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Shouldn't it be PNKYUP ?
Man, y'all are making me homesick again.
As for the Arctic trucks, I'd agree they're probably too wide for our forested trails in California, but would probably be a blast in the deserts. Frequenting both shows some interesting variety in the hobby. I've never seen a Ford Raptor in the Sierras, nor a Suzuki Sidekick in the desert, but both are exemplars in their natural habitats. "Off Road" kinda depends on your ecosystem, and California's glaciers aren't drivable anymore (haven't been since the days of the Mastodon).
One thing I like about the 150 is it's versatility. We might not be the best at any one style of wheeling, but we get around okay just about anywhere. Anyhow, here's a pic from May that I never posted.
Jack of all trades, master of none.. but really a master of being jack of all trades
& a pic of my GX to keep things on topic
& a pic of my GX to keep things on topic
Hiluxforever
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Hit 160k
Headed to camp about 90 miles from home. Ambient temps started at 98F and went down to 81F at the destination. Had to use S mode and gears 3-5 on the highway. Got an avg. of 10.1 MPG.
The GX470 transmission feels more “connected” compared to the GX460. Lockup achieved in S with gears 4-6 at the price of MPH. I was behind semi trucks chillin. Slow drive but she is capable.
The GX470 transmission feels more “connected” compared to the GX460. Lockup achieved in S with gears 4-6 at the price of MPH. I was behind semi trucks chillin. Slow drive but she is capable.
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Just finished 2, 6.5 hour tows in the last 2 weeks, pulling our 19’ bow rider with a full cargo area and roof. The boat and trailer are just under 4k lbs water ready. 65mph seems to be the sweet spot. I was averaging almost 12mpg until I hit a strong headwind coming home. On the way, I averaged 10.6 but also pushed it above 70 a few times out of eagerness to start vacation.
You can barely make out the sun in the first pic. Even here (Assateague, July 17), the effect from the fires was impossible to avoid. When the breeze hit just right, you could feel it...must have been far worse for those closer to the fires. We had broken blue skies this morning before leaving the park.
Did see a nice LX with a fresh lift and Victory front bumper on the island. May have another pic to add. Spotted three other GX460s while on this run.
Did see a nice LX with a fresh lift and Victory front bumper on the island. May have another pic to add. Spotted three other GX460s while on this run.
Colorado was rad.
I still need to make it there, looks like an awesome place.
Air quality here in CT was terrible-- saw over 250 on the AQI scale. Smelled like campfire outside and could barely see down the street. Killed my asthma lol.
ColoRADo?
Friends of ours couldn't make it and transferred their campground for the weekend. Can't complain even with the smoke and weather. Kids found lots of seashells. I still need to check out Tom's Cove on my next visit.
If you get out there for the day or to overnight, protect your food. I saw several strategic pony strikes where some lost everything. Tents, coolers, screaming moms with spatulas...the ponies don't care and it is more a when not if scenario.
Hiluxforever
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I f-ing love colotado.
Green Valley Lake yesterday with the family (two adults, 7 month old baby and our three dogs). Couldn't go fast or take on any crazy trails, but snapped some good photos.
White Rim Trail, Black Bear Pass, Imogene Pass road trip circuit complete. 2200 miles over 8 days, drove on average about 8 hours per day.
engine and trans performed flawlessly in 110F+. no bumper clearance issues, but thoroughly tested the skid plates and sliders. also found out that I need longer bump stops as I kept smashing the fender, even with just 265/65/18 and 6112s.
engine and trans performed flawlessly in 110F+. no bumper clearance issues, but thoroughly tested the skid plates and sliders. also found out that I need longer bump stops as I kept smashing the fender, even with just 265/65/18 and 6112s.
@llm Looks like a great time. We couldn't get to Engineer, Imogene, or Black Bear on my trip out there a couple weeks ago because we had some Hondas that wouldn't be able to hang. (We also had to abandon Mosquito Pass because my UCA bolt backed out but that's totally different).
You shouldn't need extended bumpstops with 32s, but I would highly recommend upgraded bumpstops especially in the front. PerryParts is my suggestion for both performance and price but there are quite a few solid options out there. I'd bet your tire is hitting the back of the fender and not the top of the fender.
You shouldn't need extended bumpstops with 32s, but I would highly recommend upgraded bumpstops especially in the front. PerryParts is my suggestion for both performance and price but there are quite a few solid options out there. I'd bet your tire is hitting the back of the fender and not the top of the fender.
i already have perry’s. gen 1 and gen 2. i emailed Pat asking whether the bump stops are worn out. ( i broke their gen 1). the tire is hitting the wheel well area and on driver side, it hits a bolt that supports a harness in the engine bay, right behind the fuse box. i was trying to loose it so it would get in the way, 59 miles into white rim, but didn’t have any nuts or spacers.
yeah the trip was incredible! we originally were supposed to only stay in moab. we did rim rocker from montrose to moab in a day and got tired of the heat. so, we made a 200 mile detour to telluride. don’t even know imogene was there until i checked onx. had i know black bear would be so difficult, i probably wouldn’t have attempted but glad i did. it’s by far the hardest trail i’ve taken, especially in my fairly stock rig.
Have you considered upgrading to shocks with remote reservoirs? I had a similar issue with my driver-side front tire, running 285/70R17s, contacting the fender after about an hour of wheeling. It sounds like your shocks may have been heating up and losing some compression control.
Replacing both shocks would obviously be a much more expensive solution, but if you plan on doing more eight-day trips with eight hours of driving each day, the upgrade could be worth it. Better bump stops will help prevent hard bottom-outs, but once the shocks overheat, the ride and body control can still get pretty bad even with upgraded bump stops.
i’ll consider that. i didn’t even think of that as i thought the trail was fairly mild. but to your point 8 hrs is 8 hrs, and it was over 100 outside.
will stiffer spring help? it’s a cheaper band aid solution.
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