Hi all,
I don't own an FJ Cruiser but my buddy Drew does (I'm sure some of you know him). I've mostly done custom fab for 60 series but I was up to the challenge of giving Drew something that would stand up to his type of wheeling as well as be clean, strong and gain ground clearance.
The rear cross member has been removed and an additional several inches have been cut from the frame. The trailer hitch (class 5 equivalent) has been sucked up as high as it will go with extra reinforcements. Overall gain ended up being about 20* more on the back from the stock set up with the trailer hitch attached to the rear cross member - YES, 20 degrees more!
It's built tougher than any trail you'll take your truck on.
The main bumper is made from 1/4" steel bent with gussets, the frame mounts are 1/2" and the mounting system is done so it fits inside the frame and on the outside as well. That way it limits the amount of stress on the frame in pulling situations.
The outside wings are done out of 3/16" and reinforced in strategic places to handle sliding off rocks without doing damage to the body and still maximizing clearance.
The swing out is rated for 2000lbs. (the design on this is almost finished to hold a 35" tire and 2 fuel cans), and will have a double lock that is extremely easy to open (one finger) but safer then anything else out there. The swing out also gets linked to the rear door to control and simplify the opening of it.
Everything is designed to be sleek, complement the lines on the truck, be practical, simple, and most importantly be tough and increase clearance.
The prototype is almost finished and Drew will be putting it through hell at Moab this year.
I don't own an FJ Cruiser but my buddy Drew does (I'm sure some of you know him). I've mostly done custom fab for 60 series but I was up to the challenge of giving Drew something that would stand up to his type of wheeling as well as be clean, strong and gain ground clearance.
The rear cross member has been removed and an additional several inches have been cut from the frame. The trailer hitch (class 5 equivalent) has been sucked up as high as it will go with extra reinforcements. Overall gain ended up being about 20* more on the back from the stock set up with the trailer hitch attached to the rear cross member - YES, 20 degrees more!
It's built tougher than any trail you'll take your truck on.
The main bumper is made from 1/4" steel bent with gussets, the frame mounts are 1/2" and the mounting system is done so it fits inside the frame and on the outside as well. That way it limits the amount of stress on the frame in pulling situations.
The outside wings are done out of 3/16" and reinforced in strategic places to handle sliding off rocks without doing damage to the body and still maximizing clearance.
The swing out is rated for 2000lbs. (the design on this is almost finished to hold a 35" tire and 2 fuel cans), and will have a double lock that is extremely easy to open (one finger) but safer then anything else out there. The swing out also gets linked to the rear door to control and simplify the opening of it.
Everything is designed to be sleek, complement the lines on the truck, be practical, simple, and most importantly be tough and increase clearance.
The prototype is almost finished and Drew will be putting it through hell at Moab this year.
. Good thing I chose the 2000lbs swing out assembly!
