/ORG/ - Summerfag Edition

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>daily drivers

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r a l l y

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s u m m e r

>>17658533
>ORGs are no longer pinned by mods.
Were they ever? Also, dubs mean this one might actually make it.

>>17658561
Yeah, multiple times.

They were always pinned when the threads reached 250+ replies and since no mod actually offroads, they didn't last too long at the top.

>>17658546
that looks fun

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>>17658691
Have another

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>pirate4x4

Hey yall, looking for an older tahoe/suburban with a 4k max budget, anything I should be looking out for?

>>17658928
A few issues around. The Suburbans are pretty reliable (engine dependent) so you just have random things that break down and are pretty easy fixes. They just take a lot of time, of course.

With $4k, prepare to sink in $1k in repairs over the next few months as things just rear their head. Better than the $1k suburbans that people spend $4k getting up to speed, desu.

>>17658876
>the best offroad forum on the nets

>>17659171
Thanks for the response,my family has had them since the early 80s

>>17659275
Naice. They're easy to work on.

What generation and style?

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So I just bought this '93 turbo wagon with a blown head gasket. Pulled the head, and decked it at my shop, taking it down 20thou, and did a full head job (valve job, porting, etc.).

The goal is to make it an overlander/prerunner. I have a welder buddy that works at 4wheelparts extending the front shock tubes, and I found some cherokee front springs for the rear end. Debating making the shock tubes even longer, and putting the grand cherokee spring pucks in the rear for more lift.

I haven't decided on the tires I'll be running, any recommendations for good at/mt tires that come in 15's?

>>17660689
>vulva oberlander
never seen one of those before

>>17660689
I'm not sure the underlying drivetrain will be able to handle more than 2 or 3 inches of lift. You're going to mess around with the angles and wreck a few things if you put it under harder stress than is normally given.

The volvo is a good car by itself. Why not drive that to save gas as a daily and start a new from an old single cab pickup instead?

>>17658533
>>everyone puts away their off road winter beaters
that's a pretty good guess anon

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>>17662390
I already have an old single cab. Volvo turbo motor, high comp pistons, T5 world class tranny.

I wanted to build a ridiculous overlander, not a good one.

What's the cheapest and best gas mileage 4x4 I can pick up? Cursory research leads me to something like a geo tracker or suzuki samurai or jeep comanche/cherokee. I don't necessarily need something to climb rocks and up mountains, but just safely go off road.

>>17664314
What do you want it for?

>>17665023
Driving on gravel and dirt trails, dry or wet, driving offroad up to lakes or camping areas. Like I said, doesn't need to be a trail master getting in and out of pools and ditches and up rock walls, just decently robust. I already know both my cars will get stuck trying to do this.

>>17665023
>>17665057
Forgot to add, DD-able. If I found a decent 4x4 near me, I'd probably sell a car and replace it with the 4x4. I was looking at the geo tracker or jeep comanche for instance because it doesn't look out of place as a DD, but I imagine it could get me decently /out/. Also relatively cheap it seems.

>>17665074
>DDable

>A bunch of cars they stopped making decades ago

Lol

>>17665057
Get an old TJ. They can be found at the same price if they have a well done lift kit on them. Then buy yourself an offroad trailer (just a trailer with large wheels)

>>17665257
Depends on the commute.

>>17665257
To be fair I've kept older cars running to this day. It's all about rust control and proper PMCS. There's really no reason a decently made car can't last long enough to give it to your grandkids.

>>17665367
>jeep tj
>10 mpg
>dd able

>>17665388
TJs can get mixed 16 if you're only running 31s.

>>17665703
If you're okay with being horribly uncomfortable, sure. They're cool offroad vehicles and are kinda annoying in the winter. Otherwise, good.

>>17667131
>very fast jeepo driving at incredibly fof road.jpg

>>17667497
That's a Toyota FJ40

>>17667131
>3.99 MB
>5312x2988
>blurry as all hell
y u do dis

I have a 2006 Defender 90. Start hating faggots.

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So... I discovered yesterday there's nothing securing this center post. I can pull it out of the ground easily...

This bridge is part of a bike path network, but there's an old Gravel pit over there too. I crossed this bridge in my old Wrangler back in the day... looks like I'll be crossing it again sometime soon

>>17665388
my lj got around 16 mixed
when it wasn't in the shop that is

/org/ should i kill myself?
this is a serious question i am really not kidding

>>17670973
do it unless you're recon

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How's org this lovely evening

>>17669984
What's your cruiser at now?

>>17669571
Post more pics of 40s.

>>17671327
Eh, been better, but at least I'm not as bad as >>17670973

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>>17670973
no
imagine the swifties that you won't get to see

Can subaru Baja go off roading? AWD is really only useful for racing, right?

>>17671359
14'ish

>>17672475
Why is AWD only good for racing?
AWD is good for a lot of occasional offroading and nothing with large rocks and stuff

>>17672761
Well, I guess I should have clarified. AWD in my experience really stomps the competition at rally races, which are offroad, so... I played myself with this one. But that does answer my question, I guess a Subaru Baja with a little lift to it could do some offroading as long as it doesn't have to crawl rocks, which I don't do anyways. Plus TURBO BOXER and a decent DD.

Anyone know if they fit into the "subaru family?" By which I mean, so many parts between models are pretty interchangeable, dunno about the light truck though.

>>17672927
You risk being a r/battlewagon meme but I'd do it if you want something small and compact that you can occasionally offroad.

Just don't do the offroad mods of rice that (((battlewagons))) are known for.

>>17672927
The Subaru Baja is the same as an outback of the same year which is the same as a Legacy, so most parts are interchange between the three

So basically any lift compatible for an outback is also going to fit onto your Baja. Subaru also uses the same bolt pattern for their brakes across all platforms, so you can probably fit WRX pads and rotors if you want to

>>17660689
bolbo!
guy i work with has a lifted xc70 cross country with some bfg's on it. it actually looks sweet as fuck. ill try to snap a pic next time

>>17671436
Hahaha. Truth!

>>17673351
why not the XC90?

>>17673069
>>17673195
Baja anon back again - my prospective vehicles are a 2005, 5 speed Baja and a 1999, 5 speed, 4 cylinder (I think) 4x4 Tacoma. 4500 usd and 5000 usd respectively. What seems like the better option for a mix of DD and ORG?

>>17674807
4x4 Taco will destroy gas and will be pretty uncomfortable but is better than the Baja for offroading. Baja will be much more comfortable, newer, better on insurance, but will be much less forgiving if you accidentally drive over a rock larger than you'd think or accidentally hit a tree.

Ever consider an SUV with a frame?

>>17674873
I haven't driven anything except sports cars since I was 18, what's an example? Like a cherokee?

