What they do, why frame-mounting matters, and what to look for. Rock sliders don’t get the attention that a lift kit or a winch does. They’re not the flashiest modification you can make to a Land Cruiser. But on a truck that’s going to see any real off-road use, they’re one of the most practical…
There’s a version of this story I hear regularly. Someone buys a 100 Series, drives it, and thinks it handles well enough. Then they come in for something else, we replace the suspension bushings as part of the job, and they call me after they pick the truck up to tell me it drives like…
Most 100 Series trucks over 200,000 miles have at least one oil leak. That’s not a criticism of the platform. It’s just what happens to seals and gaskets on a vehicle that’s been running for 20 years. The engine expands and contracts with every heat cycle, seals age and harden, and eventually oil finds a…
Most Land Cruiser owners have heard of timing belts. Most have at least a passing understanding of head gaskets. Wheel bearings on the 100 Series? Most people have no idea there’s a service interval at all. That’s not their fault. It’s not on the standard maintenance schedule that most shops follow. It’s not something Toyota…
Most of the things that can go wrong on a 100 Series are things owners have at least heard of. Timing belt. Head gaskets. Oil leaks. People know those words, even if they don’t know the details. Heater T’s are different. I bring them up and most owners look at me like I said something…
I’ve owned close to 20 Land Cruisers. Most of them got modified in some way. And the question I get more than almost any other is some version of: I want to do more with this truck. Where do I start? The 100 Series is an incredible off-road platform right out of the box. Toyota…
I’ve had this conversation hundreds of times. Someone buys a 100 Series, loves it, drives it for six months, and then the engine locks up. They call me after the fact. And almost every time, the answer is the same: nobody replaced the timing belt. It’s the most important service on the 100 Series. It’s…
I’ve owned close to 20 Land Cruisers. I’ve been under more 100 Series trucks than I can count. And the thing that still gets me is how many of these trucks come in with the same problems. Problems that were completely preventable. The 100 Series is one of the best vehicles ever built. I mean…
The 100 Series Land Cruiser ran from 1998 to 2007. It’s been out of production for nearly 20 years at this point. And people are still seeking them out. That’s not nostalgia. That’s a truck with a real track record. What the 100 Series Is The 100 Series sits in an interesting place. It’s more…