Recent content by KFZJ80

Initially asked $8500. Accepting reasonable offers. Getting a new Tacoma this month and sadly need to make room in the garage.

I’ll happily add more detailed photos. I was transparent about rust starting to form at one of the wind deflector mounts and @Kernal was kind enough to explain what rust is. I have come across a lot of tire kickers in my day and don’t have time to waste.

Added some photos for anyone interested. Will be adding a few more https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1Y9vEFrAlnz_JFjOF8oi1_DkwDdZnYf7t?usp=sharing

A new house and growing family means I will sadly have to part ways with my ‘96 FZJ80. I’ve had it for about 3 years. Intended to build it out more but never found the time for anything beyond baselining and regular maintenance. Maintenance records are spotty. Previous owner was an...

90% sure mine was a bad ground. Starter was fine

No recent water crossings but the starter housing is more corroded than most I’ve seen. The wack didn’t do anything this time around. Will assess once I pull it out this weekend and report back.

Having a no crank no start situation. Full power, all accessories working, battery ok and connections seem fine. Just a loud click and nothing. Ordered a fusible link replacement and preparing to take out the starter. I had someone try to turn it over and noticed a hissing sound after the...

Novice mechanic here but found a small coolant leak on my '96 fzj80. See below. Is the hose bad or can i just adjust the clamp? Seems like the hose slipped a bit. Any advice on how to get back here by the firewall to work on it? It's a pretty tight space. Previous owner did a bypass on...

I removed some auxiliary lighting wiring from my FZJ80 that was installed by previous owner and now my battery is losing charge when parked for a week or so. Is it possible that I left some wiring open/uninsulated and that could be causing the loss in charge? Anything else I'm missing...

Have 4K miles on 4 new BFG ko2 265/75/16s for my 96 fzj80. Looking for a 285 so I’m trying to sell these or trade. Let me know if anyone’s interested. Want to go with a 2.5” OME package and think the 265s will be too small. Located in north brooklyn for local sales or trades. Looking for...

Thanks Tally ho. That's what I was afraid of. Leaning towards sticking to stock height for that reason. Hoping new suspension will handle a heavier tire better. My current setup with mushy stock susp and stiffer/heavier E rated KO2s leaves a pretty rough ride. I'm thinking stiffer springs will...

Hey Guys - Still learning here and this forum has been a great source of info. I'm looking into swapping out my stock suspension and am looking for input. I've looked into OME stock, dobinsons stock, and OME medium duty 2.5". I just threw on BFG KO2 265/75/16s so I'm concerned any lift would...

Thanks, Thelal. Yea my O2s are fine. I suspect a leak in the exhaust somewhere. Maybe a gasket or some small cracks. I threw a bottle of Cataclean in and haven't gotten the code in a few hundred miles. Just a temporary fix. I'll probably do a new full exhaust sometime soon.

Thanks, Dragos. I'll check it out but have a feeling they'll be pretty tough to get off. Will try some P'Blaster. May also measure the resistance at the connectors before I change them out.

Hi Guys - First time post here. I saw a couple related threads but nothing recent so I figured I'd bring this up again. I just picked up a 1996 FZJ80 and am working on some baselininf. I got a P0420 code a couple of weeks ago and wanted to start by changing out the O2 sensors per the...