Toyota's FJ Cruiser is starting to grow by leaps and bounds. There's new winch bumpers and lift kits that allow for 33" (LT285r16) tires and more
wheel travel. Its starting to look more like a real Baja vehicle and less like a "Cute-Ute."
Suspension Kits from all of the 4WD Suspension makers:
Ken, we looked at 'em too. The storage space is really hurting. The rear seat folds down, but not flat - it slopes up quite a bit. It would be ok for
a short trip but if you intended to go for a week I'd doubt you could get enough stuff in it. We looked at with that in mind. The're kinda "cute" and
have good equipment from the factory - but I'd bet my regular ice chest wouldn't fit in worth a hoot. I suppose a roof rack would help some.
Now - for a day trip, or overnighter - ok.
My opinion - John MTomas Tierra - 5-28-2006 at 08:51 PM
I think Ken is a Jeep guy so he should be used to the storage limitations...
Ken - THE Jeep guy!
John M - 5-28-2006 at 09:35 PM
You are right Tom - he is that!
I've had a CJ-7 for over 20 years as well - this FJ has significantly less usable space in my opinion.
John
CJ-7
Tomas Tierra - 5-28-2006 at 10:28 PM
That is the longer jeep right??Ken Cooke - 5-28-2006 at 10:53 PM
The CJ-7...not exactly a "land-yacht."
Ken Cooke - 5-28-2006 at 11:02 PM
The CJ-6 and CJ-8 were longer wheelbase rigs...
CJ-8 Scrambler
CJ-6
[Edited on 5-29-2006 by Ken Cooke]Tomas Tierra - 5-28-2006 at 11:02 PM
What was the JEEP they used to make with the longer tray and wheel base?Tomas Tierra - 5-28-2006 at 11:03 PM
Thats itKen Cooke - 5-28-2006 at 11:04 PM
Quote:
Originally posted by Tomas Tierra
What was the JEEP they used to make with the longer tray and wheel base?
Tray??? I donno...
Tray = truck bed
Tomas Tierra - 5-29-2006 at 10:23 AM
My Uncle used to have one of those..I think the cj-8..HE used to take me duck and rabbit hunting in the back woods swamps of North Carolina...the
thing was unstoppable!!
my first 4x4 experiences, cool memories..
It looked like the yellow one pictured above...cept cammo'd up with mud colored paint...
[Edited on 5-29-2006 by Tomas Tierra]Tomas Tierra - 5-29-2006 at 10:31 AM
I was up in the hills yesterday and talked to a guy in a new FJ.. It was pretty cool..he said the inside is waterproof and you can hose it out!
i think that impressed me most..We were on relatively tame terrain, but he said it performed very well..
Yesterday on the Topa Topa
Tomas Tierra - 5-29-2006 at 10:34 AM
Interior space
John M - 5-29-2006 at 11:14 AM
Tom - (and Ken)
In an earlier post I made reference to interior space in the Jeep vs the FJ -
Trying to come up with specs, I found these comparisons - they were taken from the respective manufacturer sites.
I hope I have interpreted them correctly.
FJ - Interior space - rear seat folded down - from the back of the front seat to the back of the vehicle - 66.8 cu. ft.
Jeep Rubicon (not the extended model) - from the back of the front seat to the back of the vehicle - 93.8 cu. ft.
JohnKen Cooke - 5-29-2006 at 11:28 AM
Suzanne and I were on our way home from our biking routine, and at the Riverside Toyota dealership, they had a 2WD model - base price = $22.5K
sticker price = $29.5K
With the Straight axle suspension kits coming out, and prices leveling out in a few years, maybe I'd consider one of these...David K - 5-29-2006 at 04:51 PM
CJ-6 is the long Jeep with rounded doorways, like a CJ-5... The CJ-8 (Scrambler) has square doorways, like the CJ-7.
