Curiosity or friends got you here so just what are we about. The Wagon Way site is two guys sharing and giving back to the wheeling community. We have been there, done that and are willing to tell you about it. We both owned FJ40’s at one time but these days we just happen to enjoy wheeling in wagons, wagons that are also daily drivers. Our wagon of choice is the 60 series Land Cruiser. Reliable, durable, easy to modify and built like a tank.
The site is about rock solid advice on what you can do with and in a wagon. It's a source for information, answers or a link to what you need. Technical know how that can be trusted without question. Inspiration for your own adventures, as you won’t believe the places you can put a wagon.
This is not a forum. While forums are full of good advice, they are also a risk for bad advice. The anonymity allows someone to spew out garbage all day and no one knows who they are and just what they really know. Here it is only real people with real names and years of practical experience. Everything on the site has been done to one or both of our rigs. And even though we both drive 60's you will find they are very different.
No one pays their way to get on here. We make mention of companies and individuals that we have dealt with and received good to great service from. And if we have been shafted by someone we will tell you that too. But probably with kind words so they don’t sue us. We will even give them a shot at redeeming themselves.
What’s in a wagon? Family, friends and my dog (who happens to be both). Wagons have plenty of room for others, they are inclusive, rather than exclusive. And to be honest you don’t even have to drive a wagon to find something of interest here on the site. Be sure to check back often for updates, edits and additional articles.
The Wagon Way is a mindset, a way to wheel and act, a philosophy if you will. But not one that is in your face.
There is a right way, a wrong way and The Wagon Way.
Eric Burch and Tony Konovaloff
By Tony K
One of the great things about our wagons is the fact that most parts can be swapped around between the model years, 1981-90, fairly easily, frequently with only having to unbolt the old part and put on a different one. Driveshaft flanges fall into this category.
By Tony K
To re-use leaf spring u-bolts or not? That is the question.
Seems like the most common answer is to never re-use but I want to know why. Seems to be a lot of opinion in this area but opinions are of little help, facts are what I am interested in.
Had a couple of interesting days, the speedometer quit in my rig. Strange to not have it and this is when you realize just how often you look at the darn thing. But more than the speedo, I missed having my odometer. While my fuel gauge is accurate I find myself more and more paying attention to the miles driven to tell me when it’s time to fuel up.
Been trying for a long time to get some Canadian friends down our way to go wheeling for awhile now. And as the saying goes, when it rains it pours. Literally, the rain up our way has been nonstop for what seems like months now. Normally the rain doesn’t seem to matter to me but this year it just hasn’t stopped.
Not that my BJ doesn’t have it’s share of rattles but one of them was giving me fits. It wasn’t there when I first rebuilt this thing so I knew I could probably find it. For the longest time I could have sworn it was in the rear door on the passenger side. First thought it was the cup holder I riveted to the inner door panel but nope. Next suspect was the door limit bar as it had a sound really similar to the knocking I was hearing. Even thought it might be the shovel on the roof rack but a rag failed to stop the noise.
