Ok folks, this is my first post. I've been reading some of the posts on this awesome board, and when I read 'Ultimate FJ80 must-haves' I got pumped and had to write my own. I got my first Cruiser 3 weeks ago just a few days days before my family's reunion. We rented a cabin in Pine Mtn Club, a little past Frazier Park. While driving around up there that first day I noticed quite a few 4x4 trails leading back into the hills and I was getting anxious to try my new rig out. So the second day we decided to go exploring so we drove down to Frazier Park to gas up. I asked a guy at the hardware store if he knew of any "good" 4x4 trails we could hit. This guy turned out to be really cool and said he knew just the place and proceeded to rip off a piece of cardboard and draw me a rough map. He said a couple of his friends went there regularly and that it was a tough trail that might need spotters in some places. 'Oooh, spotters ' I thought. Sounds like my kinda trail.
Oh, a few quick specs on my Cruiser: 1997 FZJ80 40th anniversary eddition, ALL the opptions, pwr everthing, two tone leather, 3 locking diffs!! (my fav).
So off we went. Turns out this 4x4 trail was Lockwood Canyon Trail. It was a little daunting when I first looked at it but I said what the hell, lets see what this thing can do. -Now I have a pretty decent amount offroad experience. My first 4x4 being an '83 Toyota pickup in high school.(loved it!) Then an '88 Jeep Wrangler Sahara eddition. (Great trail rig)-
So I put it in low, locked it up and started up. WOW!!!
This thing was friggin amazing. It went where ever I pointed it. Didn't even break a sweat. And its all stock. Tires, suspension etc.
All this to say this is by far the best 4x4 vehicle I have ever driven!
Sorry if I rambled. Just pretty stoked.
Anyway, this is a great site. Happy cruisin.
James
Oh, a few quick specs on my Cruiser: 1997 FZJ80 40th anniversary eddition, ALL the opptions, pwr everthing, two tone leather, 3 locking diffs!! (my fav).
So off we went. Turns out this 4x4 trail was Lockwood Canyon Trail. It was a little daunting when I first looked at it but I said what the hell, lets see what this thing can do. -Now I have a pretty decent amount offroad experience. My first 4x4 being an '83 Toyota pickup in high school.(loved it!) Then an '88 Jeep Wrangler Sahara eddition. (Great trail rig)-
So I put it in low, locked it up and started up. WOW!!!
This thing was friggin amazing. It went where ever I pointed it. Didn't even break a sweat. And its all stock. Tires, suspension etc.
All this to say this is by far the best 4x4 vehicle I have ever driven!
Sorry if I rambled. Just pretty stoked.
Anyway, this is a great site. Happy cruisin.
James