What did you do with your 60 this weekend? (24 Viewers)
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Yes I think it’s the same as 4-5, even though my springs all have a 4 on them. I can only compare to my old dead springs but I think it feels great (and I’ve had passengers agree). I’m sure it’s relatively stiff around town, especially with the OME Sport shocks, but it’s really great when loaded up. It’s worth noting that I got my springs used so they were already a bit broken in.
FirstFJ60
SGT. Lincoln Osiris
I found these as I was going through my Cruiser. paper work. Amazing these are 37 years old. The original owner kept eveything
OME 2-3" Light (FR)/Medium (R) here:
It's settled a bit in a year:
Tires are stock 60 size 235/75/15 (29") K02s
FirstFJ60
SGT. Lincoln Osiris
I fixed the notorious back up lights not working. I had to take up both boots to the shifters but worth it. One of the wires to Back up switch became unsoldered. Instead of wasting money on buying a new one. I soldered that sucker back and WHAM...i got back up lights!
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LazarusTaxa
SILVER Star
Man, I think putting those boots back on is the single worst thing I've had to do with my cruiser yet...
mattressking
10 digits to freedom
Agreed. Truck is so well executed. Shift boots are the ONLY items that I loathe. So simple but so irritating.
FirstFJ60
SGT. Lincoln Osiris
Since I fixed back up lights and seeing a year of grime, dirt and little mold was on Osiris. I had to clean him since he is running good. I will wax it when I get more nice weather.
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FishNinJay
SILVER Star
I'm wondering about this.. my lights are stock and seem ok now. Def could be brighter. I've heard people mention these light replacments:
Sounds like a complete plug-n-play replacement.. about $400 total?
Low Beam: H4656 Sealed Beam LED Headlight Conversion Kit - https://www.headlightexperts.com/low-beam-h4656-sealed-beam-led-headlight-conversion-kit
High Beam: H4651 Sealed Beam LED Headlight Conversion Kit - https://www.headlightexperts.com/high-beam-h4651-sealed-beam-led-headlight-conversion-kit
FishNinJay
SILVER Star
Oh man.. this is my fear. Exact same plan for my ‘90fj62.
Haven’t ordered the @dnp carpet yet, but already got the kilmat. Not much rust elsewhere, and I am in So Cal.. so hopefully not too bad when I peel back the old stock carpeting. 
g’luck!
It seems like the consensus is that if you do LED bulbs in a replacement housing the light doesn’t focus well and has no real cutoff and blinds oncoming traffic. I had a 60 with a similar setup, and it was bright, but a very different scattering of light rather than a nice focused beam....and you gotta deal with the polarity/no high beam situation
Knocked a few items off my list:
- Lubed door locks and window mechanisms (and track), 3/4 power locks returned to normal function
- lubed steering wheel horn pin to address insane screeching while turning, will pull this weekend to see if it needs replacing
- lubed the driveshaft with the exception of a few U joints I didnt have access to due to my style grease gun.. got a needle tip that I will use tonight to finish the job
- This weekend -- hitting up the pick a part to get some modern toyota horns to replace mine!
FishNinJay
SILVER Star
Hmm. Good to know. I’ll do some more research. There is a high beam option as I’d need to buy two pairs. But I’ll definitely look before I leap. Thanks!!
Man, got him looking good! Where in VA are you. I picked up my 60 from a guy around Charlottesville.
FirstFJ60
SGT. Lincoln Osiris
Im in va beach. Congrats on your new purchase. There are a few of us in the area. You can PM and I will PM you
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Finally, after several weeks, all my hoses came in from Mr. T himself. I missed a few so I have to go back over and order some. I also got a thermostat and all the OEM clamps as well.
Weekend starting early this week got started on gutting all the junk wiring that’s been just shoved in places in the engine bay.
Ok I swear this isn’t a humble brag but I removed my shifter boots, cleaned them, and reinstalled them earlier this week. I thought getting the bolts lined up was annoying but not difficult. Maybe I didn’t install them correctly? I just put the inner boot on first, then the outer boot with its retaining plate, and bolted it all down together. I’m worried that I missed something. I have an early 84 60 if that makes any difference.
