I have heard that you can use other landcruiser starters in a fj40 which are better. Any recommendations for a F motor with a 4 speed bell housing?
starter motor upgrade for fj40
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Gear-reduction starter from a 60-series is a nice upgrade.
x2 and it will plug right in.
If you have a bypass resistor on your coil, it may require some minor rewiring...
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Any specific year from a fj60 to buy or are they all the same?
I think it is '82 - '92 (maybe other years, too....)
I just bought a rebuilt one off eBay for about $75 (with no core charge). It was too good of a deal to pass up.....
Rocky
I just bought a rebuilt one off eBay for about $75 (with no core charge). It was too good of a deal to pass up.....
Rocky
Georg (orangefj45 here on MUD) sells them for less 
cruiserkev
3 decades in the same FJ40
x3 on the 60 series gear reduction starters. I fried 3 or 4 stock starters on my 76 over a 5 year period back in the 90's untl I found out about these. Had mine 12 years now and it still works great. 
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I just installed it and all I can say is Wow! Thanks all.
if you order a re-man starter for a FJ40 from Toyota......you get the GR starter regardless.
even my 1964 45LV......takes the GR starter
even my 1964 45LV......takes the GR starter
Will this GR starter you guys are taking about also fit a 67 F motor with a 3 speed?
DAD2SIX said:
My '65 took one just fine...you may need to alter some wiring...a little search on here will give you all you need to know.
Keep an eye out on Ksl, A guy sells 60/40 parts he keeps stockpiled in some barn in Heber fairly often.. I picked one up from him for $20 or so a while back. Great upgrade!
Thanks! I will
boozewz
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Been checking part numbers to upgrade the starter on my 82 FJ45 Troopy and it seems they're the same as 87 FJ62 starters. How do I know the later model cruisers has the gear reduction if the part numbers are the same?
The part number I've found is 28100-60070
Also, for a newbie question: how does the gear reduction help?
The part number I've found is 28100-60070
Also, for a newbie question: how does the gear reduction help?
82 FJ45 came with gear reduction. it's a lot smaller so you can tell by looking at one.
The advantages are smaller motor, less current draw, more torque.
Disadvantages are no feed for bypass resistor, and different sound (some prefer the old school sound of a direct drive starter).
The advantages are smaller motor, less current draw, more torque.
Disadvantages are no feed for bypass resistor, and different sound (some prefer the old school sound of a direct drive starter).
boozewz
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Thanks for the clarification!
My FJ40 now has an oddly 'modern' starting sound, but the old one cranked like a tired old tractor (and I've owned a few of those...). You might also gain about 1 MPG by ditching the older, heavier starter
Hello, hopefully someone can help me. I know this is an old thread but I have a 81 FJ43 with a 2f and I really need to starter badly. I keep seeing about the fj60 with the gear reduction would fit the F engine, but does anyone have a part number for the correct fj60 gear reduction starter that would fit a 2f? I wasn't sure it was a different starter for the fn2f engines. Hopefully someone can clarify this for me . I appreciate it. Thank you very much. Oh and my coil does not have The external resistor I upgraded to a new coil from sor with the internal resistor so that should just be plug and Play for this starter, correct.
Thank you very much
Thank you very much
28100-60070-84
