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 Eric B
Well the time has arrived, although not do to my planning. Due to multiple times overheating, ending up finding coolant in the oil, as well as going through quart of oil a week, the 3FE gave up. With roughly 275K miles, she was for the most part trouble free till now. Time to pull the plugs… literally.
Rock lights are nothing new, but what is new is the technology. Now days its all LED. More illumination with less power to operate.
The photo to the left was taken roughly 5 years ago in Naches, WA. The rock lights I used were Halogen work/utility lights, still available, but are lower output and drawn more power and are on the large size compared to lights today.
To keep with my “clean” front end look, I finally was able to mount my Rigid lights inside the grill.
The lower portion of the grill provided a bigger opening I needed. They are mounted to the lower AC condensor mount bolts and to each other on the inside mount. The inside mount is pressed against the center grill support. Its a tight fit, but no movement which is good. Will still fine tune the center mount to allow more inward/outward adjustments.
Not wagon related, though it does mend and make things on the wagon. I decided to have some fun with my welding cart. Had some pieces of a hand truck from a past project, mainly the bottom section with the wheels, and had an idea. I basically gave the welding cart a lift and bigger tires =). Used the hand truck as the new frame and found a steerable axle for the front, added a spare tire, exhaust tip, bumper of sorts and some lights, most of which found in the garage. Got the wheels and axle from Harbor Freight. Might find some more stuff lying around in the garage to put on it, needs a snorkel, sliders, and a tiny winch!!
It seems I can’t leave things well enough alone. Changed up the rear swing outs a bit. Main reason for the tire swap was weight. After the new springs went in, most of the weight sits on the driver’s side, just the way things were done. So she’s been leaning some. Now I am well aware of the “60 lean”, but I don’t have to live with it.
