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Asking The Right Question – Off Road Lift Kit

Paul — Fri, 22 May 2009 19:19:29 +0000

Seems like a reoccurring question I hear from new FJC guys is “What lift should I get”? Not that I’m an expert on all the lifts available but I thought it was time to address this question in a bit more public forum. The question is not necessarily wrong, but it is incomplete. The question should [...]

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Asking The Right Question – Off Road Lift Kit

Too Much Wheel Travel, Is There Such A Thing?

Paul — Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:58:57 +0000

As the saying goes “you can never be too thin or too rich”. We’d add, your rig can never have too much wheel travel. To that end we finally took the plunge and threw out the stock independent front suspension (IFS) and replaced it with Total Chaos’ 2″ long travel kit… FJ Cruiser Long Travel Buildup [...]

Long-term Report – K&N Cold Air Intake

Paul — Mon, 15 Dec 2008 18:01:04 +0000

We all get excited by our new mods and tell everyone we know how its the best (fill in product name here) on the market and we explain all the reason we choose product X. But over time does that glowing praise fad, or are you still pleased with your purchase? This report follows a [...]

Long-term Mod Report Sway-A-Way Suspension

Paul — Thu, 30 Oct 2008 20:09:58 +0000

Every one loves their mod the first week. The real test is how you feel after a year or more. Would you do it differently, would you spend the money, is it a still worth it? Jumping into the way-back-machine, it was in 2007 that we asked Metal Tech to add a Sway-A-Way (SAW) [...]

Toyota Racing Development Interview

PJT123 — Tue, 02 Sep 2008 01:43:31 +0000

Interview with TRD from Hula Betty on Vimeo. This story was brought to you via Off Adventure Road Trip blog where you will find 4x4 adventure stories, rig mods, pictures, videos as well as rants and raves from the road less traveled. Toyota Racing Development Interview

Scuba Steve Drives an FJ

Paul — Wed, 09 Jul 2008 05:23:51 +0000

…the water was exceptionally wet with the rain, heavy snow melt and oceans rising from the global warming. As the water in the rivers crested and levies broke, flood waters rushed over everything west of the Pacos. The only hope for saving the orphans was Scuba Steve riding high in his FJ Cruiser. [...]

The Rig That Gets Under The Skin

PJT123 — Sat, 01 Mar 2008 23:35:22 +0000

Today was a good day! Planning for a road trip adventure takes a lot of work… no matter what my wife says about my playing around on the Internet. One of the areas to plan for is rig maintenance, modifications and inevitable brakeage. A big part of this effort is having the original [...]

Yes Day 9 and Day 10

PJT123 — Sun, 02 Sep 2007 08:22:19 +0000

Two posts and we are all caught up. I’ll try not to fall behind again. Thanks for all the comments and encouragement they mean a lot to us on the road. Day 9 of the 4×4 Adventure Day 10 of the Off Road Adventure This story was brought to you via Off Adventure Road Trip blog [...]

NASCAR Called… They Want Their Stickers Back

PJT123 — Sun, 05 Aug 2007 04:49:19 +0000

So today we stickered-up the rig. We had Steve over at Anderson Brothers take the web site banner and turn it into a vinyl graphic for the rig. The guys there did a great job creating a 70″ long vinyl sticker. The sticker gives the rig a real one-of-a-kind look. Along with Last [...]

Daddy Needs a New Pair of Shoes

PJT123 — Mon, 30 Jul 2007 05:14:15 +0000

Jon and Jo Ann asked for a quick picture of the Rig to show off its new Tires. These are testosterone spitting, mud throwing, big beefy tires on the top side of 33 inches tall. Six Toyo’s Open Country M/Ts. Did I mention I had to buy Six. [...]

Build a better mouse trap for a road trip adventure

PJT123 — Sat, 07 Jul 2007 22:53:26 +0000

What makes me think I can build a better Toyota FJ Cruiser than the engineers at Toyota? Well I’m not hampered by the need to please a large demographic and ensure the rig meets marketing, budget and focus group requirements set forth by the starched shirt corporate bean counters. No, I just need [...]