weak points on a 60?

[jzilla]

Good to know,
Would you guys recommend something to protect the tranny and transfer? I have nothing covering the bottom of them, that old cover came off a while ago, it just caused more rust on the frame anyways.

 

[Tapage]

The factory tcase - tranny cover are really good, for normal off road .. ( maybe less tough in real rockcrawling )

For the initial question, I thought your friend was thinking that your Land Cruiser are the same Jeep Thing .. !

But NO .. your Land Cruiser are one of the most tough off road vehicles in the world .. !

 

[Cruiserdrew]

Good to know,
Would you guys recommend something to protect the tranny and transfer? I have nothing covering the bottom of them, that old cover came off a while ago, it just caused more rust on the frame anyways.

Do not go offroad without a skid plate under the tranny and t-case. The Split case is super strong, much stronger than the traditional Land Cruiser transfercases, but I still would not want to smash it down hard on a rock. You might crack the cast aluminum.

I have to laugh at Peter's comment above. He is being modest-I suspect he has wheeled and modified a 60 series more than anyone on the planet. His rig is SICK with 53 inch tires. That isn't a typo. I've bent several stock tie rods on my FJ40, and agree with the need for stronger ones in an FJ60.

 

[cruiser_guy]

Anyobne kind enough to post a pic please? - of a BJ60

Check out my avitar. It's a BJ60! Looks identical to the HJ60 except under the hood.

 

[crushers]

Do not go offroad without a skid plate under the tranny and t-case. The Split case is super strong, much stronger than the traditional Land Cruiser transfercases, but I still would not want to smash it down hard on a rock. You might crack the cast aluminum.

I have to laugh at Peter's comment above. He is being modest-I suspect he has wheeled and modified a 60 series more than anyone on the planet. His rig is SICK with 53 inch tires. That isn't a typo. I've bent several stock tie rods on my FJ40, and agree with the need for stronger ones in an FJ60.

since i do not go rock crawling and i see more mud and brush i get rid of mine almost as soon as i get them...
just someplace for mud to gather...
cheers

 

[brownbear]

since i do not go rock crawling and i see more mud and brush i get rid of mine almost as soon as i get them...
just someplace for mud to gather...
cheers

somehow I bent my skid plate over the txcase. together they rubbed. took me forever and ford mechanic to find that damm noise. it made a groan everytime I started off on the road. I thought it was my brakes locking up, which they were........

really it took forever to find it. I did many searches under the truck to no avail.

I had to do a provincial insp. so I took the mech for a ride and re enacted the sound. he found a tiny spot where they touched. bent it back and the sound has been gone.

I never did any rock crawling. just got hung up on some grass mounds. Probably would have been better off with out it. Definately would not have given my 8 months of searching for mysterious noise.

I even posted on here many times complaining about it...........

 

[joel hj60]

oh so it a hj with the 3b in it, which would = super dooper slug!