Well the squeaky wheel gets the grease! Maybe if all these boards starting E-mailing toyota reps everyday asking them to please stay true to there roots maybe they will?

 

 

I like it!!!

Gadget

 

That is nice...

 

Thank you

 

I think I like the hoops that curve back in vs. the straight.
They both look awesome though!

 

More front bumper pics.
I like...
I will take one in powder coat black paleeeeze.

 

That is really hot, making me seriously reconsider my desire for an ARB bumper.

 

No no no, the straight one (passenger) looks better!!!

IMHO

 

Jason,
With this bumper, what happens to the oem front skid plate?

 

You can still use your stock front skid from the radiator crossmember back to the back of the front diff.

 

what kind of Cooper Tires are those do they ride nice on the road?

 

They are Cooper STT LT285/70R17 tires.

I got the chance to drive Demllo's FJ when I was in Cali and I liked the tires. They were pretty smooth on the highway.

I put a set of StopTech big brakes on my 4Runner and needed to step up to 17" wheels to fit them. I put those Cooper's on my truck and I love them. For the very first time my truck does not shake all over the place when driving down the highway.

They do make more road noise then the Toyo A/T tires I had but much less then the egg shaped Goodyears MT/R tires I had before that.

I will test them out off road at the TTORA Take Over event next week.

Gadget

 

Hey, they have those in a 265 also.
LT265/70R17
http://www.coopertire.com/html/produ...discoverer_stt

I was thinking of getting the same Les Schwab Wild Country TXRs I have on my 4Runner for the FJ.
It is even possible a 285 might fit, as the TXRs are an MT tire, but with an AT type of sidewall, in other words, with out the lugs hanging off the sides.

There still is a chance though they they might rub in a 285.

Gadget, what do you know about these SST tires?



My current TXRs I have had on the 4Runner since around 2000 or 2001, and they still look almost brand new.
They wear like iron.
http://lesschwabtires.com/tires/light_truck/wc_txr.asp



I wonder which would be the all around best tire?
Noise I do not care about.
The TXRs are loud hummers, and I enjoy the loud noise of them.

 

For what it's worth, I have BFG A/T 275/70/17s and they rub in front without a lift.

 

I was looking at the BF All terians Are they good, i want 33's and the same rims that the Sema FJ used.

 

Will, I would probably stick with the stock size.
Just called Auburns Les Schwab, they have these Coopers.

He said they wear quite well, and are more agressive than the TXRs, you can see that in the pics.
I will have to take a close look at them.

Change is good
I like the agressive pattern on the side of them.
Gives them more of a down to dirt/bizz look than my TXRs.

 

I'll weigh in more on their offroad performance tomorrow, I purchased them because I do a lot of travelling over the mountains in the winter and they count as traction tires, and with traction tires and 4wd one does not have to chain up in WA. However, I have heard pretty good reviews of them from people who have them on other 4x4s, thought I hear they pack up with mud MUCH quicker than a true MT.

To run 33s you'll definitely need to lift the front end up a little bit. The rubbing is tollerable but it's less than ideal.

 

I have had the tires now for a little over 5k and they are still a little loud on the street. I took them off road last weekend in big bear. They seem to do very well! at least on this trip I couldn't tell a differnce between the coopers and the MTR's I run on my other truck!

 

Good to hear.
I am debating between the 265 or the 285s still.

Les Schwab tires also told me these are a much newer technoligy than the Wild Country TXRs I have ran for years, and he feels they are superior.