Crawling under mine it's amazing to see what camping on the beach a couple of weeks this summer has done! Rust!
Cam's FJ60 Gets Sprung (5 Viewers)
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You need an oil leak to prevent that stuff.
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So I braved the cold (Hey it was 60F but felt like 65F because I was warm from riding my bike home from work, but still extremely cold, just sayin') to get some measurements but realize I may have gotten the wrong ones.
Anyway, Slee 4inch heavy springs, dual batteries, Arb bullbar M12000 winch to weight it down, and a 2 inch slee bumpstop spacer.
3 inches from the bottom of the bumpstop to the stop on the axle. Some pictures to follow. Let me know if there are other measurements you would like.
Some pictures to follow.
Anyway, Slee 4inch heavy springs, dual batteries, Arb bullbar M12000 winch to weight it down, and a 2 inch slee bumpstop spacer.
3 inches from the bottom of the bumpstop to the stop on the axle. Some pictures to follow. Let me know if there are other measurements you would like.
Some pictures to follow.
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Pics of dirty springs, spacer
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Perfect, thanks! It looks like we have the same amount of lift for the most part (if you take the bumpstop spacer out of the equation). Alex's maybe has a little more due to being stripped down.
Do you have the bumpstops that mount under the frame too?
My donor has those + the cone, Mark's 97 just has the cone bumpstop.
Why'd they have both?
Do you have the bumpstops that mount under the frame too?
My donor has those + the cone, Mark's 97 just has the cone bumpstop.
Why'd they have both?
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Cruiserdrew
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Yes, but only because I added them. I think it was a 93 item only but @beno or curiserdan would know for sure. I think with those only, you are more likely to bend an axle, so that's the reason for the spacers on the actual bumpstops.
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The fasteners inside my cones are solid pieces of rust. I'd have to find new ones.
I'll adjust the frame stops, as needed, for now.
I'll adjust the frame stops, as needed, for now.
I have some 2" blocks for the rear of my 100 bumpstops you can have......
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I don't believe the cones account for bigger tires, so if you didn't have regular/extended bumpstops your wheels would impact the top of the wheel well. My truck has both as well and I installed extended bumpstop brackets (MetalTech) to alleviate the issue of tires topping out into my wheel wells. It still doesn't exactly explain why the redundancy except it's just more Toyota over-engineering.
Did Shiva arrive safely?
Any updates? Very interested in the squirrel s*** that is in store for the rear.
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No real updates yet. I've been in Asheville all weekend on a Shiva (and other local IPA's) run...
...and more importantly, to check out @BillRiley 's new baby girl...
Tomorrow, we're going to finish the front and cut the needed pieces off of the rear 80 half-cut while waiting on paint to dry. I'll also do some measuring on the back of the 60. If it looks like everything will go in as I hope, I'll post up what we're planning to do.
We will totally wing it though. No drawings, written measurements or link calculations.
...and more importantly, to check out @BillRiley 's new baby girl...
Tomorrow, we're going to finish the front and cut the needed pieces off of the rear 80 half-cut while waiting on paint to dry. I'll also do some measuring on the back of the 60. If it looks like everything will go in as I hope, I'll post up what we're planning to do.
We will totally wing it though. No drawings, written measurements or link calculations.
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I really don't think it's worth the time to put the 80 rear suspension under there.
Edit: Drunk posted. Grammar and spelling and content corrected!
Edit: Drunk posted. Grammar and spelling and content corrected!
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How so? I've always heard the opposite, at least as far as stock suspensions go.
It seems to work well when I've driven or followed an 80. Definitely a big improvement over the stock 60 set up.
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It just seems that if you're going to the trouble why not get out the link and calculator and go dual triangulated? You can use the 80 coils.
There is a lot of good reading in the 80 section about how the rear end appears to be good because the front is so stiff, take a look at any of the front 3-link trucks that still have the stock rear suspension geometry, with the front at full articulation the rear stays totally flat to the body of the truck. Not only a hindrance off road but dangerous on the road (the truck will just roll over instead of there being any body roll). Ask Delancy.
There is a lot of good reading in the 80 section about how the rear end appears to be good because the front is so stiff, take a look at any of the front 3-link trucks that still have the stock rear suspension geometry, with the front at full articulation the rear stays totally flat to the body of the truck. Not only a hindrance off road but dangerous on the road (the truck will just roll over instead of there being any body roll). Ask Delancy.
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Believe me, I've wanted to do exactly like you are for awhile now, then I started reading about suspension set-up, design and geometry and decided I'll link mine from scratch.
I'm using my rolling 80 chassis for a street-only 60 build.
I'm using my rolling 80 chassis for a street-only 60 build.
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I am assuming that from the lack of pictures and updates, that the weekend was spent drinking all that beer and not working on the truck?
As you know Cam, the rear 80 suspension does work extremely well and more importantly is safe, unlike anything with a 3 link that you do not have. Cruisermatt has been reading too much.
As you know Cam, the rear 80 suspension does work extremely well and more importantly is safe, unlike anything with a 3 link that you do not have. Cruisermatt has been reading too much.
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I hear ya, if I was looking for more than a 3-4" lift, had limitless energy & budget, and another vehicle, I'd be all over it. But then a 60 might not be the best vehicle to do that too because the body wouldn't let you take it where it could go.
Plus the thought of the work required to do a 3/4 link setup makes me want to find a different hobby.
But that's outside the scope of what I wanted to do. Having owned/driven a stock LX450 and driven a few other 80's with various lifts, I've never felt they were a step back from the 60 in either on or off road capability or in terms of safety.
Plus the thought of the work required to do a 3/4 link setup makes me want to find a different hobby.
But that's outside the scope of what I wanted to do. Having owned/driven a stock LX450 and driven a few other 80's with various lifts, I've never felt they were a step back from the 60 in either on or off road capability or in terms of safety.