Suspension and Wheels

The next Christmas in 2011 I got another massive surprise from my parents! (Don't Judge on the picture it was early) Icon Ext Travel Coilovers!

Once I saved up all of my nickels and dimes I got the Icon 2.0 Shocks and the Icon 2" springs!

Later i got a steal on some silver 16" TRD rims down in Atl from a fellow forum member Gbonilla01

I had 265/70/17 Mastercraft tires that were original from when I got it so it looked a little goofy. However just to my luck I got a blowout on my driver rear and my parents thought it would be a good idea to just get all new tires. We went to discount tire and my dad wanted me to get the 285/75/16 Nitto Terra Grapplers but I wanted the Trail Grapplers and was willing to pay the difference. He ordered the Terra Grapplers probably just to push my buttons. When I went to get the tires put on Discount Tire rolled my FJ out of the bay with Trails. Yet again my parents had surprised me and all of the people at Discount Tire had been in on it.

 

Interior

20% tint all the way around

Bazooka Sub from a fellow forum member Gbonilla

Otterbox clip on iphone holder
I took some 3M outdoor double sided tape and used the Otterbox clip that came with my case to make a convenient phone mount. I also ran the aux cable though my glove box and to the side of the FJ where it would be easy to connect my phone for music.

Just added a Belkin Aircast Bluetooth adapter for my Iphone 5.

Amazon.com: Belkin Bluetooth Car Hands-Free Kit for Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry,and Android Smartphones, US Version: MP3 Players & Accessories

This piece fits relatively nicely and is very convenient. I would recommend this product to anyone!

 

Exterior


Rigid Dually D2 Spot in front lower grill. I would recommend these lights to anyone. They are very durable and put out an amazing amount of light for how small they are.

Borla Xr-1 Exhaust (Sounds amazing) Sound clip coming soon

 

Exterior


Rigid Dually D2 Spot in front lower grill. I would recommend these lights to anyone. They are very durable and put out an amazing amount of light for how small they are.

How did you mount them there? Any additional brackets used? Did bumper have to come out?

 

very nice! Like the lights in the grill... Have the same in mine.

 

FJ Action :rocker:

Nothing like a little mud!

 

GoPro Vids

More FJ Action to come

 

Nice to see another young gun repping the BC!

 

Lookin good. :bigthumb:

 

Thanks guys! If y'all have any suggestions on what I should do next feel free to post them!

 

Get rid of the predators and get some real sliders.

 

Since you have Ext Travel coilovers, you should probably invest in aftermarket UCA's. I maybe completely wrong but I'm pretty sure that having the ext travel with no UCA can cause the stock UCA to fail quicker (cant handle the ext travel) or the or the coilover isnt operating at full potential (limited by stock UCA). Cool to see another young FJ'er. I got mine when I was 16 years old (19 now) but wasnt lucky enough to have parents to buy me mods for xmas!! Good luck man!

On a different note, my uncle owns a hunting/fishing resort in Paris, TN. Not sure how far away that is in reference to Franklin but if I make it up into that neck of the woods I'll be sure to keep an eye out for ya! :cheers:

 

Looks really good :bigthumb:

 

Man it looks great are you going to be putting on off road front and rear bumpers?

 

Ya definitely after I get some sliders and new UCA's I will start to work on getting the bumpers

 

Awesome to see another young Fj'er like me! Looks great and keep up the good work!

 

Hey guys its about time that I invest in some new UCA's and was wondering if you have any suggestions to get. I was leaning toward the Icon Tubular UCA's because I can get them for around $550. I was also looking into the Light Racing but am kinda concerned with how much of a bargain they are. Post up your ideas! Thanks

 

I'm throwing icons ext. travels like yours with the LR UCA"s this christmas, along with the icon rear shocks and springs. My suspension is shot, waaayyy too much abuse and weight for what it is. I've heard great things about the LR. Talked to a guy who owns a taco and had the total chaos, much similar to the icons tubulars, and said he wished he went with the LR. From what I hear, LR's are low maintenance and great for my use.

 

IMHO, go with the uniball UCAs over a ball joint. Total Chaos, Icon, Camburg and All-pro make good ones.

 

What is the big advantage getting the uniball UCAs over the balljoint? :thinkerg:

 

Just added a Belkin Aircast Bluetooth adapter for my Iphone 5.

Amazon.com: Belkin Bluetooth Car Hands-Free Kit for Apple iPod, Apple iPhone, BlackBerry,and Android Smartphones, US Version: MP3 Players & Accessories

This piece fits relatively nicely and is very convenient. I would recommend this product to anyone!

 

Nice to see another teen fjer! I would go with the unibal as well over the light racing. The light racing uses the stock joint vs a synthetic joint.

 

Hey I like what you are doing with your FJ! It looks really good! I still have my stock wheels on my 07 and was wanting to upgrade to some 285 tires... Did you just put the springs on it without a lift or is there something on it that your just haven't listed yet?

 

First off thanks for the complement!!! I had a period when I was stuck with the 265 Mastercraft tires and I only had the Icon coilovers up front cranked out to have a level look and nothing else done to my suspension. I was waiting for a couple of months for my tires to wear out before I got the rear Icon 2" springs with the Icon rear shocks. When I got the rear springs and shocks installed I had the front coilovers raised to 2.5". The lift I have is pretty much the Icon Stage 1 only I bought everything separately because of the budget of a 17 year old.


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Look what just came via FedEx!!!! Can't wait to get them installed... Hopefully next week sometime!

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Rigid Dually D2 Spot in front lower grill. I would recommend these lights to anyone. They are very durable and put out an amazing amount of light for how small they are.

Did puting these behind the grill have any effect as far as not geting enough light out of them, in pics doesnt look like there was any issue, fig id ask just to be sure. Seems like a cheaper way of getting an led light setup vs spending the $800+ for the roof versions ive been seeing. Thanks in advance!