Congrats buddy. You guys are a great pair 
Cruiser Patch 100 Series Products Thread (1 Viewer)
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Lots of fun happening over here in Atlanta.
I’ve been rather busy moving parts around and shuffling trucks…I’ll be adding a lot of new kits and products to the site soon. Thanks to my friend David for the awesome medium format film photos!
I’ll have a black 1998 L.C. being parted out soon (see photos). Engine and transmission are already spoken for. Does have a factory rear locker. 485,000 miles though
I’ve been rather busy moving parts around and shuffling trucks…I’ll be adding a lot of new kits and products to the site soon. Thanks to my friend David for the awesome medium format film photos!
I’ll have a black 1998 L.C. being parted out soon (see photos). Engine and transmission are already spoken for. Does have a factory rear locker. 485,000 miles though
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Can't wait to see the next set of products!
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I've added a few new 100 Series Products to the site over the past week or so. Lots more to come in the future now that I have some space to spread out and collect my thoughts.
Inner tie rod sub-assy. kits (OEM for 100 Series)
Gamiviti Cool bags and Tool bags (thanks @nakman
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2UZ-FE rear water bypass kit (prone to leaking at the pressed joint- ask me how I know)
We're now an Eimkeith dealer! Order your pan hard correction kits today (80 and 200 also available).
We're stocked up on a few very popular items so order now while they're in!
Front Diff Bushing kits
LCA bushing kits
PCV valve & hose kits
AHC spacer kits
Plus- some big news! We've just secured 10x sets of OEM spec torsion bars to be manufactured within the next few months. We expect these to be live on the site for purchase by April or May at the latest!
Also- here's the link to the 1998 Black (grey interior) Land Cruiser part out
Inner tie rod sub-assy. kits (OEM for 100 Series)
Gamiviti Cool bags and Tool bags (thanks @nakman
)
2UZ-FE rear water bypass kit (prone to leaking at the pressed joint- ask me how I know)
We're now an Eimkeith dealer! Order your pan hard correction kits today (80 and 200 also available).
We're stocked up on a few very popular items so order now while they're in!
Front Diff Bushing kits
LCA bushing kits
PCV valve & hose kits
AHC spacer kits
Plus- some big news! We've just secured 10x sets of OEM spec torsion bars to be manufactured within the next few months. We expect these to be live on the site for purchase by April or May at the latest!
Also- here's the link to the 1998 Black (grey interior) Land Cruiser part out
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This may be a candidate for a new thread but I know of at least two late-model 100 series owners who have snapped inner tie rods on their rigs within the past two years.
Paging @MongooseGA and @BurnsCrew for photos/videos
I'm stocked up on 100 series inners now since these have become 'wear items' in our crew at least...
Here are some side-by-side comparison photos of the 200 inners, late model 100 inners, and early model 100 inners.
The dimensions I measured are at the smallest point on the tie rod (also where they broke in both cases).
I was curious to see if 200 inners would thread onto a 100 rack (they will not) or if the smaller threads were the same size for the outer TRE (they aren't). Rats.
100 Series inner tie rods on CruiserPatch.com
Paging @MongooseGA and @BurnsCrew for photos/videos
I'm stocked up on 100 series inners now since these have become 'wear items' in our crew at least...
Here are some side-by-side comparison photos of the 200 inners, late model 100 inners, and early model 100 inners.
The dimensions I measured are at the smallest point on the tie rod (also where they broke in both cases).
I was curious to see if 200 inners would thread onto a 100 rack (they will not) or if the smaller threads were the same size for the outer TRE (they aren't). Rats.
100 Series inner tie rods on CruiserPatch.com
Let me see if I do have pictures. I definitely have video of the carnage occurring.
What's interesting to me is that you see tie rods snapping all the time on different model Toyotas, yet it's not typically common on 100s. It may be a sheer volume thing where there's more Tacomas and 4runners out there in general (and then also wheeling their rigs hard on the trail)? However, even on MUD I'm not seeing a lot of discussion or talk about tie rods breaking on 100s. I haven't done any measurements of a Tacoma tie rod personally. The main take away from this is I'm officially paranoid and loading up on extra inners and outers.
I could be mistaken (it happened once) but I do believe the Cruisers had slightly heftier tie rods than the peasant trucks.
FWIW, Crossfit Zach and I are the only 2 *I* know of who have had this issue. But, I also carry spares now due to this incident. Zach wheels pretty hard and is now on 37s, and I had some kind of issue before climbing those steps in the video (visible if you watch in slow-mo). I was also locked in the front, which I don't tend to like doing when there's much steering to be done.
You should also grab some extra U-joints from Patch, because those have a little more history of trail breakage than the tie rods. I carry a spare f/r drive shaft, spare axle, spare inner tie rod, and 2 spare outers (D/P specific).
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Oem 100 series tie rods generally don’t break…. However 200 series tiie rods NEVER break
Oem 100 series tie rods generally don’t break…. However 200 series tiie rods NEVER break
they just find the next link in the chain which is the CV
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Well I’m not really sure what one has to do with the other but I’ll play along…..
It’s better than a broken front diff.
Well I’m not really sure what one has to do with the other but I’ll play along…..
It’s better than a broken front diff.
I know I know I'm just jealous and I want a 200.
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FWIW, I was in an odd situation. Where I was sliding backwards down a hill after attempting a rather spirited run at it in 2nd gear. As I was sliding backwards down the hill, my driver side wheel caught a rock and just pulled the tire very aggressively to the point of snapping the tie rod.
The tie rod broke with such a force, that it ejected the outer tie rod from the steering knuckle, leaving the ball joint bolted in and slammed into my shock mount on the LCA, denting the shock mount down against the body. The whole truck jumped when this happened. I honestly thought I blew a cv in a royal fashion.
The first photo is me realizing I did an outer and an inner at the same time! Hahaha, and the Cv Is OEM and alright as far as I know.
The tie rod broke with such a force, that it ejected the outer tie rod from the steering knuckle, leaving the ball joint bolted in and slammed into my shock mount on the LCA, denting the shock mount down against the body. The whole truck jumped when this happened. I honestly thought I blew a cv in a royal fashion.
The first photo is me realizing I did an outer and an inner at the same time! Hahaha, and the Cv Is OEM and alright as far as I know.
Any chance CDL covers are going to be back in stock soon? Would like one for my ‘04 LX. Thanks!
