Recent content by livinoffroad

Thanks for the quick replies guys! After digging further, I found the "Cruiser Mechanics" page, (duh) and I'm off to the races! Should be somebody there I can use! Love Mud, Love Mud, Love Mud.........

Used to do all my own work to the fzj80. Now, I need someone I can trust, to work on her for me. Who would you recommend, within a 500 mile radius of Hailey, Idaho? I need engine work...head gasket, oil leaks...timing cover, upper pan arch seal, steering pump...looks like a rebuild. Does anyone...

It's the contacts...same symptoms I had. Search starter rebuild threads. Lots of good info here

Will Toyota be discontinuing the switch soon?

OME was the best bang for the buck...back in 2006 when I installed mine, with the 30mm spacers up front.:D

Son drives a 100 in O.C. Good rig for that location. Doesn't sound like you need a hardcore wheeler, because of the wrenching involved. Go with the 100.

There's just not enough air up there without boost...then add a full load...:meh:

BFGATKO was the worst tire I had for snow and ice so.....Cooper ATP is competitively priced @discounttire.com

Have you checked your calipers? The high pitched grinding could be the metal wear fingers on the brake pads? Sometimes, heat glaze, or other pad condition problems can cause it.

I know your corner of Marin. I lived there for 28 yrs. "Mudrak" has a Cruiser shop in Sonoma. 707-292-3509 He may be able to suggest someone local.

Worry not. The plastic used for those straws is similar to the thickness gauge plastic material used to mic the backlash setting for diff setup anyway. Perfect for squishing between gear teeth.

188K on a 3 locked 1995. I'll go to 300K and beyond. LOF @ 5K miles.

I've had these "Ingress Protection Factor" IPF 968's since '06. They're about the same as the rectangular 868's. Hybrid reflector is a good theory, but they don't throw any farther than my HIR bulb high beams. I've tested them during a completely dark sky night. Just a little wider coverage up...

the guys down at Les Schwab will pretty much tell you that...it's about the sticky soft compound of the snow tires. But most of the snow tires around here are studded, and so, legally must be removed by April 15 anyway. Temps around here are in the 50's then so, it works out.:meh:

That area drains a huge watershed. It happened in 1981 as well. I lived near there for 28 yrs.