>>17674807
>99 Tacoma 4x4
Good taste man

>>17675192
Based Taco poster

>>17675520
REEEEEEE
TUNDIES

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Good news! This weekend was productive
>Power steering fluid leak
Fixed
>Fuel leak
Fixed
>Oil leak
Eh...... "Pretty much" fixed?

Been thinkin about one of these awnings... Not 100% sure if they're worth the money though. It sure would beat my shitty Tarp, parachute cord, and zip tie setup I currently set up but they seem kinda small for the price...

>>17670973
Why? Equally serious question.

>>17676812
How much are awnings

>>17669562
>>17669571
Post more.

Is this on private land? I thought there weren't many trails in Scandanavia.

New tires this week

Get hype

So this isn't necessary off road stuff, but I'm test driving a 4runner tonight. I just figured some of you guys have some experience with Toyotas.
>1999
>5 speed
>4 cylinder
>162k miles
>new stereo, shocks, and tires within the last 3 years
>$3500
I away hoping someone could help me get a feel for the car and maybe would have some specific things I should look for. I tried the Toyota general but idk.
I know the owner and he's a good guy and mechanically inclined so he didn't fuck it up. He was testing to sell it to his sister (my gf) and was going to give her I good deal and I asked if I could get that same price.
My buddy also rode in the car on a 300 mile trip through a mountain pass in the middle of a bad winter and said it was "mint"

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>>17679572
What're you getting?

Selling my 31's next week to make room & get some money for the 35's I plan on putting on next year. I asked my local dealer about what 35's he can supply and what they'd cost, and for a set of Toyo Open Country MT's (same as I have now in 31) it was $1050, mounted and balanced with new valves; a damned good deal for norwegian prices

Next winter I'll probably bite the bullet and get a set of Goodyear Wrangler Dutratracs as winter tires and put some overkill studs into them... still, they're fucking expensive tires

The 1980 xr7 mercury cougar inline 6 is perhaps the greatest offroad capable vehicle to ever go into production

>>17679930
crownon can verify

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>>17679688
>still, they're fucking expensive tires
worth the money because they make the ride comfortable and less noisy. spent $1200 on the set of four for taytaynger

pretty much perfect for the mixed highway / offroad driving I do on them. cruises at 90 very, very comfortably considering they're the light duty pickup torsion bar trucks

>>17679688
why do you just buy tracky tires

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>>17680129
Don't care about comfort or noise really, I just want something that does good both onroad and offroad winter. My current Hakkapeliitta 8 SUV's are killer tires when it comes to on-road grip, but can't do shit offroad as they're street tires

>>17680180
What is "tracky"?

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>>17680256
Oh since I'm here. I've been looking up the hyploid gear oil in 5 or 20 litre drums for my Land Cruiser and can't seem to find them anywhere besides mobil certified dealerships. They sell them by the 1 quart (0.946 litres) for something ludicrous like $22 each. Where did you get your hyploid? I'm planning on taking the Land Cruiser up to Northern Ontario for a month in winter (if work works out) so operating in -30 degrees will benefit from some better gear oil if stuck in snow.

Is your vehicle 2 or 4wd? Do what I did with my old chevy 'lorado. Chain the two spinning tyres while operating Michelin streeters. How are pre-current hiluxes for comfort? Tacomas used to kill your kidneys.
Duratracs work but what is wrong with KO2 (or even KOs) or cheap Coopers if you're not concerned about comfort? Duratracs are odd since they don't bubble out at the side walls as much but the modern ones fixed that with their "D" rated sidewalls.

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>>17680299
I'm running standard transmission oil on my diffs, no hypoid - but I do have a buddy who runs it on his offroaders

He says its more important to have during summer due to how hypoid oil isn't as effected by the heat, and maintains its lubricating effects through much higher temperatures

I mean, you can easily overheat the oil on your diff in winter aswell, but for obvious reasons its a smaller issue then

Its 4WD - 2WD pickups that aren't 40 year old garage queens are extremely rare here, for reasons that are probably obvious. As for comfort; some people drive these things and think they're terrible, while others like me drive them and find them to be fantastically comfortable... its probably because I'm young and in good health; I don't think about the stiffer ride, the bumps in the road and so on

As for why Duratracs; they get good reviews for winter conditions, have stud holes from te factory, decently aggresive siping, and slightly more aggresive thread than other tires

I could probably go full retard and get a set of these, put some tractor studs in them and
spend a day hand-siping them, but unsure if they'd even then be safe to use on the winter roads

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>>17679688
Getting some Cooper Discoverer ATPs and going from 30s to 32s. They're kind of moderate but I'll be getting busy with school soon and won't be offroading as much, but they're good for the slush I'll be driving in up in Northern Arizona

>>17679930
>>17680119
That's not me fuck off

>>17680871
1980 mercury cougar is more reliable than any japanese designed car ever.

Just missed out on a great deal because I took too long to get in touch with the seller. It was a super clean 04 Tacoma that some guy, who I'm assuming is rich, was selling. He told me he let it go for $2500 today. I'm kicking myself right now.

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>>17681217
>'04 Taco
>$2500
Was it a base model or just rusted to shit?

>>17681280
Not positive about the trim package. It was V6 manual 4WD, but it had an unpainted front bumper and flares. Had a brand new frame replaced by Toyota, brand new spray on bed liner, and the interior looked perfect. He had it listed for $5,000 but said he sold it for $2500. There were a few Porsches and stuff in his driveway in the background, so I'm assuming he let it go cheap because he didn't care too much about the money. I'm really pissed at myself right now.

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>>17681399
AND YOU DIDNT TAKE IT

>>17681467
Didn't even get the chance to look at it. I meant to text him yesterday and forgot. Texted him today and he said he sold it.

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Left, or right?

>>17681476
Bummer, dude

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>>17681576
As long as you're not afraid to ding it and don't care too much about the electronics, right all the way.

i F O R C E

>>17680522
You're more or less right about that. I just went to check under my Land Cruiser and saw that the rubber had broken down on the breather tubes. Checked it with my finger and it was milky green from the thunderstorms a while back. Whoops. Ran to Cambodian Tyre and got 5 litres of diff fluid and am draining it now. Just started to rain so I tarped it and will leave it for the morning.

I guess hypoid will have to wait. I was more going to switch to hypoid because then I would care more about my diff breathers but also so that it can deal with -40 weather that suddenly heats up the gears to +40 in 3 minute tops. Grinding through tough snow is really hard on SAS interiors as well.

I'd get the studs if they don't salt the roads. People do tyre changes every year and studding / not studding them twice a year won't be that hard as well.

Duratracs aren't THAT good off road. They're mid tier and take well to deflation. MT Kevlars are what the Jeeps around here run despite goodyear being a shit.

