Time to resurrect this thread. Last fall I burned up my fusible link on a fairly steep incline. Originally I had replaced it with just a standard fused wire and put a 5A fuse in there. The next steep incline I was on it blew that fuse. After much discussion on the pros/cons of replacing the...
I have a 1996 FZJ80 that will not start. Here's what happened leading up to it:
Had driven several miles just fine prior to going up a steep & rough incline (during a SAR mission of course), lost power, lurched a bit, engine stopped. At the exact same time, I smelled the distinct odor of burnt...
Just wrapped up installing my Slee 6" lift. I've yet to install my sliders and armor, and it will be a while before I do bumpers. All told, I'm probably sitting at more like 7" of lift right now. At 35mph+ when I decelerate, I get a nice "grrrrrrrrrr" vibration from the drive train. I have a...
Hey all, newbie question...I'm at the point in my lift installation where I am trying to install my Slee front control arms. Per the instructions:
Once the arms are removed, you can install the newly supplied arms. The passenger side arm has the cutout between the two front bushings. Install...
Figured I better finally introduce myself. I'm Erik, living in CO. I'd been looking for an 80s series Cruiser for a couple months. Thanks to the recommendation of a friend (BVCOTaco) I had been learning quite a bit about them on this site. I finally found one locally that I liked and pulled the...