I rejoined the Toyota club last May with a very nicely maintained FJ62. Bone-stock with meticulous maintenance records. I hope I've done the Previous Owner proud, he had called her "Lola" and treated her very well.
What do you get a Landcruiser for it's upcoming 200,000th mile? I decide to treat mine. It was a four step process
1. Take the rust out. As you can see by the first picture, I had some of the classic wheel-well rot. A big shout out to Clint at Class n Kustom. If you have body work to be done in the Portland area, I highly recommend you check them out. Straight-forward, courteous, and in my case, fast.
2. Get the lift on. Kurt from Cruiser Outfitters got me set-up right with OME Medium up front and heavy in the back. It was a very long and very cold Saturday with my dad, brother, and a friend who helped. It's great having ASE-certified mechanics, engineers, and LC owners in the family.
3. Get some proper wider wheel. I was able to find some perfect alloys on Craigslist and got them at a fair price. If anyone recognizes them, let me know. They are stamped "Made in the USA" on the back. Clear-coated them myself to keep them clean.
4. Get the new wheels shod in some proper rubber. I went back-and-forth on this A LOT as everyone seems to. I actually had some KO's 33x10.5x15 on-order, but canceled after reading mixed to terrible reviews about their snow performance I went with Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac in 33x12.5x15. I was a little concerned about the extra width, but they look great and the handling still seems tight and the auto tranny really seems to be handling it well.
Here are the obligatory poser pics.
So I've rechristened it "Beast", more as a nod to my favorite childhood comic book character, the intelligent and agile Hank McCoy. I know compared to most rigs on this forum, it's tame little truck.
I'll get her in the snow soon and let you know how the new rubber performs.
A big thanks to EVERYONE on this forum as I would be lost and broke with out it. Now i'm just broke.
What do you get a Landcruiser for it's upcoming 200,000th mile? I decide to treat mine. It was a four step process
1. Take the rust out. As you can see by the first picture, I had some of the classic wheel-well rot. A big shout out to Clint at Class n Kustom. If you have body work to be done in the Portland area, I highly recommend you check them out. Straight-forward, courteous, and in my case, fast.
2. Get the lift on. Kurt from Cruiser Outfitters got me set-up right with OME Medium up front and heavy in the back. It was a very long and very cold Saturday with my dad, brother, and a friend who helped. It's great having ASE-certified mechanics, engineers, and LC owners in the family.
3. Get some proper wider wheel. I was able to find some perfect alloys on Craigslist and got them at a fair price. If anyone recognizes them, let me know. They are stamped "Made in the USA" on the back. Clear-coated them myself to keep them clean.
4. Get the new wheels shod in some proper rubber. I went back-and-forth on this A LOT as everyone seems to. I actually had some KO's 33x10.5x15 on-order, but canceled after reading mixed to terrible reviews about their snow performance I went with Goodyear Wrangler Duratrac in 33x12.5x15. I was a little concerned about the extra width, but they look great and the handling still seems tight and the auto tranny really seems to be handling it well.
Here are the obligatory poser pics.
So I've rechristened it "Beast", more as a nod to my favorite childhood comic book character, the intelligent and agile Hank McCoy. I know compared to most rigs on this forum, it's tame little truck.
I'll get her in the snow soon and let you know how the new rubber performs.
A big thanks to EVERYONE on this forum as I would be lost and broke with out it. Now i'm just broke.