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what do these go like. looking at a auto. any issues apart from the standard toyota head cracking issues.

or are they a heap of shit

i'm on my second one now

Jerry wrote:i'm on my second one now

Jerry do you ever have anything actually worth posting or are you just trying to keep you post count up

They are really pieces of sheite. Underpowered gutless and as you said they crack heads. Save ya $$$ and find a 1kz one

Good low range, could spin the wheels on my 2lte well, revs up to 5000 no prob, 8" diffs, cruiser transfer case, fits 33"s easily, post 90 have 4 wheel disc brkes...85-90 have drum rears, coils and beam axles all round so nice and comfy, swb hard to find, repower it when the head dies or pick up another one cheap, keep it cool and it will last. 1kzte ones pick of the bunch but $$$$, lighter than a normal 70 as well and has a lot of std 70 parts in it eg interior etc

Jerry wrote:i'm on my second one now

is that a good or bad thing ?? might steer clear then,

I sold my first one to buy another one with a lexus in it .... was a reliable go most places truck

mroffroader wrote:

Jerry wrote:i'm on my second one now

Jerry do you ever have anything actually worth posting or are you just trying to keep you post count up

They are really pieces of sheite. Underpowered gutless and as you said they crack heads. Save ya $$$ and find a 1kz one

thats a harsh comment m8, I have a lwb 78 and although underpowered at times its cheap to run and hasnt let me down yet and for a period last year I was doing 1200k's a week and for the money you get them for now prob not a bad buy as most vehicle that age have some fault

yeah that was another thing.... cheap to run..... 1/4 tank on a days wheeling..

haynzy wrote:

mroffroader wrote:

Jerry wrote:i'm on my second one now

Jerry do you ever have anything actually worth posting or are you just trying to keep you post count up

They are really pieces of sheite. Underpowered gutless and as you said they crack heads. Save ya $$$ and find a 1kz one

thats a harsh comment m8, I have a lwb 78 and although underpowered at times its cheap to run and hasnt let me down yet and for a period last year I was doing 1200k's a week and for the money you get them for now prob not a bad buy as most vehicle that age have some fault

Ok so your lucky, its not harsh its the truth, they have alot of good things like the running gear (hell I have prado running gear under my zook, its awsome!) But the question the dude was asking is the 2lt ones any good, my opinion is NO, I see way to many of them with blown heads etc and see people pay far to much to fix them, if one came up cheap enough I would even buy it but only to wreck or repower because in my opinion the 2lt's are shit and the 1kz's are a whole lot better.

my 2c

the 1kz's are known for doing heads as well

This i know, but no where near as much as the 2lt. there alot stronger motor

Safari Swb wrote:what do these go like. looking at a auto. any issues apart from the standard toyota head cracking issues.

or are they a heap of shit

they are a very cheap easy way to get disc brakes and coils front and back.The 92 model had land cruiser rear diff and hilux front (maybe the other way around). But all in all they are a very nice riding vehicle, that can be easily be modified to be very capable.

just the 2lt/2lte can be a bit bad (2lte are slightly better)

What Kaney said...

yeh smaller engine than the normal 70 and smaller weak diffs but they on coils but if you want strenth than ud have to buy big cruiser diffs and make spring mounts blah blah.make a good club truck the dude that had the blue one chopped down to a ute at shefield blew the rear diff first mud hole it did have a 35o chev in it tho

my 92 had 8" diff read and high pinion 8" front.......the 80 series had the 9" rear and the 8" front

going to give it a miss. my bro wants one but ill tell him to steer clear

There is another way of getting a reliable cheap truck with disk brakes and coils, (Its called a Safari/Patrol.)

haydgq wrote:There is another way of getting a reliable cheap truck with disk brakes and coils, (Its called a Safari/Patrol.)

But its alot heavier

Hell MrO, I had better sell my heap of shit immediately before it crawls up it's own exhaust pipe and dies. 2LTE just ticked over 209000K's , In February did another 1000K's with a 15ft caravan in tow, 95kph, 7lb boost, 600deg C pre turbo ,sure not the fastest but still gets the job done but now that you have given me all your knowledge and years of wisdom the Surf with heap of shit 2LT is destined to the ,

SHIT HEAP,

FITZY.

Goddam i have opened another I hate MrO can ......was stating my opinion on them....obviously alot of you like them and have been lucky enough with them....all good, each to their own, but I personally would not own one I would try and find a 1kz one .

STOP PICKING ON THE YOUNG FULLA

MRO