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Did you spray the lube up at this white bushing? The photo was taken looking up from the foot well toward the backside of the steering wheel, steering shaft upper U-joint assembly removed.

Thanks it is original, truck was kept very clean, I got lucky when I found it and it was completely stock not wheeled truck. The flares need a respray, they are starting to show age. Hood has few spots, but still very nice.

Slee’s powder coating is crazy good. Even after 10years. Whatever the primer coating is that’s under it is also. Spots on the front bumper I’ve rubbed through the PC on something or where a vehicle hit me have never rusted.

I have slee rear, newest version. Does not rattle, hold 37 without bouncing. Powder coat is good. Was easy to install. Tucks and holds to the body well. Pretty heavy with the swing outs and tire, had to go to heavy springs.

I have Delta up front and in the rear. I don’t wheel hardcore and besides, I haven’t wheeled my cruiser since these parts were installed, but I am seeing powder coating chipping and rusting beneath it. I’d go with another source with better...

Don’t forget 4x4Labs for high clearance and ability to take a serious beating.

For hard offroad use or street cred offroad aesthetics? If you weld, Coastal Offroad sells a kit that I used. But if you offroad hard, you might consider a rear chop and high clearance home made setup, or the Dissent, if you don't weld.

Are you looking for something with swing outs or high clearance? If you are open to a high clearance bumper look at the Dissent high clearance bumper and maybe explorer the Bell Fab spare tire carrier.

Thanks everyone. Maybe I still have a small one in my parts stash when I removed the ABS? Time for some digging. If not, that deal is unbeatable. Thanks!

I'd pay real money to find out how Toyota's vendor is managing to coat the entire length and not get the fittings wet. I could do it, but I'd have to do it by hand and there's no way it'd be that cheap.

The short one on the front LH side of the 80; any would work. Most are still available. Can't beat the price.

Next time I need hard brake lines, I'm getting one of the tools like he's using in this video...

Or... if anyone can recommend a reasonably priced inverted flare tool that is easy to use, I could cut down, reflare, and reuse one of the lines I removed to take out the ABS...

Hi all. I don't have a good brake line flare tool for inverterd flares, but need a short section to add a proportioning valve into my braking system. Does anyone sell pre-made short length hard brake lines with 10x1 inverted flares?

Agree w/above. Sounds like it's not opening.It's just 3 nuts, take it out & test it real quick. Also, there's a specific way the t-stat is to be installed, w/the jiggle ball thingy @ the top. It can be up to 15* to either the left or right. Not...

Sounds like it isn't working. Pull the thermostat and boil water. See if it opens at 185. I'm going to guess that it doesn't. Is it a Toyota OEM thermostat?

If you think you can handle a swap then LS or 2UZ is definetiely the way to go in a 3FE 80. There isn't "a lot of wiring" for either swap. You can have either swap running and driving with about four wire connections if you buy a pre-fabricated...

In your situation i would 100% swap in an LS or LT. I won't swap a working 1FZ-FE for one, but for one with a junk engine, you betcha. Also, every engine swap I've done takes more money, time, and head scratching than planned for - but that's...

You’re all good. If the tow hitch is bent visually I’d consider replacing it if you tow other than that maybe get that silly weather tech hitch bumper / step thing I’ll keep you safer when backing up at the mall 🤣

It's totaled. I'd be glad to junk it for you, Shoot me your number and I'll arrange someone to come pick it up. Good thing you didn't drive it after that serious damage. We got you, bud. :rofl:

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Good point. I don’t think Toyota ever designs Land Cruisers to be super hard off roaders. I think all vehicles need modifications if you want to push them really hard.

My 200 GXR is a manual gear-boxed, relatively low tech cruiser comparatively speaking. No traction aiding devices, and as I frequently find myself in cross axle situations, most often towing an off-road caravan, I didn’t even bat an eye at...

There is another situation where the electronic systems on the 200 choke, it is a stopped in cross axle position. It just does't know what to do. It won't let you left foot brake your way out (in it's computer aided wisdom it cuts engine power)...

I've not had the misfortune to drive a 200 series with the MTS/ATRAC on the trails. I have driven a couple of 100 series on the trail a little. enough to be familiar with the system. I love the modern systems for road use under adverse conditions...