After 4 long years of waiting (don't ask), I finally took delivery of an Iceberg 2010 FJ Cruiser. It has most of the upgrades except the off-road package. After reading this forum, I thought I would be much better off building up my FJ from scratch.
Now for the dilemma. This will be my daily driver as well as our families adventure car. I need to be able to park it at work in a parking structure with a 7'2'' height limit (and yes, I got the roof-rack since it came already installed). Add to this that my wife is a whopping 5'2" and you might have an idea of where this question is going. Off-roading will primarily be on fire roads, jeep trails, in Baja (assuming it ever is a little more safe). We will also be using the car for ski trips. I don't see any serious rock crawling in this car's immediate future although that may change in five years when it becomes a third car for us.
I would like to start working on suspension upgrades. However, a big lift is out of the question. And whatever I do has to work well for the daily commute. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also looking for suggestions on a GPS system and a good place to locate the unit in my FJ.
Thanks,
Now for the dilemma. This will be my daily driver as well as our families adventure car. I need to be able to park it at work in a parking structure with a 7'2'' height limit (and yes, I got the roof-rack since it came already installed). Add to this that my wife is a whopping 5'2" and you might have an idea of where this question is going. Off-roading will primarily be on fire roads, jeep trails, in Baja (assuming it ever is a little more safe). We will also be using the car for ski trips. I don't see any serious rock crawling in this car's immediate future although that may change in five years when it becomes a third car for us.
I would like to start working on suspension upgrades. However, a big lift is out of the question. And whatever I do has to work well for the daily commute. Any suggestions would be greatly appreciated. Also looking for suggestions on a GPS system and a good place to locate the unit in my FJ.
Thanks,