Anyone Taken Their Own Stock FJ Up the Rubicon Yet?

[FirstToy]

Thanks Robbie,
It would be great to know what Toyota thinks of this situation. I have also heard of the Prado 120 rear diffs blowing out also.

 

[Blues Dawg]

Funny how stuff gets labeled at times. The FJC is built from the LC 120 parts that are shared from various platforms. So the parts may be shared, but may not have been built specifically for any one platform. The LC 120 in both the 2 door and 4 door models are in production for the rest of the world. We see the 4 door version in the sheeps clothing of the latest gen 4/runner and the GX 470 models. The FJ is built on the 2 door version of LC 120. The LC 120 is a landcruiser, but built to compete with certain other vechicles in the same class. So is locked rear diff first used in the LC 90/120 stuff, then shared with the Taco stuff? May be a question to ask some one. I will ask a contact I have and see if we can get a answer most of us can live with.
I know TMS is working on this currently and in the tradition that Toyota has lived up to, it will take care of issues that come up.
Individual dealerships some times do not go the full length to get things fixed under warranty, do not blame TMS for this. Go beyond the Dealership with a call to Toyota direct. Even in the 80's with a brand new 4/runner I had problems that the local dealership would not take on. It took a couple of calls to Toyota to get it straightened out. Dealerships are a franchize, most of them are not owned by Toyota it self.
If I do not reply soon to questions asked, it means that I am inbetween areas that I can get internet.
later robbie

Robbie's also correct on Toyota support not ending with the dealer. I've had some experience here with my 94 4Runner. Long Story Short - A Louisiana dealer broke a heater bypass fitting in the motor during a service. The problem showed up 3 years and 40 or 50K miles later. The Toyota dealer in Phoenix identified that the problem was related to the service. LA dealer told me to pound sand, I called toyota and got my motor rebuilt by the local dealer courtesy of the LA dealer.