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1997 Toyota Land Cruiser – FZJ80 – 168k Miles – Lockers – Full Inspection – Reconstructed Title Legendary 80 Series Land Cruiser with factory locking differentials, low miles for its age, and a documented history. Inspected by Torfab in Everett, WA (Sept 2023) with a full report available...

Looking to sell. I don’t know what the market price is right now for these anymore. What are you all thinking? Here are attached reports from local LC specialist

I would like a kit! I'm dealing with a issue that is consistently killing batteries and I think its time to just baseline the power system

I found two possible culprits of my mystery rattle first is right under the heater hoses for the rear heater , behind my cat before the muffler. its a rubber bump stop that is rotted out and missing. DOES ANYONE KNOW THIS PART NUMBER second is the skid plate under my transfer case. the thin...

Hahah I just ( slow 6month process) did all three of those before doing the knuckles

I have the same problem

I pulled the seal and pounded on the race until it was properly seated. Put in a new seal . Put it back on the spline and wah lah the snap ring fits perfectly.

I think I found the problem. I feel a little gap between the inner wheel bearing race seating. I have two solutions. 1. Pull the seal. Wait for a new seal to come in to finish. Pull the wheel bearing out and re seat the race 2. Put the spline in and hit it until the bearing seats

So I am about to go start on it again. I will make sure it is fully seated on the spindle. The only other thing I am thinking is maybe the inner wheel bearing race wasn’t seated fully when I hunkered it in.

I’m at the end of my knuckle rebuild and I’m hit a road block. I have everything seated correctly but still don’t have enough shaft to put the snap ring back on. Any ideas?...

I have this similar issue. after doing searches on mud I think it could be a tooth on the flex plate.... here is a video.

Old thread but thought I would post what I did in the mean time as I build my read drawer system. In the bolt holes that held the third row seats I bolted two brackets and screwed in 6x9 jbl speakers. I re routed the speaker wire that was over head to come out the bottom of the plastic panels...

Heater hoses and fan clutch Next will be a knuckle rebuild with cruiser outfitters kit

I just replaced my fan clutch and noticed a remarkable drop in temp. If temps remain low I will not mid the clutch but if they rise under harsher conditions I will mod the fan clutch with 15 cst oil