Al Kurby wrote:Okay, my turn

The guys have all responded correctly and I agree with them.

BUT, if you have money to burn, and would like to do mods to your rig, you can do any of the following:

1. LIGHTING - Install LED's for night drives. That's a good mod.
2. WINCH - Install a winch and help us out on recovering stucks, and recovering yourself too.

Over and out

tintin wrote:Whaaaaaaaaat??? Buy a 6" lift, 42" tires and 18" rims, front and rear steel bumpers, the biggest exhaust on the market and a duel intake airfilter system. This will make you the most capable offroader on the planet, period!!!



























Only joking bud, do as the above have said and you will do fine. After all, it's the driver, not the car!

Mosalf wrote:Hi Silvia, the first mod you should do is get a good quality skid plate and I don't mean the trash Futtaim sells with the FJ. I recently sold a second hand one to another friend. I don't know if you have one already but i can guide you on where to get a good one.

Get a good set of bump stops which prevent damage to your car if you do come down a bit more heavily than eventually planned.

Next as all the good marshals have pointed out, drive your car stock till you reach SO position.

This way you will learn how your car behaves when you are cresting up and down a slope, going up a tall dune and down again.

I broke my FJ bumper in the first drive with UAE offroaders. But what the heck, the new aftermarket bumper costs 300 to 500 AED. So go figure.

Once you do have about 20 to 30 drives or lesser depending on how confident you feel about handling the car, go for good tires, a not more than 2"lift and spacers if you are intent on using stock tires.

This is all I have done on my Fj. Oh yeah, I forgot the roof rack, snorkel and lights. These are cosmetic to a certain degree but also useful. Have a look!



Lastly, I would suggest you google Fjcruisersforum.com. Plenty to learn on this site. Avoid cosmetic changes. They are heavy on the purse and heavy on the car.

Hope my two fils worth is useful.

Silvia wrote:Thanks, Ayoob! Already changed the tires with slightly bigger ones (Kalemero lost on this one :whoo !
By the way, I thought the recovery pack and the air compressor kits were already sold!

Silvia wrote:Aye, aye, captain WaWA GarGar sir!