Recent content by Tareq

Mine with 285/75/18 and 2" ironman fcp lift compared to a stock Rubicon for reference ... if you dont offroad, try 275/70/18, 33s, like I used to have in my LX470 with AHC, will still take you to many places :) 285/75/18 is a great size, tall without the 315 width, easier on front end...

From Amayama, should take 2 weeks from the order date if you are in the west coast, they give you tracking too!

Very clean! So your front pads lasted only 25k and the rears 16k, is that normal? mostly city driving? is the 100 brakes rear biased?

same thing happened to me last winter, so i flushed it with Prestone DOT 3, even though my last flush was less than 3 years before that so fluid was ok, however, about 2 days later everything went back to normal .. 2003 86k miles

Great choice, I use it as a PSF as well, very smooth! Try it! 👍

Maybe, But the local Canadian dealers wanted over $300 in parts, got mine for 50% off, then saved on labour too, that's good enough .. Using metal aftermarket heater tees which leaked for 5 years, although minimal, taught me just stick to OEM, not worth the headache :)

Great, will stick to a 3 year regimen then. Would newer fluids like Low Viscosity variants be better for the system overall?

Does changing the brake fluid every 2-3 years actually help extend the life of the brake booster/master cylinder on the 100 Series? Just curious because there are quite a few examples in this thread of 100s/LXs going 200k–500k+ miles with the original braking system, despite the brake fluid...

6 hoses: 87245-6A180 87245-6A190 99556-20155 87245-6A220 87245-6A210 87245-6A800 Hose clamp (8x) 96134-42100 Clip (4x): 90467-19022 OEM heater tees (2x): 87248-60460

They’re ripping you off!!!!!!!!!! Try to DIY it, it is easy! I ordered the OEM 2 tees and 6 hoses + the 12 or so clamps from AMAYAMA japan, maybe $140 CAD, about $100 USD shipped to my door maybe 2 years ago, took me an hour to do myself, you will lose a cup or so of coolant, no problem.

An old neighbour noticed me working on the Land Cruiser and gifted me this set. A nice addition to the maintenance rotation 🙂 8mm-32mm 1/2" ... has the name and serial number of the original owner engraved on the ratchet

@2001LC @hoser Funny update ... this is so embarrassing!🤣🤣 I drove to the cruiser specialist today, 30 miles, kept it under 80km/hr because the steering wheel was shaking .. When I arrived I took a look around the car, I discovered the front wheel on the other side had 2 lug nuts missing, 1...

Unfortunately, the mechanic near me doesn't want to inspect/work on my JDM so I have to find time to go to the cruiser specialist 25 miles away .. However, the CLUNKING sound got louder today, I suspect it is the failing inner tie rod , not cv axels, as the steering wheel shakes above 70km/hr...

Hi all, A mechanic said 1 of my inner tie rods has play, so I will do all tie rods .. Today, I drove it and I heard a clicking noise at the front end. I was 10km away from home. I hear the clunk when I take my foot off the gas, but goes away when I accelerate ... took the wheel off when I...

So the 100 has been parked for a week, this morning the battery was dead again, so I had to jump start it for the 2nd time. When I started it, SURPRISE, no more hand brake & ABS lights even after a 30 min drive with 3 starts 👍 Not sure what it happened ... But I took it to a mechanic for a...