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Apr
26thU.S. OFF ROAD NEWS
Welcome to U.S. Off Road, home of the Toyota FJ Winch Mount. If you are looking for the store it’s at http://www.usoffroad.us/store or just click on the Store link above. As we add content you will be able to access technical articles and view customer installations in addition to other helpful content so check back often to view updates.
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May
17thWINCH FITMENT
Many people ask us what winch will work in conjunction with our FJ Winch Mount. The answer is that just about any winch will fit the mount. We have holes drilled for the standard 10″ x 4.5″ mounting bolt pattern used by 99% of the winches out there. What can limit your selection of a winch is the bracing behind the grille of the FJ. Below is a compilation of known winches that will work using our mount in any 2007-2013 Toyota FJ Cruiser. That is not to say no other winch will work but the winches listed below have been fitted and are in use with our winch mount. Viper Max and any other similarly styled winches that have a removable solenoid/control box will work quite well. We are also finding that winches with integrated solenoids can and will fit. Something like the Warn Zeon 10S fits, snug, but it fits. As you can see the Zeon is 10.52″ tall but still fits. The Viper Elite is 10″ tall and 4″ narrower at 20.5″ wide so it should fit as well but is untested. (Viper Elite specs can be found here)
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Apr
26th2013 LONESTAR TOYOTA JAMBOREE
U.S. Off Road is once again a Premier Sponsor for the 2013 Lonestar Toyota Jamboree in Gilmer, Texas, May 3-5. If anyone is in the Texas, Louisiana, Arkansas, Oklahoma area you don’t want to miss it! The Jambo gets bigger every year and we are expecting over 300 Toyotas this year. The Barnwell Mountain Recreational Area is a world class offroad park that has trails for any level of rig. Come out and see us if you get the chance. Here are a few photos from the Jamboree. I’ll be posting some videos on YouTube as I have time to edit them. It was great meeting everyone again this year, we had a fantastic time! I’ve also uploaded a few hundred more photos to our Google+ Albums for the Jamboree. You can view and comment on photos here.
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Mar
26thFJCFORUMS SPONSOR
U.S. Off Road is now a sponsor over at the FJC Forums. We will offer special deals on our FJ Winch Mount and Viper winches every so often so make sure you go visit and by all means, sign up! While you are there be sure to visit the U.S. Off Road forum for specials and updates.
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Apr
12thBILSTEIN 5100 SHOCKS
After installing one of our FJ Winch Mounts and Viper Max 12K winch I had a total drop of 3/8″ up front, not bad but with the factory rake it didn’t need any more. I decided on the 5100′s from Down South Motorsports and went with the 3rd notch which was perfect. Ride is very good, much less nose dive and just generally looks better. I couldn’t be happier. Here are my before/after measurements: Prior to winch/mount install: LF: 35″ RF: 35 1/4″ LR: 36 5/8″ RR: 36 1/2″ After winch mount: LF: 34 5/8″ RF: 34 7/8″ LR: 36 5/8″ RR: 36 1/2″ After winch/mount and 5100 install: LF: 36 1/4″ RF: 36 1/4″ LR: 36 5/8″ RR: 36 5/8″ (seems to have leveled out on all 4 now) So, I have gained a net total of about 1 1/4″ from stock to now or 1 5/8″ before installing the winch…however you want to look at it. After a year of driving it this way, and quite happy with the results still, I decided to take the front up to the 4th notch on the 5100 shocks and bought some Icon 2″ lift springs for the rear from TRDParts4U. Down South Motorsports was kind enough to provide me with a set of 5100 shocks for the rear that can accommodate the added lift. As I haul my M101A2 trailer quite often and keep some gear in the back of the FJ it was riding nose high most of the time. Having a little rake is a good thing when dealing [...]