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Tire Strength Every tire has its failure point, but there are certainly some that are more durable than others. My experience has shown me that tire failures can be mitigated by the following: Selecting the right tire for your uses Inflating to the correct pressure Driving with care/caution...

There is truly something to be said about being able to combine a body, chassis and drivetrain you love all into one unique vehicle. I've followed some other things you have built (or are building) and I'm sure this one will follow suit. I'm quite smitten with my new to me 80 series, well most...

Sounds like quite the formula, I'll be following.

Where are you sourcing the square tube mandrel bends, or are they being produced "in house"?

Helpful indeed! Thanks for documenting stuff like that.

Let me know, its been some time but I'll help in any way I can. I heard through the grapevine my old truck got wrecked, I'm trying to find out where it ended up, I would love to have the locker/sliders/skids off of it. Mike

There were many factors why I went bolt on, and corrosion was one of them. I'd like to see how much flex, if any, the various aftermarket bolt on options for 100 or 80 series cruisers sliders have. Mine have a bit of flex when jacked up by the outrigger, but I know I need to go through and...

I was hoping you would have chimed in..... I think I'm just being overly cautious, but I was thinking I would either coat the inside of the frame fluid film, or perhaps eastwood's internal frame coating.

For those of you who weld them to the frame, is there anything done to prevent corrosion on the inside of the frame? I just built a set of bolt on sliders for my 80 series, using a trail gear kit and fabbing my own legs and bolt on mounts as I didn't like the thought of bare steel on the inside...

Glad to see Scooby is still getting used, sure does make me miss mine!

Lot's of different types of snow out there, so pay attention to geographical location with snow reviews. I have had two sets of AT3's now and had them on the road in some slushy, watery snow and on the trail in some crusty spring snow that has frozen and melted several times. The snow on the...

This might be an odd request, but could you possibly get a few up close pics of where your sliders mount to your frame? I ordered the same TG kit and my slider legs look as though they are going to land right at the bottom of the frame while still ending up really close to the pinch seam on the...

Nice!

not that you always should, but its generally easy enough to swap out the wall mounted plug. most of the 220v plugs have different styles for different amp ratings. Or using some parts sourced from a home improvement store, you can make a simple extension cord with the correct plug on it...

what spindle did you use? Mike

Glad it went to a good home!! It was a joy to build. Mike

New to me 1993 1. 1993 FZJ 80, maroon (not sure what Toyota calls it?) 2. Mike or Shmabs 3. First LC, had it a little over a month ago 4. 213k when I bought it, 215k now. 5. The truck came with a small lift and 33 inch duratracs which I swapped out for cooper AT3's, basically stock other...

Thanks for all the input folks. I'm base lining the 80, and getting it up to my standards as I have a trip to Utah in a few weeks and will be taking the 80, so that will be a good test to see how well the chassis works for me. As I explained to my brother, I really like the 80 series platform...

Thanks for the info guys, I'm thinking that a 100 would probably be the "perfect" truck for me, but then again, I'm not sure if that really exists. I'm going to start taking care of a few of the issues the truck has and go from there. Mike

Hi guys, I ended up buying the 80 series and driving it 500ish miles home. I'm not sure it's the right truck for me, so it may be for sale again shortly. I'm having a hard time getting comfortable in it (knee and back issues) and if I can't get comfortable in truck, it's tough for me to hang...