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After posting this earlier this evening I discovered that Volant offers this filter in a kit installed in basically the same way I'm wanting to do it. It is for a Scion Xb but I'll try not to hold that against it.

I converted my LJ78 to a KZJ78 but I didn't have the 1KZ air box. I've been using the 2LTE round air box but I'm not happy with how it seals at the base of the filter element and it is definitely not waterproof which makes my snorkel useless. I've been looking around for solutions and have been...

I just installed a set of kingpin bearings today in my LJ78 that I got from Marlin Crawler. They said "Fits 79-85 Pickup/4Runner, FJ40, FJ55, FJ60 & FJ-62 60 series." They say they are Koyo made Yukon trunion bearings and indeed they did have Yukon branded on them. They were quite different...

I imagine nothing can beat stock bushings for longevity. Ideally I'd do a caster correction with modifying the drop brackets but since I've just got a modest lift I opted for easy and simple bushings. I had OME caster correction at first and they grenaded themselves apart in no time-less than a...

I only bought springs because my old ones started sagging. I'm going to see how the spring rate behaves with my current shocks (ironman foam cells) and go from there. The truck already has a 40mm lift and castor correction bushings so I didn't need a complete kit. I had rancho 9000xl shocks on...

I just received my Dobinson springs last week and everything looks right at first glance. I'm traveling now and will install these when I get a chance. I'll do my best to report back when I get them on. It cost me about $550USD after shipping, ($180 of it was customs and duty) so it's not...

I use it as a flashlight holder cause that's what I thought it was for. Works great.

This is the email of the contact in the Philippines. I never did any more with them other than get a price quote and an estimate for how long it would take to get in stock. I was told 28,000PHP for the 60/65mm lift springs and 3-4 weeks to get them in stock. I emailed them at this address...

There is a distributor for Dobinsons in the Philippines but they want 28k php for a set of 4. They say 3-4 weeks. Mine will take a couple months (4 weeks AUS-US and 5 weeks US-Manila) since they come from the US but I'll save a our $200 by waiting.

Thanks, dabasscow for the information. That's really helpful. Are the monotube shocks you're trying made by Dobinson? I didn't see them in the catalogue online so was just curious. I'm planning to get the springs installed and then evaluate my current shocks and see how they match with the...

Just wanted to update and say that I was able to order a set of 4 coils: 60mm front and 65mm rear from the Miami distributor today for $408 shipped to my door in California. Of course they weren't in stock but they said they will have them in their next container arriving in October. I'd say...

Thanks again for sharing your experience with the springs. Sounds like the way to go. Now I'm going to have to have to try jumping it... I contacted the Miami Dobinsons dealer via email yesterday and they got right back to me and, not surprisingly, the springs aren't in stock. However they...

dabasscow, can you elaborate on the "different feel" you mentioned? Are the longer springs softer than the shorter ones? I'm running Iron Man springs on the truck and they are all I know so I'm curious also if you have heard comparisons to Iron Man springs. Just wondering what I'm getting myself...

Crushers, thanks for sharing your opinion. That's really helpful. I had no idea there was a Miami office so I'll try contacting them and see what I find. BTW I tried contacting Dobinsons through their website and got very quick responses that put me in contact with a distributor in the...

Oops. I just saw the answer to my own question in KZJ78's signature panel. 45mm heavy in front and 65mm in the rear. Sorry for clogging up a great thread!