Everytime I see KC lights I flashback to my high school Jeepin’ days in the early ‘80s. We all wanted a set mounted to our roll bar.
Those lights are so nostalgic to me.
I love em’!!
What have you done to your 100 Series this week? (59 Viewers)
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Those lights are so nostalgic to me.
I love em’!!
Ironman. Seem to be pretty stout. Did require me to get some longer bolts to make it through the points and the bumper brackets.
Yes, yes that's all well and good but when are the new diffs going in?
Not soon enough. Probably a couple weeks.
In the meantime...
Installed some necessary switches.
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Hammered in the pinch welds and took a heat gun and a baseball to the inner liner to fit the Method NV 305 17’s on 285/70 17 Falken AT3. They fit with no rub at full turn but you can barely fit a playing card in between. I also pulled out years worth dirt that got trapped in between the body and side molding. For reference I wear a size 10.5.
Would love to know how you like these tires. Been running the at2’s for faaaar to long!
Yup, about $300. Seen other mudders score them for cheaper, oh well. Had some project coming up.
air up n down
94SRUNNER
GOLD Star
Replaced both PCV hoses (12261-50070 and 12262-50080). Hose #1 on the PS valve cover was original and cracked in multiple locations. Hose #2 was only replaced (w/ OEM and OEM valve) about 40K miles, but it was in rough shape and I had an extra one in my parts stash, so I figured it was time.
Anyone know the service interval of the valve?
Anyone know the service interval of the valve?
JunkCrzr89
Competent Ignoramoose
No spec’d service interval, to my knowledge. But I’ve always preventatively changed the valve and hoses at every timing belt job. Probably could go every other timing belt job, but As you know, they’re easy on the wallet.
EDIT: Toyota spec’d service interval for PCV valve is to *inspect* every 15k miles or 12 months, whichever comes first.
Blew a rear AHC hose couple of weeks back, finally got time to fix it, had two hoses made up using the old ends £70.00 
Put on the new 18" 275 x 70's while it was up in the air.
Got it home today, an hour later was called out to pull a Ford Ranger and a Shogun out of the snow.
Put on the new 18" 275 x 70's while it was up in the air. Got it home today, an hour later was called out to pull a Ford Ranger and a Shogun out of the snow.
Mostly all amazon except got sum high flow fittings at Harbor freight. Im in $170 w crimper n got extra parts pieces. Cost about the same to buy but when u put together u can get better parts.
its for all 4 tires pic only shows one side
94SRUNNER
GOLD Star
Where are you finding these service intervals?
I bought a fog light wiring harness off them and 100% quality. Nice thick gauge wire, unlike the eBay stuff.
JunkCrzr89
Competent Ignoramoose
It’s from Toyota document #OM60829E for 100+105 series. I have a pdf I can send you; I can’t figure out how to upload it on here. Alternatively, you can probably find it here Toyota Gibraltar Stockholdings (TGS) - 4x4 vehicles for aid agencies - https://www.toyota-gib.com/eng/index.html#
I just picked up my lx last weekend. Took it to get a full inspection the following day, put new discs, flushed trans, both CVs replaced, oil change, repacked bearings, flushed power steering, and other random preventative things here and there.
It had 8 year old tires that were shot, so I put some 285/75/16s yesterday. They scrubbed slightly on the passenger side inner fender when cutting the wheel in reverse, but it looked like it was more or so because of the inner fender liner that poked out a bit more on the right. It also seemed to sit a slight bit lower on the passengers side so I adjusted the torsion bars two rotations on the passenger side and one rotation on the driver's side. Each sided ended up measuring up equally from fender to hub.
I ended up removing the running boards, and I already like the look a lot more, though I did already find myself getting use to using the running boards, so there was one or two missteps getting in.
It already had AHC delete by previous owner; however, the AHC "off" light was blinking, so I removed the AHC ecu plugs, and it's good to go.
My CDL light (and the vsc/trac lights) stopped coming on randomly, but I sat there for about 10 minutes locking and unlocking, and also unplugged and cleaned the cdl switch plug, and it seems to be good to go. (It seems the previous owner just never used the CDL)
Fixed an annoying squeak from the rear drivers side door (ended up just being a screw under the control panel the needed a couple more turns).
Fixed and ordered the rear window washer, which was non existent. It seems the prior owner removed it to diagnose why it wasn't working. Turns out the line in the engine bay had worn and was spraying out.
Things I'll be doing in the future....
getting a mild lift 1.5-2" max (I've yet to decide which brand to go with, so any input is appreciated). I have a farm with mildly rough terrain I'll occasionally drive through, but will mainly be used for occasional camping/OL and highway driving. The main purpose for the suspension upgrade is because it unfortunately came with the wonderful strut master conversion. I will say, it rides pretty well on the highway, but I drove around in my backyard through some bumps and I'm certainly not impressed (and of course they don't have the best reputation, according to other forum posts).
