Now that is a beauty!

 

For some reason, that white top actually looks good on this one. Maybe because the rest of it's black.

 

dont mean to threadjack, but what turboale wrote leads me to believe that the stock FJ bumper will accept a winch. Is that true?

back to the thread... i am jonsing for an FJ so bad. I really dig the looks of this one. like the bigger younger brother of my all black 4runner. you're stoked!

 

Say... what's the estimated cost of the suspension/wheels/ect on your rig so far???

$6k?

 

indeed

 

You've made a wise decision, As much as you think the Avalanche was setup, it really wasn't as capable as the FJ. The bracket lifts like you had don't do too much for performance and those step tubes bend if you fart on em'. Your FJ is gonna wheel circles around the avalanche. You'll never look back. Looks AWESOME, by the way.

 

Holy crap. Gone for a couple weeks and the post blows up!

First of all, thanks again for the comments. The Revtek I threw on there just to get it up in the air fast. If any of you remember my 4Runner, I'll probably end up modding the FJ in a similar fashion - I'm really liking what I've seen from All Pro with their coilovers and links. Waiting patiently to see what the rear springs are like before investing exclusively though, then will be adding some TC UCAs and quite possibly another manual hub conversion. Will have to talk to the gang at ORS about that and see if the parts are transferable. I doubt it. Although I'm really digging a couple of the bumper designs being bandied about, I may just stick with the ARB as it's proven itself over and over on many different applications. I'm rethinking the electric winch, but may go with a hand winch as part of a complete recovery kit - I don't get into the kind of trouble (most times) that would require having a dedicated electric strapped to the front, and like the flexibility of the hand winches anyway. Add a rear bumber with a couple recovery points and some lights and I'm ready to go!

Let's see, for the cpl of folks who asked, I guess I have about $3k in the Revtek kit, tires, wheels, and installation/alignment. Sounds about right.

deathrunner, to answer your reply specifically, you'd be surprised how well the Rancho suspension did in the desert. Of course, it wasn't built as a racer, but I'm proud to report I beat the snot out of it with no carnage to any of the components. As for the step tubes, it wasn't a rock crawler either, so no need for the sliders. Thanks to the kick-ass Rancho in-cab 9-way adjustable shocks/springs I was never close to bottoming this kit to the tubes.

-bd

 

"Satan black"? How did the Dark Lord get involved in wheels?

 

Nice rig. Rim/tire combo looks great.

I only wish Toyota hadn't grafted the back end of a Honda Element on the thing.

 

Who do you think told me to buy them?

-bd

 

Clearly, my most favorite FJ on the forum yet!

 

...damn $3k???!!!


That's half the cost of my full squish mountain bike!!!