Suspension duties for the Toyota are handled by front and rear four-links that provide approach and departure angles well over 90 degrees. The rear setup is comprised of 37-inch-long 1/4-elliptical springs and 16-inch travel Rancho shocks. Both ends feature triangulated four-links consisting of 1-1/2-inch-od, 3/8-inch-wall tubing and 7/8x3/4-inch rod ends.
While this rig is far bigger than anything we are accustomed to, we can assure you that it is no show truck. While the size might be a detriment on tight, wooded trails, Newt worked incredibly well on the Moab terrain that we encountered it on. The wide track width provided stability and the enormous tires allowed Proffitt to try seemingly impossible lines - and succeed.
SPECIFICATIONS |
| Year/make/model: | ’66 Toyota Land Cruiser
FJ-45 |
| Owner/hometown: | Jeremiah Proffitt, Delta,
Colorado |
| Engine: | Chevy V-8 350ci/
Ram Jet EFI |
| Transmission: | TH350 |
| Transfer case: | Advance Adapters Atlas II |
| Frontend: | Rockwell with Detroit
Locker and pinion brake |
| Rearend: | Rockwell, rear steer with
Detroit Locker and pinion
brake |
| Ring-and-pinion: | 6.72 |
| Suspension: | Front: Bilstein coilovers
w/ triangulated four-link;
rear: 1/4-inch-elliptical
leaf springs w/
triangulated four-link
and Bilstein shocks |
| Tires/wheels: | 49x21R17 Super Swamper
IROKs/17x12-inch Marsh
Racing 32-bolt bead locks |