New FJ60 Owner
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This is a good place to start.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-...***-start-here-come-back-often-*********.html
Oh! and welcome
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-...***-start-here-come-back-often-*********.html
Oh! and welcome
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This is a good place to start.
https://forum.ih8mud.com/60-series-...***-start-here-come-back-often-*********.html
Oh! and welcome
Thanks, that ought to keep me busy for a while
.My only real concern will be that it passes emissions.
Nice price and find!!!
Welcome
Welcome
What part of Montana are you flying into?
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Bozeman. Then I head to Belgrade to drive her home.
Looks' awesome price
At that price and with those photo's I wonder if it's got an engine
and trans
and other parts too. Seems too good to be true.
If so great buy. Welcome to our addiction and mud
Oh yeah a
real mud welcome!
At that price and with those photo's I wonder if it's got an engine
and trans
and other parts too. Seems too good to be true. If so great buy. Welcome to our addiction and mud
Oh yeah a real mud welcome!
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At that price and with those photo's I wonder if it's got an engine
and trans
If so great buy. Welcome to our addiction and mud
real mud welcome!
I know the seller. A real standup guy. He kept it at his property in MT but sine he's selling the property doesn't need the FJ anymore.
The next 10 days are gonna be hell. I hate waiting.
Nice find.
Now how's your bank account?
Good luck and read up! FSM is your friend.
Now how's your bank account?
Good luck and read up! FSM is your friend.
congrats thats a beautiful rig. i think ive looked at it and if its the sameone you got a steal
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That's pretty funny since it spent all but the last year and a half in California.
Did I mention that the wait is killing me?
Anything to avoid? General weaknesses, etc?
Yes, avoid selling it, and no...no weaknesses come to mind.......beautiful rig for 2k I paid 4 and yours is prettier, but mine has 0 rust and 140k
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Anything to avoid? General weaknesses, etc?
Yes, avoid selling it, and no...no weaknesses come to mind.......beautiful rig for 2k I paid 4 and yours is prettier, but mine has 0 rust and 140k
Sounds like you got a deal too. Around here there seems to be a premium attached. heck, the least expensive I saw recently was selling for $3000, had the ubiquitous rust around the wheel wells, etc, oh, and it had 250K+ miles.
I got this hankering to drive it until next year then have it converted to diesel.
Is it me or do the rear spings look like they might need replacing?
Weaknesses - 
Rust on the body and Frame
Steering Knuckles usually lose their axle seal after a while and gear oil from the inside runs into the Moly grease in the knuckle.
Leaf springs sag in the back
Rear Main Seal can get leaky
Emissions System is a Huge PITA especially the air pump,
That's about all i can think of, and all those are fixable, even the rust.
Rust on the body and Frame
Steering Knuckles usually lose their axle seal after a while and gear oil from the inside runs into the Moly grease in the knuckle.
Leaf springs sag in the back
Rear Main Seal can get leaky
Emissions System is a Huge PITA especially the air pump,
That's about all i can think of, and all those are fixable, even the rust.
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I just got back from Montana. I flew to Bozeman this morning and got back to Denver around midnight. 710 miles. The FJ made it just fine. I was surprised as heck that I averaged 17 MPG. I was fearing the worst. I averaged about 65 mph. I'm bushed.
What size tires (larger of course) can you run with the OEM suspension without any problems?
What size tires (larger of course) can you run with the OEM suspension without any problems?
