Dear Friends,
Good morning. Today I got my hands on my FZJ80 I purchased this week, and managed to take it out for a drive. Its a 1993, Japaneese Model, 4.5, Gas, Stick Shift, 345,000KM and engine was overhauled 2,000KM Ago. It's got a few nice things, 4:88 Gears, Mickey Thompson Mud Tires, Some Luminator Hellas, a Dobbinson 40" LED Bar, no diff lockers, double tank, well kept, and a few more extras. I live in Ecuador, a great place for overlanding. Any way, I went and tested the car out to a crater lake (One of many near by) and I was amazed!
So, I am new to the 4x4 world in Toyotas and in general, and I have a few questions.
So, we normally drive in H (High) and as required.
• When should I use the Locks on the hubs, and when not?
• When I engage them, must I take a drive in reverse a few meters?
If I shift it to L (LOW) the difference in torque and shorter gears is evident.....
• When should I use this WITH locks engaged
• When should I use this with locks DISENGAGED?
• When in the WORLD do I need to use the H4 button and what does it do or what is it used for?
• If my hub locks are not engaged, what is the dif in LOW?
Any explanation to this would be great, the DOES and DONT's.... but I got lost when I realized I had driven some nice roads today with the Locks on, in LOW gear and HIGH when it was easy, but got home and realized, "Oh crap, what did I do, I never pressed that button!"
Any insights are great.... it performed INCREDIBLE, I just cant believe it, so now I wonder, What if I pressed that button???
Thanks
Stefano
Good morning. Today I got my hands on my FZJ80 I purchased this week, and managed to take it out for a drive. Its a 1993, Japaneese Model, 4.5, Gas, Stick Shift, 345,000KM and engine was overhauled 2,000KM Ago. It's got a few nice things, 4:88 Gears, Mickey Thompson Mud Tires, Some Luminator Hellas, a Dobbinson 40" LED Bar, no diff lockers, double tank, well kept, and a few more extras. I live in Ecuador, a great place for overlanding. Any way, I went and tested the car out to a crater lake (One of many near by) and I was amazed!
So, I am new to the 4x4 world in Toyotas and in general, and I have a few questions.
So, we normally drive in H (High) and as required.
• When should I use the Locks on the hubs, and when not?
• When I engage them, must I take a drive in reverse a few meters?
If I shift it to L (LOW) the difference in torque and shorter gears is evident.....
• When should I use this WITH locks engaged
• When should I use this with locks DISENGAGED?
• When in the WORLD do I need to use the H4 button and what does it do or what is it used for?
• If my hub locks are not engaged, what is the dif in LOW?
Any explanation to this would be great, the DOES and DONT's.... but I got lost when I realized I had driven some nice roads today with the Locks on, in LOW gear and HIGH when it was easy, but got home and realized, "Oh crap, what did I do, I never pressed that button!"
Any insights are great.... it performed INCREDIBLE, I just cant believe it, so now I wonder, What if I pressed that button???
Thanks
Stefano