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It was time to get the wrenches out again and get ahead of the game by replacing both of the front wheel hub assemblies. Bearings, brake dust plates, oil seals, bearing bolts, O-rings and hubs. At 335,000 Kms it’s just a matter of time before they do give out and be forced to pay more. All parts besides the bearings which are NSK(Japan) are OEM. Total cost in was about $900.00 where the stealership would be in at about $2300.00-$2500.00(est) for parts, labor and taxes of course. The brake dust plates I gave 3 coats of rust paint so hopefully they will last a long time. Shout out to Ryan(came through in a pinch) for pressing the bearings for me, as usual a top quality job! I’m going to rebuild the old assemblies as I ordered 2 extra bearings by mistake and for the sake of 2 oil seals for about $60.00-$70.00 and have them on hand, they also fit 4th/5th gen 4Runners and Lexus 470 as well.
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Keep up the good fight Tom, progress is being made! Glad it’s you and not me(wipes sweaty brow). You had me at the words “wiring harness”. LOL
If any of you folks own an FJ Cruiser you’ll be quite aware of the blindspot dilemma for sure . Well I think I’ve solved it do a degree that I’m quite satisfied! Picked up a WolfBox 900 mirror cam with hardwire install kit. The install went pretty much as planned though a little longer than I’d hoped but overall most people could do it themselves. Here’s an overview of what the unit brings to the table and a couple of generic pics to give you an idea of what the kit contains as well as a representation of the rearview that I now have.
WOLFBOX 900 Rear View Mirror Camera, Mirror Dash Cam Front and Rear 4K+2.5K for Car with 12″ Full Touch Screen, Waterproof Backup WDR Camera, Night Vision, G-Sensor, Parking Assist, Free 64GB Card & GPS
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Well we all know that smell… gear oil. Noticed the smell from the rear end and wouldn’t ya know it, a leaking rear axle and a patch of oil on my right rear wheel on the passenger side. The was no excessive noise or grinding from the rear so I figured it was the axle seal so I picked up 2 rear seals from Heffs. $32.00 for two! Anyhow, I decided to do both seals and a gear oil change at the same time seeing as generally when one goes the other isn’t to far behind. For those that don’t know, you do not have to remove the parking brake assembly to do the job. So anyways here’s a couple of picks of the smelly mess that’s involved!
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Didn’t mean to hi-jack your build, just thought you could use some of the parts that were common during that era. As for the seats they look like the ones in the photo only burgundy in colour and not nearly as worn. they are really good for side to side support(though not for a larger person).
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Not really a candidate for a project, just thought maybe you’d want some of the interior bits and pieces.
Great progress Tom. It just came to mind, perhaps you can use some parts form the 1985 Celica GT 22RE that I have at the cottage?
Just bustin Marks balls, LOL Didn’t realize the ARB air locker was that old. Just nice to have on demand lockers. Like you say though, something you can tackle down the road. Another project, say it ain’t so, LMAO!!!!
Put the Fox rears on about 3 years ago and the front Icons on in July this year. There’s lots of life left on the Fox shocks, so it looks like Dave has a new to him set of shocks for his 4Runner, LOL It’s just that when I put on the Icon overland rear springs to compensate for the added weight in the back of the truck, the Fox shocks valving wasn’t quite right to the point that they were not even damping, just not an ideal combo. Was going to put on just the regular 2.5 icons but they had a deal of 20% off so I just decided to go with the remote resi’s. So 2.5s front and back are a more balanced combo! Gonna be a blast getting to my favorite fishing hole on washboard logging roads. LMAO
Say what, Mark didn’t help you pull the diff. Gotta have a talk with that man and straighten him out, LOL Lunch box is fine seeing as its not your DD, strange though the ARB isn’t reliable.
Thanks Dave and the use of the garage. Much improvement over the Fox shocks as well as the recentering of the rear axle. Will have a look at other parts(lower control arms, lower trailing arms, upper trailing arms and perhaps a new panhard bar). Lets see how the funds are first, LOL
Not a great pic but here it is installed!
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The best solution I could find is the Dr. KDSS BOTCK kit.
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With the rear lifted there is a noticeable difference in the ride handling as the Panhard/track bar has now been altered from factory spec. The right side rear is about 2 inches higher as you can see by the pic.
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