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>>17681280
>2,500 for anything

>>17680256
traction tires

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>>17680256
Buckshot wide mudders>everything else

>Dat 30/32 tread depth

>>17681932
Oh my God I can just hear the sound of them when over 30mph through my screen. VVSSHHHHWWWWVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVVV

>>17681857
>not stealing your truck and all of your upgrades

>>17682947
Steal oil from people's cars at midnight. Gear Oil too

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>>17681667
They'd be dedicated winter tires, and thus I wouldn't unstud them. And as I said; I'm looking for something that would do well on road and well offroad, and the Duratrac seems the best compromise for a winter tire, unless I go full retard and buy the 35" tires that Arctic Trucks use on their vehicles for winter at $630 per tire without studs

>>17681870
Are Open Country MT's and and Duratracs considered traction tires?

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>>17684274
Those gorilla tyres are really nice. Side walls being bubbles really helps with rivers and snow. On road comfort too.

As you said, $600 per tyre tho. Saw them everywhere in iceland. A lot of offroad Merc Sprinters too. I'd recommend those hehe.
Or Michelin XRs. Do you have military surplus there?

>>17679450

This is at Rudskogen offroad park.
There are trails in scandinavia where you can drive and fuck around as much as you want, and outside populated areas people dont really care all that much if you do it. This is Norway, i think Sweden is even more relaxed about it.

>>17684274

this is after the hilux has been buried under snow for 10 months on the south pole btw

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZwylKztd7jE

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>>17684356
I have been looking at the Maxxis M8060, MT Baja Claw and IROK Super Swampers. The Maxxis ones are quite expensive, one of the local shops are MT-dealers but haven't got back to me on the price yet, and the IROK Super Swampers are also damned expensive

I probably will just buy the damned Duratracs - if I was gonna use them purely as an offroad deep snow tire I'd get an actual mud-terrain aind modify it, but I still want to maintain some level of on-road performance

Military surplus; nah. There are sometimes stacks of used tires and wheels being sold on military auctions when they clean store or shut down a camp, but they are either big truck tires or standard tires for the MB G-Class we use, which are quite small all-terrain(ish)s

>>17684753
Yup, rememer reading that on the photo. Do you know what the exact process is whey dig it up? Just put a freshly charged battery in, dig around and drive out, or more?

>>17684976
Get $4000 tracks for the snow. If it works for the HUMVEEs, it'll work for a TACO.

Anyway, yeah. Best not to over think it with these tyres, eh. You'd be more than happy with the duratracs I think.

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>>17685468
>tracks

Fucking heresy

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>>17685613
Forgot the link
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DcgKdBBqq4s

>>17685468

tracks are horrible. heavy, complicated, expensive, will break down and will ruin your vehicle.

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>>17685636
Yes. Yes they will. I spent 36 hours innawoods with a guy fixing his tracks last winter.

But they are hands down the best for pondskimming and bringing your vehicle ice fishing.

>>17685613
>>17685616
Get tracks and sell me your light bar. After the iceland trip, is it worth paying $4000 round trip to ship my Land Cruiser to France and drive it around Scandanavia? Are there Finnish winter trails to drive there / mountains for a month? Thinking of doing that in 2 years once I'm on 35s or 38s.

>>17685786
Fuck if I know, but I would be surprised if there werent good areas to drive in Finland

As for worth it; who knows. You might run into problems as its a non-European vehicle, you'd hate the gas prices and the local regulations regarding offroad legality vary extremely

What offroad vehicle has the best gas mileage? Is it diesel?

>>17685900
yeah

>>17685959
So can I get an offroad diesel that wouldn't look TOO out of place on regular roads? IE not a gigantic truck?

>>17685992
Nope. It's impossible. Best to find a new flavor of the month hobby to look into.

>>17686009
NO. I WANT THE PERFECT VEHICLE AND I KNOW YOU KNOW WHAT IT IS.

Idk I usually use my Honda xr when I go /out/ but I'm getting to break into the winter months without breaking the bank. That means I need something to carry some extra stuff, I was thinking jeep but that's not really XC material

>>17685900
Pretty much everything from the 70's-90's with a 4 cylinder naturally aspirated diesel or even gas engine, manual trans, and a wheel base that's shorter than 100 inches gets somewhere around 20MPG. First gen Chevy/Geo/Suzuki Trackers are good too.

>>17685992
yeah that should be possible

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>>17685825
I won't be too concerned about gas mileage come next week. I'm starting the OM617 swap into the Land Cruiser and already bought the adapter to the transmission. Have both engine mounts and am going to try and figure something out to place it as far as I can.

FomJ80. 26 highway MPG. Can't wait.

Saw a 1st gen hilux on the road today without a spot of rust. Some Quebecois who drove it up from Arizona and running a 3 inch lift and 35s. How is driving a Hilux in northern gas prices up there? Iceland was also awful for gas mileage... I wonder how those people with FJ150s on 42 inch tyres even afford that.

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>>17685900
Oh lol I just saw this after typing it up.

>>17685992
>>17686009
>>17686038
Smol diesel imports from the EU would get you good gas mileage.

>tfw international ford ranger gets 26MPG
>tfw 26 is considered "gas guzzlin" by european standards

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R8 my new grippies

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>>17687235

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>all these poorfag scrotum suckers whining and crying about mpgs

If you want good gas mileage get a civic and shut the fuck up. If you can't afford to daily drive a vehicle that gets shitty mpgs or have two vehicles you picked the wrong hobby cause wheeling ain't cheap

This thirsty bitch MIGHT get 10mpg and I couldn't give a single fuck cause gas is cheap and open header big blocks are cool

>>17674916
Cherokees are unibody, think Tahoe/Suburban, Wrangler, Land Cruiser (the older ones, not the new shit)

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>>17687280
>Not getting the new ground hawgs
A/Ts are for fags

>>17687298
That may be true most of the time but being poorfag accessible is helpful for new people to this sport. Especially if they're able to daily drive it. Plus not everyone wants to wheel hard. A lot of people just like to occasionally go off the logging roads from time to time.

MPGs also add to range and depending on if you overland, it will be very helpful to have a good idling gas mileage (or consumption per unit time) especially in the winter.

>>17687298
I can get 18 highway in my 4.0 XJ.

>>17687322
>live in the southwest
>pay $1,000 for M/Ts
>cant hear anything over the road noise on the highway
>tires don't float on sand as well as A/Ts
Yeh nah

>>17687233
Too bad euro imports wouldn't pass emissions in the states.

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I'm getting rid of my Taco, I'd like to get another one (but a 4 door TRD 6ft bed), but those cost $20-25k which I'm not going to do. Most likely going to do an F150 extended cab 6.5ft bed or a Super Crew 6.5ft bed if I can find one (2004-2014, prefer somewhere in the middle as I'd like to spend under $15k). Anyone have one/experience?

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>>17687367
>Implying tsl boggers aren't goat in sand

>>17687409
Chop off every other lug and it'd make for a decent paddle tire but as-is it'd just sink

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>>17687409
that redneck hymn

>>17687983
>Sink
Nah nigga
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=GN34HtldLUE

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>>17687409
But those look like shit

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>>17688342
>Implying

Besides it's not about how it looks it's about how it performs

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>>17677938
300 for the original pic. 600 for a fancy one that wraps around the rear.

