[quote=Noisycow]Very nice Bandi! That is one
tough looking FJ. Once you have had the adjustable fronts for a while
I'll be curious how often you actually make adjustments based on
load/road... or if you'll just set them at one place eventually and never
adjust again. Read: I am trying to figure out if the adjustability factor
is just a fun initial toy, or practical long term.
Thanks NCow... I am still changing them about once a week, to get the feel
that I think is best for the road (and since I change the spring adjustment
making the ride a little stiffer...)
I have not gotten off road with them yet (to due this I need to travel to PA
for any good riding areas since NJ Outlawed it here Jersey)... But once I do,
I know I will be coming up with positions for the type of off-roading i will be
doing... I learning about them myself still... Once I have the idea of where I
want them for each situation, I will write them down in my owners manual
so I dont forget what they are...
Is the adjustability just as easy as turning that little red knob with your
hand? Is it easy to tell what the setting is? What I mean by that is are
there 'clicks' from left to right or something like that?
Yes... Their is a prominent Click plus feel of each position when rotating the
knob... I just started on the low end and started counting up from their... so
I will make a note "FRONT - 9 CLICKS UP, REAR - 7 CLICKS UP"...
I guess if you buy the Allpros without the remote reservoir you just have
what would be the equivalent of the 'middle' setting all the time in terms
of ride?
I really don't know what All-Pro has set as the standard or the non reservoirs...
Would you set it 'soft' when out in sand or mud, 'hard' when out on the
highway? - unsure about all that. The last time I had anything
'adjustable' suspension wise were Gabriel Hijackers on my Trans Am lol.
My thoughts right now, due to not testing them, is out of the 1-12
settings, I have mine a 7R and 9F for the Road...
If i am to do some fast pre-run type driving, i would go with prolly 3R and 10F...
And on the Rocks or just trailing... I Don't know Yet...
I Got to be able to get there an do some testing, when time allows...
This was From Terry Baker at All-Pro on the VooDoo FJC on there site with the Walker Evans Upgrades:
Front Walker Evans coilovers
rear 1.5" All Pro coil springs
1" rear bumpstop spacers
Walker Evans rear shocks
Wheels are 17x8.5 Walker Evans beadlocks with 3.75" backspacing
Let me know if you need any
additional information. Terry.
Quote:
bandi previously said:
FIRST OFF... Keep Safe while playing in the Sandbox, We all Appreciate what you DO
for all of us back in the states !!!
Thanks for the Compliment... I am no expert, but I know what I have experience with...
Now with that being said...
OFRD_GRL used these with her 33x12.5x17's...
I have 17"x9" Panther EMR-440 wheels with 33/12.50/R17 tires
* -12mm Offset
* 107.95mm Center Bore
* 4.5 Inch Backspace
* 6 x 139.7mm Bolt Pattern
I am running 34x10.5x17's, which run perfect on the stock rims and do not hit anything...
as far as running the 35x12.5x17's... I only know what i read here on the forums, which is
they will work fine with the front body mount trim...
The only thing I would SUGGEST(Well - DO IT !!!... LOL) is to email/call All-Pro and ask
What Offset/width Walker Evans rims the used on there Blue FJ on there Site... They
put 35's on it... The concern is, that you only want enought outward offset so that the
tire sidewall clears the upper control arm... but the more outward offset you go, the
closer it gets to the body mount at the back edge of the tire...
Please Post Back Here when you get the Info... It would help allot of people to see the Info...
[edit] - I SENT ALL-PRO AN EMAIL THIS MORNING... I will let you know...
I took the Bandi FJC (ALL-PRO Suspension) for a little testing (not much
around here for wheeling tho, so i went behind an industrial park near
where i live) to see how much i can stuff the wheels... Looks Pretty good...
One thing I need to look into is a front sway bar disconnect, you can see
from these pictures, that is the only thing that is stopping the front.. the
back is just fine...
In this set of pictures, looking at the first one, just in front of the front
right tire, there is a ditch, and the left was on a little pile of dirt... I drove
up it with no locker till the rear tire liffted on the drivers side... then I took
the pictures, when I got back in, i turned one the locker to move forwad
and over the obsticle, and the FJ balanced on the front left and the right
rear tires before dipping the right front to the ground... I wish I had looked
at the tilt meter, it was leaning way over... But the thing I noticed there
was again, the front sway bar did not allow the front to do as much
articulation as it could... I need to come up with something for this to
disconnect and reconnect the sway bar easy... ANY IDEAS WELCOME ???
FJNIT, I saw you Mini-Size Picts Earlier... Luv the BUMPER, and its nice to
see another All-Pro Rig...
BTW... This BlackDiamond is My Daily Driver Also...
Your rig was my inspiration, Wanted to ask, did you use the rear clamps to hold the adjuster? I did and it seems to be a possible issue in full articulation.
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2007 FJC
All-Pro 3" lift, adjustable front and rear
All-Pro lower control arms
All-Pro bumper
Superwinch 9.0
X-Line
Airaid intake
33" Cooper STT's
Yes, I did clamp them onto the Shocks on the forward side of the shock, but they hit the emergency
brake cable upon articulation, so I placed the about 45degrees off facing rearward (these last photos
show them in the new location with no interferance now)... I will haveto double check tho...
Things are tight i the back wheel well... my only other option would be to weld (or self tapping bolts)
on a couple of clamps like the front ones onto the frame rail just behind the upper shock mount...
Regarding the front sway bar disco... it really isn't possible, or likely that anyone is going to make one. Us 4Runner guys have been looking into them for ages and it just doesn't work in our setup (you guys have the same sway bar as us). So the only real way to do it, is to just remove the sway bar from your truck before you go wheeling, and put it back on when you are done. That's what a few of us do, and that seems to work. It's a bit of a pain, but that's what we have to live with.
BTW, you are correct regarding the rear. Rear disco's don't really help at all, so they are not worth the cost. In fact, all you'll end up doing is probably useating your rear coils (we've seen that happen on the trail).
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