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Overland Cruisers of Bozeman MT has developed a kit to fit the Toyota 4.7 V8 and a H55 transmission in a FJ40. This kit gives your FJ40 Toyota V8 performance.

so i ended up doing the budget thing for now. i have a set of 5 bolt split rims with 17.5 inch LT tires that i picked up brand new off some landcruisers from our local mine. $200 for 5. well they have the 5x150mm bolt pattern that i cannot get...

The issue with these tires is the ability to airdown . An issue the the M416 is bouncing with heavy LT 8-10 ply tires and no floatation.

There is no reason to have matching spares. Just carry appropriate spares, you still still need to carry two anyway. 16" LT tires are for one ton vehicles and will not air down enough to provide floatation.

The cheapest route is to get "Jeep" wheels 15X8 and the tire selection is large. Pictured are 32-11.50 X15

Scan gauge with voltage , water and tran temps.

I can't see how the there would be an issue with the GPS if you never have had the radio out. There are many features on the map screen that make things confusing.

As far as I know the GPS antenna is in the dash. Do you have anything on the dash ?

It sure does but not as accurate as a digital gauge .

That looks like a better alternative than cutting the insulation and mounting lights . Thanks

The question remains is how are you monitoring the battery voltage? I use a scan gauge mounted on the steering column as well a dual battery gauge.

I highly recommend the high gain antenna rather than the small antenna since you are going through all the work .

Thanks for that. Just ordered the adapter. I recently installed a rack and my reception became spotty. Then put on the RTT for the first weekend and it was miserable. There’s nothing worse than bad satélite reception. I’d rather listen to static...

This is the post I made about changing out the XM antenna to an external high gain antenna. https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/adding-an-aftermarket-xm-antenna-to-a-200-series.1254947/

I'm using it so it must work.

Nice. How were the lights mounted?

You need that high voltage to charge an AGM battery. How are you monitoring the voltage as you drive? If the voltage drops as you drive you might want to get a alternator booster so the battery stays fully charged. If not, it is recommended...

Alternator is fine. How old is the battery? Has that been tested?

Sticking this thread Kurt to make it visible for folks to add to this list.

Mine (2018 LC) needs changing, and the dealer has obviously never touched it (which is a good thing -- after reading others', I keep that glove compartment locked whenever I take it in). I found a nice little straightforward video on how to...

With the filter out the fan volume is stronger on recirculate and reduced somewhat with outside air.

No noises. I'll check .