Armor
ARB Bull Bar
ARB rock sliders w/ skids

Suspension
Old Man Emu 886 and 895 springs with OME shocks

Tires
BFGoodrich A/T's in 285/70/r17 on stock alloys painted black (street and mild wheeling set)

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/wheels-tires/51197-blacked-out-alloys.html


Super Swamper LTB's in 34x10.50r16 mounted on ProComp 87 series in 16x8 w/3.75" BS and Gorilla black lugs (wheeling set)

I decided to go with these tires for a couple of reasons.
The trails down here are mostly ran in jeeps. Therefore, they are just wide enough for jeeps. Most of the time the trails are slick mud and this is the worst enemy of the BFG A/T. To get through some sections, i would have to use a good bit of throttle and have some speed.
Speed + not much traction + tight trails = the very likely chance of banged up body panels.
So, i went with a very aggressive bias ply tire as a wheeling only tire. Tall and narrow to reach down into the ruts that most of these trails have. They are no fun to drive on the highway. The FJ felt like a sports car when i put the A/T's back on.
Another reason, 126 a tire!!!

Engine
TRD cold air intake
Doug Thorley y-pipe
JBA cat-back exhaust (tip re-routed out to the side)

Lighting
PIAA extreme white H4 bulbs
IPF 900XS series driving lights

 

Armor
ARB Bull Bar
ARB rock sliders w/ skids

Suspension
Old Man Emu 886 and 895 springs with OME shocks

Tires
BFGoodrich A/T's in 285/70/r17 on stock alloys painted black (street and mild wheeling set)

http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/wheels-tires/51197-blacked-out-alloys.html


Super Swamper LTB's in 34x10.50r16 mounted on ProComp 87 series in 16x8 w/3.75" BS and Gorilla black lugs (wheeling set)

I decided to go with these tires for a couple of reasons.
The trails down here are mostly ran in jeeps. Therefore, they are just wide enough for jeeps. Most of the time the trails are slick mud and this is the worst enemy of the BFG A/T. To get through some sections, i would have to use a good bit of throttle and have some speed.
Speed + not much traction + tight trails = the very likely chance of banged up body panels.
So, i went with a very aggressive bias ply tire as a wheeling only tire. Tall and narrow to reach down into the ruts that most of these trails have. They are no fun to drive on the highway. The FJ felt like a sports car when i put the A/T's back on.
Another reason, 126 a tire!!!

Engine
TRD cold air intake
JBA cat-back exhaust (tip re-routed out to the side)

Lighting
PIAA extreme white H4 bulbs
IPF 900XS series driving lights

wow dude! i really like thos plates you put under the rock rails.. what a great idea. what did you use to do that. i know i have trail gear sliders, and would love to have something under that void to keep mud n crap out of there.. sweet ride

 

Recovery gear
Warn M8000 winch
Hi-Lift Xtreme 48"
Warn bow shackles and receiver hitch shackle
ARB 11,000 kg recovery strap
TomTom GO 720
Heavy duty leather gloves

Misc. mods
The Source 10lb CO2 tank
http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/4x4-off-road-tech/59758-how-install-co2-tank-rear.html

Body mount chop (done by Searchers 4x4)
Tundra handles
Blacked out mirrors and White bezel
Demello Hi-Lift mounts
Scuba mod (transfer, trans, rear axle, locker)
Cut rear mud flaps
Installed extra 12volt outlets (one in rear and one in center console)
First Aid kit
New addition: safety hammer mounted to drivers door

 

My number one trail guide, Beaumont
Maybe more so that going out on the trails, his number one passion is to just sit in the backyard and watch the squirrels and birds play around. He will also sometimes try to climb the tree to get squirrels. You can tell he has duck hunting in his genes.

 

Trail Shots
At the LA 4x4 expo

In St. Francisville, a very fun/technical place to wheel.

Thought i was gonna hit this tree.

Lastly, me recovering a Jeep

 

Your killing me!!! I know your finger is hurt so take a break and post up some pics of the swampers!!!

 

Hurry up, don't make me chop yours glowing green. :lol: Idle fingers are evil.

 

More trail shots.
These first few are from a trail ride at Big easley a couple weeks ago.

notice no dent on the side

These are a few from the ride at Sicily Island. These trails (as jason and i have discussed) are WAY too tight to run a full size without taking damage. I don't believe there was even a single jeep that didn't get damage out there.

