Had an idea 3 days ago, now I have an FJ and some Q's

[rupert14]

I have been looking for a car to have custom graphics put onto as a way of advertising my practice. If you go to www.kidzaam.com you will see what that I like to make things fun. On tuesday I took my tow vehicle (07 dodge megacab with the 6.7cummins and 6spd auto) in for service and they gave me an FJ trade in to drive. On Thursday I went to the dealership and bought one. I contacted Heather Nash (www.nashfx.com) who is well known for airbrush graphics and she will paint it however I want. I plan to checkerboard the roof black and white. She said she could make the front look like metal that was tearing off, put the characters all over it and whatever I want. I even found some 43" practice military bombs on ebay I may have added to the roof rack. My problem is that as you can see from my signatrue, I like things lifted. Since it will mostly be a company vehicle (notice I said mostly, it is my company He He He) I want to lift it in a way that retains a nice ride.


How does the Revtek lift ride? Since it is a spacer I presume it is ok but it does change the geometry of the front suspension so the arms are no longer level with the ground. I am thinking of adding 33" tires and getting it re-geared (oh, I will need a new ARB since the stock carrier will not work, darn) to 4.56 in hopes to maintain the streetability. The inchworm gears will follow and look for me on the trails advertising. Be sure to bring your kids on the trail rides.

I have read of bump stop issues with larger tires in the fender wells. Is there a good solution to this yet?

When is the TRD supercharger going to be available or have I missed it?

Bob

 

[woody]

The Revtek lift does a good job of being very close to stock ride...so does the Daystar lift....each installs slightly differently, and both retain the stock springs. We run the RevTek on the Trail Team trucks with no issues. The rear tires do rub the inner fenderwells on hard articulation, but it's not a big deal IMO

With 285 tires, a regear isn't necessary...spend that $$ elsewhere....skid plates and sliders come to mind....

 

[Stinkyfinger]

I'm personally running a 3 inch toytec lift and I love it. For about a $100 dollars less then the revtek you get replacement springs front and rear. You also get to pick the firmness of the springs. You can go with heavy springs if you plan on adding extra weight like brush guards and a winch or softer springs to help maintain a close to stock ride. they are also a great company to deal with.

I also agree with woody, don't waste your money regearing for that size tire.

 

[rupert14]

Thanks

Thanks for the info and I will post pics as it progresses.

Bob