Toyota Landcruiser 79 Series

A mate of mine has one,fully kitted out,been all over the countryside in the last few years,not a single issue.

His has BP-51,ARB setup,and it rides extremely well,weighs 3.3T on the scales at the dump,empty,full of fuel and water,just driver.He has also had it fully sound proofed,doors,floor,everywhere,but its still noisy,more wind noise than anything.I have the BP's on the LC200,and love them as well.

It has a turning circle similar to a Puma,so can be an effort to park and also turn on tracks at times.
He has just recently had the wider axle done,and said there isnt a lot of difference,actually probably not worth the $.

For dual batteries,go lithium if you can afford it,they are so much better.
DCS do under bonnet,have done for quite a few years now.They actually have 130A lithiums for under bonnet use in the 200,but i dont know if they will fit under the 79 bonnet easily.
Once my batteries are shagged,i will go Lithium.

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Originally Posted by chuck

Give them an ECU upgrade and they are producing big numbers -

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Anything is possible when you start at such a low base.

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

The best option would be to replace the asthmatic Toyota diesel with a LR 4.4 TDV8 [thumbsupbig] .

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There is Nothing "Asthmatic" about the 4.5l Toyota TDV8 when they have a slight "Chip" and a decent exhaust[thumbsupbig]

And I guess it's only another $3500 for that, and the guys I know that have paid nearly $130k don't even blink at amounts under $5k on the cruiser.... It's called "value adding".

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Originally Posted by 101RRS

Anything is possible when you start at such a low base.

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Yes the base tune vastly de rates the engine But it doesnt take much of a tuning upgrade to let the horses loose without flogging the guts out of the engine/transmission.

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Originally Posted by shack

And I guess it's only another $3500 for that, and the guys I know that have paid nearly $130k don't even blink at amounts under $5k on the cruiser.... It's called "value adding".

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Still cheap compared to new Land Rovers.

New Discovery $150k + now and you cant get anything legal for them.

New Defender conservatively specced with bull bar winch & RAI $140K +.

If Landrover were to build a Defender Tray Body they would be even more expensive.

Pretty difficult to put a tray on a monocoque chassis[bigwhistle]

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Originally Posted by trout1105

Yes the base tune vastly de rates the engine But it doesnt take much of a tuning upgrade to let the horses loose without flogging the guts out of the engine/transmission.

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Yep people get stonking torque and power from the Cruiser V8s. They seem to be very strong and very able with tuning. They sounds great with the right exhaust too. Cheers

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Originally Posted by trout1105

Pretty difficult to put a tray on a monocoque chassis[bigwhistle]

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Or do any type of GVM upgrade....illegal.

The lack of aftermarket accessories for modern LR's for touring is a real issue.
The LR Bullbar for the Defender is overpriced and basically useless,as an example.

i saw a good comment from Rob Pepper,not a bad journo,his comment,with all these LC's having huge GVM upgrades,he is yet to see a bent,broken,or cracket chassis on a LC.,including a 200.They are generally the tow vehicle of choice,and many tow huge weights,not only vans,but work trailers as well.
He also said they dont need drive train ugrades,larger radiators,transmission coolers,gearbox upgrades,intercooler upgrades,etc,etc.
They are over engineered.
He has seen damaged chassis on nearly every brand and model of other dual cab utes,including Hi Lux.

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Originally Posted by ramblingboy42

I remember driving the interim Landcruiser for the Australian Army , prior to Perentie.... heavily sprung leaf rear, and almost impossible to drive in a straight line off road.

What is the difference between front and rear track and is it easily offset with different rim offsets for the rear and or wheel spacers? I know they are illegal and guess quite a few owners use them anyway.

Personally I just would not own a vehicle that requires modification like that.

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The difference between front and rear track is 98mm. That makes it illegal to use in Australia because if you want to mod a vehicle and get it engineered you can only have 50mm. So they don't comply with Australian standards.

My guess is that Toy people came to some underhand agreement with a shoddy polly. How else would they be allowed in the country??????