New J70 dash

[beanz2]

I found this pic of a 96 ready for export to NZ.
Oh oh Ive just realized Ive strayed into 90series territory

We need a 90/95 Series Land Cruiser Forum

Dave

 

[canadam]

Forgive my ignorance, but how does one distinguish between a "light duty" and other LandCruiser.

I've had my LJ78 for less than a week, and these pictures have me wanting to move on already ! I love the short wheelbase, and the more refined interior.

 

[roscoFJ73]

Forgive my ignorance, but how does one distinguish between a "light duty" and other LandCruiser.

I've had my LJ78 for less than a week, and these pictures have me wanting to move on already ! I love the short wheelbase, and the more refined interior.

Basically anything beginning with the prefix of LJ,RJ and KZJ are considered LD.
These were actually the 1st Prados in Japan,LCII IN South America and the Bundeera in Australia .

They share a lot of parts that give it the same look as the HD cruisers ,but underneath they are quite different re gearbox ,diffs and suspension with some of it borrowed from the hilux.
They were the 1st Toyota 4x4 with coil suspension.
They have their body components welded rather than bolt on although all landcruisers are welded from 99

Introduced in 1984 to cater for those who wanted a Landcruiser but didnt want the higher purchase and running costs of the bigger cruisers.
Compared to the other Japanese 4cyl 4WD released in Aust at the same time,the LJ and RJ models have lasted well.

 

[beanz2]

Forgive my ignorance, but how does one distinguish between a "light duty" and other LandCruiser.

I've had my LJ78 for less than a week, and these pictures have me wanting to move on already ! I love the short wheelbase, and the more refined interior.

"Light Duty" is not a disparaging term, it is rather a term used by Toyota for their RJ7x, LJ7x and KZJ7x lines. The biggest difference besides the engines used is the size of differentials used. Initially both diffs were smaller until 1990 when the "Heavy Duty" J7x line also started using the smaller front diffs too. Coil springs were used on all four corners, where as the HD line didn't get them until 2000 in the front. The LD did not get any full floater axles where as some of the HD vehicles got them.

Many mechanical parts are shared between the LD and the HD. As was pointed out before, the front birfield joint and axle diameters are shared. The brakes are also similarly sized. The transfer cases are shared until the 90 series come to replace it in 1996.

Much like the 45 wagon eventually gives rise to a separate line, the 60 and the 80 series, the Light Duty eventually forms its own line of cruisers, the 90 series then the 120 series which now we are seeing in North America as the Lexus GX470.

Somewhere on the net there is a picture of the family tree of Landcruisers. Anyone has that link?

Dave

 

[canadam]

Awesome, thanks for the responses guys

The original plan when I imported my Prado was to sell it, then I thought long and hard about just keeping it for myself. The more I look around this website, the more I figure it might be nice to let someone else enjoy this beautiful truck and I can keep going through LC models and find the one I like best.

I've never seen a tree per-se, but I do find this pretty interesting http://tlc.toyota-europe.com/main_frame.html

 

[roscoFJ73]

Awesome, thanks for the responses guys

The original plan when I imported my Prado was to sell it, then I thought long and hard about just keeping it for myself. The more I look around this website, the more I figure it might be nice to let someone else enjoy this beautiful truck and I can keep going through LC models and find the one I like best.

I've never seen a tree per-se, but I do find this pretty interesting http://tlc.toyota-europe.com/main_frame.html

IMO the best landcruisers are those with a removable windscreen frame and FRP roof.
This makes them more rust resistant and easier to repair

Thanks for the link,that is similar to the evolutionary tree Beanz mentioned

 

[Rawloh44]

"Light Duty" is not a disparaging term, it is rather a term used by Toyota for their RJ7x, LJ7x and KZJ7x lines. The biggest difference besides the engines used is the size of differentials used. Initially both diffs were smaller until 1990 when the "Heavy Duty" J7x line also started using the smaller front diffs too. Coil springs were used on all four corners, where as the HD line didn't get them until 2000 in the front. The LD did not get any full floater axles where as some of the HD vehicles got them.

Many mechanical parts are shared between the LD and the HD. As was pointed out before, the front birfield joint and axle diameters are shared. The brakes are also similarly sized. The transfer cases are shared until the 90 series come to replace it in 1996.

Much like the 45 wagon eventually gives rise to a separate line, the 60 and the 80 series, the Light Duty eventually forms its own line of cruisers, the 90 series then the 120 series which now we are seeing in North America as the Lexus GX470.

Somewhere on the net there is a picture of the family tree of Landcruisers. Anyone has that link?

Dave