I could also use new UCA ball joints, I'll likely do those at the same time I install the lift/torsion bars. I'll probably buy the full UCA (any suggested brands?).
I'll likely be getting some oem mudflaps for the front.
The sunroof seems to be leaking a bit, after a hard rain the last day or two, as I had a small puddle in the passengers seat. I did clean out the drains, and the seal itself seems solid with no apparent cuts or pinholes, so I'm somewhat confused to where the leak is coming from. I'm really hoping it's not the seal.
I have a DVD nav unit on its way that should be here Monday, mine has the "no disk detected" error, and I've already taken the unit out, tried cleaning it, and had no luck. I also took the nav disk from my mother's ES 300 (same dvd nav unit part number) and it still failed to read that disk. Hopefully the new one will fix the situation.
May paint or plastidip wheels? Idk
Conclusion:
So far, I love this thing (knock on wood). I'll appreciate any guidance or constructive criticism towards my future build/plans. I did have a 92 xj for a while, and a 64 cj5, but they were almost purely farm trucks, so highway safety and drivability wasnt a huge concern. I will say though, I've crept around on this forum for several months looking for advice in buying my 100, and doing the few things I've done, and it's been an incredible help, so thank you. My post is somewhat erratic, but maybe the things I discuss may also help future owners. Also, I'm not use to this forum layout, so if I'm posting this incorrectly, let me know. It seemed the "what have you done to your lc today" was applicable.
Anyways, happy cruisin! (That's a thing right?)
(Pic is just a little before and after)
It had 8 year old tires that were shot, so I put some 285/75/16s yesterday. They scrubbed slightly on the passenger side inner fender when cutting the wheel in reverse, but it looked like it was more or so because of the inner fender liner that poked out a bit more on the right. It also seemed to sit a slight bit lower on the passengers side so I adjusted the torsion bars two rotations on the passenger side and one rotation on the driver's side. Each sided ended up measuring up equally from fender to hub.
I ended up removing the running boards, and I already like the look a lot more, though I did already find myself getting use to using the running boards, so there was one or two missteps getting in.
It already had AHC delete by previous owner; however, the AHC "off" light was blinking, so I removed the AHC ecu plugs, and it's good to go.
My CDL light (and the vsc/trac lights) stopped coming on randomly, but I sat there for about 10 minutes locking and unlocking, and also unplugged and cleaned the cdl switch plug, and it seems to be good to go. (It seems the previous owner just never used the CDL)
Fixed an annoying squeak from the rear drivers side door (ended up just being a screw under the control panel the needed a couple more turns).
Fixed and ordered the rear window washer, which was non existent. It seems the prior owner removed it to diagnose why it wasn't working. Turns out the line in the engine bay had worn and was spraying out.
Things I'll be doing in the future....
getting a mild lift 1.5-2" max (I've yet to decide which brand to go with, so any input is appreciated). I have a farm with mildly rough terrain I'll occasionally drive through, but will mainly be used for occasional camping/OL and highway driving. The main purpose for the suspension upgrade is because it unfortunately came with the wonderful strut master conversion. I will say, it rides pretty well on the highway, but I drove around in my backyard through some bumps and I'm certainly not impressed (and of course they don't have the best reputation, according to other forum posts).
I could also use new UCA ball joints, I'll likely do those at the same time I install the lift/torsion bars. I'll probably buy the full UCA (any suggested brands?).
I'll likely be getting some oem mudflaps for the front.
The sunroof seems to be leaking a bit, after a hard rain the last day or two, as I had a small puddle in the passengers seat. I did clean out the drains, and the seal itself seems solid with no apparent cuts or pinholes, so I'm somewhat confused to where the leak is coming from. I'm really hoping it's not the seal.
I have a DVD nav unit on its way that should be here Monday, mine has the "no disk detected" error, and I've already taken the unit out, tried cleaning it, and had no luck. I also took the nav disk from my mother's ES 300 (same dvd nav unit part number) and it still failed to read that disk. Hopefully the new one will fix the situation.
May paint or plastidip wheels? Idk
Conclusion:
So far, I love this thing (knock on wood). I'll appreciate any guidance or constructive criticism towards my future build/plans. I did have a 92 xj for a while, and a 64 cj5, but they were almost purely farm trucks, so highway safety and drivability wasnt a huge concern. I will say though, I've crept around on this forum for several months looking for advice in buying my 100, and doing the few things I've done, and it's been an incredible help, so thank you. My post is somewhat erratic, but maybe the things I discuss may also help future owners. Also, I'm not use to this forum layout, so if I'm posting this incorrectly, let me know. It seemed the "what have you done to your lc today" was applicable.
Anyways, happy cruisin! (That's a thing right?)
(Pic is just a little before and after)
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