DIY Leaf spring install. 2 inch lift on a 60 series Landcruiser

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  • Опубликовано: 22 янв 2021
  • We're installing a 2 inch lift on a 60 series landcruiser! This DIY leaf spring install can be completed at home with minimal tools if you're willing to take your time.
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  • @BustaGrill
    @BustaGrill 3 года назад +4

    Got my sub from the US. Just picked up a 86 HJ61. Can't wait to work on it! Suspension is first... thanks for the tips...

  • @4x4CampingandAdventures
    @4x4CampingandAdventures 3 года назад +16

    The best intros on RUclips

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +2

      As for you....the best response time on RUclips! I wanna post at 4am sometime and see what happens 😄

    • @4x4CampingandAdventures
      @4x4CampingandAdventures 3 года назад +1

      @@Alex.G I’ll be there 😉 she looks wicked lifted flex’s really well for keen to see it all decked out.

  • @seanfrank4158
    @seanfrank4158 3 года назад +1

    That Landy is in great condition. Gotta love a dry environment for reducing rust.

  • @CainanParker
    @CainanParker 2 года назад +1

    I like that you guys don't just put a bunch of highlight clips together and make it seem like replacing leafs is an easy task. You show everyone just how painful it is haha.

  • @infernalhybrid
    @infernalhybrid 3 года назад +9

    just stumbled across the channel, i honestly think you guys are the most enjoyable to watch. all the cool stuff and none of the ego you get from other aussie 4wd channels.well done legends

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +1

      Thanks Ethan, really appreciate the comment and having you as a viewer mate! 🙂

    • @wishunter9000
      @wishunter9000 Год назад

      No, I’m going to be a Debbie downer and say pleeeeease get to the point. The information is great but if your videos were more succinct like Chrisfix you’d probably be more popular; show more of the actual work and less of you dicking around please.

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  Год назад

      We've already got a chrisfix in the world and he does a great job. I'd rather do things my way

  • @jimnyjolly278
    @jimnyjolly278 3 года назад +2

    Leaf springs are no fun but you made it fun for us. Would love to see a lot more of this 60 being done up.

    • @jakethomasgarner1886
      @jakethomasgarner1886 3 года назад

      There’s more of it on Instagram. @out_back_sound
      And
      @thesoundwagon

  • @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen
    @WesternAustraliaNowAndThen 3 года назад +4

    Can't say I'm in the least bit interested in crawling under cars and changing suspension but you guys are so much fun to watch I still enjoyed the video :) Our 60 had extra springs put in in order to handle the brick of a caravan we used to tow. It was then less like suspension and more like sitting on a large rock. Possibly the hardest suspension in any 60 anywhere.

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +2

      Cheers Marc glad you enjoyed it mate! Haha the sort of vehicle you have to strap on the kidney belt for hey?

  • @roamnround
    @roamnround 3 года назад +2

    Nice one mate! Bloody cracked me up at the start! Gold!

  • @dominic19901
    @dominic19901 3 года назад +1

    Keen to see more creeper trolly races in future backyard mechanics

  • @jupiterlegaspi7528
    @jupiterlegaspi7528 Год назад

    skilled guys 😊

  • @RobertsAdventure
    @RobertsAdventure 4 месяца назад

    Legends, so many laughs! Another classic. And a micro-cover of Yothu Yindi. You're (almost) continuing to give me the false confidence to do bad things to the '86 FJ60 in our family, thank you! Thanks for showing the bush pin wear around 20:ish, illustrates why the grease matters. Always questions... Did you think about the Dobinson's greasable pins or do they not have them for the 60? Unnecessary question - curious about the ride height measurement, over here hub center to top of fender opening is what everyone seems to use, clearly it doesn't matter, just an observation. Thanks again, so much easier to watch DIY's when they're fun!

  • @FergHyde
    @FergHyde 3 года назад +1

    Haha, oh gawd. I changed the leaf springs on my Series Land Rover (on my Pat Malone), and this video feels so very familiar.

