As old as these are now, I’d pop a lugnut off all 4 corners, make sure the 4 rolling & the spare are all of 1 shank/acorn -style or the other.
Esp if you have something like LX450 wheels or the darker inset color grey “D”s (CE & 40th AE) - on say a ‘94 FZJ80.
Mixed sets are begging to be a problem somewhere in life - like when the tire jockey with the rattle-gun zips down 6 shanks on a acorn wheel seat, etc.
I say that as baselining isn’t just doing fluids, birf service, etc, etc - looking & finding all the hodge-podge stuff like janky wiring or mis-mash of wheels & really putting a critical eye to all is something alot never say but we should when we use the term ‘baseline the 80’.
Just a pointer since I’m guessing you registered after buying or just prior to nailing down what you did buy, yeah?
A sig line with your model yr - speeds up answers too w/o someone feeding you info specific to a wrong gen / year of motor, etc.
HTH
I definitely agree, I plan to touch as many bolts as possible. I'm currently looking into electrolysis for very minor rust removal and powder coating to clean up whatever I remove and don't replace.
It goes against the advice of every thread I've found on mud but I just bought a 97 LC 3x in pretty rough shape but no rust and I got it for cheaper than most open diff models. Needs a lot of work but I was planning on it any way. Lockers work, shifts fine, idles a little rough. Paint on hood and roof is faded. Dented rocker panel and tail light area where a grill was likely ripped off.
It's my 3rd truck so I bought it and parked it, been ordering parts and checking part-outs ever since. The first owner sold it in 07 to their mechanic once the head gasket blew. Second owner replaced the head gasket in 07, drove it for 3 years and it hasn't been registered since. It's been off-road only for the last 10 years. From what I can see, that might have been the last time it was properly maintained; you know the saying about mechanics' personal vehicles.
Drove it an hour and half home and every minute of it was terrifying. Tires look 10 years old(I haven't checked the dates yet). Gets up to speed okay but it needs the entire suspension/bushings redone. There were times where I couldn't turn at speed without the truck shaking and trying to shimmy off of the road. Stopped for gas and it's missing 4 lug nuts. I plan to add new studs and nuts all around. Started getting dark on my way home and I could not see anything even with the high beams on.
Terrible looking custom bumper with a cross member welded on about a foot in front of the OEM cross member. 3 inch body lift and stock suspension. No rear bumper. Driver's seat bottom is ripped, won't move back and forth, trim is faded, missing driver's side visor, compressor and/or lines have a leak, antenna is broken. All of these will be taken care of; given my schedule, it'll likely take me at least a year to get it to a good place.
I know this sounds insane but I knew most of those things before I bought it, I just like maintenance
not sure if this buy makes me a good mud member or a terrible one.
. 360k miles, drives like new if not better.
