I bought my ’89 FJ62 almost 4 years ago. Found it on Craigslist locally and watched it for a few weeks as the price fell, assuming that somebody would grab it. Fortunately it was still available when I finally contacted the seller.
It had already been lifted and it had 33x12.50 Yokohama Geolanders on some 15x10.5” steel wheels. The tires were so wide, the outer edge of the driver side front tire rubbed the outer front driver fender well when flexed up while turning. The rolling resistance of these, I believe, led to the failure of the a440f transmission.
It gave some warning signs, so I actually did the “Party Trick” and was preparing to do the Rodney Flush and add an external cooler when it finally failed. I don’t think the Party Trick really hurt it, it was probably already too far gone.
After spending a lot of time considering all of my options, I eventually decided to go with an LS swap.
Before, I go any further, I need to make sure everyone knows that I’m not a mechanic and I don’t have much experience working on cars/trucks. In fact, one of the reasons I bought it was to learn how to work on them.
Fortunately, I have some good friends (one in particular) who have helped me learn along the way. YouTube is also a good resource, but MUD and the people on it have been especially helpful.
It had already been lifted and it had 33x12.50 Yokohama Geolanders on some 15x10.5” steel wheels. The tires were so wide, the outer edge of the driver side front tire rubbed the outer front driver fender well when flexed up while turning. The rolling resistance of these, I believe, led to the failure of the a440f transmission.
It gave some warning signs, so I actually did the “Party Trick” and was preparing to do the Rodney Flush and add an external cooler when it finally failed. I don’t think the Party Trick really hurt it, it was probably already too far gone.
After spending a lot of time considering all of my options, I eventually decided to go with an LS swap.
Before, I go any further, I need to make sure everyone knows that I’m not a mechanic and I don’t have much experience working on cars/trucks. In fact, one of the reasons I bought it was to learn how to work on them.
Fortunately, I have some good friends (one in particular) who have helped me learn along the way. YouTube is also a good resource, but MUD and the people on it have been especially helpful.