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80 series owner looking for 60 series

I am going back to my Land Cruiser roots and buying a 60 series within the next couple weeks. My first cruiser was a 60 with a minor lift and a rear power trax locker. That thing used to wheel beautifully, that is untill I rolled :mad: ...... Well, I endied up selling the rolled cruiser for 400.00 bucks with the whole drivetrain still working perfectly( I still kick my own ass everyday for selling it :doh: )..... It was never the same without my 60, I got myself an 80 with lockers and built that thing up to a very capable wheeler (OME, ARB, SLEE, HANNA Quality etc etc...). I love my 80 series which I will never get rid of, but I have always wanted a 60 which I always have wanted to built up. I am looking for a fairly low mileage 60 between 100k-150k, with NO RUST, perfect working condition drivetrain and a clean interior.... I hope htat is not to much to ask for ;) ... Once I buy my 60, I am going to waste a whole lot my money and do the following: H55 5 speed, Fr & Rr ARB's, ARB Bumper, Kaymer rear, ARB rack, 33"s, and reagearing to 4:11's or 4:56's. My question or questions to you guys are, what year should I be looking for? I want a 60 not a 62 ( 2f -4 speed), so I am guessing 80-87? What type of gearing, do these cruisers have, transfer case, differentials/diffs full float axles? What type of lift? SOA SUA? If SOA, where do I get kit to put on? Anything in specific I should be looking for wihthin these 60's? I have seen the moderator's 60 ( MIKE S.) and that is what I want my 60 to look like... Any info would be appreciated, thank you guys in advance....
 
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would you be against a V8'ed 60? mine is for sale in the for sale section.
 
V8 is obviously more power, but I want to stick with the stock Toyota Engineering, thanks anyway... I love the durability and relability of the 2F engine :)
 
Would I be able to run 35's with this lift?
 
I have the exact lift from man-a-fre, except i have HABU leaf springs. You can easily run 35s with it and it looks great. I would suggest getting the U-bolt flip kit with it also, it is worht the money.

Nick
 
what is the u-bolt flip kit, is it used to flip the u-bolts that hold the leaf springs to the axles so they wont get scraped/rash while you are wheelin?
 
If you are absolutely planning to put in an H55 you need to get a 60 that is made after late 84 (forget the exact date). An h55 will bolt right up to these models but in a pre 84 you have to do some semi complicated fabbing i think.

Brian
 
yea the u-bolt flip kit, flips the u-bolts around the leaf springs
 
BlueCruiser84 said:
If you are absolutely planning to put in an H55 you need to get a 60 that is made after late 84 (forget the exact date). An h55 will bolt right up to these models but in a pre 84 you have to do some semi complicated fabbing i think.

Brian
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Interesting, see that is the type of stuff I need to know before buying a 60, thanks.....
 
Robert:

The H55F is a good addition. The pre-mid'84 trucks will require relocating the tranny cross member, some linkage fabbing and changes in the driveshaft.

Standard gearing for the 60 is 3.73. Thirds from a 62 are 4.11 and will bolt up with no mods. 33" tires and 4.11 gears would be about perfect with the H55F.

ARB lockers are a good idea if you are going to wheel it - but I have never needed them.

The later models (mid '84 to late '87) are probably better for your purposes, I think. They all have semi floating rear axles, but a FF can be swapped in, and uses the same thirds as the SF axle. I did this - no problems.

Why not just buy my truck? It's for sale.

Mike S
 
Dude I'm so happy to ear that you like to back in roots of Land Cruiser heritage. So just wondering .. your plan are make a 60 series excursion rig . ? I'm also a happy ouner of a 80 series .. and I'm sure is a better excursion rig.

So my thoughts goes in the trair ready rig ( as mine :D ) .. well back to you desire.

SR kit and 2.5" springs are enough to 35" with long rear shackles ( to compensate the 1.5 - 2" lift on front )

So if you plan to go 35" with no got SO with stock springs at much SR kit .. and 4.88 with your H55F.
 
Mike S said:
Robert:

The H55F is a good addition. The pre-mid'84 trucks will require relocating the tranny cross member, some linkage fabbing and changes in the driveshaft.

Standard gearing for the 60 is 3.73. Thirds from a 62 are 4.11 and will bolt up with no mods. 33" tires and 4.11 gears would be about perfect with the H55F.

ARB lockers are a good idea if you are going to wheel it - but I have never needed them.

The later models (mid '84 to late '87) are probably better for your purposes, I think. They all have semi floating rear axles, but a FF can be swapped in, and uses the same thirds as the SF axle. I did this - no problems.

Why not just buy my truck? It's for sale.

Mike S
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Mike, your cruiser is awesome. That is what I ultimatly want my cruiser to look like. I just think it would be fun to start from scratch/bone stock 60...I love working on my cruisers and I think it would be a fun project for my father and I. I was dangling at the idea of buying a built 60 like yours for awhile, but I think it would be fun to built one up myself :D ...Hey Mike, I think we have met before....... Did we meet up at Gary's shop earlier this month? (I remember a "Mike" telling me that he wanted to get rid of his 60 that Gary had worked on & also "Mike" was a distributor for the roof top tents.....I saw your sig on mud with the same roof top brand.......If so, I am Robert, we were there picking up my friend's 40 series, you helped us put in the new winch rope.....If it isn't you, I guess i am tripping :doh: ..) I would still love to check your cruiser out though if you have time, since we are pretty close, let me know Mike.....
 
Tapage said:
Dude I'm so happy to ear that you like to back in roots of Land Cruiser heritage. So just wondering .. your plan are make a 60 series excursion rig . ? I'm also a happy ouner of a 80 series .. and I'm sure is a better excursion rig.

So my thoughts goes in the trair ready rig ( as mine :D ) .. well back to you desire.

SR kit and 2.5" springs are enough to 35" with long rear shackles ( to compensate the 1.5 - 2" lift on front )

So if you plan to go 35" with no got SO with stock springs at much SR kit .. and 4.88 with your H55F.
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I am thinking of a 62, maybe...What you guys think? My father is telling me that the fuel injection is far superior than the old carb....and the 62 has lower differential gearing.. I just don't like the fact that it is a automatic... I want a 4/5speed.I don;t know, which ever comes first I guess.....
 
Robert

That was me at Mudrak's. Nice to meet you.

M
 
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