>>17679572
Get your tires yet?

>>17687280
Never mind my last reply... How you like them?

So I'm planning on converting my truck to coilovers.
Its torsion front and leaf rear, but later models had struts in front that should accept coilovers fine.

My plan is to:
Solid mount all body mounts.
build exo-cage, mostly to mount the coilovers.
Lots of underhood strengthening.
3 link with Watts in rear, mostly to keep the stock gas tank.

Am I going the right way here? It makes sense to me, but meh.

>>17688401
Eh still looks like shit imo

>>17688407
So far they're pretty cool. Almost no road noise off the bat, larger sidewalls so it rides smoother, and the tread seems pretty good.

I'll try to go off-roading soon so I can see how they do in the dirt

Bump. Why is /o/ moving so fast nowadays?

>>17690379
/o/ isn't fast. This thread just sucks.

>>17690379
Summer

>>17690379
>let's all jerkoff in e discord
>hey why's the thread dead?

Retard.

>>17690634
>implying the discord even discusses offroading

>>17690634
>>17690659
Having not joined the discord, imma say dragon dildos.

>>17690676
You're not far off, I'll admit

>>17691067
Gotta be horsecock then.

>>17691157
It's mostly just the usual shitposting/autism group

Fun times

How do Jeep Compasses offroad? I met a girl at a party the other day and she has a 2014 Compass and am wondering if I can take her in that on the fire trails around where I live without wrecking shit.

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Anyone know anything about G-Wagons and how to get this torque converter off an OM617?

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>>17690634
>>17690659
>>17690676
>>17691067
>>17691157
>>17691395

most of the people on the discord either don't have a truck or are just posting off-topic, it isn't causing the thread to be slow.

>>17691925
Why don't you just take her in your 4x4?

You do have a 4x4, right?

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>>17681576
L E F T
>with a vortec swap

>>17685900
>mpg
>mfw i get gpm

>>17687209
>caring about mpg
>yfw i turbo my 1fz
actually apparently though people who know more than me are saying a turbo would actually increase fuel economy a little bit lmao

>>17687235
i like them bc they are coopers but dislike them bc you didnt get maxx's
nice upgrade though for real

>>17687409
>getting 8k miles out of a set of tires

>>17688469
its goign to be a lot more work than that desu
probably isnt going to be worth the expense in the long run. what truck is it? youd probably be better off getting a different one.

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>>17692790
otay

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>>17658538
fucking landcruisers are my life. Im currently in the market for an FJ60 to replace the FJ62 my dad owned when i was a kid. He sold it a few years ago to help pay for my college. pic related, gone but not forgotten :(

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>>17692887
Have you considered a suburban instead? Have mine.

Where are you located? When your land cruiser pays for your college but then you use your college diploma to find a job to buy a land cruiser.

>feels
>good
>man

>>17692925
im not looking to buy american, im done with any american car for the time being, thanks though. I live in maryland. my budget is around 10k for now

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>>17692955
try looking around south quebec. a lot of land crusiers up there and they're all 20% off due to the conversion rate. i'd recommend getting a 70 if you can, though.

I'd also recommend importing if you have a bit more to spend on a cleaner, fresher one. europe besides GB should have plenty of left hand drives

>>17692977
why would you recommend a 70 over an fj60? also is it easy to buy a canadian car and give it american tags?

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>>17693071
The ones in Ontario are a lot cleaner for some weird reason. There are a lot of Land Cruiser people here who just like to keep their vehicles stock which is something I respect.

Not sure if it'd be easier but it would be cheaper since there are a large population of Quebec who uses Land Cruisers as daily drivers. They pop up on Kijiji / Craigslist way too often with some surface rust (muh east coast rust and whatever). You'd also have to settle for the miles on the speedometer to be in small numbers instead of big numbers.

70s are more capable offroad and have tougher differentials. They're less comfortable but a lot more utilitarian. That's not to say that the FJ60s aren't capable, of course. Depends if you want to offroad or overland.

>>17693100
more overland and long road trips. i really like the 60's for the enormous room inside for friends and luggage for camping and what not. ill definitely check it out! how would you protect those old cheep steel panel cruisers from winter salt? is fluid film enough?

>>17692790
>isnt going to be worth the expense in the long run
any truck would need about the same work unless I buy a baja truck thats already built, but thats spensive

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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=z2QB5iT9lRk

>>17693946
what do you even do for a job

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>>17693159
I haven't seen FJ60s overlanding. Offroading, sure but people get them for on road comfort and aesthetics more than off road capability. The aftermarket support also isn't as big for the 60s compared to the 70s and 80s.

it my 3 day overland setup. everything fits under my 6.1ft cot

>>17694779
implying crowboon works

>>17694779
he probably wrangles alligators or crocodiles or cats

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Who all wenta wheeling this weekend? I was continually impressed with my General Grabber AT2s on this trip. Open/open and she crawled over everything with the front end disconnected.

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Bunch of us did the Minden power line trail aka Scotch line and Concession Lake trail in Bobcaygeon. Its been too long since I've had the jeep proper wheeling, feelsgoodman.jpg

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Radiator pretty much went on this trip, forcing me to have the heat cranked to the max just to make the 500+km drive home. It was pretty brutal, luckily a replacement was available. Huge difference between the two rads, can barely stay over 220F even after coming off a hard highway run.

>>17696060
what vehicle

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>>17696065
2014 Wrangler sport posted here
>>17696019
>>17696051

>>17696060
>needing to do highway to get to minden
You in any OF4WD clubs, broski?

Just got double sealed doors and can remove the carpetting. This year's consession trails are way too muddy for my Truck unfortunately. I'm up there this Sunday to take a grill shooting, lo

>>17696097
Yeah I pay the yearly OF4WD membership fee but I'm not really in any clubs per-say, I just tag along on runs with other groups and wheel. Concession lake water levels were around 33-37" of water when we were there on saturday.

>>17696118
Of4wd manages al the clubs. Then there are regional specific ones that may or may not charge extra fees like London Jeep club, Ottawa -Gat, north bay wheelers, etc.

Did you hit any other trails since you travelled that far?

>>17696208
They don't really manage any of the clubs. Clubs can sign on under their 'umbrella' so to say and get the perks they offer but they more so act as an intermediary between wheelers and the government to lobby to keep trails open, maintain them and spread awareness of the tread lightly concept.

We spend about 6 hours at each trail, and we stayed at Southwind motel and hit up the trails in the back there at night.

>>17696069
how many miles
seems early for a rad to go out

>>17696371
almost 80,000km Apparently its a very common issue for the JKs to develop rad leaks. I upgraded to an all aluminum Mishimoto rad, dropped it in the day after I got home.

