FJ73 1991 Leaf Springs .. is this OK?

[Hamany]

hi all,

as stated before .. im new here and still in acquiring stage, im suspecting that my FJ73 (1991) has some loose or missing parts in the leaf springs .. please see the attached picture and advise .. it looks like something missing ..

regards
Hamany

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Looks okay to me. The plastic pads between the leaves may be worn out or missing, but it's nothing to really worry about.

The perspective of your photos makes it like the leaves are out of alignment, but that's probably not really the case.

~john

 

[Hamany]

Looks okay to me. The plastic pads between the leaves may be worn out or missing, but it's nothing to really worry about.

The perspective of your photos makes it like the leaves are out of alignment, but that's probably not really the case.

~john

Thanks for your advise, actually it was on a jack in car wash! that’s why I believe you see it misaligned ..

Thanks again, ..

 

[Hamany]

Front Leaf Spring, broken part with the shackle kit

hi again,

i have another question, I have noticed a broket metal peice that is connected to the shakle kit in my front-left leaf spring (FJ73 1991), picture attached. I have only one peice and it is broken! I dont have the same in the other front-right leaf spring.

please advise, shall i replace the broken one? this is for what? it seems this peice blocks the springs from moving forward ..

thanks
Hamany

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

Hamany, that piece of metal above the shackle hanger does look strange, can you post some more photos of it, from different angles?

Regards,

Alan

 

[Hamany]

Posted some picture of this peice of metal

hi again, ..

Alan, i have posted some pictures of different angles of that peice of metal ... please look and advise, what is thsi!

regards
Abdulrahman

 

[dieseldog]

Looks almost as though it's some kind of over-travel guard. It does not appear to be structural to me . . .

 

[Josie'sLandCruiser]

Hi All:

Yep, looks to be an "anti-inversion" device to me.

Regards,

Alan

 

[Hulsty]

Or some kind of factory tie down point maybe

 

[amaurer]

Its on the wrong side to be an anti inversion device.

I'm guessing its the remains of the lower mount of some kind of brush guard/bar. I can't find it in the EPC.

 

[Radd Cruisers]

Factory tow hook that's been cut off.

~John

 

[amaurer]

Factory tow hook that's been cut off.

~John

Looks like a winner.

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[Hamany]

Factory tow hook that's been cut off.

~John

I think you got it right! ... it could be, thank you all guys, .. Hmanay