Recent content by Old Prospector

Folks, LandCruiserSteve is correct, the sky is NOT falling. The bulges / tears are in sheet metal designed to crumple in event of a vehicle accident to safely dissipate collision energy. The cause of the observed bulges and tears in some FJ Cruisers is not fully understood yet, but Toyota has...

Agreed the small crossbars are designed to support 153 pound and a fairly evenly distributed load. However, if you attach your hi-lift jack and/or shovel to the large 1-3/4 large tubular members, it will not count against the total 153 pound capacity.

This is a correct statement, but a more detailed answer, is that the front and rear drive shafts on the automatic FJ 4x4 turn all the time as if the center was locked. The chain drive to the front drive shaft is always running (as designed by Toyota). The front drive shaft has an electrical...

I wanted to keep the same diameter for fender well clearance and to maintain the same speedometer/odometer specs. I purchased TRD 16" wheels (from Matt at TRDSource in Claremont, CA) and had my local tire guy mount Bridgestone 265/75R16 Dueller Revos. The stock Toyota steel wheels are in my...

Here's a whole bunch of reading for you. http://www.fjcruiserforums.com/forums/4x4-off-road-tech/17264-called-toyota-atrac-rear-locker-upgrade-heres-what-they-said-new-post.html Basically Toyota had tested the ATRAC and rear locker working together since last spring during the Rubicon run...

First post here, but I'm a regular on FJCruiserForums site under the name Kansas Law Dog. I purchased my FJ on October 12, a Titanium 4x4 with CQ and DL (rear locker) as the only factory options. I had installed at Port the roof rack, tow hitch, and security system. Since, I have added the ATRAC...