Thread: Toyota Landcruiser 79 Series

Originally Posted by BigJon

I had been down the same road in an older 79 Series Troopy (without the ridiculous track difference) and it was absolutely fine.

Was it fitted with the orrible skinny factory tyres or was it fitted with decent rubber /wheels?

Originally Posted by trout1105

Was it fitted with the orrible skinny factory tyres or was it fitted with decent rubber /wheels?

Both the 76 and the 79 were on skinny tyres.

Well the Cruiser turned up today.

Very happy with ride quality which has surpassed my expectations.

Terrain Tamer parabolic leaf springs & smart coils with remote res adjustable coil overs.

Ended up fitting;
Suspension as above
ARB Bar with Warn 12000lb winch
Side steps & rails
ARMAX snorkel
Road Vision 9" stealth led lights
Tow bar
Reverse camera & parking sensors
Speaker pods
4 x focal speakers
Insulation in doors
Clearview compact electric mirrors
ROH Vapours
285 75 16 Maxxis AT 811's
Gearshift extension (great mod)
Colour coded steel tray
Rear rack

Am getting used to the manual transmission

Definitely needs;
Globes for headlights - recommendations welcomed
Centre console upgrade to rest elbow & for cup holders.

I am quite impressed so far as is my son and grandchildren.

Looks like this will end up being significantly cheaper than Grenadier by the time you selection an option pack, accessories and apply on road costs.

Hope you enjoy your new ride!!

Congratulations on the new beast.I bet the mods dont stop now


And this for the guys that work on the 1DV.

Toyota Landcruiser 1VD V8 diesel engine failure simple mistake very expensive OWNERS NEED TO WATCH - YouTube

And for those that dont think they are reliable,a comment from a guy who runs either the biggest or one of the biggest workshops around here that specialises only in LC200's,also does a few 79's,and starting on 300.So almost all work is done on the V8 engined vehicles.

Out of around 290 000 that are running around we have changed 4 engines in the last 18 months or so.
Two were the result of the oil filter issue,done at other workshops.Same as above vid.
One was dusted,with huge mileage,and other lack of servicing issues.
The other high mileage,no service records,over 400 000K's,oil pump inefficient.

I wonder how many of those 290 000,are tuned,and many pull huge vans or work trailers all day,every day,so dont get an easy life.

There are over 400,000 70 series on the road in Australia alone ,That wouldn't happen if they were a POS

Originally Posted by chuck

Well the Cruiser turned up today.

Very happy with ride quality which has surpassed my expectations.

Terrain Tamer parabolic leaf springs & smart coils with remote res adjustable coil overs.

Ended up fitting;
Suspension as above
ARB Bar with Warn 12000lb winch
Side steps & rails
ARMAX snorkel
Road Vision 9" stealth led lights
Tow bar
Reverse camera & parking sensors
Speaker pods
4 x focal speakers
Insulation in doors
Clearview compact electric mirrors
ROH Vapours
285 75 16 Maxxis AT 811's
Gearshift extension (great mod)
Colour coded steel tray
Rear rack

Am getting used to the manual transmission

Definitely needs;
Globes for headlights - recommendations welcomed
Centre console upgrade to rest elbow & for cup holders.

I am quite impressed so far as is my son and grandchildren.

Looks like this will end up being significantly cheaper than Grenadier by the time you selection an option pack, accessories and apply on road costs.

Congrats. Did you do the rear track correction?

353,000 K's and still as tough as nails

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