My Landcruiser

Firstly, let me introduce myself. My names Beau, I'm 21 years old and have a 1996 Toyota Landcruiser Colorado/Prado - More on that later.

Me and the truck have been in the US, Florida for the past two years now, having both come from the UK, England. I moved over with my family for a change of scenery, as well as a scholarship to study at a great University.

The truck itself used to be my dads and was then passed on to me as my first car/truck. It's been with the family for 18 years now which is why I brought it over here to the states. It was a long, painful, stressful and expensive process but was totally worth it in the end. Lets keep the questions about the procedure out for now.

The truck:

1996 Toyota Landcruiser colorado , also known as the Prado in other places in the world. It has a 3.0 litre turbo diesel 1KZT-E engine that's served me well, with over 200,000 miles on the clock. It's a 8 seater, cloth interior, with a middle ground spec. The chassis/suspension is pretty similar, with exact front suspension as the first gen tacoma's.

The truck itself is pretty stock as it's mostly a DD/ family truck, hence the more showy rims instead of the stock wheels. However, I will be swaying towards some more sturdy wheels in the future as I would like to overland with the truck and explore america in the future (if I decide on staying here).

Some pics for you guys. Tell me what you think. Currently sitting on 305 50 20 on 20 x 10 wheels - Stock saggy suspension - looking out for some nice 5100's to raise her a little.

 

That's a dangerous proposition on TW, my friend.

 

Why's that, y'all aren't friendly?

 

Folks are friendly, for the most part. Some people can be critical of others' choices, so it can seem unfriendly if the criticism is delivered in a sarcastic or snarky way. For example, some people might say 20" rims are for malls not trails. I'd be in that group.

 

haha gotcha! And I'm used to it.

I've been on the UK landcruiser forum for years now and am a common member. I know these trucks inside out, including the KZ engine. I'm the only one there too that runs such large wheels but it suits my application. When going on trails or any lanes, I swap back to my standard set of wheels/tires. But 99% is on road. She's a family truck after all.

 

That is a cool truck. I'd drive the wheels off of it!!