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Thanks for the Aquaseal info - sounds good. Thinking I will try that and coat over it with black smooth Hammerite. As for the rusty trailing arm supports, booked into local welders for axle drop and fabrication and welding. Prob another week or so before it’s my turn there. About £700 for 2...

Once the warmer weather is back again I plan to try to improve the corrosion resistance underneath by treating with Rust Converter and then covering. Juddian on here has waxed lyrical about Bildt Hammer, so thinking of that. In the meantime would like to have a go at the Engine bay before I put...

Oh well successful. Took a chance and drilled the bumper in situ and easy enough to fish the sensor cables out. Did tiny pilot holes first! Also took out the boot door panel- mostly clips - and wired in the reverse camera as well to the head unit. Also put in place the wiring I need to connect...

That’s all v helpful though the problem is where to stop once you start down this road! I will have some other welders have a look at it just to make some comparisons but my inclination is to go over and have a good look with the welders once the axle is dropped so that we can take a view on...

SteveJB, Thats v kind of you. I’m just down the road in Wells. What Id really appreciate is if you could travel a short distance in the truck and I in yours to satisfy myself that the rear suspension is as compliant as I think it should be. Could you oblige?

Thanks Will report back when it’s all done.

Also meant to ask if upper trailing arms same for coil and air sprung 120s? Roughtrax site suggests that is so and bracket on arm for height sensor is just ignored when fitted to coil sprung 120 ? Is that right? I ask coz some listings for control arms say only for air sprung suspension.

As ever thanks for all the help. Wandered over to a nearby welding specialist recommended by some land rover enthusiasts. Seemed v au fait with cruiser rot issues and put it on a ramp and gave it good poke around with screwdriver and hammer. Pronounced pretty good but as well as the useless...

Thanks. Will report back once I’ve had this seen to. Wondering also whether a slight skittishness in the rear ride might be attributable to this and the other Control arms ? Do folk replace them with oem are there good aftermarket ones out there?

Thanks for this. I will go in search of a good welder then in my bit of Somerset. Does the axle have to be dropped or can it be done in situ? Am I right in thinking that the arm that connects to it is a TraIling Arm?

Has a set of oem shocks fitted all round today with new drop links and arb bushes. Rides and corners v differently now! HOWEVER my local mechanic found some v nasty rot at another rear mount underneath. See photo below. The chassis bracket in question has rusted right through and cannot support...

Thank you Tractionman and Karl2000. I’ll report back next week how I get on!

Thanks for all the information. It sounds as if I’m bound to have trouble with at least the bottom bracket bolts! Part of me still wondering if I could get away with it without removing the bumper. I’m pretty sure I could fish ok for the cables once the holes are drilled. So the only big...

Which bolts gave you the trouble from memory? So that I can give them a good squirt of wd40 over several days. I think it would be safer taking it off. Not least because when I wiggle my fingers under the bumper where the middle 2 sensors would go , the inside of the plastic bumper is...

Thanks. That’s v helpful especially the template for sensor positions. The diagram showing all the clips and bolts holding in the bumper looks a bit daunting though! I will have a crawl around underneath and have a think. I wonder now that I have the template positions whether the bumper can...

I’ve got the position of the camera sorted - in the tailgate replacing one of the number plate lamps with a combined camera/ lamp. But I also want to fit 4 parking sensors in the rear bumper. So any further advice on ease / difficulty of removing rear bumper to drill sensor holes? Thanks.

Oh dear! Any other advice on here about the hazards of trying to remove the rear bumper?

That’s all b helpful so thank you. Front end all wires up but it will be next week before I connect the reverse deed and fit the camera and reversing sensors. When I did the Campervan ( Sprinter based) I kept putting it off because of the need to remove the bumper. As it turned out that was a...

Wish I’d known about the live feeds in the jack cubby! As it is, I’ve got my switched plus and ground sorted at the switch/relay end up front and was just trying to avoid laying a cable all the way from the rear light cluster to the relay. But as I’ve got the spare cable it’s no big deal and...

About to fit reversing sensors and a rear camera - a slightly sophisticated set up via an 8 pin soft relay with a dash switch. So that I can switch from camera and sensors on truck to camera and sensors on bike rack- a set up that works a treat on the Campervan. However, where is the best place...

I’ve now decided the Spring s front and rear are OK. So just changing the shocks plus drop links and ARB bushes whilst we are about it. I have a set of oem shocks for rear. But still dithering about front shocks. I have a set of oem and also a set of Monroe Adventure from Roughtrax. Unused ones...

Thanks for all the help. Now sorted. First getting the nuts off the spindles to move needed a lot of torque. Then the arms themselves wouldn’t come away from the spindles. So ordered one of the Pullers mentioned above but not enough access room to fit. So eventually put on spare nut loose on...

