gingerbreadman

yep bit spontaneous of me. decided one day i wanted to go bush and do some 4x4 . just wanted a basher so 3 days later had this and now the fun begins. Its pretty good condition for a 1979 model fj45. Im certainly keen to put some nice chrome wheels one it with some chunky mud tires.been looking on summit and jegs sites and just get them shipped over, seems to be alot cheaper at the moment with the dollar. I know nothing about what backspacing works yet and what wheels will suit but im about to start researching . Ill do a disc brake set up in the future and eventually strip it bare and rebuild it to better than new. I wont find an easier car to do that too. give me 6 months and it will have a fastburned 383 in it. not sure how long my diff or transmission will last but i dont really care to be honest.

Its a 79 fj45 ute in reasonable condition and quite original. my first assignment is to get rid of the drum brakes, buy new rear springs and some nice alloys . so first with wheels and tyres what have you got on your cruiser that worked and pictures would be great. Im pretty sure most people seem to be running a 15x8 inch rim is that correct? what size backspacing seems to work keeping in mind will disc brakes require more than drums to have clearance? where is the best place to buy rear springs? i only do light bush work and some highway. whats the best way to go about disc brakes. does someone do a conversion kit or am i better off buying complete axles form the wreckers from a newer cruiser?