If you are considering taking your Toyota FJ Cruiser off road crawl under it and take a look around. There are a number of items that can get damaged. In this point we are going to talk about protecting the drive train. The drive train includes; the engine, transmission, transfer case and differentials. The front…
Monthly Archives: June 2009
Trail Armor
Toyota FJ Cruiser Trail Armor
by tomas •
This starts a series of post where I will discuss protecting your Toyota FJ Cruiser from trail damage using Trail Armor. I will discuss the products that I use as well as point out a few others that I feel are well made. When you first get you off road vehicle or FJ Cruiser it…
Other Stuff
Mechanical Fuses or Trail Side Repairs
by tomas •
Reading the forums and discussing with others has led me to believe there are 2 common mechanical component failures that seem to be happening to Toyota FJ Cruiser off road. The first is a blown CV or Birfield Joint in the front drive axle and the second is a broken tie-rod. Both of these…
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Map Images
by tomas •
I have been getting requests for maps of some of the trips that we take. As you can tell myfjcruiser.org has been evolving and changing. I will be working to add tracks / maps of the trips that we take for others to reference. The evolution is slow so I don’t mess things up to…
Emergency Gear, Gear Reviews
Bug Out Bagz Emergency Go Pack
by tomas •
Over the last few weeks I have been blogging about emergency go kits. In this blog I am going to discuss how I built my own emergency go pack that I carry in my Toyota FJ Cruiser. I have been intending to build a pack for a number of years but I have never been…