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>>17694779
>Crownon
>job
He gets paid in good boy points and grape jam from burger king

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>>17696258
Yeah I guess that explains the club management site they have. Tread lightly is really something that people need to learn. Also, did you see that guy the other day who was stuck in his Colorado on Concession asking for help? He went onto the trail with no recovery items by himself and frantically asked people for help towing him out.

Anyway, if you're already in south wind, next time, head up to North Bay with me and overland near the rockies. It's a minimum 2 day excursion but I go up there often for work so I try to time the 1 day of work with 2-4 days off so I can just hoon around. Overlanding up there is really nice and once the horseflies die down, you can set up camp almost anywhere on the crown land.

South Wind was horrid this year, though. No IFS allowed from the giant rocks and tree branches everywhere. and when you get stuck at night, working with the mosquitos is a PAIN.

>>17696376
that sucks
how many shekels for the new rad

>>17696449
>aluminum Mishimoto rad
google that and it shows $500

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>>17696449
>>17696473
Northridge4x4 was having one of their discount weekends plus free shipping for orders over $200 and it was shipped to my door from their shop in Alberta to Ontario for about $455cdn total.

>>17696445
A couple of us are talking about doing a trip to Ardbeg before the year closes, I still gotta fix my jeep up a bit and order new tires. Took some sidewall damage on Concession, its not too bad but this thing is my daily driver, good excuse to go to 37s just need to decide which ones. I'm really impressed with my General Grabber AT2s but the biggest they have is 35s so I might like to try the General Grabber X3.

Southwind was packed as hell this weekend, there was something like 50+ jeeps plus all the atvs, so we just ran it at night, went elsewhere during the day. Trails are tight as hell back there, the S10 and Tacoma that were with us had an especially hard time getting around some spots.

I saw the post with the Jeep that was stuck on a rock in Concession last week but not the Colorado. Anyone that does that shit alone is an utter moron. We actually had a Colorado with us on our first run and his truck was wicked, 6" lift with 35s, rear locker, on board air, custom sliders and bumpers it did really well, same with the S10

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>>17696563
North of North Bay, some "trails" are open year round. By open, I mean there are so few cars on the crown land ATV cuts that they snowmobilers don't mind if they see an occasional truck and there's no explicit exception against them. You just have to watch out for thin ice hiding under the 2ft of snow that may eat your vehicle. Follow the path and the trees.

I like General Grabbers but on road is slightly less pleasant. The small group of people I'm with frequently use the MT Kevlars or just aftermarket KO2s.

I ran the trails for giggles at the height of the rainy season (date stamped on the image) and did it fine. Got stuck maybe twice. This was on a long wheelbased Land Cruiser on 33s. Did you have much issue climbing the hill after the small river crossing? There's this 3ft rock at the top of the hill that was the only thing that gave me trouble.

Ran ardbeg 3 weeks ago and it's also really muddy. Getting better now but the mozzies are still in full swing. Much easier than south wind, though.

>>17696473
I'll google you

>>17696638
here's your (You)

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>>17696597
The one with the V-notch? I had a brief issue with the line I picked and went sliding into the rock on the right side but my sliders took it like a champ and after adjusting I went up over it no problem, other then that I had no real issues climbing on the entire trail.

There was a guy in a rubicon 4door that tried to do it just before me in 4-hi and just smoked the hell out of his clutch. I was wondering how the hell my sport was walking all over things while the rubi was stuggling, he had it in 4hi the whole time till I looked in and told him to put it into 4lo, after that no issues.. I seriously thought we were going to have to drag this 4 door out of the trails along with his wife and two young kids. Noob wheelers... One of the risks of joining in on random groups, most are solid wheelers but theres occasionally that one guy that 'knows' everything.

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>>17696396
can confirm

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>>17696661
I think it's the one right after where you took that picture. A bit further innatrail. You have to climb this 3ft rock then fit through this tree that's just around the width of a unimog. Apparently there was a unimog that came through one day and it had to turn around when it got wedged between there. My running boards took the hits pretty well, too, funny enough.

A lot of four door jeeps going through the trails. I normally go with a guy on 34s and he could climb the 3m (10ft) rock entrance without issue. I don't think you'd need anything more than 35s (in Ontario at least).

Also, not that big of a deal with joining random groups. You meet new people and recovery can be fun if you're not the one that continuously gets pulled out. So long as they're not too cocky and think they "know" everything as you put it. I don't mind dragging along an S-10 or smol SUV like i have before

If you're 500 klicks out, are you all the way down west of Toronto? Or more towards Ottawa? I'm headed north of Kaladar / Perth this weekend for a camping expenditure depending on a friend.

>>17697143
There was one like that but it had a tree cut down on the left to make it easier to get through. I don't mind joining random runs it keeps it interesting, I pulled out the rubi and the tacoma on concession lake hah.

I'm way down by the border in Sarnia. Quite the trek for a weekend so I was really glad to hit up the trails we did. We were planning on doing Crystal lake as well but it ended up getting too late in the day to start another trail so we headed back to camp. I'd like to hit up the trails more often but its sometimes hard to get the time to go up there.

>>17697359
Ouch. That's one thing I've always wondered with the London Jeep club. I've seen them twice in the Minden area and it's odd that they do a full 5 hours of driving just to do the trails around Minden. Reassuring, though.

You can also do a two day overland trek through Owen Sound (and make it 4-5 days if you take the ferry over to Manny Island).

Friend of mine just bought a 5ton M925 across the border from you in Detroit. If I'm ever down there, he's game to go camping / shooping / running up until his kid arrives. How much autismos /k/ larping do you do / are you comfortable with?

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When did this

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Become sexier than this

>>17676812
Was camping/wheeling a couple weeks ago and it was raining on and off the entire time. An awning would have been a game changer. Would have been great if it had been sunny the whole time too. Definitely considering getting one.

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>>17698546
Since 1985

Solid axle>IFS

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>>17697456
Its worth the drive up there, we've got absolute fuck and all down here in regards to wheeling unless you like muddy roads or random patches of bush. Zero rock down here. I don't even play with the jeep around here, straight mud just doesn't do it for me anymore.

I like shooting guns and shit, but don't own any nor do I really have much desire to be running around innawoods playing soldier.

>>17676812
>>17698661
I knew it was gunna rain so I picked up one of these for the trip this past weekend. It was a life saver and cheap at 100 bucks. 10x10 fold out gazebo, folds down into a small package, easy to setup on your own too.

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>>17698536
>>17698546
But it's not

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Someone said there was a yellow wrangler posting, where u at.

