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How To Install Rear Lower Control Arms

April 2nd, 2009 · 2 Comments · How To Info

Sooner or later anyone who spends a little time on the trail will hear a story from someone they know who bent their rear lower control arm (LCA).  On FJ Cruisers the stock rear LCAs are not the strongest in the world and the first time they get dragged over a rock or log, they’ll [...]

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The Return of Scuba Steve

March 28th, 2009 · 4 Comments · How To Info

When we last left our hero, Scuba Steve had just saved the orphans from the waters of the 100 year flood and was riding off into the sunset to wheel another day.   Scuba Steve’s rig had barely dried off when a cry for help came over the CB.  Dastard Dobbs, Scuba Steve’s arch enemy, had [...]

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Too Much Wheel Travel, Is There Such A Thing?

January 15th, 2009 · 9 Comments · FJ Cruiser Mods and Articles

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 [...]

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Knuckle Buckle Buster (say that fast 3 times)

January 7th, 2009 · 1 Comment · How To Info

Turns out there is a weak spot in the FJ Cruiser’s front knuckles that can give out under the right circumstances.  Now those circumstances include speed, suspension extension and brute force, all in the right combination…
Since we look for places that set up situations where all those circumstances come together, we thought we would see [...]

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Lights… Camera… Action! – The Director’s Cut

October 26th, 2008 · 2 Comments · How To Info

Search You Tube or Vimeo for “FJ Cruiser” and you will find a truck load of videos showing a rig crossing a river, crawl over a rock garden or wheeling up hills.  They are great fun to watch and equally addictive, as I usually find myself forced to step away from the computer at two [...]

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