FJ Cruiser 2007 & on

FJ Cruiser SAS = Done!

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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 10:13 PM
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Nice... the way Toyota should have made them to begin with.

Guessing that's a Rock Logic sway bar in the back. How is it working for you? What benefits have you noticed? All off road... or better road manners?
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:00 PM
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:04 PM
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Nice, clean install. Love the coilovers! For some reason, (I'm not sure if it was the fact that the shock reservoirs had to be mounted on top of the engine) I don't think that the Solid Front axle was a match made in heaven for the FJ Cruiser. Just my opinion, but I do give you 10/10 on the CLEAN install. Looks bitchin!
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:10 PM
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Originally Posted by stormin94
Nice, clean install. Love the coilovers! For some reason, (I'm not sure if it was the fact that the shock reservoirs had to be mounted on top of the engine) I don't think that the Solid Front axle was a match made in heaven for the FJ Cruiser. Just my opinion, but I do give you 10/10 on the CLEAN install. Looks bitchin!
Which axle would you have gone with if you were to build an FJ?

Personally I think the Toyota 8" is a great axle. Very easy to work on, especially with the drop out third members.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:12 PM
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Originally Posted by Kaleb
Which axle would you have gone with if you were to build an FJ?

Personally I think the Toyota 8" is a great axle. Very easy to work on, especially with the drop out third members.
I'm just saying a SAS in general. I love the Toyota 8", BTW.
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:13 PM
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Will you build one for me......please?
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Old Oct 11, 2007 | 11:44 PM
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Very nice!
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 05:43 AM
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Originally Posted by sdstud212001
Will you build one for me......please?
Sure! When you drop off your FJC, just leave a big pile of cash with it.

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Guessing that's a Rock Logic sway bar in the back. How is it working for you? What benefits have you noticed? All off road... or better road manners?
It's actually the Currie Anti-Rock sway bar. I've only put about 200 miles on it since the build, so I can't really say much about the sway bar yet. I'm re-valving the Fox shocks this week and have to wire up the front elocker and winch. Then I'm wheeling the Rubicon at the end of the month. After that I should know more about how the sway bar works. The folks at Currie swore up and down that it would help on the street and would not limit articulation offroad. I'll run it with and without the sway bar connected to see what works best.

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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 06:00 AM
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Originally Posted by sbechtold
Sure! When you drop off your FJC, just leave a big pile of cash with it.
Care to say just how pig a pile of cash one might need to do that setup?

John
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 09:05 AM
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 09:16 AM
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great fj
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 09:21 AM
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Awesome job!
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Old Oct 12, 2007 | 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by Mojo_Risin
Care to say just how pig a pile of cash one might need to do that setup?
John
Between $8-$12k.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 12:32 PM
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It works really well on the trail. Went wheeling with the TTORA group this weekend.











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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 12:38 PM
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Wow, that's nice.

I think I'm gonna go buy a lottery ticket...

Sigh...
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:06 PM
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Wow, look at that baby articulate.
The cab is nice and level Sol, while the axles are doing their thing on the uneven ground.

Looks like it is dialed in good.
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:34 PM
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Thanks Corey. I'm going to pull the front shocks in the next week or so and re-valve them a little firmer on the compression stroke. Then I will play with the air bump oil levels and air pressure, but really all I'm doing now is tweaking things a little. I'm very pleased with how it worked yesterday on its first real run.

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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:46 PM
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Sounds good, keep us informed.

Hey, did you order the M-Pack gear like a lot of us did?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 01:59 PM
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what's the M-pack gear?
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Old Nov 4, 2007 | 03:03 PM
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A vendor over on the big FJ site is selling these.
https://www.yotatech.com/forums/f153...-racks-128892/

I got in on the group buy, mine arrive tomorrow.

They are military type bags that hook to a rack on the rear door, and also you get pouches for the front doors and the cubby hole where the factory sub goes.

Here is some more info too.
https://www.yotatech.com/50652541-post22.html

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