  • @outbacknomad9939
    @outbacknomad9939 3 года назад

    Nice job lads classic old truck

  • @Perth4WDandCamping
    @Perth4WDandCamping 3 года назад

    Great video guys. Nailed it

  • @fishinandcruisin
    @fishinandcruisin 3 года назад

    Awesome video!!!

  • @matthewcody2963
    @matthewcody2963 2 года назад

    Great job

  • @darrenc4096
    @darrenc4096 3 года назад +3

    Thanks that was great and a good laugh 😂
    That 60 is mint. Great job boys. 👍🍺

  • @ronaldellerby5715
    @ronaldellerby5715 3 года назад +1

    Seen this weapon in armadale at supercheap last night .. such a clean car it looks amazing

  • @astol87
    @astol87 3 года назад +1

    Jake continues the amazing acting. What was better - this intro or the sca ad?

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +3

      😂 I definitely have more freedom for humour here than I can get away with for SCA 😁

  • @Phil_McAvity
    @Phil_McAvity 3 года назад +4

    In the rear you should have a look at installing high clearance leaf plates from Superior Engineering. The threads & bolts are countersunk into the plates. A relatively inexpensive mod & a easy one too 🤙

  • @chrisg1234fly
    @chrisg1234fly 3 года назад

    lov it, just wish i had a man cave like that!!

  • @madcat4563
    @madcat4563 3 года назад +1

    "Buy me a coffee, I heard somebody say"
    😂😂😂

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад

      Forever a running joke with us 😁

  • @utahjohnnymontana3373
    @utahjohnnymontana3373 3 года назад +1

    Step one: a beer.Thats in all the mechanic's handbooks, page one.
    Step two: get those nuts loose :D

  • @MrButuz
    @MrButuz 3 года назад +1

    FYI - zero sag makes for a really bad ride on the road. Can see it at 25:57. You'd be supersized how much the suspension needs to sag slightly, rather than letting the whole car fall. Even an inch of sag will make a massive difference to the smoothness on small bumps and undulations.

    • @jakethomasgarner1886
      @jakethomasgarner1886 2 года назад

      This vehicle never carries much weight and so the harshness of this suspension setup is real. People avoid traveling with me because of how harsh it is. The search continues to return it back to standard as the desire is to not have the vehicle looking too modified.

  • @jessecampbell4580
    @jessecampbell4580 Год назад

    Great video, super helpful stuff! Is there a difference between the right and left leaf springs?

  • @cobia010
    @cobia010 3 года назад +1

    Very good work actually I looking for same that 4x4 steering damper can you inform me for the link for this brand to baying for my vehicle
    thank you very much

  • @Mrbeast0099
    @Mrbeast0099 3 года назад

    3 metrey breaker bar ya dog!!!! 😂😂😂😂 power fish would be proud

  • @Ian-le3bu
    @Ian-le3bu 3 года назад +3

    Hi, have to say that I was in stitches watching you guy's. The wife says it's nice that you've got tight nuts and it will keep everything firm, it was a shame about how soft it was:). However your car is coming along nicely and it's starting to take shape. Thanks for making these series of videos.

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +1

      😂 this comment is the best. Thanks Ian!

  • @danielrawlings7926
    @danielrawlings7926 3 года назад +2

    Don't cut the front u bolt excess thread too short. You might need castor wedges.

  • @mickwolf1077
    @mickwolf1077 3 года назад +3

    Nice video, I'm assuming that's a 12ht in her how is it with the auto power wise and is it twitchy when you hit a little bump? My manual 12ht gets a bunny hop happening when you hit even a small bump if you haven't got your foot wedged on the kick panel unless if using the hand throttle.

