Toyota-'97 FJ80 Land Cruiser
Nope don’t even try to argue with this one. Even you FJ40 freaks! The '97 Land Cruiser has got to be one of the best 4x4 packages that Toyota ever offered. The 4.5L engine was backed by a four-speed automatic transmission that gave decent power and a good amount of torque when needed. The FJ80 sported matching front and rear solid heavy-duty 9 1/2-inch ring gear axles with dropout-style third members that made it the most heavy-duty Toyota to date. And if that wasn't enough, how about the option of three different lockers? The transfer case is a full-time 4WD unit with a differential that locks up when in low range, and the axles, both front and rear, were offered with selectable lockers. And this was back in 1997! Where was the Rubicon then? The axles were slung via a radius arm and coil front, with a four-link and coil holding up the rear. In stock form or as a build platform, I think this'd be the Toyota I'd buy if I could fit this in the space taken up by my other two 4x4s .
Nope don’t even try to argue with this one. Even you FJ40 freaks! The '97 Land Cruiser has got to be one of the best 4x4 packages that Toyota ever offered. The 4.5L engine was backed by a four-speed automatic transmission that gave decent power and a good amount of torque when needed. The FJ80 sported matching front and rear solid heavy-duty 9 1/2-inch ring gear axles with dropout-style third members that made it the most heavy-duty Toyota to date. And if that wasn't enough, how about the option of three different lockers? The transfer case is a full-time 4WD unit with a differential that locks up when in low range, and the axles, both front and rear, were offered with selectable lockers. And this was back in 1997! Where was the Rubicon then? The axles were slung via a radius arm and coil front, with a four-link and coil holding up the rear. In stock form or as a build platform, I think this'd be the Toyota I'd buy if I could fit this in the space taken up by my other two 4x4s .