Trail Armor

New Bud Built Skids

It has been a slow week working on the new Toyota FJ Cruiser. I have been waiting for the man in brown to deliver parts. Today I received my new Bud Built skids. The quality and workmanship of these skids is exceptional. I will be painting the skids with Rustolium Hammered Black in the next…

All Pro Front Bumper Installed

One of the items that I salvaged from the Blue Burro was my All Pro Off Road front bumper and EP-9000 Superwinch. With the 1″ body lift installed I needed to modify the headlamp bracket to clear the All Pro Bumper. I cut the existing brackets off then welded  1/2″ square tube on to the…

All Pro Rock Sliders install

The parts from All Pro Off Road have started to filter in. They fabricate what I consider to be one of the best sliders out there for the Toyota FJ Cruiser. For this build I went with the Extreme Duty Rock Guard which is built from super strong DOM tubing. Prior to painting I fully…

Rasta Skid Plates

Full Rasta Skid Set In building our Toyota FJ Cruiser up for off road adventures I have worked hard to keep the weight down.  Our initial build included steel skids from All Pro Off Road which have protected the bottom of our FJ from trail damage very well. However, in an attempt to reduce the…

DeMello Rear Bumper Installed

This last spring I purchased and installed a DeMello Off-Road rear bumper on my Toyota FJ Cruiser. In selecting this bumper the following items were important to me. The bumper needed to be as light as possible, provide some side protection, allow a hitch to be attached, have a flat top surface. The DeMello met…