All Land Cruiser FJ40 // Off-road, Skydio 2+ & South Loop at Tahuya 

Before my cruiser, I had 74 CJ5. Those old Jeeps were pretty unstoppable too. I’m guessing in AZ rust wasn’t as big of a problem tho 😂

Good thing about az, NO rust!! It does however get a little warm tho!!!

@@rgnichols567 - well it’s been 🌧️ here for about 4 months straight now, so I might appreciate some hot ☀️ for a change 😂

I’m considering the same. I think my auburn in the rear is giving up, and a selectable would be nice up front.

Thanks man! There are still a few of us out there enjoying them for what they are!

40’s can handle any and all things 😉 Happy early birthday! 🎉

Thanks! The misses and I are quite fond of her :). The trail is just one of many in the area. You can spend all day out there and not hit them all :)

Thanks! And I agree! In my opinion, there is a severe shortage of FJ40’s doing FJ40 stuff on RU-vid. I’m trying to help solve that problem :)

Hell yes, nobody wheels their 40’s anymore! However, I am guilty of my own accusations, my 55 is never going off the pavement again.

You are preaching to the quire. These old rigs are analog from top to bottom, and I wouldn’t want it any other way.

Thanks for the shout out, you’re welcome, and I fully agree!

Thanks!

Thanks! These old 40’s are a joy for sure. I’ll have to Google Dick Stansfield to figure out who you are referencing :)

@@FJAdventurer waooo beautiful fj40 I am proud of you sr you are enjoying that exelente machine I have one in my garage for 25 years is in great condition with v8 motor With you video I feel motívate again to put my fj40 back on the road I will suscribe to you Chanel

Thanks for watching!

There are a ton of pavement princesses out there! I even saw a stock Honda CRV once. You will be fine. There are plenty of bypasses for the hairier stuff :;

Oh yeah! I’d love to have a diesel, but in my area the only way that would happen is if I swapped one in. The BJ’s never made it to the states, and the ones that are here are unicorns!

Yes - they are beautiful, wonderful, incredible rigs!

Your FJC would tear this place up, but it may cost you a few scratches and dings :)

@@FJAdventurer I’ve got plenty of trail stripes and my skid plates have taken a beating. I wish I had my FJ40 again. I never was concerned about the sheet metal.

Unfortunately, I'm not 100% sure what the springs are, but I think they are "Rough Country". They were on the rig when I bought it a few years back. They are worn out, rusted, and slipping laterally. I recently bought a new set of Pro Comp 2.5" springs to install. I'm just waiting on U-bolts to get here. The shackles are new and are greaseable "HFS" from www.coolcruisers.com/shacleafspri.html. The shocks are new Bilstein's 5125's I purchased from www.shockwarehouse.com/site/product.cfm?id=1538270.

Thank you, sir! The old Land Cruiser is endless enjoyment.

Those are 15”x9” Chevy square body rally wheels with 33”x10.5” BFG KO2 tires. I bought the wheels off Craigslist for $25 (for 5), and had the centers bored out a little to fit over Toyota hubs. Then I used self tapping sheet metal screws to attach FJ40 hub caps to them to get a semi-OEM look. I bought the tires off Amazon 😂

@@FJAdventurer Very nice, the deep dish look with the original style hubcaps looks really cool.

I have an auburn in the rear. I run around 17 psi on the trail. I know I can go lower without bead locks, but I’m generally not hurting for traction.

It’s a shame they quit producing them. I think there is still a market for rigs like these. Maybe with the success of the new bronco, Toyota will bring some form of it back. Hopefully more “FJ40-ish” and less “FJ Crusier-ish”. That said, I love the simplicity of the classics.

Thanks!

Your wish is my command!! Haha…

During that video they were unknown springs. I’m guessing rancho, but worn out soft, slipping and sagging. But, I did have new Bilstein shocks. I replaced the springs recently with pro comps. They are much nicer, and not to stiff/harsh. I made a couple videos about it.

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I'm in Enumclaw, WA and have a walk around video on my page

Tahuya, Wa! Elfendahl Pass Staging Area (Tahuya ORV Park) (360) 825-1631 maps.app.goo.gl/QsM3UP9ZEqKBWie9A?g_st=ic

Ok. I see, out on the Olympic Peninsula. Most of us always head East, but I might just have to check that out.

I’d love to! I only speak one English tho. Is that a common tongue? If so, send me the address! 😂

They certainly are tough little rigs.

I appreciate the feedback. I know what you mean, but sometimes the trail is so fun, that you get caught up in the action, and forget about movie production, haha… This happened to be one of those times.

I agree wholeheartedly - just listening to the vehicle running along is soundtrack enough. To me, one of the best reasons to get out in the sticks like this is to get away from the yolo-crowd pumping a techno-track through their Bluetooth speakers... But keep the videos coming - looks like fun!!

@@tonydyvr that’s great feedback! Thanks, man. I struggle between narration, music and nothing at all. I’d like to grow the channel, but I worry 10 minutes of wheeling with no other media added would bore people. It’s quite the balancing act. I’m learning a lot.

@@FJAdventurer No worries - some extremely popular video channels have little to no extra sound added (like "my mechanics" - Swiss guy who restores old tools/etc.) As far as what you're making - the drone work is great, and for my money, ten minutes of unedited, unaltered time watching you guys wheeling is the closest thing to me actually being there. Not boring in the slightest!! In fact, to satisfy your own curiosity, maybe try uploading two videos of the same trip - one edited with narrative/music/etc. as you see fit, and one just background trail noise with nothing else. Then see which ones folks prefer. Just a thought. Keep it coming, tho'!!

@@tonydyvr I’ve been kicking around that exact idea. I have a part 2 to this video in the works already, but instead it follows the Willys instead of the FJ. I’ll upload it at the end of the week with nothing but the natural sounds of a 70 year old rig out wheelin’, and see how it does ;)

I have a rear auburn locker (auto locker). It works great and all I need 99% of the time. That other 1% it would be nice to have a front locker. That said, my winch works great, and front lockers are costly 😅

Thanks for the feed back!

Yeah - That spot was a combination of problems - short-ish wheelbase, and/or no front locker. A longer or shorter wheelbase vehicle would have traversed that spot easily, but my 40 was the imperfect length not to. Additionally, if I had a front locking differential (like many off-roading vehicles), it would have been a cake walk. The FJ40 is an incredibly capable vehicle in its stock condition. Most vehicles that want to keep up with it need modifications of some sort to do so. In other words, don't let this one video taint your perspective, they are amazing and cool vehicles :)

I’ll let him know you think so!