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Southern California noob here with a 1991 Land Cruiser 3FE. 202k Miles, Old Man Emu Suspension, Methods on 33 1/2 Goodyears. I’ve already been combing through the site, wealth of info and thanks to those that are active. Will be searching for top things noobs should do with their new LC and the...

Hey everybody! I just bought a 2003 LC with approx 250k on the odo. This is my first LC and I'm a noob at serious off road stuff despite owning all 4wd/AWD vehicles and living in an area with abundant opportunities for offroad exploration! The Good: The cruiser is really clean and good to great...

Just finished up pressing in the OME radius arm bushing that came in my 2.5 lift. Not too terrible, worst part was getting out the old bushings that were cemented in after 320k miles. The issue that I’m running into now is I’m a good inch or so off line to try and get the bolt holes to line up...

Long story short, I purchased a non locked ‘93 LC 80series for unbelievably cheap, might as well have been free cheap. The body looks great, surface rust on undercarriage/ axles. The previous owner said that the engine with 300k+ miles and headgasket blew 12 years ago and has been parked since...

Howdy, my wife and I just acquired this 1994.5 80 Series from a local friend. Plans are to replace rusted rear doors and hatch. Replace the radiator support (has a rust hole) and inner fenders (both also have rust) once that's sorted out a vinyl wrap is on the ledger as well as swapping out the...

Hey ! I just won one of the latest bringatrailer auction for a 1988 Bandeirante build! I love the way these Land Cruisers look and when I saw a Bandeirante, I had to have one! However, I am totally new to Land Cruisers and there is not much info on parts compatibility with 40 or 45 series...

Hey Everybody, I just found this place. Thanks for having me! Im as noob as they get. Just traded in my 2020 Tundra SR5 4x4 lease on a 97 FZJ80 CE. Bought it from the local Toyota dealer, apparently it was one of the dealer's son's fleet of LCs that he didnt want anymore. Rig seems very clean...

I took the plunge and bought myself a 2004 100-Series LC with 189,000 miles on it. The vehicle has been reasonably well maintained mechanically, but has lived its entire life in New England and was a daily driver for the previous owner. Aside from typical New England rust, the vehicle was used...

I've had my 69 FJ40 for almost 40 years now and its time to restore it. It's been parked for some 15 years and has some cancer on it's backside from a lot of years of having a ton fun in the California Sierras back when I was young and never realized just how much mud the darn thing collected...

Hello, I'm new to the GXOR world, but not new to building performance vehicles! I was shopping for a 4th Gen V8 4Runner last November to daily drive and occasionally tow my 240SX money-pit I have owned and daily driven since 2007. After having a vehicle sold out from under me and several other...

Hi All! Figured I'd get going and do a write up of what I've got going on. Stay tuned, more parts are on their way! 2006 GX470 Sport, Nav+KDSS. (I know..I know..Still going to try!) Current Mods: -Metaltech stage 3 rear coil conversion(stock height) -Height control/autoleveling disable...

I bought a 1997 Limited 4WD Auto last year with 163k on the dash (lies: Carfax said 254k so I got it for cheaper) as a daily driver to take a load off the 20k/year I was putting on my old BMW. I was taking the BMW to the Poconos, Catskills, Adirondacks, etc. I love the outdoors and the poor car...

Hi! As you can tell, I'm new around here. I've been lurking around the past few days looking at 80 series, Tacomas, and 4Runners. I love the look of the 80s, but at the moment it's not a smart investment for me. I've decided that a 4Runner would suit my needs - which are minimal maintenance...

I'm a freshman in college, looking to purchase a new vehicle. For a while I've known that if I'm going to spend the money on a vehicle, it's going to have to be a cruiser, otherwise I'll kick at myself forever. I am specifically interested in getting an FJ62 or HJ61. Now I know that owning one...

Hey Y’all, I’m new to this forum as well as solid axles. I’ve never worked on a solid axle, but I’m also tired of dealing with IFS issues. I am currently looking at a 01 Tacoma that has been SAS already. It’s a Trail Gear housing, with birfield axles. He also has 5.29 Yukon gears in it, while...

All: New guy to the Forum. Love me some Land Cruiser, especially the 80 (partial to the 60 series too, but not as much.) I spent a quarter century in the Military and traveled extensively overseas in 38 countries; and in every one of them Land Cruisers were ubiquitous. So know a bit about...

Hey there, Generally new to the idea of "overlanding" (camping out of your car) and I was wondering if I could get some help. I have done a brief search for what im looking for already but could not find what I was looking for, so please forgive me if Im posting something thats already on...

I have no tools, no experience, and apparently no brains. I'd like to change at least two of these things. warning: long rambling post of a total noob. Some details... the body is riddled with rust the frame (as far as I can tell, which isnt very far) has surface rust but no holes or...

Hello all, First time poster here and current 80 owner. I know this is a long post, but it's got all the detail you might need to help give me advice. I feel like I might be making a mistake but don't know enough about LJ78's, so I'm at the mercy of friendly guru's. Background: I'm looking to...

New to the forum, new to Cruisers, new to vehicles that sometimes don't work! Also the genius who bought a Prado project as a daily driver :) What's done? Head gaskets, water pump, muffler, custom exhaust, fresh filters everywhere, miscellaneous belts and bolts. She still needs an injector...