shorter arm equates to slower steering. Take a ten foot board , rotate it ten degrees and measure the distance the opposite end travels.
Now do the same with a two foot board
I found the solution to that is a hi volume electric pump with an adjustable regulator, that has a return line, mounted as close to the carb as possible.
The return line keeps the fuel cool.
You have driveshafts from two generations. The one with the external snap ring is 73 and earlier. The other, with internal snap rings will use u-joints from 1974 all the way up through the FJ80 series and first gen Sequoia. Either driveshaft can...
I'm going to guess "Burbank Springs". Long gone for good reason. The bushings were odd, as I recall. Larger than early OEM but smaller than
late 40s/60s. They may have been patterned after FJ55 bushings.
The shackle reversal was a design by...
Too many potential issues with this setup to assess here. It looks like you're in Alaska. Look up Mark Whatley in Wasilla
at Cruisers Only. He's got decades of experience with Cruisers and can give you a first hand evaluation.
Not positive but I...
Started building it for the long trips.... rockers (steps for the dog) and the rear swing out.
Front and camper shell rack in the works. Maybe rear Deavers
If a 9/16 (14mm) u-bolt is stretching or failing at 45 ft/lbs, it's a grade A or ungraded u-bolt and too soft for suspension parts.
Typically, among suspension type u-bolts, they are grade 5 up to 9/16 and grade8 for 5/8 and larger as 5/8 and...
The u-joints on the late 40s and 60 series are the same. There are a couple flange patterns on split cases so worst case is swap a flange at the t-case
This was done back in the 80s. The PTO was eliminated and the space was taken by an extension of splines off the back of the input gear.
I can't recall the manufacturer but I thought it may have been Australian. Mark's of AU did their input for...
Factory bumper mounts on Toyotas, especially the truck platforms do not hold up well to winching. The 40 series cruiser is the only series
with a factory mount that will take a full pull from a 12K winch at an off angle. I'm seen an ARB on a 60...
I did my first v-8 swap in 81. The end over roll was 1998. By that time I was running a TBI350, turbo 400 and a Dana 300 case. The 300 was the only real option for lower land cruiser tcase gears until AA came out with Orion. The 300 was a stock...
We John, I'm the weird one in that case. My 78, that I bought new, had that gear fail in about 81. I had the trans rebuilt and did a v-8 swap at the same time.
The new gear took crap in about 25K. Back in those days, my youthful exuberance...