LAND CRUISER 5 SPEED TRANSMISSIONS: These transmissions are only used in Australia and Japan, but we’ve also seen a few come out of Canada. Some of the specialty Land Cruiser companies also import these 5 speeds. This transmission is identical to the 1984 & Up FJ60 4 speeds seen here in the U.S. The factory spacer adapter actually was designed to hold the 5th gear assembly. These transmissions are a great upgrade for FJ60s originally equipped with a 4 speed. The adapters we manufacture for the 4 speed will also work on this application.
NOTE: Vehicles (Nov. 1984 & Up) equipped with a 3F engine had a transmission bolt pattern that was rotated clockwise 7 degrees. This was done to improve front driveshaft clearance. When using one of our bellhousing adapters or the Ranger Torque Splitter on vehicles originally equipped with a 3F engine, this rotation will cause some installation difficulties.
LAND CRUISER AUTOMATICS (A44OF & A44OL): These transmissions were found in both the FJ60, 62, 80 & 100 series Land Cruisers. They were found coupled to either a 3F or Diesel engine. Mark’s 4WD offers kits to fit either an early or late model Chevy V8 directly to these transmissions.
The Land Cruiser automatic transmission is quite capable of handling the torque of most V8 engines. The adapter housing for the automatic is similar to that of the 4 speed housing. The new adapter housing will space the engine away from the firewall, eliminating any need to modify the firewall or reposition the original automatic transmission. The only area that we are not familiar with is the computer control requirements of these automatics when coupling to a Chevy block. The early automatic found in the FJ60 were non-computer controlled transmissions. The FJ62 may or may not be computer controlled, and the FJ80 had a stand along computer control system. The two input readings that the FJ80 transmission computer requires are the throttle position sensor reading and the tachometer output reading (refer Dakota Digital # SGI-8E).
This kit uses a GM standard 168 tooth flywheel, as well as a standard GM starter motor. A GM flexplate (used for most GM automatics) is not sufficient for this conversion. The kit comes with a specially machined crank adapter that bolts to the rear of the GM flywheel. This crank adapter changes the rear crank shaft bolt pattern from the GM configuration to a standard Land Cruiser pattern. This allows the custom flexplate to be bolted to the rear of the Chevy engine and uses the original Toyota torque converter. NOTE: When ordering one of these kits, be sure to specify the year of the block since there are two Chevy crank patterns (depending on the year of the block). The FJ80 & 100 series also requires a tachometer interface kit, refer Dakota Digital # SGI-8E
These kits can be ordered under:
712535-A - Land Cruiser FJ60 & 62 Automatic to GM V8 1985 & earlier
712535-B - Land Cruiser FJ60 & 62 Automatic to GM V8 1986 & up
712535-C - Land Cruiser FJ80 & 100 series Automatic to GM V8 1985 & earlier
712535-D - Land Cruiser FJ80 & 100 series Automatic to GM V8 1986 & up
Kits come complete with an adapter housing, crank adapter, custom flexplate, dust cover plate, oil & temperature sending adapters, and necessary hardware.
LAND CRUISER AUTOMATICS (A442F):
These transmissions were found in both the FJ80 and the 100 series Land Cruisers. They were coupled to a 4.5L 6 cylinder. At this time there are no bellhousing adapters offered for this automatic. We offer a few transfer case adapters to couple the GM automatics to the transfer case found in these vehicles.