Hey everyone,
My name's Craig- been on and off this forum for awhile, and reading quite a bit. Haven't wheeled regularly since parting out my SAS'd -87 Yota Longbed in 2015. I just picked up a 2000 100 Series about a month ago. 170k miles. Bone stock. I know I won't be running it as hard as I wheeled my '87, which was a dedicated rock crawler. But I do want to get out some fairly technical local trails. So far I've been taking it real easy, getting a feel for the thing. And I have some concerns about moving forward with this truck that I'm hoping you guys can assuage. I'm looking at my build plan come together, and the costs pile up, and I worry that I made the wrong call- that I need an 80 Series because this thing just ain't gonna justify the cost.
Build Plan ($6k):
Sliders: $1k
-Sliders for these trucks seem mighty expensive. The cheapest set I've located so far was $650. Is that on point?
Drivetrain: $2k
-I know I have ATRAC. I've played with it a little, and I've watched some videos. I think the thing really needs a selectable rear locker. I don't trust a locked IFS from experience, so I think that front end needs a TrueTrac. With those added, and the stock ATRAC, I think it'll get pretty good traction given its lack of travel. I see a lot of people on here like them with stock gear- am I over-thinking it that the 100 needs a Locker and a TrueTrac to realize its potential?
Suspension: $2k
-This thing is a beast, and it needs a beastlier Suspension. 1.5" OME lift, installed- under 2 grand
Tires: $1k
-33x12.5s, keeping the truck at stock gearing. Little over 1 grand.
Concern:
After putting $6k into it, travel is still going to be very limited, and the front end is still going to be very breakable. I could eliminate a lot of this cost by just swapping it for an 80 series platform. I'd be giving up the superb onroad performance, and that's a factor.
Am I overloading this build plan with unnecessary upgrades or high cost estimates? Are my reliability fears about the front end founded? I can be careful, but wheels will be coming off the ground, and I will be very far from pavement when they do. On that note, I'm also reading a whole lot on here about 4% of the transmissions from my model year being time bombs. Another 'far-from-pavement' concern.
I know this is a somewhat vague post, but I'm hoping some of you guys can give me your experience with putting that money into a 100 and then wheeling it hard. Was it worth it? Do you drive like the front end's made of glass, or is it actually pretty reliable? Will it really benefit from both those new differentials? I've searched and I've read a lot- now I'm hoping for some specific knowledge from some of you with a lot of Land Cruiser experience. Thanks, and good to be here!
My name's Craig- been on and off this forum for awhile, and reading quite a bit. Haven't wheeled regularly since parting out my SAS'd -87 Yota Longbed in 2015. I just picked up a 2000 100 Series about a month ago. 170k miles. Bone stock. I know I won't be running it as hard as I wheeled my '87, which was a dedicated rock crawler. But I do want to get out some fairly technical local trails. So far I've been taking it real easy, getting a feel for the thing. And I have some concerns about moving forward with this truck that I'm hoping you guys can assuage. I'm looking at my build plan come together, and the costs pile up, and I worry that I made the wrong call- that I need an 80 Series because this thing just ain't gonna justify the cost.
Build Plan ($6k):
Sliders: $1k
-Sliders for these trucks seem mighty expensive. The cheapest set I've located so far was $650. Is that on point?
Drivetrain: $2k
-I know I have ATRAC. I've played with it a little, and I've watched some videos. I think the thing really needs a selectable rear locker. I don't trust a locked IFS from experience, so I think that front end needs a TrueTrac. With those added, and the stock ATRAC, I think it'll get pretty good traction given its lack of travel. I see a lot of people on here like them with stock gear- am I over-thinking it that the 100 needs a Locker and a TrueTrac to realize its potential?
Suspension: $2k
-This thing is a beast, and it needs a beastlier Suspension. 1.5" OME lift, installed- under 2 grand
Tires: $1k
-33x12.5s, keeping the truck at stock gearing. Little over 1 grand.
Concern:
After putting $6k into it, travel is still going to be very limited, and the front end is still going to be very breakable. I could eliminate a lot of this cost by just swapping it for an 80 series platform. I'd be giving up the superb onroad performance, and that's a factor.
Am I overloading this build plan with unnecessary upgrades or high cost estimates? Are my reliability fears about the front end founded? I can be careful, but wheels will be coming off the ground, and I will be very far from pavement when they do. On that note, I'm also reading a whole lot on here about 4% of the transmissions from my model year being time bombs. Another 'far-from-pavement' concern.
I know this is a somewhat vague post, but I'm hoping some of you guys can give me your experience with putting that money into a 100 and then wheeling it hard. Was it worth it? Do you drive like the front end's made of glass, or is it actually pretty reliable? Will it really benefit from both those new differentials? I've searched and I've read a lot- now I'm hoping for some specific knowledge from some of you with a lot of Land Cruiser experience. Thanks, and good to be here!