IFS and moab

ajfriz · 12-31-06, 10:23 PM

I am highly considering going to cruise moab this year but I am hesitant because I still have IFS in my 86 4runner. It does have lockers front and rear with 4.88s but I am afraid that it won't flex very well or I will break something to do with the ifs. Should I be worried or just grow a pair and stop whining? Anyone else planning on going for cruiser moab?

Tools R Us · 01-01-07, 03:41 PM

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Originally Posted by ajfriz

I am highly considering going to cruise moab this year but I am hesitant because I still have IFS in my 86 4runner. It does have lockers front and rear with 4.88s but I am afraid that it won't flex very well or I will break something to do with the ifs. Should I be worried or just grow a pair and stop whining? Anyone else planning on going for cruiser moab?

As long as you run trails that are within your and the truck's capability level you will be fine, go for it, CM is a blast.

nat88toy · 01-01-07, 05:52 PM

I’m afraid you just need to sack up bro,

she will do fine. I have been beating the snot out of my ifs for 5 years now and she is still going strong (haven’t got all the funds together for the sas yet so I have had to make do) as long as you have a good spotter for the technical stuff you’ll do fine

ajfriz · 01-02-07, 01:54 PM

Thanks for the info. I guess I won't be such a pussy about it. Anyone else going down there this year for cruise moab?

norcalsvx · 01-03-07, 10:35 AM

it will do fine

KliersLC · 01-04-07, 12:30 PM

Well, "He who shall not be named" does Moab quite often in his 100 and seems to have no problems, so you should be fine...

Tigerstripe40 · 01-04-07, 10:55 PM

We took a bone stock 85 4Runner,
An IFS 4Runner on 33's
And a IFS Taco on 33's up Cliffhanger, with both IFS vehicles taking not so easy lines..

No problems.

You will do just fine.
Just a good time with some great folks.

ajfriz · 01-04-07, 11:07 PM

I am really looking forward to this trip. I am just trying to find the right tires. One thing that is bothering me is that I saw an 87 4runner today with sas and 37s. Mine looked so small on 33s next to it.

Tigerstripe40 · 01-04-07, 11:38 PM

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Originally Posted by ajfriz

I am really looking forward to this trip. I am just trying to find the right tires. One thing that is bothering me is that I saw an 87 4runner today with sas and 37s. Mine looked so small on 33s next to it.

I've wheeled the snot out of 2 sets of Goodyear Wrangler MT/R's.
I'll gladly buy them again.

ajfriz · 01-05-07, 12:48 AM

did they wear good on road? This is my dd and my wheeler. I have heard really good things about them off-road but not anything for on-road.

Tigerstripe40 · 01-05-07, 11:50 AM

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Originally Posted by ajfriz

did they wear good on road? This is my dd and my wheeler. I have heard really good things about them off-road but not anything for on-road.

I drive my 76 Land Cruiser to and from the trail head.
It's was also my DD for 4 years up until this last November.
I get GREAT tire wear out of them on the road.
You have to be good about doing tire rotations. But I do them every oil change.

The only reason I replaced the first set was because I got a tie rod that was too long, and I wound up scrubbing off the inner tire tread on the front. Had the tie rod been the correct length, those tires would have lasted me another 2 years.

For a DD driven rig, that gets driven the the trailhead, I think the Goodyear Wranger MT/R's are VERY hard to beat.

pjohnson · 01-05-07, 10:50 PM

Moab was awesome fun in my 95 4Runner. Set up much like your truck.

It helps to have a good guide.

Phil

12-31-06, 10:23 PM	#1
ajfriz IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 510	IFS and moab I am highly considering going to cruise moab this year but I am hesitant because I still have IFS in my 86 4runner. It does have lockers front and rear with 4.88s but I am afraid that it won't flex very well or I will break something to do with the ifs. Should I be worried or just grow a pair and stop whining? Anyone else planning on going for cruiser moab?

01-01-07, 05:52 PM	#3
nat88toy IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: boston TLCA# 16379 Posts: 498	I’m afraid you just need to sack up bro, she will do fine. I have been beating the snot out of my ifs for 5 years now and she is still going strong (haven’t got all the funds together for the sas yet so I have had to make do) as long as you have a good spotter for the technical stuff you’ll do fine __________________ 88 4runner.. SAS, 4" trail gear lift, 34" super swamper ltb, arb, warn 9000, snorkel, extreme air, aussie locked and a bunch of other junk 98 sr5 T100 32" procomp mtr 1994 fzj-80 factory locked Slee 4" lift, Landtank caster plates, Arb bumper, warn 12,000, arb snorkel, 35" TrXus mt

01-03-07, 10:35 AM	#5
norcalsvx IH8MUD Rookie Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 33	it will do fine __________________ 1994 toy 22re Engbldr. street rv head 261c,LC header,Downey dualshocks, BJ spacers, OME torsions, 33x10.50 BFG muds budbuilt xmember/skid plate 2006 Subaru Forester XT 1994 Subaru SVX 1979 Mazda rx7

01-04-07, 12:30 PM	#6
KliersLC IH8MUD Lifer Join Date: Oct 2004 Location: Stafford, VA Posts: 2,241	Well, "He who shall not be named" does Moab quite often in his 100 and seems to have no problems, so you should be fine... __________________ No problem, I'll just tow the pig to Salt Lake on a UHAUL trailer...... 95 T100, beater edition 01 Sequoia Limited 02 Camry--Poor replacement for an 80 "A vehicle's capabilities are inseparably linked to the mental instability of the driver"

01-04-07, 10:55 PM	#7
Tigerstripe40 IH8MUD Addict Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 903	We took a bone stock 85 4Runner, An IFS 4Runner on 33's And a IFS Taco on 33's up Cliffhanger, with both IFS vehicles taking not so easy lines.. No problems. You will do just fine. Just a good time with some great folks. __________________ James Henry Wasatch Cruisers TLCA 11233 76 FJ40 'SeldomSeen' 91 VZN130 'CanOWorms'

01-02-07, 01:54 PM	#4
ajfriz IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 510	Thanks for the info. I guess I won't be such a pussy about it. Anyone else going down there this year for cruise moab?

01-04-07, 11:07 PM	#8
ajfriz IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 510	I am really looking forward to this trip. I am just trying to find the right tires. One thing that is bothering me is that I saw an 87 4runner today with sas and 37s. Mine looked so small on 33s next to it.

01-05-07, 12:48 AM	#10
ajfriz IH8MUD Addict Join Date: Mar 2003 Posts: 510	did they wear good on road? This is my dd and my wheeler. I have heard really good things about them off-road but not anything for on-road.

01-05-07, 10:50 PM	#12
pjohnson IH8MUD Regular Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: GarlicLand, Kalifornia Posts: 289	Moab was awesome fun in my 95 4Runner. Set up much like your truck. It helps to have a good guide. Phil __________________ 1973 FJ40, beeropener 1966 FJ45, (the 12HT has arrived.... ) 1995 4Runner, AT with dual cases TLCA #9166 TLCA Delegate, Mountain Transit Authority, San Jose, CA

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