Recent content by gracklemann

Reviving this thread.. I broke one of the bolts where the rear sway bar mounts to the frame. I attempted to drill it out, but couldn't keep the drill straight and reamed out the hole a good bit, and the bolt is still in there. What are my options here? Thanks!

My 96 doesn't get driven often enough to keep the battery charged up, so I'm wanting to put a small solar panel on the dash and plug it into the cigarette lighter to hopefully keep the battery topped off. But the lighter is only powered when the ignition is on. Is there a (simple) way to...

Selling my 96 Landcruiser. Truck is dark blue, has 238K mostly highway miles, and is equipped with the factory locking differentials. Never seriously offroaded. No mods. The bad: - ac needs servicing - power seats forward-back not working The good: - it's locked! - 4 new tires...

Selling my 96 Landcruiser. Truck is dark blue, has 238K mostly highway miles, and is equipped with the factory locking differentials. Never seriously offroaded. No mods. Asking $4900. The bad: - front diff is leaking - need to replace both front knuckles, reseal, and replace both side...

Anyone try to haul a 12' or 14' kayak in the back of their 80? I'm in the market and trying to figure out if I'll have to get a roof mount or if I can make due in the back for a while. Trips would be short, ~15 minutes to the water. Thanks.

Anyone know a good place to get a 5th wheel hitch receiver installed in a f250? My buddy needs one done before T-day.. he had it lined up but the supplier had a problem getting one in (spillers I think). On that note.. know a place to get a spray in bed liner done for a decent price? Thanks...

never mind.. just saw the other thread.. 7pm

what time do y'all meet?

I had thought of maybe swapping the axles as well.. Any of you guys that watch the cruiser market closely.. how does that price sound?

Trying to decide what to do.. I have a locked '96 80, with 235k (mostly highway) miles on it, that has a long list of problems. I have the opportunity to buy a 94 (no lockers) with 115k miles on it for $5200. The vehicle was a confiscated police vehicle and has been used by the dept as an...

Thanks for the advice everyone.. I really appreciate it.

I'm pretty much new to diy auto repair.. but tomorrow I'm planning to jump in with some simple stuff.. looking to replace the AC and alternator belts, and also the distributor cap, wire set and plugs.. this is on a '96 cruiser with 233k miles. Anyway.. I don't think any of this should cause me...

Thanks for the responses guys. The seals don't seem to be leaking that badly. If they were I'd be losing a lot of oil, correct? Are there any bad things that can happen there if they are not fixed besides just losing some oil? The diff leak seems more serious. Mechanic indicated that it was...

If your goal is a tow vehicle, a 6 cylinder vehicle might not be your best bet. I tow a 20' bass boat with my 96 LC, and it does it, but it doesn't really like it. I've towed the same boat with my buddy's v8 tacoma and I can't even feel that I have anything back there.

I have a 96 TLC with 230k miles on it. I'm the second owner, and bought it a couple of years back with 220k miles on it. The first owner was retired and had houses in Maine and Texas, so he drove it back and forth a lot. Lots of highway miles, no heavy offroad use. I've just used it as a...