Builds I bought a Whale, now I gotta build it and use it (1 Viewer)

[WharfRat]

x2 on the Dobinsons MRRs, I'm also running them on my Tacoma. After 3 adjustments my ideal speed increased from 5 mph to 10-15 mph off road. That might not sound like much but when running 300 miles of rock its a big difference.

 

[HoustonLikeTx]

I missed 123,456 by a mile. Dammit.

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The total trip was 2350 miles with about 300 on 2 track and dirt


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Big props to the Dobinsons MRR suspension. This thing just hammers the trails.

Also I’m just as impressed with the Recon Grapplers as I have been the Ridge Grapplers over the years. They do everything the Ridge do and they are more quiet. I ran them at 20psi and we run fast. The sidewalls are tough. I smacked quite a few big rocks at speed.

I kept thinking about @cbmontgo in his fj40 there the week before and just rolled up the windows and enjoyed the heated seats.

Love The Whale! After the 16 Midnight Black found us, we recently added a 13 Crispy White to the portfolio. My memory is fading. How many miles did you start on The Whale?

 

[04UZJ100]

Epic thread - thanks for taking us along for the ride. Still liking the new tires over the Ridge Grapplers?

 

[wngrog]

Love The Whale! After the 16 Midnight Black found us, we recently added a 13 Crispy White to the portfolio. My memory is fading. How many miles did you start on The Whale?

61,000

 

[wngrog]

Epic thread - thanks for taking us along for the ride. Still liking the new tires over the Ridge Grapplers?

I am. Same off road and better on

 

[residualboulders]

61,000

You're racking up the miles! I guess I need to get out more.

 

[wngrog]

How to get lucky at Tilda Bogue

 

[wngrog]

1F and 2F to the spa

 

[wngrog]

I scratched the poo out of the paint when I took the Whale to Big Bend Ranch. I have been wanting to get it in the shop and give it some TLC for a while and finally caught a break and spent the morning getting it back looking good.

I also finally installed my Baja designs light bar. I still need a rocker switch that fits a 200 series blank for it.

 

[wngrog]

Happy second (with me) birthday Whale.

128,000 trouble free miles and lots and lots of gasoline

 

[Heritage 2020]

Happy second (with me) birthday Whale.

128,000 trouble free miles and lots and lots of gasoline

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Keep racking up the miles @wngrog

We are only at 47k on our 2020, but are about to hit MT, SD, ND.

Drive it like you own it,

Figure if my wife and I don’t wear this rig out—someone else will.

 

[Tex68w]

Rolled 66K on our 2020 this week.

 

[04UZJ100]

Rolled 11k on my 2020. Never even driven in rain.

 

[wngrog]

Rolled 11k on my 2020. Never even driven in rain.

The 200 is a blunt tool. Like a hammer. It is to be used. Not pretty enough to just park it. Not rare enough to save.

 

[Artie]

The 200 is a blunt tool. Like a hammer. It is to be used. Not pretty enough to just park it. Not rare enough to save.

We don’t drive ours much but when we do we make it count.