I am currently a Tundra owner but have owned Jeeps most my life.... I am SERIOUSLY thinking about a black TRD FJ 4x4 and was wondering how everyone likes them? good and bad input welcome, thanks
I love mine and still excited about driving it. Gets a lot of looks. Only one front electrical outlet (radar detctor,GPS,cell phone charger,etc), that kind of sucks, other than that it's awesome.
I saw one the other day and up close it actually looked fairly off road capable (sits pretty high and has bigger tires) but ive never driven one....and all jeeps are "trail rated" so they have to be ok off road, id just go with which ever u like the looks of better
Had my Black Cherry 4x4 for a month now and getting 18+ Mpg instead of 13 on my 05 Tundra double cab.Put the 20"BBS wheels on it and it handles great on the highway which is predominatly where i drive.I can not say about its 4 wheeling capibilites but by reading the reviews its great
Glad i made the change.Especially when it comes to parking spots.
__________________ 2007 4X4 Black Cherry FJ Cruiser
Silver stars in Headlights
20" BBS RD-6 wheels with Michelin 275/55/20
I keep telling myself id get an FJ over a Jeep Rubicon for reliability but a Rubicon seems like it would still be much more capable off road.
sold a Rubi unlimited to get my Tundra.... Jeeps are great! Just sucked with 2 younguns in the back. I want a new 4 door rubi. And yes it is far more off road capable than an FJ or any other IFS vehicle.
sold a Rubi unlimited to get my Tundra.... Jeeps are great! Just sucked with 2 younguns in the back. I want a new 4 door rubi. And yes it is far more off road capable than an FJ or any other IFS vehicle.
Your still not going to have room for the Younguns in the back in a FJ.If your thinking off road and want the back seat room better get the Rubi.I miss my back seat room in the Tundra.I needed it over the holidays
__________________ 2007 4X4 Black Cherry FJ Cruiser
Silver stars in Headlights
20" BBS RD-6 wheels with Michelin 275/55/20
The jeep is more off road capable (still yet to be seen) until it breaks down when it hits 20,000 miles(I had one).Also, check the Baja 1000 results this year and last year. The FJ's debute wins it and that is with IFS by the way.
IFS (independant front suspension) is cv joints up front instead of a solid axle.
I have been wheeling my fj for a while an it compares to the jeep. The jeep you have to watch out for the drive shaft that is aluminium and thin you scatch it it splits open, the fj its the rear lower links that are exposed and will bend if you do serious rock climbing.
Side by side they are both trail rated. Comfort side the fj win hands down.
I got 213K miles on my 1993 Jeep, which I traded in for my FJ(they gave me $750). The FJ is certainly waaaaay more comfy than the Jeep, and I haven't gotten stuck yet, but I will. Factory racks both suck, as do nearly vertical windshields. FJ cost about 2x as much as my Jeep, but prices are up, and I got all the bells and whistle. I'm pretty happy with it.
The jeep is more off road capable (still yet to be seen) until it breaks down when it hits 20,000 miles(I had one).Also, check the Baja 1000 results this year and last year. The FJ's debute wins it and that is with IFS by the way.
man all My Jeeps CJ, YJ, TJ, Unliited Rubi all had way more than 20k miles... no problems. The new engine I am not too sure about, but the old 4.0 is indestructable!
sold a Rubi unlimited to get my Tundra.... Jeeps are great! Just sucked with 2 younguns in the back. I want a new 4 door rubi. And yes it is far more off road capable than an FJ or any other IFS vehicle.
Agreed! With the Rubicon you get Solid Front and Rear Axles and Lockers. IFS just sucks all around unless your looking for that "Cadillac" ride. Another reason I would never buy a 3/4 or 1 ton Chevy, they use IFS.
Are you happy?
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