Tell Me About 1999 LC's --UPDATE On Page 3
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Pedro
Capitan rally fluffer
The 99's all have rear lockers. The price sounds good.
The front diffs are the weaker versions, but if you aren't going to wheel it in the rocks hard, you should be fine.
We have 200k miles on ours, and we have had very few issues with it.
Cackalak Han
Explorer
With 81k, the 90k mile service is coming up. It's pretty costly (timing belt/water pump), so be sure to have the dealership do this before purchase.
Will the stock front diff hold up to general four wheeling, no rock climbing ? Also is there a way without spending mega bucks to make it stronger ?
Nick
Get an ARB up front and your are golden. Stronger up front and a fully locked vehicle in case you are ready to have a little fun
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By the way, I just bought a 99 and love it. Fully locked and ready to go! Make sure you get the 90k service done before you buy it. Expensive!!!
Get an ARB up front and your are golden. Stronger up front and a fully locked vehicle in case you are ready to have a little fun
'By the way, I just bought a 99 and love it. Fully locked and ready to go! Make sure you get the 90k service done before you buy it. Expensive!!!
spressomon
Expedition Leader
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I've had my '99 100 Series for 8 years now. Closing in on 200K miles. I have slightly modified :sombrero: it, and have beat on it severely. Absolutely the best truck I have ever had. If you aren't planning on the rock crawling stuff too much, the front diff won't bother you at all. The upgrades are spendy. An ARB / regear will set you back a few $K. I keep looking for alternatives to the 100, but haven't found any I like.
ChuckB
Expedition Leader
The rear SF has actually given me worse fits. But we're going to be changing that soon
Care to elaborate? :ylsmoke:
spressomon
Expedition Leader
I use this rig harder than probably some if not most 100 owners. Some of the sub assemblies, including the rear axle bearing design, is probably not designed to handle the type of usage I've subjected this rig to over the past 5-years. 4-rear axle rebuilds in the past year due to seal failure. Quite possibly I bent the housing...or not.
But at the end of the day I absolutely hate not having an axle system I can service and maintain myself (on the recent Utah trip alone we did over 130 stream crossings). There is no way to check, as on the 80-Series FF, whether water has contaminated the seal/bearings. And when its had enough it just fails...sort of like Russian Roulette...you just don't know when or where it will happen.
The pressed on bearing retainer and all the other related parts is about a $675 PER SIDE parts and labor (mostly parts!!!) at any Toyota dealer. You'd need a couple expensive SSTs and at least a 40T press to do it at home; no possible R&R in the field.
99.99% of Hundy owners don't see the SF as a problem...