Recent content by Vildman

All EU spec 100's I've seen has AHC suspension no matter what year and usually a coolbox in the centre console. I think extra fueltank is a middle eastern thing.

I'm also in EU and have converted to conventional suspension. I ordered Tough Dog shocks and King Springs from www.euro4x4parts.com. They have great service and fast delivery from my experience.

Another before and after tire change: Tires are Nokian Rotiiva AT Plus 275/70 r18. Spare fit in OE location with about a 2 millimeter margin.

OT but curious what the difference is between US CVs and non US?

The shop that replaced my AHC with Tough Dog suspension first leveled out the truck like this: Needless to say it rode like absolute dog****. After lowering the front it looks like this: It has too much rake for me now (around 23" in the back and 20.5" in the front off the top of my head) so I...

Thanks for all the replies and nice work on that Subaru @Hokie LX . I went to a body shop this morning and like most suspected I'm looking at a complete repaint of both PS doors and front fender. My insurance will cover it and I have a low deductable(?) so all in all it could be worse but what a...

Anyone have an idea if it will it buff out or will it need paint work?

Interesting read. My truck is registered as an 05 but I have the facelift grille/lights and also Pacific Blue Metallic paint that was supposedly only on 06-07 yet no trace of the vvt-i stuff under the hood. Maybe vvt-i wasn't for EU market . Manufactured 2005-07.

There seems to be another dimension to consider when comparing 2 ply to 3 ply sidewalls. According to this post Cooper tire construction - Expedition Portal the Cooper AT3 in load tange E (LT275/70r18) has 1500 denier poly x 2 while BFG KO2 has 1000 denier poly x 3. I don't know how factually...

To add some context I also have an occasionally flashing AHC light and getting error code C1776 (RF sensor) which is most likely corroded at 127K miles in Sweden (harsh winters + salt). I will remove it and see if i can clean it. It looks like the AHC fluid never has been changed and the globes...

Sorry to bump an old thread like this but does anyone else have experience with using LHM over Toyota AHC fluid? Main reason is that LHM is easy to get here but Toyota's fluid has to be ordered from abroad.

Still clean in this pic.

Just bought my first ever Land Cruiser. It's a 2005 gas v8 with 200k kilometers (127k miles). Full service history from Toyota and completely stock. I think the color is Pacific Blue Metallic.