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	<title>My Toyota FJ Cruiser &#187; Getting Trail Ready</title>
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		<title>Custom Trailer Hitch</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 08 Nov 2010 15:00:20 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Our M416 adventure trailer is a key part of our off road adventure gear. The trailer uses a lunette and pintle hitch. On our old build I used a normal receiver hitch that hung below the rear bumper. The receiver was the lowest point on the rear bumper and was always getting hung up. For our new Toyota FJ Cruiser I decided to have a custom hitch built by Rockware. The design dose not use a normal receiver tube. The pintle is directly bolted to the hitch. The design is very simple and provides a very strong hitch. I added a 3 inch spacer to the hitch so the pintle would clear the spare tire. I plan on modifying the spare tire mount at some point in the future so it will clear the pintle with out the spacer. I have tested the system towing our M101A1 3/4 tonne trailer and I am very pleased with the performance. It is going to be nice not having the hitch as the low point on the rear bumper when off road. Cost: $200.00 Time: 30 Minutes]]></description>
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		<title>Rasta Skid Plates</title>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 12 Jan 2010 14:29:21 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tomas</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Trail Armor]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Full Rasta Skid Set In building our Toyota FJ Cruiser up for off road adventures I have worked hard to keep the weight down.  Our initial build included steel skids from All Pro Off Road which have protected the bottom of our FJ from trail damage very well. However, in an attempt to reduce the weight of our bolt on gear I contacted Rasta4X4 about trying out a set of their aluminum full skid plates. I received the Rasta skids well packaged direct from Israel.  The skids are very well made and have a bare aluminum finish that asks to not be painted. The front skid is designed to bolt on to the stock bumper and needs to be modified for use with aftermarket bumpers. For my All Pro Off Road front bumper I cut the section of the skid plate off (see photo). I also bent the front section of the skid up so it will fit under the finishing plate on the bumper. (I bent the skid by cutting it part way through and will the skid welded over the cut) Once this modification was made the plates bolted on with a perfect fit. Total time spent installing [...]]]></description>
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		<title>FJ Cruiser Underside Trail Armor</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 29 Jun 2009 19:09:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>tomas</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[If you are considering taking your Toyota FJ Cruiser off road crawl under it and take a look around. There are a number of items that can get damaged. In this point we are going to talk about protecting the drive train. The drive train includes; the engine, transmission, transfer case and differentials. The front half of the system is made mostly of cast aluminum and all you need to do is drop the front differential on a rock to end a good day. Purchased new the Toyota FJ Cruiser comes with a sheet metal engine protection plate and possibly the factory FJ Cruiser IFS Skid. The sheet metal plate is intended to only protect the underside of the engine from road debris. The factory skid will protect the forward part of the engine and some of the IFS components.  I consider the Toyota Skid as more of a front bash plate that is not very durable. All Pro Off-Road Skid Plates To fully protect the drive train and maintain the best approach angle I recommend looking at a number of aftermarket skids.    There are a number of manufactures that make a skid for just the engine / IFS. These [...]]]></description>
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