An evolution in 80-Series ownership...
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LexusAllTerrain
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Adventureduo was using Hankook 295/75/16" but now I think he is back to 285/75/16" Cooper tires.
Bumper looks nice, what a bummer that it is scratch it looks nasty for such a nice bumper!
Bumper looks nice, what a bummer that it is scratch it looks nasty for such a nice bumper!
SWITAWI
Doesn't Get Out Enough
Sinc all I did was ride around in Matt's LX yesterday...
Got his Alu-Box for odd & ends and recovery gear. He ordered a couple new Sceptre MFCs (at a price I won't condone, lol) to carry fuel.
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Talked him into a little side trip after we went to look at an FJ40. Not a great quality pic, but all I had was my phone...
Got his Alu-Box for odd & ends and recovery gear. He ordered a couple new Sceptre MFCs (at a price I won't condone, lol) to carry fuel.
:safari-rig:
Talked him into a little side trip after we went to look at an FJ40. Not a great quality pic, but all I had was my phone...
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SWITAWI
Doesn't Get Out Enough
Matt got a new Toy...
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Needs some TLC... Maybe not the TLC some of you are thinking of, though if he had that kind of budget I'm sure he wouldn't complain.
And yeah, it's not an 80-Series like I titled the thread, but hey you get what you pay for when someone else posts your pictures. :ylsmoke:
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Needs some TLC... Maybe not the TLC some of you are thinking of, though if he had that kind of budget I'm sure he wouldn't complain.
And yeah, it's not an 80-Series like I titled the thread, but hey you get what you pay for when someone else posts your pictures. :ylsmoke:
SWITAWI
Doesn't Get Out Enough
Time for a different chapter...
Since Matt has settled in with LX now, and he's spending more quality time with his recently-purchased '78 FJ40, I figured I'd drag our other friend Jeff into this thread as well. In hindsight the thread title kind of lends itself to multiple vehicles, so lucky me.
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Back in the 90's Jeff and his wife owned a Medium Red Pearl 80-Series ('93 or '94 I think). It was her daily driver for years, pretty much unmodified. Jeff put a TJM basic bumper (no bulbar) on the front after she 'made contact' with a car in front of her. It was a good truck and he eventually sold it to a friend. Now a decade-plus down the road he was jonesing for another Land Cruiser. The only thing holding him back was that Matt had his own '93 at the time... I know, I know. That's such silly thinking because the world would be a better place if everyone owned an 80-Series Land Cruiser, right?
:ylsmoke:
Well after Matt's truck got written off by a distracted Lincoln Aviator driver coming down his street Jeff's interest suddenly renewed. He found a well-used '93 in Austin that the owner and family had camped in extensively with an RTT. The truck was lifted on 285s with an ARB up front, has a snorkel, but the RTT had already been sold off separately. Since the purchase he and Matt installed a Slee rear bumper on it. I only have a couple pictures of this truck...
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So anyway, what prompted me to post this is that for some reason Jeff got an itch to mount mil-surplus run flats on his 80. He's already bought a set of five 37x12.50s on the breakdown rims and the GM-to-Toyota adapter/spacer units to run them. Those things must weigh a metric ton apiece, and the tire/wheel combo ain't light either, lol. His brakes already need some attention as it is and I think he's kind of insane to run these on a bone-stock, high-mileage drivetrain. It's gonna be like driving uphill forever, am I right? He has already said that if he doesn't like the setup he'll just chalk it up to a learning experience and sell off the parts. Thoughts or opinions?
The peanut gallery is open for commentary... :lurk:
Since Matt has settled in with LX now, and he's spending more quality time with his recently-purchased '78 FJ40, I figured I'd drag our other friend Jeff into this thread as well. In hindsight the thread title kind of lends itself to multiple vehicles, so lucky me.
:safari-rig:
Back in the 90's Jeff and his wife owned a Medium Red Pearl 80-Series ('93 or '94 I think). It was her daily driver for years, pretty much unmodified. Jeff put a TJM basic bumper (no bulbar) on the front after she 'made contact' with a car in front of her. It was a good truck and he eventually sold it to a friend. Now a decade-plus down the road he was jonesing for another Land Cruiser. The only thing holding him back was that Matt had his own '93 at the time... I know, I know. That's such silly thinking because the world would be a better place if everyone owned an 80-Series Land Cruiser, right?
:ylsmoke:
Well after Matt's truck got written off by a distracted Lincoln Aviator driver coming down his street Jeff's interest suddenly renewed. He found a well-used '93 in Austin that the owner and family had camped in extensively with an RTT. The truck was lifted on 285s with an ARB up front, has a snorkel, but the RTT had already been sold off separately. Since the purchase he and Matt installed a Slee rear bumper on it. I only have a couple pictures of this truck...
:truck:
So anyway, what prompted me to post this is that for some reason Jeff got an itch to mount mil-surplus run flats on his 80. He's already bought a set of five 37x12.50s on the breakdown rims and the GM-to-Toyota adapter/spacer units to run them. Those things must weigh a metric ton apiece, and the tire/wheel combo ain't light either, lol. His brakes already need some attention as it is and I think he's kind of insane to run these on a bone-stock, high-mileage drivetrain. It's gonna be like driving uphill forever, am I right? He has already said that if he doesn't like the setup he'll just chalk it up to a learning experience and sell off the parts. Thoughts or opinions?
The peanut gallery is open for commentary... :lurk: