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1st Century maintenance, suspension upgrade and general maintenance advice
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<blockquote data-quote="Big Sky" data-source="post: 1289219" data-attributes="member: 3460"><p>I have put 110-120,000 miles on Gen I FJRs. The rear shocks, in my experience, were good for about 30-40,000 miles (you do the conversion). I don't think there was much difference between OEM Gen I and II except for the heavier spring in Gen II. I am <s>cheap</s> <s>parsimonious</s> frugal so have simply opted for low-mileage take-offs from others, sourced here on this forum. The Gen II and III go right on and you get the heavier spring. As big as you are and as much crap as you haul, I'd bet that rear shock of yours is sacked. They go away gradually and you may not really notice the decline in performance...until you get a new one. We had one that actually started leaking. You could hardly ride the damn thing by the end of the trip - couldn't hold a line, all over the turns... Sheesh! A shock's internals will wear out, It doesn't need to leak to be toast.</p><p></p><p>This place is inhabited by experts (I am an amateur) and they will be along to help with your issues.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Big Sky, post: 1289219, member: 3460"] I have put 110-120,000 miles on Gen I FJRs. The rear shocks, in my experience, were good for about 30-40,000 miles (you do the conversion). I don't think there was much difference between OEM Gen I and II except for the heavier spring in Gen II. I am [S]cheap[/S] [S]parsimonious[/S] frugal so have simply opted for low-mileage take-offs from others, sourced here on this forum. The Gen II and III go right on and you get the heavier spring. As big as you are and as much crap as you haul, I'd bet that rear shock of yours is sacked. They go away gradually and you may not really notice the decline in performance...until you get a new one. We had one that actually started leaking. You could hardly ride the damn thing by the end of the trip - couldn't hold a line, all over the turns... Sheesh! A shock's internals will wear out, It doesn't need to leak to be toast. This place is inhabited by experts (I am an amateur) and they will be along to help with your issues. [/QUOTE]
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