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Maybe it’s the Westcott lift? I went with another brand and maybe my 1958 is rebelling? As mentioned, a big part of my issue is moving trailers with no wiring, which is an almost daily thing for me. Do you unplug your trailer when you launch...

Yikes. I can't help but wonder how easy it is to disable to module. On my current GX - and an old Subaru - I installed a system to temporarily disconnect the brake fluid level sensor - which will defeat ABS/VSC/ATRAC etc on both rigs. I'm...

FJ60 is looking pretty good right about now...

Exactly. Modern tech done “well” is great. I tried putting a 7 pin test plug in it so it would read resistance and hopefully see it as a trailer (simple solution, and my service manger tried on his Taco too) but it didn’t work for either of us...

That's frustrating. I've had two similar experiences. Once was in Italy in a rental Skoda (I think) - it was a diesel manual with stop/start (I didn't know it was a start/stop engine) and it stopped in the middle of an intersection and wouldn't...

I have EVERYTHING turned off. Maybe it’s an issue with my particular LC? I still have my ‘97 Tacoma (600,000) and ‘03 Sequoia (400,000) that I use mostly, but the Sequoia had the boat hitched to it and the Taco needed its clutch bled, so I used...

It does it with both. I own a company that builds custom Airstream trailers and sometimes need to move trailers with zero wiring. My service manager (a South African gentleman with a crap ton of “real” Land Cruiser experience) tried to shut...

That’s the “Park Sense” button. It’s off. The dash is lit up like a Christmas tree telling me how I am about to die as I have turned EVERYTHING off, and can’t possibly drive the vehicle without all these “safety features”, yet the truck is...

Ok. I’ve had enough. Somebody must know of a way to permanently shut off all the damn “safety” bull**** in these things. I just about got killed today when I hooked up a trailer and tried to back it into my driveway. The damn thing wouldn’t...

😂 get one of each! Problems solved.

I love the Dissent stuff. That said, it’s not just the 115 lbs you are adding. It’s 115 lbs plus the winch. I’d go C4 and keep it light.

Is that a state subsidy getting it to that rate? I can’t imagine Trumplestiltskin putting fed money in to a Nissan subsidy, and Nissan sure isn’t going be around long if that is their selling price. I would probably think about getting one at...

Don’t worry. Soon we will all be in pixie-fart powered hover cars, and your precious gas powered rigs will be in your personal museum. :flush:

Our back seats rarely get sat in, and when they do, I'm not really concerned for their occupants comfort :hillbilly:

Those 4runner shots also make me miss the seats where the bottom folds forward and the back folds flat to the cargo area. Both my 4runners and my 60/62 had that and they've got so much more cargo length. I could lay flat on the floor without...

It’s more of a “spin out tray”, but it interests me:hillbilly:

Monica has stock primary suspension (UCAs, LCAs, rear suspension links) and King shocks and springs. 37" tires and a 3" body lift. The pic of Monica that was used above had the front suspension at full droop and the rear nearly there. Definitely...

Yeah, but she’s a great looking rig, that Monica! All good, I think we understand what each other was saying anyway!

Point lost in the mix and my fault for a distracting picture. I was trying to find a good view that showed the underbelly of the 200-series and how everything is high and tight within the frame. Just happened that Monica jumping in the air was...

And that is EXACTLY the point. They are retro. The round headlights make the 1958 look like a 60, while the square headlights of the LC trim make it look like a 62. I owned 2 BJ60s back in the 1980s, and then skipped forward to an FZJ80, so...

250 looks better than the 200 and 100, hands down. IMO the 100 looks kind of like a weird Japanese vehicle (it almost has some Toyota Crown vibes). I like weird Japanese vehicles, but they need to be attractive as well - and the 100 is not...

It’s nothing to do with SEMA vs Baja. There is nothing stock about the suspension in the Baja truck (maybe Curt will chime in on height specs of their race truck), so your comparison to a bone stock 250 is ridiculous. I found the other photo in...

I’ve run the Toyo AT 3 on our 2020 Taco. They were decent, but I wanted something more deep snow and mud capable. The RT Trails are unbelievably good in snow. I live in the Kootenay region of British Columbia, which is world renowned for its...

We are a lot alike! Sickness for me and I still have them.(2) 40’s, (2) 62’s, 80, hundy, 2hundy, 25(feb) 250!

You could have used an apples to apples photo. A Baja prepped 200 compared to a bone stock 250 is a bit offside…