Opinions needed on possible trade!

[shinton]

[For Sale] 2 1979 Toyota FJ40's - North Carolina 4x4 Forum

I think this got linked in here earlier too? It is for sale somewhere here on IH8MUD but I cannot find the link at the moment?

Matt and I spoke, we are looking at trading my 85 for the 2 FJs, but I really don't know much about FJs (yet!)

Matt and I both have spent way too much $$ on our rigs / but both seem to have something the other wants.

I have been thinking of going less aggressive, more "resto" wheeling (ONSC influence - loved Jon's green cruiser at the mtg in July)

I would prefer automagic but doubt that happened back then, might look at lower gearing in the tcase?

Tell me what you know, think... Sam

 

[jfz80]

Sam, dont know what to tell you there. The 40 looks nice and hes had em up for sale for a while. Mud add is under toothdoc name i believe. It looks like a decent deal depending on what you had into yours. If thats the direction you wanna go it looks nice but i thought you were more into the other end of the spectrum mostly.

And the auto never happened in the 40s. That is until someone put a 350 in it
or you just slip an orion in there

but if your going to build it back into a somewhat crawler(ie modded susp and bigger meats) there are pre-built rigs i think you could swap yours for at a better deal.

 

[shinton]

Yeah, this would not be nearly as aggressive / am thinking I want my rig to be more driveable to the OBX each year, and the easier stuff at URE, take the bypasses, etc.

He has a 4" OME lift on there and basically 33s - one worry is the stall factor, nice part about mine is the 100:1 eliminated that. (Orion = OUCH, just looked up that cost, $1600+)

1 part of me wants to jump on it, go more for the resto look and lite wheeling, pull a pop up camper, etc. But I was really thinking more of an a/c and automatic rig for that...