Just got back from Dirty Toy School...WOW.....

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dtt255

dtt255

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What an experience. Sand Dunes, Huge hills, 5 foot rivers, going up a 300 ft / 30 degree incline of rocks....BACKWARDS!!

Tons of fun and a GREAT learning experience with Bill Burke and Chris Nelson.

I will be posting pics and videos in the trail / expedition area.

Give me a day to get them edited and uploaded!

Oh BTW.....she took some damage also. Nothing big. The arb bumper held up great and the Rasta skid plates saved my butt more then once!!
 
Glad you had fun!

Do you think a stock LC200 could have made it through without severe damage?

Just curious on your opinion of the design and such.
 
JBHorne said:
Glad you had fun!

Do you think a stock LC200 could have made it through without severe damage?

Just curious on your opinion of the design and such.
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Well I would not dare do what I did on those rocks without skid plates. I will take some pics tonight of the damage that the rasta plates took. There were some places where chunks of metal were taken out.

I think the reason for that is the weight of the LC. It was the heaviest pig there.

Also the departure angle of the rear bumper is absolutely bad. The whole underside of the rear bumper is scratched up.
I cannot imagine the front being any better.

(I have already tried talking to Slee again about a rear bumper)

Also I would say sliders are a MUST if you are planning on hitting ANY rocks. The reason being that once the front tires clear the obstacle the weight of the LC is going to bring the rocker panels down HARD on that object.

The only complaint I had are that there is not rear lockers!!! Drove me nuts out in the field. I am having some put on in about 2 weeks.

The capabilities of the LC are great....it is jsut the front and rear bumpers don't give any protection at all.


pagemaster said:
Its nice to see someone using the LC for what is what was designed for.

You should send these videos to Toyota.
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Thanks! Maybe I will.

calphi27 said:
Nice commentary on the river crossing.

It was funny when that mud flap snapped off.
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I didn't even realize what we were saying till afterwards.

I have to admit it was pretty funny when I watched the video.
 
Why on earth would they have you back up that trail instead of driving up the correct direction? They did lots of blasting and grading on that trail early this year, so much so we saw stock sidekicks and a Hyundai on it when we went. Having run it last year when it was much rougher it was disappointing to say the least. It is now a very scenic trail, for a taste of rocks in the area head over to Blowsand Hill and after climbing it on the right, go straight instead of turning left to go back down... the trail drops down into a small channel and takes you down the backside through a nice little boulder garden. In your vehicle I'd walk it first to make sure you are comfortable with it - if not just head back dow the sand hill behind you. Its a short little rock garden but can get a stockish rig into plenty of havoc if you arent paying attention! It does look like you had fun though, and thats what counts! That water crossing gets real fun when its about 3-4 feet deep
 
We went backwards as part of a "spotting" exercise. It's a pretty steep learning curve, but you really learn to trust your spotter in a whole new way. As a newbie, I found it very helpful.
 
Rockrawler said:
Why on earth would they have you back up that trail instead of driving up the correct direction? They did lots of blasting and grading on that trail early this year, so much so we saw stock sidekicks and a Hyundai on it when we went. Having run it last year when it was much rougher it was disappointing to say the least. It is now a very scenic trail, for a taste of rocks in the area head over to Blowsand Hill and after climbing it on the right, go straight instead of turning left to go back down... the trail drops down into a small channel and takes you down the backside through a nice little boulder garden. In your vehicle I'd walk it first to make sure you are comfortable with it - if not just head back dow the sand hill behind you. Its a short little rock garden but can get a stockish rig into plenty of havoc if you arent paying attention! It does look like you had fun though, and thats what counts! That water crossing gets real fun when its about 3-4 feet deep
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Just like Jomaset mentioned above, it was an exercise of learning to trust / follow your spotter and to help learn spotting.

Chris Nelson said that it had gotten a bit tame over the past little while.

jomaset said:
We went backwards as part of a "spotting" exercise. It's a pretty steep learning curve, but you really learn to trust your spotter in a whole new way. As a newbie, I found it very helpful.
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and OH BOY was it a hard lesson to trust the spotter as much as we needed to !

BTW who are you ?!
 
Thank you for posting the video. I am definitely getting a pair of sliders even though I do not anticipate hardcore outings like yourself. I took my LC 200 to Hollister last weekto test out the IPF lights mounting as reported on the forum. Trails I took at Hollister were not as tough as yours. I chickened-out and use HAC everytime I hit a steep slope or incline. Did you use any of the electronics gizmo on this trip? How's the Nitto Terra tires hold up?
 
beno said:
The best part of those videos was the fat spotter falling on film.
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Hey be nice now!

That was the best part of all the videos?? Come on...there were some other great parts!
 
dtt255 said:
Hey be nice now!

That was the best part of all the videos?? Come on...there were some other great parts!
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Yeah, the part where you used crawl control.

........oh wait....you didn't use it.

:flipoff2:

j/k!

P.S. >> CC works in reverse too :hillbilly:
 
dtt255,
I take my hat off to you for having a go. :clap: Those rocks sure would leave some permanent marks to remember the occasion. Not for the faint harted who would cry over a scratched duco . :crybaby: The LC 200 off the show room floor is a very capabile 4x4. :steer: After a few mods, and some improvements people like you show us what a 200 can do.

:cheers:
 
dtt255 said:
Well I would not dare do what I did on those rocks without skid plates. I will take some pics tonight of the damage that the rasta plates took. There were some places where chunks of metal were taken out.

I think the reason for that is the weight of the LC. It was the heaviest pig there.

Also the departure angle of the rear bumper is absolutely bad. The whole underside of the rear bumper is scratched up.
I cannot imagine the front being any better.

(I have already tried talking to Slee again about a rear bumper)

Also I would say sliders are a MUST if you are planning on hitting ANY rocks. The reason being that once the front tires clear the obstacle the weight of the LC is going to bring the rocker panels down HARD on that object.
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Sounds like time for a lift...with the coilovers you have on the front, and the ARB, you are probably close to stock. A couple of inches would have probably suited those trails a bit better.
 
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