Recent content by RustyAndDusty

Yep, works perfectly without a spring in there. I say ditch it if you're having the same exact problem I was.

Yep, the motor works perfectly still.

If the shaft binds then the bearings went in wrong. I can’t tell you exactly how they went in wrong but I had to do it over and over again until it wouldn’t bind. You can watch a few videos online of people doing it although I didn’t find a single one that was well explained when it came to...

Yep, I 100% didn’t touch any of the Teflon rings on the outside of that big piston (can’t remember what it’s called). There was a teflon ring or two on the inside of the box where the sector shaft goes that I did replace. If you’ve looked up any how-to’s on here It’s the one where people mention...

Yep for the return lines you can just use 3/8” TOC (transmission oil cooler) hose from the parts store, I think I got 4 feet of it to replace both lines. This is all for an fj60, I don’t know anything about what fj80’s run FYI. And I didn’t replace any Teflon rings when rebuilding the gear box...

Great, gear box is leak free but the pump still leaks. The seal kit for the gear box was less than $20 when I bought it. I picked up a seal kit for the pump at the same time for closer to $10 if i remember correctly but didn’t never start that job since I couldn’t find any success stories online...

I'm glad you eventually got it sorted out! I think it's safe to say the replacement springs from General Spring are a waste of time and money. I'm still waiting for my refund from them, I had to cover return shipping via UPS, shipment was delivered two months ago and the responses I get from...

If anyone's interested in the outcome of my situation I went ahead and picked up a pair of the OME add a leafs and put them in my rear spring packs today. I decided to ditch the rubber pads and brackets that center springs on the axle. I cut the little washer/spacer things off each pad so I...

I only changed the rear springs as the fronts have a lot of curve to them still. The shackles aren't stock. My rear shackles are 5-3/4" eye to eye (If I remember correctly the stock rear shackles are close to 3-1/2" eye to eye) and the front shackles are 4-3/4" eye to eye (stock front shackles...

@jawbone I'm as curious as everyone else to see how your truck sits with the new springs from General Spring. I ordered a new pair of rear springs from them to help the saggy rear end of my 60. After I installed them I was shocked to see the new springs were just as soft and saggy as the 40 year...

Interesting, seemed to me like the consensus on this site is that 33's with 3.73 gearing and the 4 speed transmission makes an fj60 pretty gutless when it comes to mountains. It was probably one of the biggest influences for me in choosing to run 31's and forego investing in a OME lift right...

How do you Nice, how do you like them off road? They don’t feel like you’re riding on bump stops? Or do you mostly deflate them for driving off road?

Well you're definitely not wrong there and I appreciate the reality check. It would be a very slippery slope for me though. If I spend the $2k on the lift I will want 33" tires since 31's look pretty small with the OME lift in my opinion. I've got the stock chrome steelies which are a little too...

I like where the front of the truck sits, the front springs have a ton of arch to them still. I would only be interesting in adding the D2XL leafs in the rear. I'm not sure how much the D2XL will help. Ive seen some people say it gave them 3/4" of life and some got about 1-1/2" of lift. 1-1/2"...

Little update: I put the new OEM radiator cap on and went on a little camping/road trip for a few days. By the end of the trip the coolant reservoir was still full and there wasn't any goop under the valve cover, seems to have burned off. Still going to keep a close eye on things but that new...