Toyota has issued a press release announcing the 2011 FJ Cruiser line up. It is nice to see the line continued with some improvements. The main changes look to be in the electronics with an improved stereo with additional phone and bluetooth controls. The Trail Team special edition will be a solid Army Green with…
Monthly Archives: September 2010
Suspension
The White Knight Lifted
by tomas •
I chose to lift our new Toyota FJ Cruiser using All Pro Off Roads suspension components. Our last FJC had the OME lift installed. For the price the OME lift is a very good lift, however I found the rear to be a little soft and the performance during long runs on ruff roads to…
Trail Armor
Rear Differential Skid
by tomas •
All the off-road adventures that we went on in our last Toyota FJ Cruiser beat up the rear differential housing. With a quality diff skid now available from Bud Built I decided that our new FJ Cruiser build needed differential protection. I purchased the skid as bare metal and finished it with black Rustolium Hammered…
Electrical, Electronics
Better Chassis Grounding
by tomas •
With the increased power demands and better battery in the FJ I figured it was time to upgrade the chassis grounding. Toyota uses a wire gauge that I consider to small for the demands that we are going to place on it. With the new grounds in place the starter does turn noticeably faster. First…
Electrical
Rear Wiring Harness
by tomas •
In an effort to build our new Toyota FJ Cruiser in the cleanest way possible I am creating custom wiring harnesses for all my electrical accessories. Today’s project was building the harness for the rear of the FJ. This harness will provide the power to the accessories mounted in the rear of the FJ as…