What Did You Do with Your 80 This Weekend? (31 Viewers)

[Willy beamin]

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[Willy beamin]

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[Willy beamin]

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[Willy beamin]

the line up

 

[retrofive]

What!? No pics of US50 and the miles and miles of nothing at high-ish elevation? That stretch made me a little loopy the one time I drove it.

 

[Willy beamin]

What!? No pics of US50 and the miles and miles of nothing at high-ish elevation? That stretch made me a little loopy the one time I drove it.

its the worst ever paved anywhere

 

[steenh]

What!? No pics of US50 and the miles and miles of nothing at high-ish elevation? That stretch made me a little loopy the one time I drove it.

Here you go... this was at the beginning. The other 12 hours looked just like this one.

 

[ZackR]

its the worst ever paved anywhere

Yeah in a cruiser... probably more fun in a fast car.

 

[surfpig]

What!? No pics of US50 and the miles and miles of nothing at high-ish elevation? That stretch made me a little loopy the one time I drove it.

I love that road!

 

[surfpig]

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What an adventure. It's awesome you can drive across the country, do trails like that, then drive home.

 

[cheeese]

Yeah in a cruiser... probably more fun in a fast car.

…with a radar detector and the other ECM gear you'd need to enjoy the road.

 

[b16]

Great pics!

I did HWY 50 from Tahoe to Denver a few weeks ago. I really enjoyed it! Much better than HWY 80 IMO. Austin, NV is a pretty cool little town. Of course we were in the wife's turbo Mazda CX-5, averaged 110mph on most of it sitting in air conditioned leather seats. lol. Ran over a rattlesnake sunbathing across 50 about 100 miles east of Austin, NV.

 

[highsierra4x4]

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sorry dumb question but what size tires are you running on the white 80 with flares? looks like an awesome trip!!

 

[NLXTACY]

Over the last 13 days I clocked 4616.96 miles in my 80 with the Wits' End turbo. I added Rods Hood Louvers and the fan clutch oil was changed out for 30k CST. I took @Dirty Koala Koala ideas and they paid off - thanks man. @JZelnick and I drove from Louisville KY to Boulder Colorado, Boulder to Montrose, in Montrose we met up with @steenh. From Montrose via the Rimrocker trail to Moab, from Moab via US50-(never again) to South Lake Tahoe. In Tahoe reunited with the rest of motley Degen Crew consisting of @Ohnoitsbreaux, @kreiten, @SchobTime, @Atwalz. And Nick from Torfab joined us - great guy! This is our normal crew for seeking adventures that generally included some people traversing the US. This time it was the East coasters turn. On Monday the 27th we embarked on the Rubicon Trail,a bucket list trail for us all. This has been in talks for over a year and we were ready. In our armada we had 1-200 series, 1-LX570, 1-LX470 and a handful of built 80's. Solid axle and IFS battle it out. Lots of pics, some of which I did not take so credit due to @kreiten and @steenh. The Rubicon did not let us down, what a trail! In the end my brake booster went out on big sluice, which made going up Cadillac hill fun. Jersey blew out his driver side knuckle out, the LX570 AHC went to pot and the rear of the 200 had, what I assume was/is a rear diff issues. As soon as I exited the trail @Atwalz and I had my 80 towed 2 hours to Stockton Cali so @orangefj45 could replace the brake booster, thank you Georg. Also Christo made room for me @sleeoffroad on the way home to get an alignment and new rear LCA's as mine had been bent for a while. all in all this was an amazing trip with a great group of friends. I'm grateful everyone made lasting memories, made it home safe and that we are all better for what we did and learned.

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can I assume the turbo didn’t suck?

 

[Willy beamin]

sorry dumb question but what size tires are you running on the white 80 with flares? looks like an awesome trip!!

37x12.5x17 KM3

 

[Willy beamin]

can I assume the turbo didn’t suck?

Silly truth is my weathertech floor mat was hiding more pedal drop. Once i pulled the floor
Mat the gas pedal sank and the 80 ripped. It whistles down the road like a steam locomotive.
Eisenhower pass easy. On the trails heat soak wasnt an issue. I do want and will source an intercooler. You did good joey! be proud.

 

[highsierra4x4]

37x12.5x17 KM3

do you still run the factory arms with minimal rubbing? i am in the market for tires and i cant decide on 37 or 35. i know with 37 there will be some trimming but i am more worried about having to upgrade the suspension. any knowledge on your set up would be greatly appreciated

 

[Willy beamin]

do you still run the factory arms with minimal rubbing? i am in the market for tires and i cant decide on 37 or 35. i know with 37 there will be some trimming but i am more worried about having to upgrade the suspension. any knowledge on your set up would be greatly appreciated

PM headed your way

 

[highsierra4x4]

PM headed your way

thank you!!

 

[dcguillory]

New wheels and tires

Over the last 13 days I clocked 4616.96 miles in my 80 with the Wits' End turbo. I added Rods Hood Louvers and the fan clutch oil was changed out for 30k CST. I took @Dirty Koala Koala ideas and they paid off - thanks man. @JZelnick and I drove from Louisville KY to Boulder Colorado, Boulder to Montrose, in Montrose we met up with @steenh. From Montrose via the Rimrocker trail to Moab, from Moab via US50-(never again) to South Lake Tahoe. In Tahoe reunited with the rest of motley Degen Crew consisting of @Ohnoitsbreaux, @kreiten, @SchobTime, @Atwalz. And Nick from Torfab joined us - great guy! This is our normal crew for seeking adventures that generally included some people traversing the US. This time it was the East coasters turn. On Monday the 27th we embarked on the Rubicon Trail,a bucket list trail for us all. This has been in talks for over a year and we were ready. In our armada we had 1-200 series, 1-LX570, 1-LX470 and a handful of built 80's. Solid axle and IFS battle it out. Lots of pics, some of which I did not take so credit due to @kreiten and @steenh. The Rubicon did not let us down, what a trail! In the end my brake booster went out on big sluice, which made going up Cadillac hill fun. Jersey blew out his driver side knuckle out, the LX570 AHC went to pot and the rear of the 200 had, what I assume was/is a rear diff issues. As soon as I exited the trail @Atwalz and I had my 80 towed 2 hours to Stockton Cali so @orangefj45 could replace the brake booster, thank you Georg. Also Christo made room for me @sleeoffroad on the way home to get an alignment and new rear LCA's as mine had been bent for a while. all in all this was an amazing trip with a great group of friends. I'm grateful everyone made lasting memories, made it home safe and that we are all better for what we did and learned.

No Love for the 50?! Man I love that road. Way better than I80. Gotta know where to stop though.