Recent content by graystephen

Used car dealer....they love to upcharge everything and don't negotiate much. I can't see any locker switch either.

My inclination is that the overlap is to allow you to replace pads without removing the caliper because of a ridge on the rotor after excessive wear. It will prevent wearing the inner portion of the rotor creating a ridge on the outer edge thus holding the pads semi-permanently in place. it's...

From my research, I could get a th400 adapter to fit the engine and then go the usual route to use that trans in our trucks. Still sounds super pricey... But doable since the td42t diesel is all mechanical so very little wiring involved.

That sounds terrifying. I had considered that I could use my parts truck to mock things up in but making an adapter is not something I have to equipment to do, hence me asking if any parts exist. I don't know that the box truck transmission will fit which is why I'm not looking to mate it to...

I recently purchased my first...and second...fj80. I've been using this forum with good success to educate myself but, so far I have not been able to find a single case of someone even contemplating using a nissan td42 diesel in a land cruiser. Has anyone heard of this being done or, better...