The rear brake upgrade is a little more complicated because the parking brake needs to be dealt with. I first jacked the rear of the FJ up and with the jack stands in place I removed the wheels from both sides. Removal of the rear requires that the parking brake pad be loosened using the…
Monthly Archives: March 2010
Drive Line, Service & Warranty
Brake Upgrade with Frozen Rotors – Front
by tomas •
As part of my re-gear and tire size upgrade I wanted to improve brake performance on My Toyota FJ Cruiser. To this end I chose to upgrade the rotors and pads on the FJ to slotted rotors and better pads. I chose to go with cryogenically treated slotted rotors from Frozen Rotors combined with Hawk…
Service & Warranty
Maintenance Day for the FJ
by tomas •
This Sunday is maintenance day for my Toyota FJ Cruiser. The projects include replacing the joints in the upper a-arms and upgrading and brake pads and rotors. First on the agenda was to tackle the a-arms The joints in the All Pro Off Road upper a-arms are lined with Teflon and wear out after 15,000…
Gear Reviews, Lighting
LiteSpots Rock Lights Reviewed and Installed
by tomas •
Yesterday I upgraded the LED rock lights that I use on my Toyota FJ Cruiser. The old lights were single LED lights house in an alloy housing. I had one light fail because of water getting it to the light. I approached Off Road Only about trying out their rock lights called LiteSPOTs. LiteSPOTs consist of surface…
Drive Line, Gear Reviews
Completed install of All Pro Off Road Front Bumper
by tomas •
It took some time to get the final build of my new All Pro Off Road front bumper completed. A new light bar from All Pro was ordered so the finish would match the new bumper finish. I upgrade the lighting system to include four 4″ Fuego lights. The winch install again required the solenoid to be removed and…