Is bigger better? 35s on an FJ Cruiser

Is bigger better? 35s on an FJ Cruiser - Here's how

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9 ай бұрын

Today we fit 35" tires on a levelled FJ. Much of this work will be the same for 4runners and Tacomas. Big thanks to ‪@jt.explores‬ for all his help. Go subscribe to his KZfaq channel!
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@onenikkione 3 ай бұрын

Just picked up a 2014 from older, 72 yr old guy original owner. He kept it all original. I'm going to spend a lot of time researching before any mods. Really appreciate all of the info you provided. Arizona FJ so it looks new.

@fj_matt 2 ай бұрын

I’m jealous of those mint southern frames. Haha. Definitely do your research. I would say to especially pay attention to suspension as it’s something you’ll always notice. The other one would be lighting if you drive much at night.🤙🏼

@the.squidd 8 ай бұрын

Extremely helpful. Thank you so much for this thorough run down! I've probably read 30 different BMC / Pinch weld posts and learned new stuff here.

@fj_matt 8 ай бұрын

More than welcome. I was hoping that people would find the in person type video helpful! Cheers

@jt.explores 9 ай бұрын

Nice video Matt! Glad I could help!

@fj_matt 9 ай бұрын

Mucho thanks, as always!

@juanzuniga7616 4 ай бұрын

Looks amazing

@kanzzon Ай бұрын

tires +tires will be 25 to 30 lbs over factory, but what really kills the power delivery is the gearing. I have 33's on mine and I think thats the limit before having to do major modifications to run the car safe and reliable.

@fj_matt Ай бұрын

The green one is a manual with 3.91 gearing and it felt perfectly fine with this setup. The white auto one also did perfectly fine with a super light 35” setup, but anything heavy kills it. Toyota people tend to over-gear due to lack of power, so it really depends. 35s on a supercharged FJ with stock gears feels just fine too.🤙🏼

@SquatchRN 9 ай бұрын

Cool video. No idea what you are talking about in most of it, but still cool. Lol

@fj_matt 9 ай бұрын

Hahaha I’m glad you still enjoyed it.

@ascentoffroad 9 ай бұрын

I’m going a couple years with no plate on my CMC I also have zero issues.

@fj_matt 9 ай бұрын

There we go! Easiest way to do it!🙌🏻

@KendallPhillips89 3 ай бұрын

Mines at 280,000 miles, everything brand new under it again. Lived it's whole life on wide 35 mudders. Crossed the country and back for work well over a couple dozen times, come back to Alabama, straight to the woods. I'll never get rid of it. So much custom shop work. So much extra power. Love it. Found my root problem today. Apparently they get frame rot. Gravity is holding the motor and shocks both in right now. Cracked welds everywhere. Apparently 1.5 million frames like this were recalled. I just found out, and think I missed the window. Do you know anything about this?

@fj_matt 2 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, FJs were never part of the frame recall that toyota did. If the rot is salvageable, you might want to talk to a custom fabrication shop about patching the frame. Sorry to hear about your issues!

@KendallPhillips89 2 ай бұрын

@@fj_matt i can weld an what not. Thats not as much as the issue as treating it afterwards, and having it lined back up where it should be when i do weld it. Iv got it so hopped up, and thru the years, its just broke an stretched the steel so much it has to be pulled back together with a frame machine first if i were to use mine. But again, then i have to treat he inside of a full box frame or iv done all that for nothing. Ton of work. An to my knowledge, there are no frames i can just buy without the same problem waiting to happen. Right?

@fj_matt 2 ай бұрын

All I know about would be a new frame from toyota. You should be able to find one much cheaper from a rolled FJ though.

@victorbenitez9119 6 ай бұрын

Wait….. you have a video off the bumper that is in the white fj the one with the red rock sliders ? I think it looks amazing

@fj_matt 6 ай бұрын

Unfortunately, it’s been discontinued for a while. Ascend Fabrication is making a new FJ bumper though that looks great!

@BirdDogOffRoadAdventures 9 ай бұрын

MAGNESON!

@fj_matt 9 ай бұрын

I wish! It’s on the dream mod list. Haha

@Smalls2769 8 ай бұрын

What level kit is the green FJ running with the stick upper control arms?

@fj_matt 7 ай бұрын

It’s a toytec kit using bilstien 5100. I would recommend just doing bilstien 5100 instead of spending the extra money.🤙🏼

@geraldg8327 9 ай бұрын

that cut @ 16:12. 20th Century FOX 😂

@fj_matt 9 ай бұрын

Hahahaha. I knew some people would catch it.😂

@johannschultz2690 5 ай бұрын

What are the specs on the wheels for the green FJ? Specifically the width, offset and/or backspacing? It turned out sick. Thanks for the video.

@leakteamable 5 ай бұрын

Looking for the same information as well..

@fj_matt 5 ай бұрын

Sorry for the slow reply! They are 17x9 with a -12 offset.

@malikshehu979 4 ай бұрын

Here to support canadas very own

@fj_matt 4 ай бұрын

Haha thanks

@triston8848 5 ай бұрын

Trying to figure out how big of a lifted to put on my fj it’s stock any suggestions

@fj_matt 4 ай бұрын

If you don’t want to do aftermarket upper control arms, than 2.5” is the max your alignment will be happy with. I prefer the more level look you tend to get with a 3” lift though, and with the age of most FJs, it doesn’t hurt to do new (aftermarket) upper control arms. Stay away from 6” drop bracket lifts though. In my personal opinion they just aren’t worth it.🤙🏼

@oliver5403 Ай бұрын

What size are these 35" tires?

@fj_matt Ай бұрын

They are 315/70r17 more specifically. They tend to measure out about the same as a 35x12.5r17 depending on brand.

@gordenchen0001 9 ай бұрын

More LR3 videos!

@fj_matt 9 ай бұрын

I should have the full build walk around out within the next two weeks!

@wedowhatwewant6850 8 ай бұрын

What are those wheels and tires? 2:46

@fj_matt 8 ай бұрын

Do you mean the ones on the white FJ at 2:56?

@wedowhatwewant6850 8 ай бұрын

I Ment on the green fj. The light weight tires set up. All I can see is good year

@wedowhatwewant6850 8 ай бұрын

My fj is just stock with stock wheels. I’m just wondering if I can do these tires only and it be ok. I thought I would have to do a differential change. Is this possible with stock fj cruiser and just get the frame cut? It’s hard talking to shops they just wanna upsale.

@jeff.pitts. 5 ай бұрын

The light tires on the fake beadlocks, I can read Goodyear but which type? Wrangler Territory MT? What size?