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I have a 1980 FJ40. It has had the original trany & transfer case until recently where I needed lower gearing for crawling. My question is that I have lengthened the drivetrain about 4-4 1/2”. There was no crossmember to support the drivetrain, will extending it out the 4” make much of a...

I believe my H 55 is still original. Was wondering what would be going out to make 1st and reverse harder to difficult to engage. Starting thinking about the need to rebuild or replace in the near future.

So, I have a rough looking 1977 FJ40 I'm about to begin working on. The main color is mostly rust (lol), but it has had blue, green and yellow paint on it before. The original paint is still inside the engine compartment and up under crevices where other paint couldn't get too. I'm not sure...

Can the throttle body gasket be reused?

I have a winch and plan to create a mounting plate. This center piece existed when I got the truck. The bumper is 5" wide -- 1/4" C channel. The current center piece needs to go. The welds on the bumper side aren't intact -- the plate separated from the bumper. Am I fine mimicking this setup...

I searched the forum and didn't see anything covering what I'm experiencing. Working on a rebuild of a 1975 FJ40. Did a frame off and am at the point of checking lights and systems. So far so good but headlights are being strange. I have power to both left and right headlights at the bulb. Both...

I have a 67 with original cluster and gauges. I just put in a new tank with new sending unit and now the fuel gauge reads full 100% of the time. I swear I read somewhere that the new sending units don't match up with the old gauges because the voltage output is different. Am I imagining that I...

What might be my dumb 73/74 question of the week. I was wondering how many of you drive around with the FRP top off and the back doors still on? Will the full doors act too much like a sail with the FRP top off? Has anyone had issues doing that? I have a 3b so the fastest its going is limited...

Hey everyone, new member here. Recently picked up a 2016 LC. My first LC, coming over from the truck world.. Looking forward to a few OEM+ mods over the ownership period. The car rides like a tank and seems to be all stock, outside of what I suspect to be a leveling kit..? Or is this factory...

I’ve tried looking at past posts but can’t get info I needed for my situation. I have a 75 fj40. My son n I were working on. Lights were working except for taillight. We just had finished repairing that … We took off fuse block n cleaned connections for fuses up and connections at back of...

I was pulling on the speedo cable to get a bit more slack to plug it back into the cluster and it popped and I had more slack... Either I pulled it out of the trans, which sems unlikely as its' threaded, or there was a clip somewhere between there and the cluster, that I pulled it out of...

Hi all, I just purchased my first LC. It's a 1999 LC 100. One owner 173k miles. Just threw some craigslist special Tundra wheels/tires on it that are a little better than the dry rotted tires that were on it. I'm starting to order all of the maintenance parts needed. The gentleman that I...

So I ordered these a few months ago from Mag Engines in Dubai. Very attractive price, maybe now I know why. The tabs for half the shells are on the wrong side... And the set doesn't include the #3 thrust bearing. 😐

I have a split transfer case and am putting it together. The shift lever going to the shift fork operates correctly until I tighten the shift detent ball/spring/bolt on the top of the case down and then it’s not shifting as it should. (It’s like it’s locking up the shift fork). Anyone have any...

Removed the alt and bracket in order to make room to replace some hoses and clean up the bracket. The alt had some dirt on it, as well as inside via the backside holes. I never took the alternator apart, but attempted to blow some of the dirt out via air compressor. Cleaned up the outside and...

Hey all When you are looking at lifts from different companies, is the lift height difference measured from normal AHC, or high AHC mode?

I’m building a disc brake axle for my 45. I’m piecing together 60 knuckles onto an axle tube from a ‘74 55. I had to grind the inside of the axle tube for the birfields to fit. All that’s done and I’m assembling the knuckles out. I discovered that when I install the hubs that there is no...

Well, I backed out of my garage without fully opening the door and put a nice scratch on my brand new painted cap. Does anyone know if I can just take a cap full of paint and add a few drops of hardener and mix it up so I can just dab a little on with a brush? Didn’t know if it had to be...

I'm planning on putting FCP suspension on my 2017. I only want to lift it about an inch. I can use some Dobinson rear springs for 1" in the rear and wind the preload adjusters down on the front. My question is about the panhard bar ("stage 2"). I don't think I'll need the adjustability...

Hello, I’m sure the question I’m about to ask has already been answered but sometimes I feel it’s easier to start a thread vs trying to do the research. So I have a 1974 fj40 with a 75 stock carb and plan on running the AC Delco canister. I was told by Red Line Cruisers that I no longer need...