Were All The Mods On My 80 Series Worth The Money?! | Cruise Moab 2024 Recap

[@NS-wh1cx]

Would love a build list, suspension and lessons learned especially (I'd love to avoid any excessive vibrations on highway if that's actually possible)... I've got a mildly built 200 and I've been baselining my 80 for a build, but I'm a bit hung up on direction to go. I live pretty close to Moab, so I'm debating a 3 link versus a quality 3.5" lift and some 37s, any input would be much appreciated since you just built yours and witnessed some of the others.

[@motor.mausGarage]

Best 80 series suspension setup ever?! #80series #toyota #automobile #offroad #landcruiser #shorts

[@adamerickson5260]

Adam From SLC in the Black 200. I'm hoping to bring my JDM 80 to Cruise Moab 2025.

[@motor.mausGarage]

Hell yeah! I will be there as well! Hope to see you out there!

[@Solvefunction]

Dang! I would have liked to have met you at CruiseMoab!

[@motor.mausGarage]

Same! Next year for sure, I was pretty overwhelmed with this being my first time 😂

[@FPlacucci]

I recently got an 80 and am in the process of doing the head gasket. Can't wait to see your video on 37s. Currently in between 35s and 37s! Great video!

[@NigelNaughton]

so 36s? 😜

[@motor.mausGarage]

Technically mine are 36.5" 😂. I'm biased, but if you plan on doing a 3" lift, 37s all day 😎. Also good lock on the head gasket, I should have some pretty decent documentation on the process on this channel as well 🤝

[@TheCajunGaijin]

So you consider lockhart basin easiest? Obviously Salt Valley Rd was easier because it's mostly just a dirt road. My very first trip to Moab, I went to lockhart the say way you did. Starting from town, going over hurrah pass. But I got my FJ Cruiser that was stock at the time stuck and high center on the last climb to the top of Lockhart basin before all the beautiful camp spots. After some wiggling I was able to get it back down and just a scratch on the rear bumper. The washouts on the boulders were pretty bad back then. But that was 2017/2018. I would think it would be worse now. But you place it as easy. Most people who think its easy run lockhart basin in reverse coming into town. But based on the other vehicles in your convoy I don't have much concern for taking the 80 on 35s up lockhart. It's the only trail I still want to do that I haven't completed. That I've been told multiple times is the best camp spot in the Moab area.

[@TheCajunGaijin]

I recently changed my PS reservoir with a new OEM replacement, because mine leaked. Are you putting ATF in yours or actually hydraulic fluid? You'll have less cavitation which results in more whining and varnish if you use actual hydraulic oil. At least that seems to be the thought process. Buying K02 in 2024 just seems strange when you can buy K03. But if it's an excellent close out deal then you can't beat that. You mention the vehicle is heavy, but have you weighed it? Definitely worth stopping at a CAT scale to see what the weight actually is. Weighed mine recently because I am considering moving to the 2.5" VT coils at some point from the 3" flexi.

[@motor.mausGarage]

So I think for a stock or maybe a vehicle on 33s it's a good, moderate to challenging trail (Lockhart) with a pretty minimal risk on body damage. It is a really good scenic trail and camping out there is a great spot as it's rather remote. I think most yotas can probably make it through with a real good spotter or driver with at least some ATs After doing some Moab 7 and 8 rated trails after Lockhart with an 80 on 37s, Lockhart seems like a warm up 😂. So I think it really depends on your rig set-up and tolerance. After golden Spike I don't really see myself doing anything rated less unless I just want to chill out or I'm showing the trail to someone who has less trail tolerance than myself. If I'm looking for something to challenge myself, I'm going to have to aim for a 7 or 8 rated trail with my current 80 set up. KM3s we're very high on my list, however a lot of people have expressed how quickly they wear. They were also about $100 more per tire compared to 37" KO2s so I'm not gonna say that wasn't a factor 😂. A few people I know have burned through KM3s in a season of wheeling and about 30k miles. I just have personal experience with KO2s that was and still is very positive. I bought and sold a 4runner I had with the same set of KO2s with plenty of life left on them, which is really impressive imo. Perhaps one day I will try KM3s, but with me living in the desert for the time being, I don't really have a need to do so. And at the time I went to Moab KO3 didn't come in a 37" tire, so I didn't have the option to use KO3s, maybe next set I'll give them a shot! As far as the weight, it is decently heavier than stock, looking at nearly 250lbs added to the front with the bumper, and probably the same for the rear now that I have a rear bumper. Small amounts of weight can have a pretty large effect on wheeling capability, which is why you see a lot of serious wheelers, doing the Rubicon, Pritchet canyon/Rusty nail, etc stay as light as possible. You'd be hard pressed to find a rig with a full drawer system, RTT, huge heavy bumpers, etc not struggle through those types of trails. Either way, really happy with where my 80 ended up, and will be looking to get into some of the more challenging trails across the country going forward. I think I've got the Rubicon on my list for 2025!

[@motor.mausGarage]

Also the power steering situation ended up being a clogged filter, so I replaced the reservoir and haven't had issues. I may be upgrading to power assist eventually though so stay tuned for that.

[@joshford8760]

What headlights do you have? And are they worth a dam?

[@motor.mausGarage]

These are custom made by a local business, I bought the depo glass headlights from eBay and he retrofitted them, definitely worth a damn 😂 instagram.com/omnipotentdesign?igsh=NTc4MTIwNjQ2YQ==

[@matthewdavis559]

What part of Texas are you in?

[@motor.mausGarage]

I'm all the way out in El Paso, so basically barely Texas 😂

[@NigelNaughton]

Nothing better when you have 2 or more people trying to spot you you and all saying different things. haha. Not saying it happened here but I've seen it. Weren't you sketch about not having sliders???

[@motor.mausGarage]

It happens to the best of us 😂. I was very sketch about not having sliders lmao. But I was also very careful, managed risk pretty well lol. Next year it's game on though since they are sitting in my house right now 😅