Hello, I didn't see a new member forum so I figured I'd post here. Last week I took delivery of my new Toy. It's a '92 FJ80 with only 38K showing on the odometer and was backed up by car fax. It's obviously been sitting so I'm setting out to find all the hidden issues, but right now it seems to be running pretty decent. Other then the ARB winchless bumper it is pretty much stock, so at least I get to create my own issues and not fix someone else's. It will be fun getting first crack on an unmolested vehicle for once.
The first modification will be a 3"-4" lift so I can fit 35"-37" tires under it. I'm still reading through the many threads trying to figure out the best way to do it, advise is always welcome, as I'd like to get it right the first time. And needless to say with the all the spring options it can get a little confusing.
Then a rear bumper w/swing arms so I can get the spare out from underneath it. Re-gear and install some lockers, and finally a winch bumper to mount a winch up front. Then if I have any money left we'll see where things go. But I'm hoping to be able to to get it out in the woods to start doing some serious trails by August.
A little about me, I currently live in SW New Hampshire but travel all over (if we are allowed to again) as an Environmental Contractor (I clean up dirt). I've been out of 4-wheeling for the better part of 20 years now, due to life and family. But now that I'm divorced and the kids are almost all out of the house it's time to get back in the game. Back in the 90's I worked for a small shop in SoCal called Conejo Off Road (I think 4 Wheel Parts bought them out) where I specialized in mostly Jeeps and Broncos but we did see a few Land Cruisers once and a while and I had a few that made me fall in love with them, just never found the right one to buy. I did a lot of fabrication and custom work as well as the bolt on kits. I've also raced the the Baja 1000, as well as spent weeks at a time wondering around the Baja Peninsula as well as a large part of California.
The first modification will be a 3"-4" lift so I can fit 35"-37" tires under it. I'm still reading through the many threads trying to figure out the best way to do it, advise is always welcome, as I'd like to get it right the first time. And needless to say with the all the spring options it can get a little confusing.
Then a rear bumper w/swing arms so I can get the spare out from underneath it. Re-gear and install some lockers, and finally a winch bumper to mount a winch up front. Then if I have any money left we'll see where things go. But I'm hoping to be able to to get it out in the woods to start doing some serious trails by August.
A little about me, I currently live in SW New Hampshire but travel all over (if we are allowed to again) as an Environmental Contractor (I clean up dirt). I've been out of 4-wheeling for the better part of 20 years now, due to life and family. But now that I'm divorced and the kids are almost all out of the house it's time to get back in the game. Back in the 90's I worked for a small shop in SoCal called Conejo Off Road (I think 4 Wheel Parts bought them out) where I specialized in mostly Jeeps and Broncos but we did see a few Land Cruisers once and a while and I had a few that made me fall in love with them, just never found the right one to buy. I did a lot of fabrication and custom work as well as the bolt on kits. I've also raced the the Baja 1000, as well as spent weeks at a time wondering around the Baja Peninsula as well as a large part of California.
