Toyota Handbrake Modification And Adjustment. 

Yeh keep the old girl! With the right mods they are just as capable as a 200 if not more so offroad!

Nice! It’s definitely a worthy mod 👌🏽

Haha yeh I don’t blame you! I’ve spent a fair bit of time on mine and I’m confident that I have them sussed now! So hopefully I can save some people from the long learning curve that I went through 🍻. Thanks Martin 👌🏽

Thanks mate! It’s amazing the difference the 5mm longer dog bone has made. I actually feel like I have a handbrake now. 🍻👌🏽

Yeh nice that works but doesn’t last very long , the longer dog bones increase the time between adjustments heaps. Didn’t get around to the unichip. Life got in the way especially with a little one now 🤙🏽🍻

@@bushandbeachaustralia Ahh gotcha! Good to know. Saw you had a new member in your tribe. Congrats to you both! Enjoy fatherhood brother!

Thanks legend!

Definitely a worthwhile mod!

Yes the adjustment side of it is the same process cheers mate 👌🏽

@@bushandbeachaustralia thanks mate, love the 90 series, leaving for a big road trip next week (Tassie & east coast from Melb) getting everything ready now. Cheers bud 🍻

Awesome enjoy mate!

Hi Dennis I got them from Boss 4WD

I purchased them from boss4wd.com.au

Always down mate. Cheers

Hi Mick, I literally put them in today but it feels 1000 times better. Yes change your shoes at the same time if they need it. Bit of a prick of a job but I’ve got it sussed now if you need help when you tackle it. I’d recommend changing the dog bones just off of the way the handbrake lever feels now. I can give you a better review in a couple of weeks if you’d like. Cheers bud 🍻

No worries mate 🍻🍻🍻

To lower the calliper yes. But to remove the disc you need to back off the handbrake via the star adjuster to allow the disk to slide off without damaging the handbrake shoe assembly. Thanks

@@bushandbeachaustralia Thanks newly Friend...!! Successes..!!

No worries Bruce thanks for watching bud 🍻

Sweet cheers mate 👌🏽🍻

Thanks mate stoked you like it cheers 🍻👌🏽

No worries bud 🤙🏽

Hi Abdullah, that’s a tough question! Some of the v6 petrol guys are getting huge kilometres out of their engines. I personally haven’t owned one. They have quite a bit more power then the diesel from what I hear. I have owned a 2.7l petrol one that was great. It had a timing chain that lasts the life of the engine. It’s slightly underpowered but still quite torquey. The 1kz-te diesel is a great engine that handles water crossings well being a diesel. They are susceptible to cracked heads though if the cooling systems aren’t maintained or you push the engine too hard for too long. The 90/95 series are great Offroad and surprisingly capable. A couple of other points of note are that the lower ball joints are prone to failure. These have to be replaced with genuine ones with the correct bolts torqued up correctly. They need replacing at the first sign of vertical play in the joint. Another issue with them can be the plastic flares coming off when 4wdriving. I don’t like my flares as they are rubbing through the paint where they attach to the body. My personal pick would be an rv model (no flares) with the 1kz te diesel. For off-roading I like the diesel. Any other questions bud?? This is my Instagram where I have recently posted some photos of my old rv (no flares model) 2.7l petrol if you want to see what it looks like. instagram.com/bush_and_beach_australia

@@bushandbeachaustralia Awsome thanks man. I really appreciate you taking your time to explain all this. I want to buy a 90 series Prado as my first car. That's all the questions for now mate thanks.

No problems mate. Also jump on mighty 90 FB page as they have heaps of knowledgeable members and some great info. I’ll leave a link for you

Sweet

facebook.com/groups/ToyotaPrado90/?ref=share

Hi bud link below. Let me know if it doesn’t work 🍻 boss4wd.com.au/toyota-brake-struts

@@bushandbeachaustralia hi ya.. the link doesn’t work..

boss4wd.com.au/toyota-brake-struts

Thanks Geoff it did work but it was removed by the seller. Updated the link for you mate 👌🏽🍻

Matt Evans no worries bud glad I could help 👌🏽🍻

It makes the handbrake work a lot better and last a lot longer between adjustments.

The longer dog bone makes the handbrake shoe have better contact on the drum

Thanks Lexivia handbrake lever should be in the down position. Cheers

I can’t remember off the top of my head as I haven’t had to adjust it since I made this vid. You can get a torch to shine in and suss out the thread direction

boss4wd.com.au/toyota-brake-struts Rear locker is going in this week. 👌🏽🍻

Thank mate

No worries bud 🤙🏽

Thanks Ethan stoked you got some value out of the vid. 🍻🍻 My rack is an arb deluxe aluminium. It’s been on for around 10 years and I have no complaints at all 😊

Cooling system and injectors need to be replaced/maintained mate. Otherwise you can have head cracking issues. I love mine 225000 kms 18psi boost towing a camper fully loaded at 4.1ton all up. So far so good.The v6 petrol would be a cheaper option and are bloody reliable....