JaketheSSnake
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I'm pretty sure my 97 has the lugs in the middle, I've never given it much thought 
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I'm pretty sure my 97 has the lugs in the middle, I've never given it much thought
If that is indeed the case you have 93-94 wheels or improper lug nuts. I hope it would be the former.
JaketheSSnake
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Any easy way to tell by looking at the wheels? Seems strange that either all the nuts were changed or the wheels, but nothing would surprise me from the po at this point. This is what I have ( I'll check the rest tomorrow to make sure they're the same).
LINUS
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^^^^^ Looks like the right nuts based on the wear marks on them, but pics lie.
You know best if you see more than my Ipad what the deal is.
So now if it true like the pics look, the bigger issue for you is if you're going to a full 109'/# torque, or if you are doing the 76'/# like the shank lugs take.
You know best if you see more than my Ipad what the deal is.
So now if it true like the pics look, the bigger issue for you is if you're going to a full 109'/# torque, or if you are doing the 76'/# like the shank lugs take.
JaketheSSnake
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I've been doing 76 lbs since I got it. The other curve ball is that I bought a spare wheel on Ebay and I have no recollection of what style it is so I'm going to have to check that too. Looks like I have the older style wheels for some reason. Very weird
ewillis
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Yeah...good question. Every 80 series wheel I've seen looks like the pic above...aluminum with steel insert.
Any easy way to tell by looking at the wheels? Seems strange that either all the nuts were changed or the wheels, but nothing would surprise me from the po at this point. This is what I have ( I'll check the rest tomorrow to make sure they're the same).
That is a 93-94 wheel with conical steel inserts. That wheel/nut combination is correct. Do check all the wheels however, including the spare. If the spare does not match you will want to get correct lug nuts and toss them in the tool bag. The correct torque for this application is 109 lb-ft. 76 lb-ft for the washer-based nuts.
Hornd
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What happens when you go to your (neighbor) Hood tire shop and they use the sticks and take the 76# torque up to 100# or say 109#, or even worse yet you use a Craftsman Torque Wrench out of calibration.....@NLXTACY
I always ask the guy putting on tires what torque they are using....always get about 100#. Same reason I do mine at home with a Torque Wrench
I always ask the guy putting on tires what torque they are using....always get about 100#. Same reason I do mine at home with a Torque Wrench
JaketheSSnake
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Thanks for the info @NLXTACY @cruiserdan @Tedward . Looks like I need to get 6 of the correct nuts for my one oddball 
Did you know I never saw this thread before? How do we make it impossible to miss?OK folks, so there is a project I've been working on in the background and I'm getting to that point where I need to get some input and of course it will help out the community here as well. After the success of my switch re-label thread and I figured it would be time for the next thing.
Now realize ahead of time that part of this is self serving. I am working on a project that is geared toward my own product line...that I have yet to announce...but I have decided to gear it more to help all 80 series owners which means I will be including far more than just what I am developing. I'll have more info on that coming soon.
In the meantime there is a major component that I need the 80 community to assist me with and it can then also remain its own thread, similar in vain to the "Best Under $100 Mod" thread. What I am looking to warehouse are all of the "did you know?" nuggets of info. I am intending on having a different "did you know?" nugget of info on every other page on the project I am working on.
I will be doing the majority of the writing and all of the drawings. Links are 100% useful both to me but also to the community. I am specifically looking for information that someone who is NOT a LandCruiser expert would need to know or find extremely interesting or useful.
I will be posting up each nugget of info as I draw them up so that there can be a single source of "UhDuh" information for the newbies. Basically I want a cheat sheet for someone who just bought an 80 series where all of this kind of stuff is all in one place because right now you have to hunt like mad on this forum to find the nuggets of info. I want to remedy that.
Attached is what I have been doing. These are the collection of just what I have so far so you can get an idea of what I'm thinking will best benefit the 80 community. Any and all suggestions are helpful but not all will make it into my side project.
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Edit: I changed the format to give me better options for displaying the info. Here are two I just created. All of the text and links still needs to be verified.
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It should be sticky. Great information!
Did you know? The dumbass parts center at Hendricks Toyota in Wilmington NC doesn't even know what a fuseable link is?!!! The parts guy had no idea what I was talking about.... I just left with my head down, thinking- " if I ever need parts in a hurry, I'm screwed because these clowns are dumber than doorstops"! I found fuseable links at NAPA that will work..... Toyota service SUCKS!!!!
mudgudgeon
Resident galah
Holy29pagesofnotquiteuselesstrivia!!!
Actually, some interesting stuff in what I have read.
quoted rom page 2
So, did this get verified? Not going to read 29 pages to check.
I don't believe it will be interchangeable. As seat belt bolts use a 7/16 UNF thread (international standard), and everything else in a Yota is metric.
In the diesel engined 80s and 105s you can use bolts from the cast iron gusset bolted between the engine block and bell housing as a substitute for the caliper bolts. (Not sure if the gas sets have this gusset)
I can vouch for this from first hand experience.
Actually, this reminded me, I still need to order a replacement bolt for my gusset.
Actually, some interesting stuff in what I have read.
Did you know if you lose a caliper bolt you can use a seatbelt anchor bolt to replace it and get you home ?
*** should be verified before going to printbut I believe that is correct. Off to pull a bolt
quoted rom page 2
So, did this get verified? Not going to read 29 pages to check.
I don't believe it will be interchangeable. As seat belt bolts use a 7/16 UNF thread (international standard), and everything else in a Yota is metric.
In the diesel engined 80s and 105s you can use bolts from the cast iron gusset bolted between the engine block and bell housing as a substitute for the caliper bolts. (Not sure if the gas sets have this gusset)
I can vouch for this from first hand experience.
Actually, this reminded me, I still need to order a replacement bolt for my gusset.
I guess the Big Question is--did he make it home?
mudgudgeon
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Good point.
Maybe it didn't work, and when he crashed because his caliper failed he went flying through the windscreen.
He could be laying in a ditch somewhere right now!
Flank
American by Birth, Texan by the grace of God.
I've verified that the answer is somewhere in the 29 pgs. Unless it was that other thread...
SteelHunterFJ80
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