>>17699316
Two posts above ya? Its kinda yellow lmao

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>>17699316
>sideways image
Sorry
Also for non discord people, yellow yj has been off the road/dirt for a few weeks, I've been doing my rear main. Seal because
>pic related
Oil fucking everywhere, even under my floor mats

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I'll be ordering this Tuesday and having it shipped to my door hopefully by next weekend. I can finally join these discussions

>>17699914
Bruh hell yeah

>>17699914
damn that's one keen ride

>>17700160
Thanks, the guy was a doctor who mods up rides then sells them. It has about 10k done to the suspension and what you see on the exterior. Best part only 8k miles. Hoping I can take it up to the ozarks if the weather holds up.

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>>17699316
I used to have a desert storm Wrangler... It got mistaken for a yellow one. Do I count?

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>>17697456
One of my buddys rigs hes brought back from the dead over the last few years. Thing makes my JK look a little small. Its pretty awesome, hes the one that put the idea of doing ardbeg for a couple days in my head.

>>17700910
sweet
what year is it?

>>17701068
I'm not 100% sure, I think he said it was an 86-87

>>17701083
that jeep is beautiful
props to your buddy

>>17701165
Its actually a Toyota Land Cruiser. Its the only pic of it I got, shoulda snapped another one when he stopped by the other day. Oh well

>>17699079
I monged up the front end in a deep waterpit in Owen Sound. Mudding is more a chore now, eh? I don't mind it too much since my vehicles get dirty every 2 week, lol. But the little electrical nightmares still crawl up on you.

You only have to drive 2 or maybe even 3 hours across the border to find rocks, though. Michigan?

Take the ferry to Manitoulin island. Good stuff there once you get off, too.

>>17701244
FJ40, yeah. I've seen a guy share a pic of it before. That or something like it. See >>17658538

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>>17701244
Toyota is best jeep

>>17702059
>2wd
>better

LMAO STAY CUUUUCKED

>>17702280
>haha 2wd goteem
Boy, looks like I've been had once again

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>>17702059
the 1980 mercury cougar i6 is the best toyota jeep.

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Opinions/experiences? Dealer currently only has these in stock

Mickey Thompson Classic III, 15x10 ET-45

>>17703103
Any in just aluminum or are they chrome like the pic?

>>17692025
>G-wagon
>OM617

YES!

>Torque converter

Sorry, I've never dabbled with such voodoo

>>17703103
>using wheels that will fill up with snow and never see daylight
>aluminium offroad tyres
>not getting beadlocks
pls

>>17703591
do you have experience with the g-wagons or just like them? I'm putting in the engine this week and could use some advice going forward

>>17703103
Price?

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Troop carrier 110 or short wheelbase 90?

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>>17703331
Its polished aluminum, which in my opinion doesn't look too bad when the wheel is small and the tire fat as fuck. Its also nice in the sense that I can just polish it up whenver I want and not worry about paint

>>17704513
They'll be purely for summer, so no risk of snow packing
Beadlocks; not that much of a need. My Hilux is going to be more of a super-capable DD than a pure offroad beast

>>17705444
Prices in Norway are a bit aids, and with shipping and all it'll be about $1100

>>17707187
You can get a good set of used beadlocks for that price.

What are the maintenance and shipping fees over there?

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>>17707604
Shipping would be an easy $150

Then I have to pay 25% tax on both the items and the shipping

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>>17707643
Is that the guy who didn't know how to drive manual in a trap car? Anyway, I'd get them. Since your area isn't that rocky, they should last a while, too. Even with snow, they shouldn't matter. Keep them year round.

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What's the general consensus on the Chrysler 8.25 rear? Jeeps got the 8.25 in the rear and I'm GUESSING the Dana 30 up front. It's a 98 Cherokee sport 2 door.

I see some people saying they're just fine and I hear other people saying a anything other than a Dana 44 is garbage. Just trying to find the happy middle ground here

>>17708061
>other people saying a anything other than a Dana 44
pretty much this unless you have portals
anything other than a cummins is a garbage engine btw
also, unless you have front, rear, center, and blinker lockers, you shouldn't do any sort of wheeling whatsoever

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>>17707739
I can't run the same set of tires all year around

Anything that performs decently in summer will be useless in winter, and anything that I use for winter won't be driveable at all in the summer

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>>17708330
If you get duratracs, you can run either. That's what I do on muh ferd taytaynger. They're more than capable for winter and summer driving/offroading.

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>>17708143
>not sure if serious.jpg

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>>17708424
>not having blinker lockers
>his lights blink at different speeds depending on traction

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>>17708386
I want more serious tires for summer, as thats when it'll see shit like mud, logging paths, rocky paths, forest ground and so on - all while carrying a ton of shit in the back

I also don't wanna stud and unstud the tires each damned winter

>>17708483
Buy a battery operated tyre inflator and air down to 10PSI every time you need to go through mud or snow. Duratrac can do it.

>>17708061
It's not terrible, I've broken a few after welding the spider gears, they don't like binding

I've never been a fan of tiny axles like the 8.25, d30 or d35 but they seem to hold up fine on stock-ish Jeep's so I'd run it till you start breaking shit then do a Chrysler 9.25 rear and d44 front

>all these yankee fags and their meme tier snow tires
>M-muh duratrecs
Had a guy I work with bring his truck down from up North that had a set of them on it and they performed really shitty

>>17708769
they're good for snow up here though

Looking to nab an old wrangler and get into offroading with it. Everyone I've talked to has told me to stay away from wranglers in general and start listing off problems that come with them, but none of these people have actually owned one.
So /org/, how valid are these concerns? What's the average annual maintenance cost on these when offroading and city driving?

>>17710753
What location, year, engine, and modifications

>>17710762
Currently looking at a 2003 TJ Sport 4.0L I-6 with 230k km and no mods, Canadian prairies/forest.

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>>17708769
>mfw driven in snow once in my life
>mfw i had summer tires
>mfw 2WD

>>17710852
Those things are very tough. How's the rust on them? People normally shit on the very old JKs for being chrysler powdered and breaking down.

>mfw I keep seeing lifted 2 door Tahoes being used as work trucks and never for offroad.

Also would a OF4WD membership show me where there's trails within a couple hours of Gravenhurst, or is there nothing around there?

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>>17708569
Already own one, actually

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Took this out for a good flogging this weekend

Help me pick an /orv/. Options
>1993 toyota pickup 5 speed 4wd 22re engine comes with cap
Or
>1992 dodge dakota ex cab 4wd magnum v6

Toyota is 4k and minty fresh, dodge is 2k and needs a little interior work and the clear coat is peeling, both are rust free. I'm leaning towards dodge because of the price break but the toyota 22re is supposed to be unbeatable.

>>17711395
If you wanna save $70, I can send it to you on thw discord

>>17711969
You'll be pretty uncomfortable on the road on both. Why not a 4runner or durango?

