Lol. I didn't think I wheeled hard enough but then again I was following behind @Markuson a few days in a row.I'm beginning to think I don't wheel hard enough.
Follow along with the video below to see how to install our site as a web app on your home screen.
Note: This feature may not be available in some browsers.
This site may earn a commission from merchant affiliate
links, including eBay, Amazon, Skimlinks, and others.
Lol. I didn't think I wheeled hard enough but then again I was following behind @Markuson a few days in a row.I'm beginning to think I don't wheel hard enough.
Heck yeah!! My "future" project board has a Taco or Tundra built up and outfitted with a flat bed on it.I was pretty impressed with the Taco on Miller Rock. Other than some pin strips, the only damage was some gentle contouring of the driver side rocker.
For a stock truck on mild 30” tires it did pretty well.
View attachment 3377164
Lol. I didn't think I wheeled hard enough but then again I was following behind @Markuson a few days in a row.
Lol. I didn't think I wheeled hard enough but then again I was following behind @Markuson a few days in a row.
it was great my friend. And picking your brain on lines, terrain, and how great these rigs are and can be was a bonus for me. I look forward to more trails and insight.Hey BG, it was great wheeling with you the last couple days. Since we were in back, it left chances to chat while waiting & I enjoyed it. Love your huuuuge German Shepherd dowgy too… Guessing your shedding vacuum cleaner may get run into the ground this week.![]()
Heh…))
Contrary to what some may guess…I have never suffered ANY body damage on any trail over all these years & I don’t think @indycole has, either.![]()
![]()
*****League officials buzz in and referee check's the replay*****
"The ruling on the field is confirmed. Jerry can baskets are, by rule, part of the rear bumper and therefore damages resulting from shenanigans on Wipeout Hill do not count as body damage."
![]()
Cole’s drone shots are always so cool.Drone photos of Heart Attack Hill, our lunch spot on Kelly Flats, and our lunch spot on Miller Rock.
Mark and I ran Miller Rock (pre-run) on Wednesday with @kcjaz, Kelly Flats on Thursday, Miller Rock (again) + Johnny Park Road on Friday, and Ironclads on Saturday.
View attachment 3377291
View attachment 3377298
View attachment 3377299
Dual Driver Madness:
I found it super interesting to swap between driving/shotgun with another experienced driver. Never had an opportunity for that before, and appreciated the trust in such a gorgeous 200. It was a rare opportunity to peek inside minds and the strategies we each use to approach the zillion little trail choices that keep everyone paying attention. So many little variables that can work.
Sharing duties with a driver I’ve wheeled with more than any other on here (but in separate trucks) filled in the details on how and WHY we see each other choose choose this or that on trails.
Finally, since I was driving someone else’s truck, I found myself especially focussed in avoiding damage, even while not shying away from potential oopsies.
Physics Brain-Teasers:
Even through milder stuff, there’s something uniquely gratifying in knowing *exactly* your tires are at all times & as each trail element hits all four in the sequence you anticipate (or perhaps miss by an inch or two). When all tires hit perfectly on cue, its sort of like hitting an unusually satisfying chord on a guitar. -Everything hits as expected and its beautious.Its fun to feel essentially in full control of each driving dynamic as you avoid that tree or potential unnecessary hit.
On that dual driver note—I highly recommend trying the dual driver thing, as I found it surprisingly enlightening, whether driving or shot-gunning.
Miller Rock?Got to use my factory “sliders” and put the kaon shock guards to the test…
View attachment 3377486View attachment 3377490View attachment 3377491View attachment 3377489
Was some Miller Rock, but more Kelly flats. Hit the shocks hard climbing heart attack Hill.Miller Rock?
On street tires no less!Was some Miller Rock, but more Kelly flats. Hit the shocks hard climbing heart attack Hill.
I think the Defenders proved their metal. They are so ugly though. Loving the MPG on these long trips.On street tires no less!
It is. And i.didnt notice till I did the mud removal and battle damage assessment today. The trail in which it happened is unknown but Miller is my guess. I went full send a couple times on that trail.
I've sent BB the pics and we spoke. New one will be on soon.
I’d heat and straighten but I think worst case a decent shop could grind off the old mount and weld a coupling nut inside there as a replacement.My rear shock guards are not BudBuilt (BB).
After LCDC IX, when my OME BP-51 rear shocks were being removed so they could be sent to ARB to rebuilt, damage to a rear shock mount was discovered.
Could a damaged rear shock mount be heated and straightened? Maybe...but the heat would weaken the rear shock mount. Would the straightened mount fail when on a trail like Fins & Things in Moab, UT? on Poughkeepsie Gulch in the San Juans, CO? on Black Bear Pass?
I do not run trails like 'Metal Masher' or 'Poison Spider' in Moab, but I am not willing to accept the risk that a straightened shock mount will fail on any off-road trail.
Unfortunately the shock mount is part of the rear axel housing assembly (42110-60A52).
View attachment 3385948
Hey @elkeye, just pulled my driver rear BP51 shock off and found this:I’d heat and straighten but I think worst case a decent shop could grind off the old mount and weld a coupling nut inside there as a replacement.
I’ve also seen a few people weld a bolt higher up to get more shock travel, so you could cut out the old one and do that and then your shock would mount up with a washer and a nut instead of a bolt.