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1966 Toyota Fj40 Land Cruiser - front Axle Detail - Photo 9131282

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  • The steering consists of a PSC-prepped Saginaw steering box from a Scout with the pitman arm facing forward. An 8-inch-stroke PSC ram assists the box in turning the 1.25-inch, 0.120-wall 4130 drag link and 1.5-inch, 0.250-wall 1026 DOM tie rod. Packaging prevented the track bar from being exactly parallel to the drag link, so some mild bumpsteer is present.
The steering consists of a PSC-prepped Saginaw steering box from a Scout with the pitman arm facing forward. An 8-inch-stroke PSC ram assists the box in turning the 1.25-inch, 0.120-wall 4130 drag link and 1.5-inch, 0.250-wall 1026 DOM tie rod. Packaging prevented the track bar from being exactly parallel to the drag link, so some mild bumpsteer is present.
0708or 01 z+1966 toyota fj40 land cruiser+running shot 0708or 01 z+1966 toyota fj40 land cruiser+running shot The front suspension uses a radius-arm design with the coilovers mounted to the upper link. The arms are constructed from 2-inch, 0.250-wall 4130 tubing fitted with rubber bushings on the axle end and 1.25-inch FK rod ends on the frame end. A factory FJ40 hardtop was cut down to mimic an FJ45 top and keep the occupants warm on winter trails. The down bars on the back of the 'cage use Kartek mounts that allow removal of the top and the use of a trail rack. The front tube fenders attach with one hitch pin and slide into the rock rails at the rear. The fenders keep the 'Cruiser legal on the street and stop the Swampers from pitching rocks at occupants, yet they can be easily removed for rockcrawling. The steering consists of a PSC-prepped Saginaw steering box from a Scout with the pitman arm facing forward. An 8-inch-stroke PSC ram assists the box in turning the 1.25-inch, 0.120-wall 4130 drag link and 1.5-inch, 0.250-wall 1026 DOM tie rod. Packaging prevented the track bar from being exactly parallel to the drag link, so some mild bumpsteer is present. SamCo Fabrication and Frank Maciel have done a better job than most at combining the necessary components for making a vehicle capable in a variety of terrains. The front axle is an oddball Dana 61 from a Dodge pickup. Wolf Machine manufactured a ring-gear spacer to allow the use of a 5.13 Dana 60 gearset with the ARB Air Locker. The axle still uses 30-spline stub shafts, but the stubs will be upgraded to 35-spline units when funds allow.
The interior is Spartan and functional, with race seats, five-point harnesses, and the necessary toggle switches and digital gauges. The Hurst shifter controls the reverse manual valve body in the TH400 transmission. 0708or 10 z+1966 toyota fj40 land cruiser+up ridge Another desert-racing touch is the removable lightbar that holds six Lightforce 140 Lance lights. Weatherpak connectors and rod ends allow the lightbar to be easily removed when the hardtop is employed. The bed of the FJ40 houses a 20-gallon Summit Racing fuel cell and dual battery boxes that hold Optima RedTop batteries. Sheetmetal was added to raise the inner fenders and allow more uptravel without added static ride height. The rear suspension uses a triangulated four-link with Blue Torch FabWorks brackets and 2x0.250-inch 4130 tubing with SamCo flex joints. The links work in conjunction with 14-inch-travel Fox coilovers, 150 lb-in Hypercoil and 325 lb-in QA1 coil springs, and Fox air bumps. 17x8.5 Walker Evans beadlocks hold 39.5x13.5-17LT Super Swamper Iroks. The tires offer good ground clearance and enough sidewall to soak up small bumps at speed. The suspension has plenty of travel to keep up with the speeds created by the stroker engine. Right now the Achilles' heel is the carburetor, which sloshes fuel in rough terrain. The carb will soon be replaced with fuel injection. 0708or 16 z+1966 toyota fj40 land cruiser+fast on trail 0708or 17 z+1966 toyota fj40 land cruiser+rocks uphill
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