It’s not the wiper blades The noise is coming from the spindle/wheel box At moment I’m afraid of shearing off the spindle because I can’t get the nut holding on the arm to budge. Wonder if it’s going to be a new linkage? If so then where from and how to get at it!

Well, I seem to be having a succession if issues with my new ( to me) 2005 120. Shock absorbers all round, floppy gear lever and now screeching wipers which nearly drove me mad in the rain today. So not sure 86k , one careful owner and full Toyota service history is necessarily the business...

Thanks for the help. I also found some good Instructions on the Toyota Europe Tech site for fitting a hands free - for which the A pillar trim chas to come off. It’s as you said plus waiting 90 mins after disconnecting the batteries for the airbag charge to dissipate.

Need to remove the above to run a dab cable up inside and earth it to the a pillar. Worried by the airbag in there. So any help in safely removing trim much appreciated. Thanks

About to order some own suspension parts from Toyota. Forgive the naivety but are all Toyo dealer prices the same for parts or are there discounts anywhere? Thanks

Thanks for help with this. Ordered from chap in Australia and it was posted in England. Received it 48 hours later and it’s now in. As you said the original pin was just lying inside loose. New spring/longer pin works a treat. So a lot of money saved. Also while tunnel console out a good...

Evening. I’ve been posting on a thread about replacement shock absorbers and have now decided I’d better replace all 4 Springs at same time. So am starting seperate thread. Non lift and want to restore ride comfort. 86k. Not sure about towing history. New shocks will be oem at rear and Bilstein...

I don’t need a lift and am most interested in restoring ride comfort. Googling suggests kym kflex and Sachs springs come in at about a quarter of the price as oem. There are Dobbinsons but only I think from down under. So wondering about trying say Sachs springs all round with oem rear shocks...

Just got the prices in for oem springs front and rear. Seriously expensive- about £1K just for the springs. So now wondering whether I need to change the springs as opposed to just the shocks given it’s only done 86K but I don’t know about it’s towing history. Any further thoughts out there inc...

OK. Thanks for all the help. I’ve decided to bite the bullet and have a local garage ( unusually a really good one) fit new oem springs front and rear; oem shocks rear ; and Bilstein B4 struts front ( as massively cheaper than oem). Assuming cheapest place for oem is Toyota Parts on line- is...

How do I check whether the plastic housing is broken? There was an ominous sounding click when I moved the shifter from D to 4 over enthusiastically so a bit worried now that I have broken the plastic.

Thanks for this. Just sent an email to the Aussie chap. Sounds like a common problem but glad to hear there is a cheap fix- albeit from the other side of the world!

When I recently acquired my LC I noticed the gear lever was v stiff moving it across from D to 4and down to 3 and L. Today I used too much brute force moving it across and I heard something click unhealthily. As a result the lever now moves freely BUT it is v wobbly now and won’t stay in 4- it...

This is my first 120 (LC4) and I’m finding the ride jiggly and unsettled - diff tothe LC5s I tried and to a 100 I used to have. 86K and not sure about its towing history bSo what to do as otherwise it’s in lovely condition. . So wondering if I should splash out and change front and rear shocks...

Morning Simon. May I have the manual for a 2005 LC4 120 please. You kindly offered it in your answer to my thread on rear bumper removal. Email is adriany4lle @btinternet.com. Thanks.

Thanks for this Hope I’m responding the the right way now! I would certainly like the manual so could you send it to me at [email protected]. Thanks.

Is it ok to post a personal email address here given that I can’t send a PM for some reason? Would veto like the manual!

Thanks for the help. Am I right in thinking oem are Bilstein B4? Also am I right in assuming springs - front and rear- are unlikely to need changing at 85k miles or is it sensible to change them while the shocks are off anyway?

Gresty. I want to keep standard height too. I have a set of those links on my Sorinter campervan. They have been on a few years now but have deteriorated more than I would have expected over that time/mileage. So I had also wondered about the Bilstein B4?

I’m new on here and trying to find my way round the site and especially the search function. Wanting to remove the rear bumper on my LC4 to fit parking sensors (also a rear camera in number plate areas) but can’t find anything . Must be here somewhere so could someone point me in the right...

Greetings. I’m new on here having just bought a120 LC4. 85k but think it has done some towing. Have been thinking the shock absorbers might need changing. Am also wondering whether it’s worth changing the front springs at same time given they have to come off for the shocks. So, Stewart, let...

Thanks for this.

Thanks for the welcome. We also live part of the time in Wells so just down the road from you!

Just acquired my first Landcruiser-2005 J120 LC4. Always wanted one! A couple of quick questions if someone can point me in the right direction First, I wonder if it could do with new shock absorbers alround Only done 85k but feels more trembly on rough tarmac than I recall from others I...