I'm a noob! (First post)

[mderrick]

Looks like it's time to take the flares off and build a bumper!


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[Blade 80LC]

Looks like it's time to take the flares off and build a bumper!

Time to get the flares off, new bumpers, lift, bigger tires, then of course a re-gear, sliders of course.... (Do I sound like I have "the sickness".)

 

[Razor One]

Time to get the flares off, new bumpers, lift, bigger tires, then of course a re-gear, sliders of course.... (Do I sound like I have "the sickness".)

And then diesel swap.

 

[cipstinger]

Congrats on a great purchase I am also a Newbie I have had my 94 for barely 6 months and getting ready to do my lift this week. Good Luck with it and have fun.

 

[Blade 80LC]

diesel swap? Nah. I'm thinking rear turbo, after I move my spare to the swing out tire carrier on the rear bumper.

 

[mderrick]

I know guy that has plans for DIY rear bumper..


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[Overland80]

Just joined ih8mud but have spied for awhile and dig this site.now proud owner of a 94 fzj80 with 177k and factory lockers but bone stock and got her for 1600.00 bucks. Owned other toyotas but this one is way cool. Overland bulid in process but need options on lift...not sure ome 2.5 is gonna cut it.any advise? Thanks.

 

[scrowley]

^^^^^$1600!!!!!! 177k with lockers....damn. that's a 5-8k truck. Wow. Where are these deals around here. Ppl want 7k with 250k miles!!!

 

[Heckraiser]

Have fun base-lining... it isn't cheap And please don't put any of that zombie crap on the cruiser. Land Cruisers are the "understated" zombie apocalypse transport.

 

[Blade 80LC]

View attachment 1029072 View attachment 1029074 Just joined ih8mud but have spied for awhile and dig this site.now proud owner of a 94 fzj80 with 177k and factory lockers but bone stock and got her for 1600.00 bucks. Owned other toyotas but this one is way cool. Overland bulid in process but need options on lift...not sure ome 2.5 is gonna cut it.any advise? Thanks.

'94? You settled for an old one? *I* have a '95!
I kid! I kid!
$1600 with lockers (even if you had to tow it home) sounds like a GREAT deal. If it's running well, and the lockers work, that's a smokin' deal! 2.5" lift (or stock) is what most people choose. Most of the options on lifts are based on how much weight you're going to add to your truck, and what you need to add (lift wise) to net 2.5" of lift. I had a post where I invited comment on some lift options. At the time I'd planned to just put spacers on top of my old factory springs. forum.ih8mud.com/threads/spring-spacers-and-stock-springs.818286/ If you plan an "Overland build", rather than a hardcore crawler, 2.5" (or less) is likely to be best.

 

[Overland80]

Thanks blade 80lc. It sat infront of a house for a year so I knocked and talked and found that the owner commuted and didn't like the gas mileage.it runs like a top but needs the usual love but yes lockers work great.ac even works lol.ive always wanted one and have had a radical 4Runner rock crawler but I caught the adventure bug so off to new adventures I go. Ome2.5 or slee 4inch is my hard decision now.

 

[Overland80]

^^^^^$1600!!!!!! 177k with lockers....damn. that's a 5-8k truck. Wow. Where are these deals around here. Ppl want 7k with 250k miles!!!

I got lucky. Some people just don't know how cool this rigs are and don't want to bother with Craigslist I guess.he wanted more(2000) but I pionted out the wet frontend and other problems and he dropped price lol.