Love you rig, super clean, and well thought out.
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Love you rig, super clean, and well thought out.
Question - What Methods are you running?
I have that same exact interior.Off to GSMTR
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I even get the chance to use these expensive ass sun visors.
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The Method 307 Hole wheels.
Also I found out that I don't have the signature 80 series flex. I'm running Whiteline front and rear heavy swaybars. On the road it's great. Very little body role. On the trail it's a bit "stiff" and doesn't articulate like 80s are known for.
With it being stiff and less body role helps when close to boulder and trees that love to jump on and damage body panels. The down side is have to turn on the rear lockers to help getting over the obstacle where other 80s are able to do it just in 4-low.
I do have front swaybar disconnect that would help, but I first want to test the "sag" before running it in the trail.
("Testing the sag" - I'll disconnect the swaybar and lift only the front of the LC. I'm looking to see if the front driveshaft contacts the swaybar at any point (I don't think it will, but if has happened to others). If the swaybar contacts the driveshaft, the swaybar could disconnect from the top disconnecting brackets swing down and cut my break lines.) This is a worst case scenario, but I drove here and the LC is my only way back home.
With it being stiff and less body role helps when close to boulder and trees that love to jump on and damage body panels. The down side is have to turn on the rear lockers to help getting over the obstacle where other 80s are able to do it just in 4-low.
I do have front swaybar disconnect that would help, but I first want to test the "sag" before running it in the trail.
("Testing the sag" - I'll disconnect the swaybar and lift only the front of the LC. I'm looking to see if the front driveshaft contacts the swaybar at any point (I don't think it will, but if has happened to others). If the swaybar contacts the driveshaft, the swaybar could disconnect from the top disconnecting brackets swing down and cut my break lines.) This is a worst case scenario, but I drove here and the LC is my only way back home.
OK, lets start with the bad at GSMTR. Well its not really that bad, just little that happens. On the way there, the wind caught my roof molding and ripped part of it off.
Showing off my engine bay and @GearGeek wasn't impressed because she noticed I was missing a bolt in my valve cover. Glad she saw it, because they were all loose. . .but no leaks.
On the trail i kept hearing a pop. @Bryanseye looked under the truck and noticed my front swaybar link was sheered off.
These are the Whiteline HD swaybars. The link was the weak point.
Then i kept hearing popping and looked at my rear swaybar bracket and a bolt was missing.
This same bolt has come out before while wheeling. The rear swaybar is also a Whiteline HD.
Lastly on the way home a rock hit my windshield.
These are only little annoyances. No body damage, and nothing serious broke. I could live with this. I had a great time.
Got home, unpacked, and did "Stage 1" of my cleaning.
Showing off my engine bay and @GearGeek wasn't impressed because she noticed I was missing a bolt in my valve cover. Glad she saw it, because they were all loose. . .but no leaks.
On the trail i kept hearing a pop. @Bryanseye looked under the truck and noticed my front swaybar link was sheered off.
These are the Whiteline HD swaybars. The link was the weak point.
Then i kept hearing popping and looked at my rear swaybar bracket and a bolt was missing.
Lastly on the way home a rock hit my windshield.
These are only little annoyances. No body damage, and nothing serious broke. I could live with this. I had a great time.
Got home, unpacked, and did "Stage 1" of my cleaning.
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Heading out to Panther Rock.
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@Bryanseye thanks for leading the way.
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Looks fun man! Next year, I’ll be there!
I'll be deployed again
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We’ll link up in between thenI'll be deployed again
How did those Geolandars do on the highways and trails?
I'm running them along with there drilled and slotted rotors.
They are a big difference over stock and I'm really happy with them, as most of you know I'm running 39s and it takes a lot to stop those meats !!
I like them. I think I'm use to the noise of the mud terrains so I don't notice it. On the highway I run them at 45 psi. Was averaging ~11.8-12 mpg going 75-80 mph. In the trail I run 18 psi. They gripped everything.
Going back to the 100 series front brake pads, I think they did/do very well. I let another guy drive my 80 and he was really surprised on the stopping ability.
Great to hear. I am looking at replacing my KO2 with Geolandars.
Sucks. . But it was great meeting you last week.I took a rock to my windshield coming back from GSMTR one year too
