If the current owner is reading this I apologize, but after looking at it I went away saddened at it's condition, but hopeful the current owner brings it some happiness.
I sold my '71 55 back in 2010 or maybe before, I'm sure I posted a bazillion questions on it here during the time I owned...
I just learned that I'm a 15-yr member, but I haven't posted in YEARS, and this is my first post regarding the 70-series.
So looking at a BJ73, what is the consensus on the HR588 2.5L turbodiesel by VM Motari? The power specs look anemic, even based on my past experience with the venerable F...
My 11,000-lb T-Max winch wouldn't work AGAIN, and THIS time I can hear the solenoids inside the box clicking when I activate the wireless remote. Power is going IN to the box from the battery lead, FWD/REV switches on the remote produce "clicking" inside the box, but no power is coming out to...
My transfer case for sale:
http://newhaven.craigslist.org/pts/3281245507.html
Can't seem to be able to give this thing away. Internals are all tight, case is solid and un-cracked, just missing the input gear, spacer, shifter, and rear dome.
PM me or e-mail tfbfj55@yahoo.com
I applied load to my EW11000 (think that's the model) winch this weekend, pulling a telephone-pole type log across flat ground to a dry area where I could cut it up.
I used pulls that I was afraid were too long; 15 sec, maybe 20 sec, and the winch pulled fine, but the small black wire that...
Hello, guys-
You can tell from my bio that I'm a 55 guy, used to be a 40 guy, and now (based on a 45 scam that I'm sure you've all seen) I feel that itching to become a 45 guy.
Regarding the LWB pickups (I don't have an interest in the 45 wagons), how late did they make "world" versions of...
I just discovered that the '77-ish FJ40 steering wheel I snagged with some other parts is LARGER in diameter than the stock one in my '71 Pig.
Who knew? I'm going to swap the nicer 40 wheel into my Pig, and aside from the center emblem design that's different, and the diameter, they look to...
There used to be an obvious link on my PM page to view all my old posts or threads, but now I'll be DAMNED if I can find a way to find an old thread that I started.
WTF??
Please refer to the SOR catalogue, item #12:
Specter Off-Road Land Cruiser Parts - Page 138 Rear Door 55 Series
Does anybody know a source for replacement barbed clips that are kind of "T" shaped that install into this weatherstrip?
I got one of these used from a MUD member, it installs...
Can any Pig owner out there post pics of their Pig with 31 x 10.50's?
I've been thinking about stepping down from my 33 x 9.50's to make my truck a LITTLE more liveable on the street, which is where it's mostly driven. I remember when I put the 33's on many years ago (but sadly not many...
Can anyone direct me to the stock spring length of the 55's springs, and maybe the spring RATES?
Also, is the published spring length the ARC length, or eye-to-eye unloaded, etc?
After sitting all winter, my '71 Pig now lights up all the turn signals when I step on the brakes, and the lever doesn't do anything.
The signals and brake lights have ALWAYS worked properly, why would all of a sudden things go haywire over the winter?
What in the wiring design could make...
Just TODAY I started my '71 Pig up and drove it out of it's winter resting spot, and let it idle until warm. Runs just like it always has, kind of stumbly at idle, but the vac guage is always practically motionless at 21 in. Hg. Revs up and down smoothly, good oil pressure.
But today I...
Based on my earlier question about RC springs:
If I remove a spring from the pack (8 leafs in each spring), I would assume I would remove a mid-leaf. Does this put excess stress on the longer leaf above it(because it's support, the leaf below, is now shorter than it was...), and has anybody...
Is it feasable to:
A. Remove a leaf from a 4" lift spring to lessen the lift and soften the ride,
OR
B. Add a leaf from a same-series stock spring (say, adding a mid-length leaf from a 40 spring pack into an existing 40 spring pack) in order to raise the ride height and firm it up...
Did a lot of searching here on Rough Country springs, but nothing came up to sway me either way: 4" RC front lift for a '71 FJ55? Too rough for daily use?
Looking at a set on ebay, price seems OK, but not if you'se guys with personal experience think they're too stiff (a complaint i've read...
Wonder why I didn't ask the experts before:
Does anybody know who the supplier is/was for SOR's 2 1/2" lift front HD leaf springs for a 55?
I'll ask SOR later when they open, but I like the responses here better.
Long story, but I have (1) of SOR's front leaf packs, and would really...
Referring to SOR p/n 086-14H on my Dec '70 FJ55, how does the brake junction block on the rear axle housing mate to the housing? I'm trying to replace all the rear brake lines, and it looks like it will be WAYYYY easier to cut the right/left lines and the flex line, remove the big banjo bolt at...