  • @alexanderray9106
    @alexanderray9106 2 года назад

    I miss your chan. You guys are piss funny

  • @WACampingAdventures
    @WACampingAdventures 3 года назад +3

    Undo “deez nuts” just got me...😂😂😂

  • @amandajohnson5271
    @amandajohnson5271 Год назад

    Atleast the 60 series have spring under suspension so you can drop the leaf packs out the bottom once you undo them and don’t need to jack up the car a whole heap like a spring over setup. (I personally find spring under easier to work with)

  • @jasonalexander7434
    @jasonalexander7434 2 года назад

    Hey Jake, did you ever resolve the harsh ride of the new springs? are you able to mix and match some of the old leafs with the new ones to get a smoother ride if you kept the old ones?

  • @Deanc87
    @Deanc87 3 года назад

    Gu turbo upgrade for next bush mechanics? Or lokka install?

  • @GreenDyli
    @GreenDyli 3 года назад

    3:37 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahha "iv hurt myself today" hahahahhahahahhahah

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +1

      You made me re-watch it and I'd forgotten I did that 😂

    • @GreenDyli
      @GreenDyli 3 года назад

      ​@@Alex.G best one i seen all day i tell ya 😂😂😂

  • @ryantilley-general.shenanigans
    @ryantilley-general.shenanigans 3 года назад

    Alex Powerfish with the 3 metery breaker!

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +3

      Yesssss I knew someone would appreciate the powerfish reference 😄

  • @willtuby-boi3591
    @willtuby-boi3591 3 года назад

    Fair increase in altitude with that lift. Any dramas with nose bleeds?

  • @mark2073
    @mark2073 3 года назад +2

    I'm just looking at buying some of those chrome fj62 mirrors for my BJ60. How do you like them? The chrome looks a little goofy

    • @jakethomasgarner1886
      @jakethomasgarner1886 3 года назад +1

      With all the other little bits of chrome on this particular model, it’s hard to imagine having the standard black mirrors on it... but we like this model because the JDM cruisers did have slightly different things to what other countries got.

  • @demons_rules6107
    @demons_rules6107 2 года назад +1

    You guys are having fun.I am also searching for my 60 to lift up? What will be cheap for it? How much did you pay for your?

    • @jakethomasgarner1886
      @jakethomasgarner1886 2 года назад +1

      Dobinsons is one of the more expensive. I hear good things about EFS and OME

  • @jarydt1152
    @jarydt1152 3 года назад

    If you're doing a 2 inch lift put 40 series swing arm linkages for the back and vt commodore swing arm linkages in the front and it will level out your swing arms for a better ride. Common mod for 60 series owners 👍

    • @danielrawlings7926
      @danielrawlings7926 3 года назад

      Sway bar?

    • @jarydt1152
      @jarydt1152 3 года назад

      @@danielrawlings7926 haha sorry sway bar, been working on my dirt bike 😅

  • @El_Nortino
    @El_Nortino 8 месяцев назад

    Guys i live in a country where dont have new replacement for this model, if i can restore the originals cleaning and repainting it its possible to get a good suspension for more years??

  • @Harro4870
    @Harro4870 3 года назад +1

    should have gone with parabolic springs

  • @tio.h6835
    @tio.h6835 3 года назад

    Can you give me what is the spec of the coil and shock Dimension etc. I also have lc 61. In Indonesia. So I can learn from you haw to change the coil and shock. Thanks for your kindness.

  • @shanevonharten3100
    @shanevonharten3100 5 месяцев назад

    Use rubber grease or youll be doing it again in a thousand ks lol. What grease is in your gun for the greaseable shackle bolt?

  • @Mateo8402
    @Mateo8402 3 года назад +2

    "toyota engineers woring aboout making an easy to change pin/bushing sistem..."
    everybody likes it..
    "brothers in australia do it the hard way..."

  • @chrisdudley6583
    @chrisdudley6583 27 дней назад

    What size tires are you running?

  • @h.rhustle-stuff4753
    @h.rhustle-stuff4753 3 года назад +1

    Hi, How much did you pay for parts all-up? Good Video Guys!..cheers.

