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As one part of the rehab of my '87 Troopy, I'll be replacing the tired oem suspension. I don't want anything too complex. What have you used and what are the pros of the kit you used?

I purchased my first FJ40 in Birmingham, AL a few weeks ago. This 1975 FJ40 has spent time in Texas, South Florida, Guatemala, Georgia, and Alabama before making its way back to Florida. It has rust in the usual places: front fenders, rear sill, and quarters. The frame looks pretty good from...

How's it going everyone? I've been lurking for a bit and finally pulled the trigger on an '06 Nav w/o KDSS with a full service history sitting at 100k from Geprgia. The dash was cracked but had been mentioned in the service history so Lexus honored the repair and I've already had that done. I've...

Got a 94 with seriously blown head gasket not too long ago. Going to swap engines with a locally sourced 1FZ until my 4bt is finalized and ready to go in. Pretty sure it belonged to somebody here at one point, according to the guy I bought it from who ended up not being able to get it into...

Isn’t it funny how life changes and flows…? In the last two years, my wife and I got married, bought a “forever home”, built her 5th Gen 4Runner for adventuring, acquired a really cool rock buggy, bought my “dream” Tundra, picked up some quads, and got a couple trailers to haul everything...

Help me decide how to spend my $2000 budget to improve my 98 LX for mild off road rides. I already have new Falken WildPeak 30" tires, WKOR sliders and a working factory LSD! Background: I had my first outing with mild off road exploration today. We spent the whole day exploring a frozen forest...

First of all... this project name MAY change at some point but for now... we’re sticking with “Where to begin...” A little history, in 2005 I did a frame off with a close friend *he was the talented one* on a 1969 Bronco and spent A LOT of money (almost all on parts) and about 5 years worth of...

Hello 40 section! I am creating this thread to document the progress of my 1972 FJ40! When we bought it: As of now: Future plans would involve upgrading the suspension to OME, new Corbeau seats with a Tuffy console, and a possible 2UZ-FE v8 swap with a 5 speed (thanks @UZJ40 for the...

Welcome! This'll be a log of my experience building and owning my 2002 LX470. I bought this thing in part because I wanted a project. Boy did I get what I paid for... haha Let's start with a nice before after. Projects Completed -285/75/R16 BFG KO2s x 5 -Replaced & rebuilt ABS master...

I had an 89 FJ62 for almost 15 years; it was a hell of a truck but I wanted something a bit more practical. And comfortable. So a Mud member from Texas picked up the 62 and like that, she was gone. :frown: I looked and looked for a 100 for almost a year before I pulled the trigger on this...

So after having bought FJ62 in Los Angeles, and having driven it from there to Buenos Aires (putting through a lot), I have shipped it back to Denmark where I can fix it up. And it needs it! I'm not a skilled mechanic. I'm a Navy officer with an engineering degree, so bear with my work. I have...

Alright I thought I would share the evolution of our newly aqcuired LC into our new and improved RV tow car. Our family enjoys camping, well by the standards of most people here it’s hardly camping, we have a great motor home and tow car, which allows us to spend anywhere from 6 to 16 weeks a...

Hello mudders! I have always been a car guy and the truck world is fairly new to me. This would be my 2nd offroad/overland build as I recently sold my truck to get this dream build started. My plan is to have a well rounded daily driver & overland capable rig. it is a dream come true and the...

First off, It feels great to be back on IH8MUD, I joined here many years ago when I was a teenager but haven't logged in in years. A little backstory on me, then the project... Here we go...I am currently a 28 year old mechanical engineer, I got my first car when I was 14, a 1980 Fj40, it was...

$10,500 1994 FZJ80, located in Naples, FL USA 225,000 miles with a re-built engine and transfer case. Project vehicle that was completed in 2016, but has not been off-road since completion date to tragedy in the family. I know of most new components just from receipts and being around while...

I found this and had to share it with you guys. I think many of you will really appreciate the level of detail in this guy's "build" Moderators, I apologize if this is not in the correct section.

It has been over 2 years since I started the BrewNo 40 build, probably a good time to start the actual build thread .. First up acquisition. Picked it up on eBay and had it shipped to my father's house outside of Yuma. From there, I towed it back to Northern VA with my 200 Series (~2500 miles)

Hey guys, I'm new here please be gentle :) I just bought my first LC last week, have wanted one since I was a kid. It's a 1998 FZJ105R GXL, 4.5L automatic. I'm going to slowly build the 105 into a tourer/overlander, thought I'd start a thread to show you the progress and get some advice when I...

Current. Well I have owned a lot of Toyotas over the years and sold them for various reasons. But now I get to build a dedicated travel rig. Something I have learned from traveling over the years and especially in other countries is to keep your truck as unblingy or as low key as possible. (MX...

The thread “There And Back Again...” is the history of my rig, and so now separately, moving forward, this will be the thread with what’s going on currently, or rather, new history. ATM, I’m trying to check off a huge number of needed repairs in order to hopefully make the Pig Party 2018. My...