Long time lurker since we bought our FJ62 2 1/2 years ago but I finally pulled the trigger on an Ironman Lift and some 31" general Grabber X3's last weekend.
What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (22 Viewers)
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Admired the old gal while I do a full paint correction and ceramic coating on my new 23 Taco.
4runner2FJ60
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Road worthy again.....Its the small stuff with these rigs. Certainly an updated universal part! (40 years old in April vs, oem new!)
BigHighBlue
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I feel like learning about the s***ty little rubber thing in the brake pedal is a right of passage for a 60 owner
4runner2FJ60
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@BigHighBlue Try it with a left broken wrist! That little thing has caused some dead batteries.
BigHighBlue
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That rubber thing has gotten me twice! First time shame on you rubber thing! Second time shame on me…sorry about your wrist
Brushed off the white residue after the Ospho went on yesterday. There is a lot of it. Then sprayed on the Eastwood frame paint. I tried various degrees of prep on the frame arch to assess how they hold up over the monsoon season which will give me an idea of what is needed in other areas when painting resumes next summer. Look at that nice clean frame!! It's got an inch of grease and rat mess inside the low point that I don't know how to get out but it's in great shape.
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Could you use a big C clamp around the top and bottom of the frame and pull them closer together? Maybe a couple of clamps to spread out the load.
My neighbors dogs scratched it up bad but I think I can sand it out.
Sure has been nice and quiet since their house burned down!
But, I wasn’t the cause. Not that I didn’t contemplate some lower levels of payback!
Sure has been nice and quiet since their house burned down!
But, I wasn’t the cause. Not that I didn’t contemplate some lower levels of payback!
I used this thread How-to: Tailgate light switch restore - https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/how-to-tailgate-light-switch-restore.679368/ as a reference on how to clean up the contacts on my rear hatch switch. I was surprised to not have broken either of the clips for the linkage either.
I also got the wheels and tires mounted. I just need the free time swap out the suspension.
I also got the wheels and tires mounted. I just need the free time swap out the suspension.
Rear sliding windows installed today. These are Toyota units from down under that came out of a White Lightning HJ61. I’ll post a how-to write up elsewhere.
I wish the paint still looked as clean as what I found under the old window gasket:
Had to lose my sticker window, but it lives on as a shop decoration.
Edit: I did a long write up on prepping old windows and installing these things in the main sliding window thread if anyone is interested. Tons of good info there from the past as well.
I wish the paint still looked as clean as what I found under the old window gasket:
Had to lose my sticker window, but it lives on as a shop decoration.
Edit: I did a long write up on prepping old windows and installing these things in the main sliding window thread if anyone is interested. Tons of good info there from the past as well.
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I finally completed the break-in period on my 62. Can now start driving it normally!
Did a little more work this afternoon. Swapping the front end to go back to SUA. Not bad for an hour. Also swapped out the battery tray for a stainless jobby and did the horn pin/ steering wheel contact plate
red66toy
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Went out with some friends and found some wilderness . Beautiful.
damn, that raft is almost big enough to float the 60,
Installed a set of 4Plus @lcwizard u-bolt flip kits on the rear axle. Beautiful stuff, pretty easy job. Just make sure you keep the springs pressed into the axles above them so you don’t have to try to land the top of the center pin back in the damn hole. That’s a 2-bottle-jack, 2-ratchet-strap, 5-cuss-word job. Luckily it didn’t come to that. Anyway, can’t say enough about the build quality- beautiful design, great powder coat, really beefy thick steel, quality hardware. Remember, 4Plus is closing up shop some time soon so get this stuff while ya can.
A funny bug/feature about this kit I think actually solved a problem for me, too. The rear shocks are Dobinson IMS for their 2-3” lift kit, but I have a shackle reversal up front and 6.5” shackles in the rear, so at rest they’re pretty close to their lower limit - maybe 2-3” of droop max. I was going to get some different shocks, but the flip kit bottom shock post is roughly 2-3” higher than the original shock post. I think that actually puts the shock much closer to centered at rest. I’m gonna run ‘em for a while and see what happens. They already feel a touch softer on the road so there’s that. Maybe it’s more preload?
Couple photos of work on progress. It was too dark when I got home to get any glamor shots.
My only qualm is that the threads on the u-bolt could be cut a little deeper. I torqued everything down no problem, but geez, there must be about a single thread left. Maybe that was calculated, who knows. Photo shows 30ft-lb of torque on the nuts - snugged up and ready to start rotating around bringing them up to full torque. I suppose you could stack washers in a pinch, but… nice to do it with the minimum amount of hardware.
A funny bug/feature about this kit I think actually solved a problem for me, too. The rear shocks are Dobinson IMS for their 2-3” lift kit, but I have a shackle reversal up front and 6.5” shackles in the rear, so at rest they’re pretty close to their lower limit - maybe 2-3” of droop max. I was going to get some different shocks, but the flip kit bottom shock post is roughly 2-3” higher than the original shock post. I think that actually puts the shock much closer to centered at rest. I’m gonna run ‘em for a while and see what happens. They already feel a touch softer on the road so there’s that. Maybe it’s more preload?
Couple photos of work on progress. It was too dark when I got home to get any glamor shots.
My only qualm is that the threads on the u-bolt could be cut a little deeper. I torqued everything down no problem, but geez, there must be about a single thread left. Maybe that was calculated, who knows. Photo shows 30ft-lb of torque on the nuts - snugged up and ready to start rotating around bringing them up to full torque. I suppose you could stack washers in a pinch, but… nice to do it with the minimum amount of hardware.
Bought it! 1986 FJ60. 10th LC in 10 years. I've had 5-100's, 3- 80's and currently a 200 and 80. First 60! The sickness continues.... time to become a 60 expert!