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад +1

      It was pretty bloody pricey! The springs are the killer I think they were about $400 each. Shocks about $160 each so it was probably about $2800 with all the other little bits

    • @h.rhustle-stuff4753
      @h.rhustle-stuff4753 3 года назад +1

      @@Alex.G Thanks for the info, I'm just pricing up to do the same thing now. Cheers.

  • @izaqueduffy235
    @izaqueduffy235 3 года назад +1

    for the front get some 75 series parabolics from Westralia springs, move spring mounts forwards 25mm, standard shackles and old man emu 80 series 2inch raised shocks. rides like a prado, flexes like a 60 should. i think Westralia does 60 parabolics again....

  • @NISMO-OFFROAD
    @NISMO-OFFROAD 3 года назад

    what happened to the arm, alex? do you and jack need a safe word? haha

  • @FisFis86
    @FisFis86 2 года назад +1

    Does this upgrade have an affect on the level of ride comfort?

    • @jakethomasgarner1886
      @jakethomasgarner1886 2 года назад

      Yes.

    • @FisFis86
      @FisFis86 2 года назад +1

      @@jakethomasgarner1886 for better or worse?

    • @jakethomasgarner1886
      @jakethomasgarner1886 2 года назад

      Worse. In our situation, this vehicle is not often going to be carrying the amount of weight needed to make these springs sag the way they should. The more aggressive curve provides the lift, but it needs more weight to make it work. This vehicle is staying relatively stock to honour what it was in 1989. We have loaded it up quite a few times in the hope that it would sag, but it seems to need a constant extra load of at least 150kg to make the springs work properly especially in the rear. We will be returning it to standard springs and installing airbag helpers in the rear for when it is weighed down for long distance travel or towing. If considering gaining 2” (40mm roughly) of lift from this type of spring, it would suit a vehicle that has a permanent drawer system, extra spare tyre or two, larger fuel tanks etc.

    • @FisFis86
      @FisFis86 2 года назад

      @@jakethomasgarner1886 thanks for the clarification

  • @gregoryvandendaelen1536
    @gregoryvandendaelen1536 22 дня назад

    do not grease the outside of bushings ! only inside

  • @SimonElenor
    @SimonElenor 3 года назад +2

    3 meter breaker bar????

    • @krump743
      @krump743 3 года назад +2

      Twas a joke mate 👍

    • @SimonElenor
      @SimonElenor 3 года назад +1

      @@krump743 I was figuring that. It's about the same with his fishing and other sizes.

    • @krump743
      @krump743 3 года назад +1

      @@SimonElenor yer for sure, what guy doesnt put some mayo on the length 😂😂

  • @tambosnipes1652
    @tambosnipes1652 2 года назад

    3 m breaker bar that more like 1 m or 3feet for us canadian who use both systems

  • @danieldufur7474
    @danieldufur7474 3 года назад

    3 weeks later......same shirt hahaha

    • @Alex.G
      @Alex.G  3 года назад

      Didn't take it off once in that 3 weeks, just for consistency 😉

    • @krump743
      @krump743 3 года назад

      #Continuity 😂

  • @Kyle_Smit
    @Kyle_Smit 3 года назад +3

    Lefty loosy Alex. Remember!

    • @mark2073
      @mark2073 3 года назад

      They're in Australia, it's the other way around

    • @Kyle_Smit
      @Kyle_Smit 3 года назад

      @@mark2073 he used to work for me. He knows better ha ha 👍

    • @Mrbeast0099
      @Mrbeast0099 3 года назад

      Yeah same as the toilets go the other way!! All over it! 👍

  • @chrisz8532
    @chrisz8532 3 года назад

    400th 😬

  • @toddmillar4041
    @toddmillar4041 3 года назад +4

    Is it just me or does Jake with his hair tied back and baggy shirt and trousers look like a cocaine dealer from 1980's Miami Vice