This may be a dumb question, but I'm relatively unexperienced with winches and trying to decide on a bumper. It appears that with any of the shortbus or high clearance tube bumpers, the fairlead is quite a bit lower than pn the full size bumpers (arb bull bar, etc.) and at an angle. Should this...
Is it bad to remove caliper and pads when doing the front end and then put them back on with the same half used brake pads? (my current pads are gone, but I'm not ready to do my birfields yet, when I do my birfs in a few months it will be a waste of money if I can't use the same pads I just bought).
My recomendation
Is to give Cruiser Dan a call and just have him send you what you will need. You always get the correct part for the job, they are toyota parts, and at a better price than from any local dealer. With Napa or autozone (especially autozone), sometimes I end up getting everything...
Unbelievable!
I was thinking of doing that exact thing with epoxy! I wondered if it would help at all since I don't wanna fork over another 70 bucks in a year. I'm not thoroughly convinced of the idea of reinforcing those wimpy little posts.
Quick one for anyone who has replaced the problematic steering column cover. There are two main bolts that actually hold the upper and lower shells together. They are inserted into slots on the bottom shell and screw into plastic posts hanging down from the top half. However, the posts hanging...
FSM or Haynes
Always FSM before Haynes. I use my haynes as mostly just a compliment to my FSM in order to have another photo to reference, etc. However, when they conflict, the FSM always wins.
successful
I bought the denso K16R-Us, but I can't remember if I got them in one of my cruiser dan orders, or if I picked em up locally. Any rate, they were gapped quite a bit too small out of the box. I ended up with confidence I got them to .31 by using one of the coin looking gap tools.
Does anyone know of any heavy duty locking replacement consoles made for the 80 series? Something that you could lock up valuables in when you leave the car and know that no one can get into it.
head on collisions in landcruisers
I too was told the same thing by responding officers, etc. after walking away with a slight bruise after being in a horrible head on collision in my fj40. It and the other car involved were completely totalled. I drive landcruisers now almost as much for...
1. What lift Kit / components did you use? Include Spacers, if any.OME 2.5 Heavy 850/863, purchased from Slee.2. Why did you select that particular lift?Enough lift for most things, but still able to run it with very few modifications. Also wanted to be able to carry tons of gear, etc. without...
spindle bushings
Did any of you guys replace the spindle bushing while you did your front end? It seems most people I've talked to don't, but I have some pretty good clicking nowadays, so I'm debating if it might be worth the trouble of replacing those too while I'm at it.
thanks guys, problem found
Of course it ended up being the stupid switch was unplugged. I know what must've happened, not long ago I had a place put in a new stereo. When taking the dash off, they must've managed to unplug it most of the way, but just enough to still work. Then, upon hitting a...