fjrohrs
Adventurer
Hello all,
Wanted to introduce myself and my somewhat new-to-me Lexus. Picked it up in November of 2011 from a Mud member in Arizona sight unseen. Drove it home 1,200 miles without a hitch over the rest of the weekend. First impressions were that the suspension was a bit stiff, ride height was huge, and power was a little lacking.
Hanging out at home with the FJ
Items installed when I purchased it were as follows:
> ARB lockers front and rear
> 4.88's
> Custom front bumper
> Custom rear bumper
> 315/75/16 BFG AT's
> Safari snorkel
> SLEE 6" lift
> Custom rear box for spare
Items I've added/removed since purchase:
> Trashed the rear tire box
> ARB front winch bumper
> 4x4Labs double swing-out rear w/ high-lift holder
> Both bumpers went to scrap as they were not to my liking
> Maxxtraxx recovery gear added to the rear end
Yet to be installed/purchased:
> Winch (8k winch on FJ is not powerful enough)
> Tires - Toyo MT's will replace at least 4 of the current BFG's as they are somewhat warn or beat up
> Dual battery from the FJ moved over
I've been lusting over the 80 series for a little over a year now so as soon as I purchased it was necessary to get out and use it. The first trip was to Disney, OK which is the overflow of a dam. Lots of water on the day we went out but it was a good shakedown run and learning experience. The overall dimensions are similar to that of the FJ but there are some things to note. The hood is wickedly long (it seems) and the rear end is definitely hanging way out there.
Broken rear bumper (poor build quality)
to be continued...
Wanted to introduce myself and my somewhat new-to-me Lexus. Picked it up in November of 2011 from a Mud member in Arizona sight unseen. Drove it home 1,200 miles without a hitch over the rest of the weekend. First impressions were that the suspension was a bit stiff, ride height was huge, and power was a little lacking.
Hanging out at home with the FJ
Items installed when I purchased it were as follows:
> ARB lockers front and rear
> 4.88's
> Custom front bumper
> Custom rear bumper
> 315/75/16 BFG AT's
> Safari snorkel
> SLEE 6" lift
> Custom rear box for spare
Items I've added/removed since purchase:
> Trashed the rear tire box
> ARB front winch bumper
> 4x4Labs double swing-out rear w/ high-lift holder
> Both bumpers went to scrap as they were not to my liking
> Maxxtraxx recovery gear added to the rear end
Yet to be installed/purchased:
> Winch (8k winch on FJ is not powerful enough)
> Tires - Toyo MT's will replace at least 4 of the current BFG's as they are somewhat warn or beat up
> Dual battery from the FJ moved over
I've been lusting over the 80 series for a little over a year now so as soon as I purchased it was necessary to get out and use it. The first trip was to Disney, OK which is the overflow of a dam. Lots of water on the day we went out but it was a good shakedown run and learning experience. The overall dimensions are similar to that of the FJ but there are some things to note. The hood is wickedly long (it seems) and the rear end is definitely hanging way out there.
Broken rear bumper (poor build quality)
to be continued...