JDM Journeys
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I hesitate to call this a "build thread", since I won't be doing anything major, but there is a distinct lack of info out there for these rigs in North America. Even many of the posts in this sub are misdirected, so there's not even as many here as it seems.
My goal here is to get some discussion going about this relatively rare platform (in North America) and encourage others to post about their own rigs.
First off, a quick primer, in case you just happened here from one of the more popular sub-forums, where the real action happens My info is based on the JDM Prado, so there may be differences from other markets
The Land Cruiser 90/95 ran from 1996 to 2002 in both short and long wheelbase variants. Both were coilover IFS and coil rear live axles. There were three engines available: the 2.7 4 cylinder, the 3.0 1KZ-te-intercooled TD, and the 3.4 V6.
Most of them sold in Japan with automatic transmissions, but there were a few manuals here and there, usu paired with the diesel. It preceded the 100 Series by a few years, but some of the design cues seemed to be adopted like the intake grilles on the rear pillar, etc. Cosmetically, the swb had a round light option up until 99, whereas the LWB had flush composite headlights.
Chassis-wise, it had a ladder frame, and was virtually identical to the 4Runner of the same years... It was fitted with permanent 4wd, and a lockable center diff, with low-range.
If you want to learn more about the history and development of the 90 Series, there is a really good Russian site that goes into detail, and google translates it pretty well for English speakers: Всё о Prado 90 й серии. 1.История Toyota Land Cruiser Series 90 '05.1996-06.1999. Часть первая. — Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, 3.4 л., 1997 года на DRIVE2 (the pics above were borrowed from that article).
The next generation Prado 120 Series was our Lexus GX series, although with different engine options, so it is more familiar on our soil.
My goal here is to get some discussion going about this relatively rare platform (in North America) and encourage others to post about their own rigs.
First off, a quick primer, in case you just happened here from one of the more popular sub-forums, where the real action happens My info is based on the JDM Prado, so there may be differences from other markets
The Land Cruiser 90/95 ran from 1996 to 2002 in both short and long wheelbase variants. Both were coilover IFS and coil rear live axles. There were three engines available: the 2.7 4 cylinder, the 3.0 1KZ-te-intercooled TD, and the 3.4 V6.
Most of them sold in Japan with automatic transmissions, but there were a few manuals here and there, usu paired with the diesel. It preceded the 100 Series by a few years, but some of the design cues seemed to be adopted like the intake grilles on the rear pillar, etc. Cosmetically, the swb had a round light option up until 99, whereas the LWB had flush composite headlights.
Chassis-wise, it had a ladder frame, and was virtually identical to the 4Runner of the same years... It was fitted with permanent 4wd, and a lockable center diff, with low-range.
If you want to learn more about the history and development of the 90 Series, there is a really good Russian site that goes into detail, and google translates it pretty well for English speakers: Всё о Prado 90 й серии. 1.История Toyota Land Cruiser Series 90 '05.1996-06.1999. Часть первая. — Toyota Land Cruiser Prado, 3.4 л., 1997 года на DRIVE2 (the pics above were borrowed from that article).
The next generation Prado 120 Series was our Lexus GX series, although with different engine options, so it is more familiar on our soil.