's, MetalTech Sliders, Slee Short Bus Front Bumper, OME 850/863

02-07-06, 05:09 PM	#19
spartan IH8MUD Regular Join Date: May 2005 Location: The south. Is there somewhere else? Posts: 421	I love white cruisers. Awesome truck and very nice piece of work. Do you have 1" spacers in the front? It's sitting way too level. LOL Great kids BTW. __________________ 1997 40th, One Owner, Front 850 OME + 30MM Poly Spacers / Rear 860 OME, Castor Correction, Bilsteins, ARB, 9000# Superwinch, Hella 1000's / 500's, Landtank seat rail extensions, Husky Liners F-R, 285 Revo's.

02-07-06, 08:14 PM	#21
Hayes IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: May 2005 Location: Salt Lake City, UT TLCA# 15907 Posts: 1,251	No spacers. Nothing much in the back except a half-built cargo box, a few tools, and and a couple amplifiers. And another big heavy Terra Grappler. For some reason, all the photos I take end up with the illusion of a perfectly level truck. It IS pretty close to level, but not quite. I'll get out and measure the difference later. I don't mind a wee bit of forward rake. It also feels good to know that I can load it down and not have saggy butt. (Insert joke about your favorite MUDder's mom here.) As for the clean tires, yeah, well... I'm working on it. You can count on a full report and many pictures of dirty tires when I get there. ...waiting for the ... Hayes __________________ Ryan Hayes '93 FZJ80 I was bold in the pursuit of knowledge, never fearing to follow truth and reason to whatever results they led, and bearding every authority which stood in their way. -Thomas Jefferson to Thomas Cooper, 1814 Flying Spaghetti Monster Bless America Last edited by Hayes; 12-04-06 at 04:34 PM.

02-10-06, 09:43 PM	#24
NorCalSam IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Grass Valley CA Posts: 689	squeeky clean engine bay that looks as good as new __________________ Snorked & Locked with CDL 94 FZJ80 \ F.O.R 4" Lift kit \ 315 Toyo Mts , 4.88 gears \ Inti Roof Rack with Lightforce 170s \ ARB front with Warn 12000 \ Labs Rear \ Hanna Sliders \ Slee skid plates, Rear lower control arms, and tie-rods \ Landtank CC plates \ NAV system \ CB & 2 Meter Radio \ Diff Breather \ Con tested, Expedition ready

02-11-06, 06:25 AM	#25
alaskacruiser IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: LA, CA Posts: 1,291	Hayes- beautiful, clean truck and awesome pics. Especially like the San Rafael Swell pic- amazing. What were the temps there when the pic was taken? __________________ Ex-'93 LC Owner; Now w/ '97 LX, no lockers. Bought 7/02 stock w/35k mi. Now at 101k mi w/ARB bar, OME 850/860, Revo 285s, SS brake lines, Silicone PHH, Breather Ext, PCV Catchcan, CDL, ScanGauge2, Alpine GPS/VehicleHub, Aux Fan, landtank-fanclutch-mod, Slee Speedo, Mobil 1. Soon: sliders, TJM locker