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subzali said:
Yeah I feel you. My old tires are old enough to drive. Just bought new ones last night using simpletire.com. Came out to be a tire and a half cheaper than discount, so we will see.
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I bought the current Yokohama G003's I have on right now through simple tire not quite 3 years ago. I paid $200/tire, then had to pay to get mounted/balanced. At discount 2 weeks ago was $335. :confused:
 
subzali said:
Yeah I feel you. My old tires are old enough to drive. Just bought new ones last night using simpletire.com. Came out to be a tire and a half cheaper than discount, so we will see.
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I just looked at BFG ATs on simpletire.com, they were a bit more than Discount...
 
FJBen said:
I bought the current Yokohama G003's I have on right now through simple tire not quite 3 years ago. I paid $200/tire, then had to pay to get mounted/balanced. At discount 2 weeks ago was $335. :confused:
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Time for tires! After lots of price checks, and @FJBen recommendation, I thought I would give the Yokohama G003s a try...

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PabloCruise said:
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How old is that spare? 23 years is quite some time on that old set of rubber...was definitely time.

These tires are only sold in 33x12.50 and not 33x10.50, right? I think that's why I didn't go with them when I was looking...
 
subzali said:
How old is that spare? 23 years is quite some time on that old set of rubber...was definitely time.

These tires are only sold in 33x12.50 and not 33x10.50, right? I think that's why I didn't go with them when I was looking...
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Correct. No 33x10.50r15.

They have some skinny sizes in bigger rims but no skinny 15.

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PabloCruise said:
Since we are all faced with some possible revisions to our plans, let's dig in for a Cruiser tale, shall we?

I will never forget the first time I first recognized a Land Cruiser; it definitely changed my life! My first Cruiser encounter was with an FJ-40 - the perfect classic. The 40 that first caught my eye a few years ago would later become mine. Here is the story of my first Cruiser…

In the year 2000, I moved to the foothills outside of Golden, Co. One winter day it began snowing and I was getting ready to go out and shovel the driveway. I looked outside and saw this cool little truck-like vehicle pull into my drive. There was a snowplow on front, and a dog running next to the vehicle. As I watched, the old-timer driving what would become my 40 dropped the blade and proceeded to scrape my drive clean. I went out to thank him and learned that he was a neighbor who liked taking his Cruiser out in the snow and plowing driveways in the community. He was a widower and enjoyed being out in his Land Cruiser that he had bought new in 1978. Later that day, the 40 was parked on the side of the road with the hood up – not a good sign! My new neighbor told me the water pump had failed and the engine overheated. I asked him what he was going to do? He said his kids were always asking him to move into town, they were afraid he was going to get stuck out in the middle of nowhere and die. Now that the 40 had broken down, they wanted him to move closer into town and give up his Cruiser. With a sigh, he told me he was afraid he would have to scrap the 40.

I had no knowledge of the Toyota Land Cruiser heritage, but I had enough automotive experience to know that this 40 was something special and should not be scrapped. I told him I thought he should sell it to me and give me a shot at getting this fine machine back on (and off) the road! We negotiated a fair price, and I purchased my first Toyota Land Cruiser. For some reason, the purchase of a vehicle that did not run, that I knew nothing about seemed completely reasonable!

After I got the 40 to my house, I started a careful inventory of this strange new vehicle. I loved the simple, rugged design. This 40 had only one previous owner, and other than adding the snowplow, he had not modified her too much. She had been used, and used hard. This 40 would be the opposite of “gently used”. It would take a lot of work to bring her back into good shape, but many of the original touches were still there. The 40 still wore her original paint, but some of the classic 40 rust had begun.

My research on Land Cruisers soon led me to the TLCA, Birfield.com and the infamous LCML! It would be a few years before I would sign up on ih8mud.com. I couldn’t believe the enthusiasm for Land Cruisers and the wealth of information available for these vehicles.
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And now the story of my 40, and Pig, are featured here:

www.wsj.com

A ‘Pig’ at a Wedding? His Vintage Land Cruiser Is a Party Animal.

TJ Scholand has a pair of Toyota Land Cruisers, and his 1974 FJ55 “Iron Pig” has been in nuptials, collectors’ gatherings and other adventures.
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@FJBen mentioned some folks have issue with the high beam indicator no longer working with these kits.

I checked everything before starting the new headlight project and saw I didn't have high beam indicator anyway, so no sweat!

Then when I went driving the next morning I saw I did have high beam indicator, it was just really faint.

My only compliant - sometimes when switching on the high beams, there would be a split second where low beams cut out and you have nothing! Maybe it is my high beam switch?
 
PabloCruise said:
@FJBen mentioned some folks have issue with the high beam indicator no longer working with these kits.

I checked everything before starting the new headlight project and saw I didn't have high beam indicator anyway, so no sweat!

Then when I went driving the next morning I saw I did have high beam indicator, it was just really faint.

My only compliant - sometimes when switching on the high beams, there would be a split second where low beams cut out and you have nothing! Maybe it is my high beam switch?
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I have this kit on a shelf….gotta install it. Thanks for the heads up of some potential issues.
 
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