Where do you live that you can find a mint 90s toyota and a rough shape 90s dakota? Depends how much you value the body's condition. If you're thrashing innawoods, I'd get the rusty one so you won't care about pinstripes. Mud will cover the rust

>>17711395
Just woke up and posted that. I forgot where Gravenhurst was despite being there just last week lel. Yeah the trail system is really complex there and there are some more hidden ones not listed on OF4WD just east of Gravenhurst (30 min drive). The highest concentration of them are just north (20 min) of Minden around the Pine Springs area. So that should be just under an hour drive from you. The only problem is that it's keen mozzie territory due to swamps and bogs and bogpilled mozzies.

This year has seen 3ft water pits that used to be 1ft. Muddy terrain has turned into 2 ft water pits and the only reason I managed to get across one area was because a beaver built a dam to keep some of the water off the trails (bless them).

It'd be suicidal to go in your S-10 considering it's all rock>water>rock>water. There are a bunch of fire trails and ATV cut offs, though. I overlanded there for 3 days at the height of the rainy season going to North Bay so you should be able to hit the trails for a day if you have at least two backup vehicles pulling and dragging you along.

Remember that prevention is easier to swallow than a cure.

>>17712101
The mint toyota I was surprised by because in in the rust belt. I was hoping to use one of them as dd with the ability to go off road, I think the Dakota may be the answer though

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Found an exhaust leak... MY TURBO SPOOLS UP NAO!!!!! Feels like a brand new truck! Spending the weekend camping innawoods...

>>17699079
I might have to look into these Gazebos. If you can carry one in a Wrangler then I'd have enough space to store one...

>>17702780
Kek

>>17711871
You have TWO snorkels? 0_o

>>17711871
>>17713709
GEE BILL YOUR MOM LET YOU HAVE TWO SNORKELS

Stationed in germany and looking at getting a jeep wrangler, currently driving a lil 96 civic around and im looking for something to sink money into offroad mods, and get something that can survive the extremely shitty roads in this country, anything i should look for? models? prices? good deals or common breaks that are easy to fix?

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hey org
need to rebuild front axle. seems like seals are leaking.

lexus LX anon have you ever done this?

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>>17714593
looks better from the outside

>>17714593
>Closed knuckle
The fuck Lexus

>>17714491
You should look at suicide

>>17714593
Should be writeups falling out of the sky if you check ih8mud

>>17714677
I dont think thats a wrangler model, ive seen meme shit like oscar mike and wildland or some shit, but no suicide model, is it by suzuki or something?

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>>17714246
MFW no snorkel

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>the 200 series isnt a real land cruis-

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>>17714593
blg reporting for duty
read this thread: https://forum.ih8mud.com/threads/front-axle-rebuild-for-faq.78276/

font axle rebuild is part of initiation into cruiserdom. its not super hard its just messy and a bit time consuming
>yfw the cone washers

but seriously its not that bad. by the terrain tamer kit with koyo bearings, a bunch of grease and like 16 rolls of paper towels
enjoy friendo

>>17714593
THAT IS TAY DONT YOU EVER CALL HIM ANON

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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Im going to be trading up from a shitty Kia Spectra to a 2004 jeep liberty since i can't really go /out/ camping and off roading and shit currently. I just want to know, does anyone have any experience taking a Liberty off road? I plan on driving it for quite a while and adding a few things to it over time, but I'm hoping i can get a general consensus of how they do on trails and shit.

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>>17715267
bost putthole

>>17715126
200 can wheel just fine. I'd trade my 100 for one in a heartbeat.

>>17716039
trade in your 100 for literally anything else

>>17715418
anon should trade his fj100 in for a jeep liberty

>>17668355
Two words; gearbox removal.
Another three words; ten spline axles
Have fun faggot.

>>17706673
I'd recommend either an HDJ78 Troop carrier or a BJ73 and have a better vehicle in every conceivable way.

Is the v6 ford ranger any good? They are cheap where I live, Looking at buying one.

>>17714246
>>17713709
I like fabricating and steal heaps of 4" tube from work so it made sense to have 2 snorkels

>>17715126
Do they have 200 series with a solid front axel?

>>17716858
What sort of air box?
>>17716862
Nup. Toyota's market for an SFA offroader is the VDJ76

>>17708483
Duratracs are shit, I've gone out with a bunch of people that have all said the same thing. Was gunna get a set for myself but the constant negative review from wheelers turned me off. Weak sidewalls and poor grip on the rocks they grumbled.

I run the same tire all year round, general grabber at2s and they were amazing on the run I went on last weekend. Aired down at 15psi, it climbed everything I pointed the Jeep at. For an near identical BFG AT clone at a cheaper price, they are a worthy tire. They suck in thick mud though, can't self clean worth a damn.

>>17713709
Yeah, it folds up into a roughly 9"x9"x4' long package. Walmarts got em right now for $98cdn

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>>17715418
They are half decent for light shit, couple friends had some liberties and they suffered more mechanical breakdowns just from driving on the road than anything else. They all eventually dumped them and got other toys. They can turn out pretty sweet but they need a fair bit more work then a wrangler.

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>>17714593
Pretty easy. Follow the diagrams and you should be fine. They say you have to dismantle the brake callipers but you don't.

As the raging faggot pointed out >>17715136, cone washers will be the bane of the existence 4 u. Cone washers and that ring clamp right when you take off the dust cover. Also make sure to be very, VERY careful when you remove the cage and axle and even more careful when you slot it back in. Whil eyou're at it, lock the front diff and remove the third to check the gears are otay. You might as well.

2.5 tubes of moly based grease for each axle and a whole can of brake cleaner. Don't wear any clothes that you value because hecc gear axle

>>17715418
Couple I rode trails with had a Libertay for a bit. It was a reliable and comfortable vehicle with decent articulation. Apparently Jeep knew how to make their on road SUVs offroad capable back then as well. But don't expect it to do hard rocks.

>>17714491
German Jeeps. You might want to get something EU or Japanese based for more aftermarket support and wider mechanic support.

>>17713709
>>17714246
Nature likes symmetry. Cummins does as well. Sometimes one snorkel literally isn't enough.

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>>17716794
Very. Try and find the FX4 package as those pre-placed side "steps" and skid plates are all you need for undercarriage protection.

Also try and find one after 2007 so you don't encounter some SOHC time bombs.

>>17717528
Good for snow and mud, great for on road. Not rock climbing wheels as you pointed out, though.

They've fixed their side walling issues by quietly releasing a "D" walled Duratrac. But rock climbing kinda suffers which I am okay with since I've got two long wheelbased vehicles and hate rocks no matter what :^)

>>17716742
I'm in the market for a Defender 90 or 110 mainly for on road driving for 3 months then sell the thing. It has to be pre-1992, though and maybe then I'd get a newer BJ73 or 11-seater 76.

>>17717541
That's basically what ive heard. Im getting it for pretty cheap so any cost of upkeep i don't really mind. I plan to take good care of it and everything. Im not going to do anything super crazy camping wise, just need something than can actually drive on an uneven trail if the time comes.

