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Halle-effing-lujah, they're off. The hi-lift jack trick worked. I just needed to get sustained upward pressure on the arms (the weight of the vehicle). When I started to rock the arms back and forth, they slowly rose up off the spindles. I'm...

My 40 has a SOR heavy duty bumper & brush guard, which means I’ll only hit one when I’m driving the 370Z……

The swing arms just slide down on the spindles. Remove the tire, hi-lift jack, and fuel cans from the swing arms then take the hi-lift and use it to jack up the arms as near the spindle as you can get. A cross-member has to to be removed to...

while we are all waiting to see the vx on nolen’s trailer, please check out the GX frame/body restoration. This truck is in the usa port right now https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/b1-refreshing-gcc-fzj80-1994-gx-tan.1312463/

When you see a deer on the road ahead of you, and once it's crossed, ignore that deer but look in the direction from which it came because they often travel in groups and it's the ones about to cross the road that you need to worry about. I've...

THESE FUTURE POSTS ARE TO DOCUMENT THE REST OF THE PROJECT, ESPECIALLY THE FACT THAT THE TRUCK ARRIVED IN THE USA THIS WEEK... SORRY BUT NOT SORRY, enjoy. ================================= For the brake system, we replaced all components except...

Check for the CEL. No CEL indicates the EFI relay, or related wiring, is bad and that will keep the engine from running..

A thought. What about a 1FZ instead of a 1FZ-FE? Go with the carbed version and keep it simple. You'd need to source an intake and carb from overseas, and maybe a head, but you would not have to deal with an ECU and the additional wiring.

1st pic scarab beetle.

More desert adventures pics.

Went to the Tatacoa Desert 🏜️ 🌵. We drove way back inside the desert until we saw no other cars or people. Such a surreal experience. We found an interesting Ecohotel and spent two nights watching the stars at night and exploring the landscapes...

what does any of this have to do with 60 series techincal information ?

For those of you who have been on Mud a while, you may know me. But for those who've joined in the last 6 or 7 years, I'm really no one. I've been a Cruiser guy since I was nearly 3 when my folks bought a brand new '72 FJ40 at Lyons Toyota in...

I didn't buy this 80 with the intent that it would be put to use as a frequent tow rig, but if it allows @cruiserinsanity to get rid of one of his dead junkers I don't mind.

How does the continuation of this thread contribute to FJ40/55 tech? If it doesn't maybe it should be shunted off to the Bad Sellers section.

Another week of tow duty pulling the Carolina Skiff down to the Fowl River which is on the west side of Mobile Bay. On the interstate I've found 60 to be the comfortable speed for pulling this heavy load. Stack of nets for turtle research make...

Just spent 7 days in Colorado (San Juan and Sangre De Christo mountains) in this truck that I built from stock. She did everything I asked her to, including 3000 miles of interstate driving at 75-85 MPH for hours at a time. And she rolled over...