Build Julian's 1989 FJ62 Build

[julianramirez1005]

My biggest fear was realized when I got up to highway speeds for the first time. Lots of not so good noises. I'm thinking its driveshaft related or maybe bad pinion bearings and also torque converter issues (I did drop the torque converter about 4ft onto concrete when i had engine out) Driveshaft is probably completely out of balance, haven't got it balanced yet.
Symptoms:

1. Metal Howling noise under load at speeds greater than 45mph. Seems to come from trans tunnel When I let off gas it subsides.
2. When I touch the gas at 30-40mph+ I can hear a clunk/click grinding noise that engages every time I tap the gas while cruising.
3. I slight vibration when coming to a stop. A kind of consistent low vibration that shakes the steering wheel when coming to a stop even if i let off brakes it stays consistent until I come a stop.
4. clunky shifts, but i think this is just a bad cable adjustment ive been fiddling with it trying to find the sweet spot.

So, I have a DS that came with my rig that is a sixteen-spline double cardan, but it didn't come with a slip yoke. I'm hoping this will solve some of these issues but i need to find a yoke that will fit it and i have no knowledge of where it came from. Any recommendations on this?

 

[julianramirez1005]

Making big changes:
I have decided to go back to stock fj62 axles for a couple of reasons.

1. I have a pair on my donor with 150k miles
2. They will be more than sufficient for what I will be doing with my cruiser for the foreseeable future (Camping and some off-roading here and there)
3. I am going to sell the soa setup right now and buy all the stuff for an h42 swap and a h55f swap in the future.
4. Gas prices are at $6.29!!! at Costco!!! No better time to have the cruiser on the back burner.

I am perfectly fine with losing several inches of lift and rear disc brakes for a more reliable and tried and true set of axles I know inside and out. Personally, I am of the opinion that Toyota knew what they were doing when they designed these rigs minus that a440f trans haha.

Sourced the full swap kit from an 87 with only 140k miles for a great price I can't say no to. I am so excited for this next phase of the project and can't wait to have a third pedal. Overall, having a manual trans is the biggest goal I have had for my land cruiser and to be able to see that coming to fruition is incredible. Even if it will only have four gears for now

Taking the axles off my rusty donor 89 FJ62 with minimal busted knuckles. Thank God for electric impact guns

lots of wire wheeling and por15 in my future
Cheers

 

[toy_tek]

Wow that’s a lot of work - sounds like you’re on the right path and determined though! Kudos to you. Cool to see the progress.