alia176
SILVER Star
Hey guys,
I finally got back home to Illinois from a three week road trip. The FZJ80 averaged about 17mpg based on a very bald set of 245 75 R16 tires! Average speed was around 75 mph (GPS). I had the cruise set of 79.3 and deactivated it on long hill climbs. The amount of torque this thing has is absolutely mind blowing! She ran w/o any complaints or consuming oil. I'm in love
The day after I arrived home, she got a new set of 285 75 R16 MT/Rs. I was looking forward to set of these since I got them on my other rig. They drive like pizza cutters, as in "cornering maniac"! With the factory stiff mofo Tokico shocks, and 32psi, I can practically out corner most sedans! Meanwhile my kidneys are taking a bruising! Even at 28psi, she's stiff as a board (good if you're a guy but not good if you're a set of shocks ). I had discount tires sipe and "match balance" the tires on the rims. Unfortunately, their match balancer was down so a normal balance was done. The rear tires got too much weight and still are out of balance. I'll go in today.
Anywho, the springs/shocks/bumper are on their way.
Here're the stupid questions:
- where is the most popular hole in the firewall where one can pass wires through from the cabin to the engine bay? Are there couple of holes? I need to pass my CB antenna wire too.
-assuming that the factory locker wiring harness already exists behind the blank, where is the best location to pick up these wires to hook up to my ARB solenoids? I'm hoping I can pick these up in the engine bay.
-Toll road users - are your transponders working through the windshield? I was thinking of attaching mine to the sunroof glass.
-ARB lockers owners - how are you activating the compressor? Using a stock switch or a typical aftermarket switch in the spare blanks?
- Aftermarket alarm owners - I don't think my vehicle has a security ECU. But I'll have to check once I know what to look for. What brand of alarm is recommended for our vehicles? Any favorite brand and install place? I'm not going to install the Bulldog (el cheapo, DIY) alarm on this one!
Thanks for humoring me as always!
Ali
ps here's a pic of a set of 37"s that were in the shop. Hope I can upload this w/o problems. And another poser shot in the Black Rock desert.
I finally got back home to Illinois from a three week road trip. The FZJ80 averaged about 17mpg based on a very bald set of 245 75 R16 tires! Average speed was around 75 mph (GPS). I had the cruise set of 79.3 and deactivated it on long hill climbs. The amount of torque this thing has is absolutely mind blowing! She ran w/o any complaints or consuming oil. I'm in love
The day after I arrived home, she got a new set of 285 75 R16 MT/Rs. I was looking forward to set of these since I got them on my other rig. They drive like pizza cutters, as in "cornering maniac"! With the factory stiff mofo Tokico shocks, and 32psi, I can practically out corner most sedans! Meanwhile my kidneys are taking a bruising! Even at 28psi, she's stiff as a board (good if you're a guy but not good if you're a set of shocks ). I had discount tires sipe and "match balance" the tires on the rims. Unfortunately, their match balancer was down so a normal balance was done. The rear tires got too much weight and still are out of balance. I'll go in today.
Anywho, the springs/shocks/bumper are on their way.
Here're the stupid questions:
- where is the most popular hole in the firewall where one can pass wires through from the cabin to the engine bay? Are there couple of holes? I need to pass my CB antenna wire too.
-assuming that the factory locker wiring harness already exists behind the blank, where is the best location to pick up these wires to hook up to my ARB solenoids? I'm hoping I can pick these up in the engine bay.
-Toll road users - are your transponders working through the windshield? I was thinking of attaching mine to the sunroof glass.
-ARB lockers owners - how are you activating the compressor? Using a stock switch or a typical aftermarket switch in the spare blanks?
- Aftermarket alarm owners - I don't think my vehicle has a security ECU. But I'll have to check once I know what to look for. What brand of alarm is recommended for our vehicles? Any favorite brand and install place? I'm not going to install the Bulldog (el cheapo, DIY) alarm on this one!
Thanks for humoring me as always!
Ali
ps here's a pic of a set of 37"s that were in the shop. Hope I can upload this w/o problems. And another poser shot in the Black Rock desert.