Mods:
-Garmin Nuvi 750
-Pro Comp Xtreme Alloy Series 7289 - Cast-Blast
-Home built My Rear Gear Box
-Eddie Baure Deluxe High Back Booster Car Seat
(if you got one too, you understand)
Last Friday Wrigman and I installed a full set of front/rear 2008 FJ Cruiser Trail Teams suspension (shocks/springs in front, shocks in the rear). The donor vehicle was FJ-Piper, and man, is his TT FJ looking SWEET!! He got the full Fox Adjustables.
Anyway, even with a little trouble getting one of the rear shock top nuts tightened, the install went smoothly. Well, if you count hammered threads on one of the knucle bolts....
After the install, I measured the front and rear spacing from the top of the tire to the bottom of the plastic wheel well edge. The fronts were 4 3/4" and the rears were 5 3/4". So, it's just 1" different. I'm happy with that. And the Bilstein shocks that are part of the package are 1" longer than the standard shocks for 1" more articulation. I'm even happier with that.
Now, the drive with these is MUCH better than the standard 4X2 and 4X4 suspension. It's a bit stiffer of a ride, with less body roll, lean, and brake dive than standard. Now THAT I'm VERY happy with.
Good job Wrig and FJDave!!!! That, my friends, is awesome teamwork! Post some pics Dave!!
Kim
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Kim GO GameCOX!!! That is the original USC, BTW!!!
Pura Vida!!! Costa Rican for"Pure Life" live every minute of it!
The Cherry Garcia!!! '07 BC 4x2!!! Came home on August 10, 2006! Modded, trust me!! TLCA Member 18935
"New Orleans is the cradle of eccentrics. New Orleans is a gumbo, a melting pot of food, mood, mud and blood, where the Caribbean begins or ends, depending on your point of view." "Breathe in Breathe out, move on!!! Jimmy Buffet
Glad to see others taking this route. My only regret is that I didn't do it sooner! Still enjoying a much improved ride! Looking forward to those pics FJDave
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Voodoo Blue '07 Prerunner
CQ, UP1, OEM Roof Rack, OEM Skid Plate, OEM Rock Rails, OEM Brushguard w/Hella 500 Aux Lights, OEM Airdam w/Hella 500 Lights, Tail light guards, Gobi Ladder, Five 17" BBS Wheels w/Scorpion ATRs, 4X4 Coil Springs and TRD Bilstein Shocks, TRD CAI, TRD Exhaust, RR Diff Lock, Reese Hitch, FJ Brushed Door Sill Guards, Passenger Armrest, ipod, tinted front windows.
SF Pre Runner - Flowmaster Series 50, Razors with BFG KO's, R.E.D Light Bar, PIAA 520's and PIAA 510 Fogs, AF HL Covers, Hella Dual Horns, Dirty Parts Dual Battery, aFe CAI, Vent Visors, Trail Gear Sliders, Demello Skid, AP 2" FOX Adj Res. Suspension, upper and lower Links, Shock Skids, Sway Bar Links, AP Airdam/light bar w/PIAA 510's, Coleman Rack Basket, Hi Lift, Spidertrax spacers, Tuffy Cargo Box and Ellis Interior Grab Handles.
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