TurboDennis
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After tapping the holes, it's highly recommended to build up some metal to the right of the actuator to ensure enough sealing surface. I used some Toyota red FIPG on both sides of the gasket to reduce the chance of leaks further (note the extra FIPG on the area that was built up). Finished product:
Next came the wiring. Front locker harness plugs into existing connector near the air filter, so no drama there. For the rear, i went the most difficult route imaginable, because i wanted the conversion to be as close to original as possible. All the 80 series are pre-wired for the lockers in the dash (for the switch and ECU), but the non-locked trucks are missing the 5 wires in the main body harness (that runs along the drivers side rocker panel and then down under the truck). My first plan was to just swap the body harnesses with a set from a locked LX450 parts truck that i have. That plan went out the window when i saw that my LC body harness has about 10 more wires in it, despite not having the locker wires. Im not yet sure what all those extra wires are for, but they might come in handy for installing other cool factory gadgets later down the road, so i decided to keep the original LC harness and add the locker wires to it.
So i opened up the LX450 harness, removed the 5 correct color-coded locker wires from it (including the pins from connectors at both sides). Then i removed the entire body harness and "rear bumper harness" from the LC. Opened them up, inserted the locker wires into the middle of the loom, pins into the connectors and taped it all back up, and reinstalled, using all original mounting clips and wire protectors. The whole procedure took a ridiculous amount of time, but end result is a conversion that looks nearly 100% factory, even with close inspection. In fact, i dont think anyone would ever be able to tell that this truck didnt come triple locked from the factory (without checking the axle code on the door sticker, of course )
After that i rebuilt the knuckles with all new OEM bearings, seals, new spindles (the old ones had a bit of wear on the bearing surfaces). The procedure was detailed on mud a million times, so im not gonna go into details. Just a mandatory "greasy mess" pic.
Next came the wiring. Front locker harness plugs into existing connector near the air filter, so no drama there. For the rear, i went the most difficult route imaginable, because i wanted the conversion to be as close to original as possible. All the 80 series are pre-wired for the lockers in the dash (for the switch and ECU), but the non-locked trucks are missing the 5 wires in the main body harness (that runs along the drivers side rocker panel and then down under the truck). My first plan was to just swap the body harnesses with a set from a locked LX450 parts truck that i have. That plan went out the window when i saw that my LC body harness has about 10 more wires in it, despite not having the locker wires. Im not yet sure what all those extra wires are for, but they might come in handy for installing other cool factory gadgets later down the road, so i decided to keep the original LC harness and add the locker wires to it.
So i opened up the LX450 harness, removed the 5 correct color-coded locker wires from it (including the pins from connectors at both sides). Then i removed the entire body harness and "rear bumper harness" from the LC. Opened them up, inserted the locker wires into the middle of the loom, pins into the connectors and taped it all back up, and reinstalled, using all original mounting clips and wire protectors. The whole procedure took a ridiculous amount of time, but end result is a conversion that looks nearly 100% factory, even with close inspection. In fact, i dont think anyone would ever be able to tell that this truck didnt come triple locked from the factory (without checking the axle code on the door sticker, of course )
After that i rebuilt the knuckles with all new OEM bearings, seals, new spindles (the old ones had a bit of wear on the bearing surfaces). The procedure was detailed on mud a million times, so im not gonna go into details. Just a mandatory "greasy mess" pic.
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