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Carolina Cruiser
Vehicle: '72 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser
Owner: Jack Ingold, Hillsborough, NC
Tires & Wheels: 38x12 TSLs on 15x12 Eaton bead locks
Suspension: Stock front springs with spring-over axle and shackle reversal, custom rear shackles with stock springs minus one leaf, and rotated 180 degrees, RS 9000 shocks
Drivetrain: TH400, FJ-80 electric front locker, Lock-Right rear
Performance Mods: 5.7L Chevy Vortec, K&N air filter
Other Doodads: B&M remote transmission cooler with fan, power-steering cooler, Chevy master cylinder, Warn 8274 winch, Superwinch X 9000 in rear, seven-point cage, custom axlewrap bars, and skidplate
Anything you Would Change?: Needs a stronger front axle, and an Atlas would be nice
Tellico Toy
Vehicle: '72 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser
Owner: Scott Johnson, Charleston, SC
Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50 Uniroyal Mud-Terrains on 15x8 Rock Crusher
Suspension: 4-inch springs with Hyper shackles
Drivetrain: '79 Toyota axles, Detroit Locker in rear
Performance Mods: I-6, Downey Off-Road headers, D.U.I. ignition
Other Doodads: Custom cage and bumpers, MileMarker winch, Summit fuel cell, Corbeau four-point harness, JT Outfitters power steering
Does Everything Work the way you want?: Almost
Anything you Would Change?: 4.88 gears and a front locker
Rattled Foreigner
Vehicle: '70 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser
Owner: Don Evans, Pleasanton, CA
Tires & Wheels: 35x12.50 BFGoodrich M-Ts on 15x10 Wagon
Suspension: Spring-over axle, front shackle reversal, 2.5-inch Rancho rear springs, RS 5000 shocks
Drivetrain: SM465, ARB Air Lockers, 4.11 gears
Performance Mods: Chevy 350ci
Other Doodads: MileMarker hydraulic winch, custom cage, York air compressor
Funniest Wheeling Incident: Having to be winched out on level ground because both of my differentials were stuck between rocks
Does Everything Work the way you want?: Yes
Anything you Would Change?: Rattle-can paint job
Mag Man
Vehicle: '79 Toyota FJ-40 Land Cruiser
Owner: Jeffrey A. Lors, Flagstaff, AZ
Tires & Wheels: 32x11.50 BFGoodrich A-Ts on 15x8 American Racing
Suspension: Stock
Drivetrain: Stock
Performance Mods: 350ci, Flowmaster muffler
Other Doodads: Herculiner and Honda seats
Anything you Would Change?: Need to get the engine rebuilt and route the Flowmaster correctly