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Mickey Thompson Sidebiter Wheels
Bytomas April 7, 2010October 15, 2026

New rolling stock for my Toyota FJ Cruiser. The man in brown dropped off my new Mickey Thompson Sidebiter wheels yesterday. These wheels are a part of the re-gear and tire project for my FJ Cruiser. The numbers: Weight – 28.5 LB on my postage scale 5″ Back Spacing 17″ x 9″ Width The stock FJ…

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Re-gear Progress
Bytomas April 1, 2010October 15, 2026

It has been a few months since I posted any information on my re-gear project. With the gears ordered through a local shop the modification should be completed sometime next weekend. Here is where things stand at this time: Toytek 1″ body lift installed. Bushwacker fender flares installed. Frozen Rotor brake upgrade installed. Viair on…

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Brake Upgrade with Frozen Rotors – Rear
Bytomas March 19, 2010October 15, 2026

The rear brake upgrade is a little more complicated because the parking brake needs to be dealt with. I first jacked the rear of the FJ up and with the jack stands in place I removed the wheels from both sides. Removal of the rear rotors requires that the parking brake pad be loosened using…

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Brake Upgrade with Frozen Rotors – Front
Bytomas March 17, 2010October 15, 2026

As part of my re-gear and tire size upgrade I wanted to improve brake performance on My Toyota FJ Cruiser. To this end I chose to upgrade the rotors and pads on the FJ to slotted rotors and better pads. I chose to go with cryogenically treated slotted rotors from Frozen Rotors combined with Hawk…

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Completed install of All Pro Off Road Front Bumper
Bytomas March 10, 2010October 15, 2026

It took some time to get the final build of my new All Pro Off Road front bumper completed. A new light bar from All Pro was ordered so the finish would match the new bumper finish. I upgrade the lighting system to include four 4″ Fuego lights. The winch install again required the solenoid to be removed and…

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