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

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]

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...

[@seanfrank4158]

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

[@WesternAustraliaNowAndThen]

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]

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

[@CainanParker]

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.

[@dominic19901]

Keen to see more creeper trolly races in future backyard mechanics

[@RobertsAdventure]

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!

[@roamnround]

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

[@darrenc4096]

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

[@Alex.G]

Cheers Darren 🙂

[@colethajosephatmosha4484]

I really like the car is ou Mach

[@4x4CampingandAdventures]

The best intros on KZbin

[@Alex.G]

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

[@4x4CampingandAdventures]

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

[@ronaldellerby5715]

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

[@astol87]

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

[@Alex.G]

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

[@infernalhybrid]

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]

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

[@wishunter9000]

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]

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

[@MrButuz]

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]

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.

[@madcat4563]

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

[@Alex.G]

Forever a running joke with us 😁

[@utahjohnnymontana3373]

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

[@gregoryvandendaelen1536]

do not grease the outside of bushings ! only inside

[@Harro4870]

should have gone with parabolic springs

[@fishinandcruisin]

Awesome video!!!

[@cobia010]

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

[@Ian-le3bu]

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]

😂 this comment is the best. Thanks Ian!

[@amandajohnson5271]

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)

[@mickwolf1077]

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.

[@jakethomasgarner1886]

Yep she’s very sensitive. The hand throttle is a must!

[@alexanderray9106]

I miss your chan. You guys are piss funny

[@chrisg1234fly]

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

[@jarydt1152]

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]

Sway bar?

[@jarydt1152]

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

[@Mateo8402]

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

[@GreenDyli]

3:37 hahahahahahahahahahahahahahha "iv hurt myself today" hahahahhahahahhahah

[@Alex.G]

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

[@GreenDyli]

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

[@demons_rules6107]

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]

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

[@El_Nortino]

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??

[@Deanc87]

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

[@mark2073]

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]

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.

[@willtuby-boi3591]

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

[@jessecampbell4580]

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

[@tio.h6835]

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.

[@FisFis86]

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

[@jakethomasgarner1886]

Yes.

[@FisFis86]

@@jakethomasgarner1886 for better or worse?

[@jakethomasgarner1886]

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]

@@jakethomasgarner1886 thanks for the clarification

[@NISMO-OFFROAD]

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

[@jasonalexander7434]

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?

[@tambosnipes1652]

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

[@danieldufur7474]

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

[@Alex.G]

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

[@krump743]

#Continuity 😂

[@Kyle_Smit]

Lefty loosy Alex. Remember!

[@mark2073]

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

[@Kyle_Smit]

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

[@Mrbeast0099]

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

[@WACampingAdventures]

Undo “deez nuts” just got me...😂😂😂

[@danielrawlings7926]

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

[@shanevonharten3100]

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?

[@toddmillar4041]

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

[@Alex.G]

😂

[@Phil_McAvity]

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 🤙

[@jimnyjolly278]

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]

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

[@chrisdudley6583]

What size tires are you running?

[@SimonElenor]

3 meter breaker bar????

[@krump743]

Twas a joke mate 👍

[@SimonElenor]

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

[@krump743]

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

[@jupiterlegaspi7528]

skilled guys 😊

[@h.rhustle-stuff4753]

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

[@Alex.G]

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]

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

[@Mrbeast0099]

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

[@Perth4WDandCamping]

Great video guys. Nailed it

[@outbacknomad9939]

Nice job lads classic old truck

[@ryantilley-general.shenanigans]

Alex Powerfish with the 3 metery breaker!

[@Alex.G]

Yesssss I knew someone would appreciate the powerfish reference 😄

[@izaqueduffy235]

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....

[@matthewcody2963]

Great job

[@chrisz8532]

400th 😬