Registry 3FE Owners Check-In (8 Viewers)
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Pretty sure you do. My 91 has 297k. Good looking rig
I hit 147k today in my 91'. who has less than 91k?
I hate to burst your bubble but there was a 91 on CL here a month or so back with a claimed 7x,000 miles on it. They only wanted like $3500 for it but they said it had some rust and it looked beat unlike yours which looks perfect..
1991 FJ80 owned for four years now. 247000 miles and counting.
Ventura, CA
Need Cruise Speed Sensor (Discontinued)
Work performed:
Emu lift, Arb fender and winch, front runner roof rack, Tuff stuff tent, Wheel seals, brake cylinders, hub bearings and seals, radiator, radiator fan, fan clutch, water pump, thermostat, belts, spark plugs, distributor cap, vacuum lines.
Vehicle: 1991 FJ80, 147k, white 045 - one owner before me, purchased 11/17.
Location: Long Island, NY
3FE Junk done:
1. new aftermarket radiator
2. all belts and hoses, rad cap, thermostat
3. new birfs, all seals and bearings
4. new front brakes and calipers, rear brakes and e-brake guts, new brake lines
5. new aftermarket power steering pump, new oem steering stabilizer, new hp ps line.
6. new tough dog foam cell shocks
7. all fluids changed, everything greased
8. new fan clutch
9. new motor and transmission mounts
10. fixed speedo cable squeak (new cable ready to go in)
11. new valve cover gasket and oil pan gasket
12. full tune up + fuel filter.
Everything works except windows are slow and sunroof was sealed by PO.
3FE Issues: minor rough idle, most would not notice it. in the process of replacing vacuum lines. new windows runs on the way.
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There's an FJ62 in town here with 70+K miles on it. Pretty good shape otherwise too, though a bit of rust is showing up in the usual places. I knew the owner. "Knew" because he gave it away to an employee of his.
Last night Tucson Craigslist 96 Lexus vs 450 with lockers 300k 3500. Please buy it b/c I cant
I know the shift to reverse or drive clunk mystery has been covered on the forum, and I think I read them all. Even cast a wider net and there are folks with Rav4's that have the mysterious clunk and some 4runners,
The most experienced people on this forum have chimed in on possible suspects, u joints, drive plates?, general slack in the FT4WD system, and the simple advice to "live with it". Supposedly it is worse for us 3FE owners.
Question is, how bad is your clunk? Mine is bad enough that people that know cars, and are within earshot look my way like wtf...?.
More specifically, my experience is that it is quiet when the drive-train is cold, then gets worse, and severity levels off when it warms up. Does anyone here experience the same?, Increased clunk with warm up?
Hard to embrace the clunk, right? sounds like something will eventually give getting slapped around like that. Might it be a combo of a few things?
BTW - I am done base-lining, everything mechanical addressed. All PM done. rebuilt tranny 10k ago. Cosmetics come next.
The most experienced people on this forum have chimed in on possible suspects, u joints, drive plates?, general slack in the FT4WD system, and the simple advice to "live with it". Supposedly it is worse for us 3FE owners.
Question is, how bad is your clunk? Mine is bad enough that people that know cars, and are within earshot look my way like wtf...?.
More specifically, my experience is that it is quiet when the drive-train is cold, then gets worse, and severity levels off when it warms up. Does anyone here experience the same?, Increased clunk with warm up?
Hard to embrace the clunk, right? sounds like something will eventually give getting slapped around like that. Might it be a combo of a few things?
BTW - I am done base-lining, everything mechanical addressed. All PM done. rebuilt tranny 10k ago. Cosmetics come next.
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I read it’s a bunch of play in the system taking up. Makes sense it would be worse when warm and gaps become larger. I only know what I’ve read on this forum and they all say to embrace the clunk. Guess we’ll see if mine does it but I didn’t remember it doing it when I bought it.
yep, embrace, maybe I will check the adjustment on the transmission cable or whatever they call it. Interesting you believe gaps get bigger with warming up, did not think of it that way. I thought of it like gaps would get smaller as metal expands when they warm up as far as metal to metal contact with gears and bearings. But of course fluids and grease become thinner with heat. Thanks for your perspective.
My clunk seems to be the same, cold or warm.
Clunk is less when cdl is on, might check the rear u joints when they are warm, read it on one of the threads. It does not present like other bad u joint issues I have had on other vehicles, but those were on p/t 4wd's. Those tended to clunk and click on my CJ and Ram.
U joints looked good, gave them a little more grease, checked the slip yokes for bind and there was none. No difference, starting the get use to it.
Anyone know the largest tire size that will fit without a lift? 31? 33?
after searching mud pretty extensively I am going with 33x10.5r15. Some say you can go 12.5, but with the stock 7" rim, i'm cool with 10.5's. have not changed them yet b/c my 31's are newish
ok. So 33s it is 
opinions vary, check around the site. Some say 12.5's are ok, but they are generally not approved by makers for a 7" rim. I have no real world experience with them yet...and it is the internet so, you know...ok. So 33s it is
you can fit 35s on stock lift and not rub, i have wheeled with 33s with stock lift and no rubbing whatsoever.