 

I like the combination of the white bezel and the blacked-out mirrors/door handles. Looks perfect on a Voodoo!! :cheers:

 

Yeah Steve, he did those mirrors at my house!!!! The man does beautiful work!!!!

Kim

 

Looks great Layton! The picture with ARB sliders has skids on them. Are they modded or does ARB ship them like that? I've never noticed those.

 

They are sold separate. I picked the skids up from trdparts4u for cheap and the sliders from torasport.
The sliders have little square holes built for adding them via carriage nuts. Helps keep things from getting lodged in between the arms of the sliders. Also, if/when i pick up an air jack, hopefully from the group buy, these will make the point the jack lifts from a little wider and safer to use. Still waiting on the titan 4ton air jack group buy.

 

lookin good buddy!!

 

Nice to see some shots of your rig finally!

 

Alright i talked to my brother today, and tomorrow i am going over to my family's shop and picking out what leather set-up i want in the FJ. I am thinking solid black with the middle insert being black, perforated leather.

 

Very nice looking rig!

Do you have any idea how the swampers do in snow?

 

Hmm, i have never seen snow. So, nope :lol:
They are not siped (could be easily i assume) So, on ice they would probably be slippery. I am guessing they would do pretty good in deep snow due to their very open lug design, but just a guess.

 

Keep the pics coming Layton. You guys do very different wheeling then the socal
folks and it's fun to see. We tend to see more rocks/sand/hard pack dirt then mud.

RockyMtnHigh,
The LTBs are not very good for snow. The big lugs tend to dig in. As Layton said, siping will help. When I find a cheap groover, I'm going to sipe mine.

 

This is the one I was wating for since I relate with him on most issues and here it is, very functional, down to earth and great looking machine with all the right gear to have fun, including that great looking man's best friend. Very, very nice Layonnn.

 

The ScanguageII is installed. Will get some pics up, whenever i get something else added that is worth taking the time to upload the pics. I mounted it on the bottom of the silver panel to the drivers left via velcro. I didn't like the way it looked sitting on top of the steering column.

 

Your rig is looking great! and what a beautiful dog.

 

Looking good Layton - :bigthumb:

 

Thanks string. The skids come as an option to the ARB rails. The bracket arms have square holes that captive nuts sit in. Then you just bolt up from the bottom. If you have rock rails that have round arms, you could probably fab up something with u-bolts maybe. I like that these have ribs in them to give them strength. I don't know my thickness of steel very well, but i think these are 1/8" maybe. The are pretty solid.
I wish skid for the rest of the vehicle would have ribs in them for added strength, may be able to keep weight down by using thinner steel if this was done.

 

that is also my thought, when i saw those. i am not really into adding another 180 pounds to the fj right now. i am looking at other options and a smart skid mod that is friendly to it yet gives me protection i need. it does pay to get up early..thanks

 

Oh my, they are not near that heavy for the skids. Im thinking maybe 10-15lbs each??? I easily held it up with one hand while i started to thread the bolts in.

Unless you are referring to full skids (not slider skids). I am still looking for somewhere to buy HDPE or UHMWV (or whatever those letters are) and someone that wants to split a 4x8 sheet. I have a few tools including a torch to heat this stuff up and bend it with. If someone around here wants to take a saturday and make these, i would be willing to put the time in and split the cost of the sheet.

 

Great mods!!! Looking forward to seeing that baby in person.

 

Thanks for the compliments guys. I just scored 4 hella 500's from a fellow member.

I already have bull bar mounted IPF's so these will go on the roof. There are a couple light bar options, the naik and like, which are basically a straight bar connect each side of the roof rack that the lights mount to. There is also the type that usmsgt ( i think) uses, the defender light bar or something. This is what i would rather have for the protection of the lights. A lot of the trails we run here are tight, and have vines or branches overhead that could easily damage the lights, so a bar over the lights is preferred to keep everything safe. However, this light bar is WAY too big.

My solution is roughly pictured below. I sent this to a local 4x4 fab shop and he said he could do it. It would still have a bar over top, but be much lower to the roof rack.

 

I dig your rig ... and the pup takes the cake !! You are a lucky guy !! :cheers:

 

:lol: nice drawings Layton!

 

Nice rig man!

I was in Baton Rouge last weekend for a wedding. It was my first time to ever visit. Awesome food!