Toyota FJ Cruiser Forum - 4x4 / Off-Road Tech

Stopping The Mud From Getting On The Rad

FJ BOB — Fri, 20 Nov 2009 18:56:12 GMT

Here is how I stopped the MUD from getting in
It works really good,,,,, as you will see I did all the mud pits and did not get any mud on my rad :) sorry there is no video of my FJ going thru,,, But you can see the mud was flying in all the pits

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,, I do have a video of my FJ a few weeks before I fix this problem,, in the same mud holes, and you can really see how the mud was getting in,,, O yes I was over heating on the way home,, But not any more

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,, easy to fix and only takes 1 or 2 hours to do,, I just went out and got some plastic cardboard and cut it to fit,,,,,, So all of you with the stock front ends can do this too. Also you can make one that is removable for the upper mess area by the Toyota name, if you like going deeper in MUD,, good luck and have fun with it,, it will save you from OVER HEATING and less cleaning time.

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Dual transfer case question

Gottagetone — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 14:24:04 GMT

I know that the FJ cant fit a dual transfer case without a lot of modification, what I want to understand is the purpose of a dual dransfer case. Is it to give the driver more gearing options for any situation? Does the driver shift one case into neutral to utilize the gears in the other case?

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Who owns a Vision X light bar??

survivorman — Thu, 19 Nov 2009 05:33:12 GMT

Just found out about these. I eventually want to go with the gobi stealth and the 32in light bar.....if you have these post up please.

1. Is set up difficult?

2. who has the best deal going....they seem pricey.

3. How many lumens for the 32in light bar........and is it REALLY that bright?

Trail radio questions because cb's suck!

mtrent3450 — Wed, 18 Nov 2009 15:26:35 GMT

Ok I am done with cb's. They dont work well when I need them. I would do better with smoke signals. So I am looking into HAM radios. Specifically the ICOM V8000. This is the radio that alot of the Tin Benders use. The reason is that is can be easily modified to transmit up to 174.000. I need to transmit that high because I pit for the Lost Highway team in King Of The Hammers and all the freq. are 148 and higher. I am not stuck on that radio so I am looking for opinons of others that use Hams that can be modified. I also would like to have something that I can program out on the trail if I need to change to a channel that is not stored in the radio already. I dont know if I can do that with the ICOM. I am stil in the early stages of searching for a radio. One other thing, it probably doesnt matter but I would also like to be able to take it out of my rock crawler and put it into the FJ without a big deal. I do that now with the cb. I dont have a problem buying 2 new ant.
I need input from you guys who have more of a clue than I do.

Mark

Which skids are most important?

Saqqara — Tue, 17 Nov 2009 15:50:11 GMT

My vehicle is a daily driver, and I only take it offroad a couple times a year. Locally there is mud and no rocks to speak of, but maybe every other year I get up to the mountains for a day or two of moderate rocks. I expect I will take a good, worthy expedition of perhaps a few weeks at some point. A stock 4x4 is probably sufficient for these goals but I don't think I have to explain myself around here for wanting to make some well chosen modifications; but with negligible impact on fuel economy and road handling, and with a general need to be frugal.

I understand Murphy's law, that the protection that you most need is the protection you are missing. But I am also a believer in 80% solutions; particularly when I'll be exposing myself to the probability of damage on so few occasions, it's surely overkill to give my FJ a full belly treatment.

I expect that some of the plates see more abuse than others, or protect more vulnerable locations. Also, some may have the function of allowing one to slide over obstacles, increasing the capability of the vehicle. If we posit based on my reading elsewhere that a gas tank skid probably does least to earn its keep, what single skid is the most crucial, second most crucial, and so on? Some plates are of course interdependent. Consider also that there is at least some measure of stock protection.

Is the front bash plate the most commonly sold because it's the most visible, or is it also the most essential? Obviously it's also the most vertical and most likely to meet an obstruction.

Why did the FJ stall out?

BirdMan — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 15:31:34 GMT

The setting was a very steep concrete retaining wall under a bridge.
I wanted to check out my crawling ability with the new lefty and 4.88 gears.
tranny is auto, 4lo, eased up to check approach all was good.
Crawled up about 50' or so, tilt'O meter was pegged, so I'm guessing not straight up and down, but steep angle.
I stopped, then let off the brakes to ease down, and the engine stalled.
Each time I tried this, same result, so what gives???
What would be the better way in that situation?

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Body mount on 2010?

bedu bandit — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 06:45:06 GMT

I haven't got one, but as the 2010 is based on the Prado 150 platform and not the 120 as it was for the earlier models - does anybody know if the body mounts have changed on the 2010?

ie is the body mount chop still required on the 2010 for wider tyre applications?

Specific question on Rear Lower Link Suspension Armor

survivorman — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 05:26:41 GMT

Does anyone out there make a set that will allow you to grease up the zerk points of the lower links without taking the armor off?

I see OSA makes some but they wont allow me to get to my zerk points

Breather Mod Question

tacomaDave — Sun, 15 Nov 2009 02:52:05 GMT

Hi Guys, I have a 2007 6 manual and am attempting to do the Scuba Mod. I 've tried reading all other threads/posts about this mod, but still stuck on something. Transfer Case/Transmission, are they connected into 1 breather? If so is it the black braided tube that I see on the transmission from when I look down the firewall behind the engine?
Main problem though, is how the heck do you get to that breather?

Rear Lower link Skids

cruzrman — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 22:20:00 GMT

Who do you guys think makes the best skids for the rear control arms?
cruzrman

Atomic Axles

PWROFGRAYSKULL — Thu, 12 Nov 2009 01:39:37 GMT

So I happened upon the Atomic Axle L.L.C. booth at SEMA and was intrigued. These provide a ton of ground clearance:

I made sure to track down the Overkill Engineering JK dubbed "Homewrecker" featuring Atomic Axles:

Curious about these axles, I poked around the Atomic Axle web site and had to pick myself up off of the floor after I found an FJ sitting between a couple of Jeeps under Products on the Bolt-In page. It appears that they are in the R & D phase. ATOMIC AXLE L.L.C.

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Where are the Body mount Chop instructions?

Hindsight — Wed, 11 Nov 2009 14:14:10 GMT

I tried to search but it is such a common topic that I can't find the main thread with instructions....Help please:)

Doc

Anyone running MAN-A-FRE uca

sponge bob — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 22:44:51 GMT

I would like feed back on the MAN-A-FRE uca. It looks like the price is right at $599 but want to make sure they are not junk.

Remove rock rails for winter?

BlackCherryota — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 15:49:16 GMT

Well I know Massachusetts isn't all THAT far north compared to some of our members, but we do have our share of cold weather, and that means lots of snow from December-March. What it also means is lots and lots of salt that lingers on the roadways until at least April when the streetsweepers get out to clean up after the mess winter leaves behind.

So since salt eats cars, and rock rails (like cars) are made of steel, I'm thinking of removing them for the winter. I do prefer the protection they afford (on and off the road) but they are also very expensive to have to replace every few years. Mine were primed and painted with Rust Oleum products, but I know the finish will inevitably chip leaving the metal beneath unprotected. Lots of highway miles (30k/year) will do that to anything at wheel height...and I definitely will not be out there in the middle of February re-painting them.

Just wondering if anyone else who lives in an area where they salt the roadways does this. Thanks ahead of time. :cheers:

RASTA internal winch mount

dberges — Sat, 07 Nov 2009 17:39:59 GMT

Does anyone know if these winch mounts are still available for sale. I can't seem to get through to the company. I'd like to keep the stock bumper look.