Recent content by MikeJak

Yeah that’s an option for sure, I have a winch plate and I have designed a bumper that I would make rather then buy anything new but wanted to see if anyone had a bar sitting unused in their shed as that would have saved a fair bit of time.. it’s inspired by the catastale bumpers with a few tweaks

I had a look at one, the chassis brackets would fit fine, as you say same chassis but the contouring of the grille and the flares are quite a different fit from what I’ve seen and would require chopping off the wings and adding a bit of width to make it fit, not a huge job but in that case I...

long shot I know but looking for a 90 series winch bumper if anyone is selling one? happy for one in far from perfect condition as I will need to modify it to fit with a body lift... cheers

I'd replace the inner seal as you're there... true, the outer is only a dust shield as far as I know. have you checked that the breather is free and not clogged? it's quite a common cause for the axle building pressure and pushing oil through the seal

It is an expensive process no doubt. If it helps there is a uk seller on eBay that sells brand new profiles for the full sills of the 90 for 60-70£ per side. May save some cost vs creating the profile from flat metal

sometimes it has taken me a few tries for it to engage properly and when not engaged it would make no noise... keep trying a few times and in different positions...

I had the same experience as above, usually it just needs repositioning for the gear to re-engage

even the new oem don't seem to last anywhere near the original OEM lower ball joints now. I had milner's off road ones and they lasted a really short time, less then a year. I drive my 90 quite a lot off road but nothing too extreme. I inspect the ball joints at every oil change and before any...

aww good that damage was limited... from experience the LBJ from roughtrax are slightly better then the ones from Milners but they are both pretty low quality, I'd suggest OEM toyota or Sanko 555 only for the LBJ I had a set from milner that developed a crazy amount of slop in just 6000 miles

it works well, my thinking is that the undercoat products are brilliant if you own a new vehicle and protect it from new but the lanolin based ones do a better job when you are taking care of a vehicle that does have some surface rust. try Buzzweld next time, about 1/2 to 1/3 of the price of...

well done taking care of it. chasing rust is never fun and slightly stressful... I have been very happy in the last few years using Lanoguard initially and now switching to Buzzweld chassis guard. they need re applying but they seem to work very well. the buzzweld one particularly and is really...