FJ as a capable off road vehicle

[ThysleRoux]

Fine by me - the discussion makes up part of your reasoning, though

[XJ Junkie]

Are you gonna start the thread?

[icemanza]

Hows the fuel economy on the FJ? Isn't the 4lt petrol a bit of a fuel guzzler?

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[LesseW]

I used to get 6.5-7 km/l

[icemanza]

Might make a good toy then but not sure about daily work vehicle.

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[Mike Nel]

I used to get 6.5-7 km/l

Stock standard I got 8km per liter going up
To Bloem.
Back to CPT I got 8.3km per liter

Now that I moddified it ever so slightly I would love to see what I get

[Oppies3800]

I used to get 6.5-7 km/l

Stock standard I got 8km per liter going up
To Bloem.
Back to CPT I got 8.3km per liter

Now that I moddified it ever so slightly I would love to see what I get

Laid...



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[RMackay]

Don’t go bigger than 3” lift, unless you upgrade control arms and drop the diff a bit.
Don’t go bigger than 33” tyres, unless you regear and do some body chopping.
Don’t put steel bumpers on unless you destroy the OEM bumpers, Then also consider the suspension set up to compensate for the extra weight, if you’re hell bent on steel bumpers.
Do add bash plate, gear box plate, transfer case plate and rock sliders.
For R100K, you could do the above I’m sure, but... top of the range suspension alone will eat half the budget. Before long you’re in for close to R200k if you’re not careful

Since you’ve owned an FJ already, I’m sure you know what a great vehicle it is.


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[Outlaw Shaun]

if the FJ came out in a descent diesel version it would be high on my purchase list
a sfa conversion to the front
and a descent geared low range box

[Nico-MAD]

Good news for you FJ lovers is that production will continue after 2019.

[Oppies3800]

if the FJ came out in a descent diesel version it would be high on my purchase list
a sfa conversion to the front
and a descent geared low range box

Price of the sfa conversion will pay for lots of V6 fun

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[Saxj]

Then they only make auto which doesn’t have the flexibility of a manual. Whilst constant drive to the wheels is desirable, an autobox won’t be able to compete with manuals on certain obstacles.

An interesting statement. In what situations is the manual better? (I have an idea, but would like your opinion)

[XJ Junkie]

An interesting statement. In what situations is the manual better? (I have an idea, but would like your opinion)

You can’t rev an auto for a high rpm pull away, when there’s a restrictive or short run up.

[Wooky]

You can’t rev an auto for a high rpm pull away, when there’s a restrictive or short run up.

You can... although not quite a factory recommended technique.
(not sure how well this works on the newer, computer controlled, auto boxes)

With left foot stomp on the brakes as hard as you can.
With right foot pick up the RPM against slip in the torque convertor (will take a bit of testing to see how high the TC is happy with)
Now let go of the brakes and you launch quite well.

Just don't hold the torque convertor slipping at the higher RPM for to long. You will be building up a lot of heat quite quickly with the transmission fluid shearing like that.

[Mike Nel]

This past trip into the Northern Cape and Richtersveld just confirmed again why I love the FJ so much

It’s comfortable, its very capable and I did not once worry about reliability.

I am seriously very happy with this vehicle