lx450landcruiser said:However I don’t think Shotts is saying his truck is the best almighty truck around
I'll let others speak to that...

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lx450landcruiser said:However I don’t think Shotts is saying his truck is the best almighty truck around
lx450landcruiser said:... uses his as a daily driver and also to drive long distances. a 100 is clearly better for these situations. However he also does wheel and for this he can do both quiet high speed driving and low off road crawling.
dclee said:So... You're willing to take your $75K investment into one type of environment that requires mods to prevent damage, but not another? (BIG BOULDERS). If not, then don't claim your truck is God's gift to four-wheeling. I know I don't claim my 80 is.
clownmidget said:Yeah, I guess this is the part where we "agree to disagree". I use my 80 as a dd and try to wheel it up to its potential. I think the way my truck behaves in all of these conditions is a "clearly better" optimization when the constraint is I can only be in one truck. I know John has both and sometimes feels torn. I'll bet if his 80 was a little more built, was turbo'd, etc. he might feel a little different. I don't think it's that easy to get 37 inch mt/rs under a 100 but now you can quite literally buy an "off the shelf" lift to do exactly that from Christo and soon MAF. And, yes, I know that you can fit 38's if you do a 3 inch body lift like Podvin. At any rate, what folks think is best is highly dependent on who they are! You'll get my 80 when you pry it from my cold dead hands!
cruiserdan said:I'm gonna go get me a dead horse so I can beat it along with everybody else...........![]()
Beowulf said:From my viewpoint, the value of this thread ended after post #10.
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Cruiserhead05 said:yo shotts, I'm curious. How much do you have invested in your 100. all total? What? 40k, minimum depending on whether you bought it brand new or not....my only feeling is if i, or anyone on this board for that matter had in excess of 40k to put into an 80, i think it would far out perform a 100 such as yours.....I could be wrong though, and please dont get me wrong, i think your 100 is awesome and i have tons of respect for you and your vehicles. im drving a stock 80 so i guess i should be talking but it just seems that few people arent bringing up the whole money issue, although with 40-60k in cash i think i'd have a mild built 40, 80, and a stock 100 is the DD. who knows.
ShottsUZJ100 said:Good thinking, BUT, it won't work. I have $75K in the 100 because I bought it new and added all the mods.. That doesn't matter though. You can spend all you want on an 80 and it can never be a 100. It's older technology and it can't be converted. That's like saying you can spend a zillion on a 60 and make it an 80. CAN'T DO IT!
I'm a lucky man to have a 100 like mine. LUCKY! I'm also lucky I can afford my 80. I can do things in that 80 my 100 drools over. But the 80 ain't never gonna be a 100 even if ya drop the V8 into it. BTW: Put $1000 into a factory locked 80 and $2000 into a 100 and the 80 will eat it in the really bad stuff. Ya have to separate extreme off-road from EVERYTHING else (including difficult off-roading).
ShottsUZJ100 said:Good thinking, BUT, it won't work. I have $75K in the 100 because I bought it new and added all the mods.. That doesn't matter though. You can spend all you want on an 80 and it can never be a 100. It's older technology and it can't be converted. That's like saying you can spend a zillion on a 60 and make it an 80. CAN'T DO IT!
I'm a lucky man to have a 100 like mine. LUCKY! I'm also lucky I can afford my 80. I can do things in that 80 my 100 drools over. But the 80 ain't never gonna be a 100 even if ya drop the V8 into it. BTW: Put $1000 into a factory locked 80 and $2000 into a 100 and the 80 will eat it in the really bad stuff. Ya have to separate extreme off-road from EVERYTHING else (including difficult off-roading).
cruiserdan said:I am in negotiations for subtank funds.......![]()