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The Beagles will sleep in the top tent, I will sleep in the bottom.
The Tube Doors came from Metal Tech.
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The Beagles will sleep in the top tent, I will sleep in the bottom.
The Tube Doors came from Metal Tech.
holy molly. is the hood of your fj45 high then your tow rig?
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I don't know. I think yes.
I will park them next to each other a get a picture. You have seen the Tow Rig and been in it, so you will understand how big this FJ45 is.
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Umm, Yep!
That is why I am seriously considering going back SUA and lowering it about 7".
I have two buddys (Weak-Link and Freds40) who are going to come down some weekend and we are going to try to lower it but keep it SOA.
Butt height in the 45 is about 6" higher than the Butt height in the Tow rig. FC Fabrication built the cage so the seat sits nice and low.
that sounds like a perfect weekend for a wrenching weekend 
Instead of taking so much time lowering it right now when you have other thins that need to be completed to get t finished, why not take it out and wheel it behind you on your trails and then decide? Sure the rack my clip some overhead branches, but if it is stable, who knows, maybe you will like it that way.
Instead of taking so much time lowering it right now when you have other thins that need to be completed to get t finished, why not take it out and wheel it behind you on your trails and then decide? Sure the rack my clip some overhead branches, but if it is stable, who knows, maybe you will like it that way.
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I plan on doing that. But this has to go on the FJ45 run over Labor Day.
I'm really not looking forward to straping a chainsaw on each side of the roof rack and running them WOT just to make it to camp.
I'm really not looking forward to straping a chainsaw on each side of the roof rack and running them WOT just to make it to camp.
that sounds like a perfect weekend for a wrenching weekend
Instead of taking so much time lowering it right now when you have other thins that need to be completed to get t finished, why not take it out and wheel it behind you on your trails and then decide? Sure the rack my clip some overhead branches, but if it is stable, who knows, maybe you will like it that way.
I would wheel it like it is, and hope it settles some. SUA nets better stability but creates more things to get hung up on...
It looks badass! What color you planning on?
It looks badass! What color you planning on?
what springs are you using? seems high for stock, mine are pretty flat and flex nice and low
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maybe i should bring my toyota forklift to the 'fj45 run" this year?! i think that'll be the only way to get the camping gear off the roof rack! 
ya. cant seem to lower the rear down? and use stock up front. i plan on running stock springs with 42s low. oh btw it makes your tow truck seem small and that thing is big.
low. oh btw it makes your tow truck seem small and that thing is big.
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maybe i should bring my toyota forklift to the 'fj45 run" this year?! i think that'll be the only way to get the camping gear off the roof rack!
I could probably park in the Mud Pit and just flip out the top RTT and not use the ladder.
Watermelon George would probably be pissed though.
Take a leaf or two out of all the springs...that should lower it a bit.
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that could be a very bad idea considering the weight of this rig and the fact that the rears only have 3 leaves to start with. LOL :whoops:
Yeah. I didn't know that the rears only have 3 leaves. The rear may sit down a good bit once the full weight goes on it. I would see how low it sits after the weight is on it and then maybe take a leaf out of the fronts to level it up.
Outside of that, you are looking at raising the spring hangers, etc.
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swap those for some flat springs and it should go lower ..
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WOW super sweet
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I am getting everything bolted down and ready to run. I am going to take this wheeling this weekend and see how it performs on my 36acre Rock park.
My 4:88's and lockers are in at the shop but not installed.
If it will not do what my built 76 FJ40 will do with ease, it is going under the knife and going to get modified to look like.........
Well I don't know.
It is too damn tall right now, that is what I do know.
My 4:88's and lockers are in at the shop but not installed.
If it will not do what my built 76 FJ40 will do with ease, it is going under the knife and going to get modified to look like.........
Well I don't know.
It is too damn tall right now, that is what I do know.
THE KNIFE, TOO TALL, WHAT ITS NOT TOO TALL, JUST NEED TO GO WIDER, HAHAHA. cant wait to see pics of you i action on the rocks this weekend.
on a good note though, you will have a metric butt ton of weight low, like all the fuel for one, and heck you have no real body really, i mean just a cab and some tubing out back. You maybe pretty good. anyway awaiting pics and details
cheers bro
chappy
on a good note though, you will have a metric butt ton of weight low, like all the fuel for one, and heck you have no real body really, i mean just a cab and some tubing out back. You maybe pretty good. anyway awaiting pics and details
cheers bro
chappy
