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[crawlin cruiser]

Finally started on removing booty fab!

 

[crawlin cruiser]

Long time no update... I ended up pulling the auto. Cut off the 3/8 angle mount and tossed it in the garbage.. will be replacing with a 5spd.

 

[crawlin cruiser]

Old crappy mounts are cut off and replaced with factory bj42 mounts with hj60 ome heavys. Front bj42 axle powder coated and in place

 

[wngrog]

Way too tall!

you fixed it though. Great work

 

[crawlin cruiser]

you fixed it though. Great work

Thnx, been lots going on at home so progress has been minimal. I did end up selling off the front cable locker to fund part of the emu kit. @orangefj45 got the auto trans and tcase. And I have all the weather stripping for the doors.

 

[crawlin cruiser]

Almost forgot I had this nifty u bolt flip kit I have been saving. Came with a failed project I bought a few years back. Not sure on brand but it is super stout and powder coated too

 

[JackA]

Looks like the 4 Plus kit. I have them on the front of my LV. Good stuff for sure.

 

[wngrog]

Yep. 4Plus. Just installed one. Super nice

 

[crawlin cruiser]

Yep. 4Plus. Just installed one. Super nice

Hey nolan, with the extra height on top of the axle tube it looks like I can re use the factory bump stops now??

 

[wngrog]

Hey nolan, with the extra height on top of the axle tube it looks like I can re use the factory bump stops now??

not with the 4Plus. The factory bumps go under the curve of the ubolt. It’s flat up there now.

 

[cruisermatt]

Cool thread, bummer on having to undo stuff but on the plus side its going to be way better.

 

[crawlin cruiser]

not with the 4Plus. The factory bumps go under the curve of the ubolt. It’s flat up there now.

What are you using for bump stops on this kit?

 

[wngrog]

What are you using for bump stops on this kit?

I have never installed this kit on a 45 but if I did i would likely put a Timbren bump directly on the plate above the axle mimicking all the other leafspring trucks

 

[crawlin cruiser]

Cool thread, bummer on having to undo stuff but on the plus side its going to be way better.

Thnx man, lots more to do but at least I now know the suspension will stay on and not kill my family or yours

 

[crawlin cruiser]

So the 60 series emu rears were a fail. I went off an educated guess and should have probably used a tape measure. The center pun on the 60 kit is 4" too short to hit center on the wheel well. I even tried to adjust the rear hangars. So luckily I have a 45lwb kit on the shelf. Also started lining up the ff rear

 

[fjwagon]

Sweet, you my friend, have been gifted with good karma.

 

[crawlin cruiser]

After almost a year of being on the hoist she is sitting on all 4s again.

 

[PG45er]

Progress . What's next?

 

[crawlin cruiser]

Re mounting the 12ht safely and properly. Installing a fresh rebuilt h55 with 38mm manual case

 

[Land Cruiser Junky]

Great story on how this vehicle returned to you and great to see the work you're doing on it. Damn nice LV. I always wondered what that Canadian vent above the windshield looked like, now I know.