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Send help

>>17717528
Well, I would be using them as winter tires, not summer - and as such they'd only see ice and snow, and the occascional asphalt whenever I went south to where its warmer and they salt

Still, its looking more and more like I'll be going for Hakkapeliitta LT2's - I mean, they're used by Arctic Trucks on their 35-inch conversions, and that gives me faith in them.

The price is $470 per tire for the Duratracs (without studs), and $690 per tire for the LT2s - sure, its a bit of a difference, but I don't mind spending on good tires, and nobody said offroading was a cheap hobby

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>>17717903
>>17714593


Toyota can't into axle seals. Never seen front toyota axle that doesn't leak.

Have Hilux with leaky axle, and before that 80 series also with leaky axle.

I won't be doing that job again that's for sure.

>>17717996
>Toyota can't into axle seals.
heh

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>>17717996
>Toyota can't into axle seals
That's why I cut my losses and only have one axle

>>17717996
That's just the moly grease. Only rebuild when you start seeing the seals crack and immediately when gear oil starts flowing out

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>>17717903
ill fite u

>>17716587
i like the 100
u should fite me

>>17716862
no

>>17717924
>in the market for a rover
just kys

>>17717996
let me know when your ferd reaches 600k miles without a rebuild

>tfw starting a flame war for no reason

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>>17720447
my perfect set of cars would probably be:
-My current FJ80
-Land Rover Defender 90 on 38 inch tyres (aluminium body so it's my snow roller)
- 300TD G-Wagon (hopefully military canadian surplus running portal axles
- Stanced FJ40 with a Ramjet502
-CJ2 with a turboed 2 cylinder lawn mower engine

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>>17720486
>Stanced FJ40

>>17720486
>>17720502
but if im totally honest the defender is gorgeous i love the way it looks

since were doing perfect sets of cars:
my current 80 as well
a 2018 200 all stock except slightly larger all terrains (id make my wife dd this)
mid 90s air cooled porsche
late 70s merc 450sl convertible
fully built 55 series cruiser
moderately built 40 series cruiser

>>17688342
You better be trolling, nigger

>>17717903
my lockers dont engage/ disengage very easily.. Ive only done it once and it took forever to disengage them.
Another job to do i guess.
What are you referring to when you say "the third"

>>17715136
thanks lots of summer reading to catch up on it seems. what is blg?

>>17720614
big large guy (4 u)

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>>17720614
Why not? Check actuator, placement switch, and the gear system itself.
First thing you should do is take a volt meter and measure the connexions when you switch it on and off. Where are you located? If you're in the middle east, the pieces are available almost everywhere for some weird reason.

The third is the front differential housing.

BLG is faggot. That's all you need to know.

Tomorrow I'm getting a truck to fix my trash that was my first rig.
I can hardly fucking wait guys.

And it's pre-smog in california, so I'll finally feel what it feels like to be a real american.
I'll bring pics tomorrow

>>17717945
Oooof, Christ... What size are they for that amount of coin? I spent around $250cdn a tire for my 35s after a rebate and I'll probably end up paying around 400 each for 37" grabber x3s if I can find somewhere thats got em stocked.

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>>17721800
He's in NorGay which has some NorGay ass pricing. Stuff is just expensive because shipping, 25% sales tax, and just because it can be.

35 inch duratracs? I am looking for 80 duratracs as well right now.

>>17720519
i thot we were only talking about /org/ vehicles

unless you wanna put that air cooled porsche on a taco frame. maybe put the merc 450 on a grand marquis frame

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How hard is it to pull down a statue? Would I need more than 300lbs of torque?

>>17721812
Do you just like her looks or music or both? My ex wife could've been her twin... I miss that ass.

>>17721812
Lame. No, General Grabber AT2s

>>17721973
What's it made out of? How big? Rebar reinforced? How's security wherever this statue is? you could just throw a strap around it and floor it to about 30 mph and you're guaranteed to fuck it up somehow.

>>17722195
Just a general question. Like say a 6ft tall bronze or stone statue. Don't want to fuck up my ride.

>>17721800
Those tires are just kinda expensive. I can get some Toyo Open Country MT's or Hanook RT03 MT, both in 35, for about $230 a piece, mounting and balance included

>>17716794
there decent little trucks

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>>17720287

It's never just moly grease, it's always diff oil. Moly also always gets back into diff housing and contaminates diff oil. It's actually failure of inner seals not the outer knuckle ones.

>>17720447

I don't have a ford, I live in yurop and there are no ford trucks here.

I just wanted to point out that there's something wrong in the way toyota design their seals. Every toyota I had leaked from front axle. Also had super old suzukis and nissans and never had such problems.

Btw this is ony my hiloox. I won't be doing anything about it, just change diff oil/grease the thing more regularly.

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>>17722314
You might. If your vehicle is a taco / 4runner in that picture. Flooring it at 30 would probably rip a few things off your vehicle but you could do it with the statue.

>inb4 /ORG/ gets raided by FBI looking for anon's IP address
>inb4 /o/ finally gets IP anons
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>>17722587
Is that a solid ball on your Hilux?

There are two issues that go into the seals on the solid front axles. One of them is the buffer seal WITHIN the axle itself and the other one is the ring on the inside before the cage. That ring is very, very important and a lot of people who bring it to mechanics don't know how to seal it properly. These are one of the cases where you are much, much better doing it yourself and following the run on ih8mud.

The previous owner of my 80 added like half a tube of grease to my axles and didn't add the last seal in properly to the point where the axle itself was being lubed by oil. However, you are right. To have one seal hold back all the oil is a pretty bad design issue on these knuckles.

Your outer seal seems to be rotting away, too.

>>17722005
Both. And memories, desu. She represents a comfy part of my life when I'd drive qts home and we'd put on a taytay album, only get through 30-40 minutes, and have her singing one of the lines of a song we just listened to throughout the night as we just chilled into 2am. Or go camping and listen to nothing but 7 hours of swizzy and drone metal.
This summer has been a lot of both.

>feels
>good
>man

>>17658561
hey look. /ORG/ is pinned by mods again

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>>17721973
>Tow rope around neck

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>>17723831
what does this mean

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>>17724018
It means we're somewhat relevant again

>>17724029
so it's for monitoring purposes?

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Picking up a set of 37x12.50-17 PitBull rockers for my K5 this weekend! They've already been mounted and balanced on the new 17" wheels I bought, super pumped to get them mounted on the K5...

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>>17724048
>the fbi has an entire sub-division for spying on /ORG/

impossible goy.

>>17724340
Nice breasts

>>17658533
>wants to get a extended cab pickup with a cap to truck camp
>5+ hours from all the good remote camping

SW Ohio is a shit

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>>17724340

>>17724340
>inb4 boogie is an undercover FBI agent

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>>17724672
the first to accuse is usually the rat,
inb4 tacofag is the informant

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>>17725064
I-I don't know what you're talking about, Crownon

>>17724099
post pics when theyre mounted

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>>17721973
That bumper is nice