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Hello All,
Moved from South Africa in 2001 and live in Milton Keynes. Toyota is KING in
South Africa and I always wanted to own a LC.
With my interest in serious off roading and wanting a SWB I bought a Jeep
Wrangler out the box in 2001, actually bought it for the wife and then after
modifying it too much she did not like it any more so it became my toy and I
had to buy another car. Needless to say I've spent far too much on this car.
A few years later I saw a SWB LC and fell in love immediately. In the end
after searching a bit on the net I came across a Jap import in January. It's
a KZJ71, called Prado. I like the fact that it has the 1KZ-TE 3L motor.
It's a 93 model and still needs a lot of tender loving care to get it to a
stage where I'll be happy. So far in the first few weeks I've installed a
OME kit and changed the tyres for a set of 32" x 11.5" BFG MT's.
I'm still trying to sort out the OME kit because the front went up by 50mm
whilst the back went up by 90mm. All this as part of a 50mm lift kit. I've
been assured the rear springs are not the heavy duty ones so should be OK.
The car does have a slight vibration around 40 - 50mph, which is expected
with such a huge lift. If I load the back with enough stuff to lower the
stance by about 50mm the vibration is noticeably less, however not
completely gone. Any advice will be much appreciated.
I unfortunately have plans for the Salisbury weekend so will miss the
opportunity to meet likeminded LC owners, which is a pity.
Best regards,
Dirk Theron
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Moved from South Africa in 2001 and live in Milton Keynes. Toyota is KING in
South Africa and I always wanted to own a LC.
With my interest in serious off roading and wanting a SWB I bought a Jeep
Wrangler out the box in 2001, actually bought it for the wife and then after
modifying it too much she did not like it any more so it became my toy and I
had to buy another car. Needless to say I've spent far too much on this car.
A few years later I saw a SWB LC and fell in love immediately. In the end
after searching a bit on the net I came across a Jap import in January. It's
a KZJ71, called Prado. I like the fact that it has the 1KZ-TE 3L motor.
It's a 93 model and still needs a lot of tender loving care to get it to a
stage where I'll be happy. So far in the first few weeks I've installed a
OME kit and changed the tyres for a set of 32" x 11.5" BFG MT's.
I'm still trying to sort out the OME kit because the front went up by 50mm
whilst the back went up by 90mm. All this as part of a 50mm lift kit. I've
been assured the rear springs are not the heavy duty ones so should be OK.
The car does have a slight vibration around 40 - 50mph, which is expected
with such a huge lift. If I load the back with enough stuff to lower the
stance by about 50mm the vibration is noticeably less, however not
completely gone. Any advice will be much appreciated.
I unfortunately have plans for the Salisbury weekend so will miss the
opportunity to meet likeminded LC owners, which is a pity.
Best regards,
Dirk Theron
The content of this e-mail and any attachment is private and may be legally
privileged. If you are not
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please notify the sender by e-
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Kingston Communications (HULL) PLC is a public limited company incorporated
in England and Wales
with registration number 02150618 and whose registered office is at 37 Carr
Lane, Hull HU1 3RE