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>>16426467
>>aka wheel spinning your 2wd rusted shitbox up a mountain while crying general
kekd

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How long till it kills me?

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>>16426467
I say this non-ironically:
Nice radials, friend!

#420 s l o w r o l l i t

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>>16426467
>aka just installed a new winch and winch bumper and hasn't even hit snowdirt once before being T-boned by a Mazda cucc

anybody got any /weekend wheelin/ plans to look forward to? its finally going to be cold as dicks here this weekend so my goal is to see how far i can get before my wifes complaints become too much to bare

>>16426595
lol im the guy who made the thread. im not that other guy but im sure he appreciates it.

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>>16426467
4WD shitbox thank you very much

>>16426512
Put tires so big on it that if you flip you have enough clearance to keep driving upside down

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>>16426467
>aka WHERES MY STICKIES REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE general

>>16426690
calm down anon we all saw your last post in the other thread too. mexicanfoodfag is working diligently lets all be patient for him

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>>16426467
Nothing wrong with 2wd if you know what you're doing!
Unless you have an open diff. No-rear-lockies can HECK off

>>16426512
a couple min prob

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>>16426710
>No-rear-lockies can HECK off
what the fuck did you just fucking say to me?

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>>16426710
I have 4WD and a rear locking diff. If I need a front locker I'm too shit scared to be driving on that surface.

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>>16426759
anon explain this faggy shit right now

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>>16426644
Are you yellow YJ guy?

>>16426668
How can this be a shitbox if it clearly says "OFF ROAD" on the passenger side door?
anon btfo

>>16426690
Pls keep holding off on the sticker. I wanna see pepe's final form, desu.

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>>16426875
no that isn't yellow yj guy, i'm yellow yj guy

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>>16426875
It's bone stock. Still, I guess it's better than most of the grocery getters I see driving around.

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just got my new winch in the mail, however not sure if installing it is worth letting my taco get rekt by a shitbox

>>16426928
lmao

>>16426928
I'm jealous of your bumper but that light bar makes the whole thing look awkward.

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>>16426928
>>16426928
>>16426928
>>16426928
>>16426928

(if it's any consolation, my winch and wirings are actually perfectly fine. just the bumper is completely fugged)

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>>16426960
>>16426875
>>16426595

>>16426957
yeah I'm not too happy with it either but without it up there I can't see the stinger and it sticks out so damn far because its at a ridiculous angle

Currently have a mechanical 6.5l diesel with a Holset H1C turbo. Someone convince me not to add an Eaton M112 to the mix.

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>>16426971
Great. Now I have to change the picture above yours to edit one pixel in order to repost the reaction image in response to this.

>>16426467
Paging Breandan Smith.
Paging Breandan Smith.
Paging Breandan Smith.

Northern Michigan meetup when?

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>>16426875
I'll hold off until we get to see the Final Pepe™

>>16426928
What bumper is that? Looks like an ARB

>>16426709
>mexicanfoodfag
Gave me a good laugh

>>16427303
That's definitely not an ARB.

>>16426512
Depends... Have you had a tetanus shot?

>>16427393
Sorry, not ARB, Relentless Fab. My bad I got the two mixed for some reason

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>>16427303
Why'd you trade your spooplight for an LED tho?

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>>16427540
My what for an LED? I've only ever done LED for auxiliary lighting

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>>16427571
Sorry. I'm on like 1mg of xanax for jetlag and accidentally drank 5 gin and tonics and then went go to smash my trucc with a sledge hammer only to dent my driveway with the sledge hammer.
Note to self: only do this when I'm sober.

I don't even know who's who anymore but I thought you had one of those police spotlight and traded it in for an LED.

Good night, /o/ and especially tacofag

>>16427604
Nah, always had LED ditch lights :v

Nighty night!

>>16426875
no im blue land cruiser guy

>>16426928
nice bow anon i like it

>>16427303
>Gave me a good laugh
i do it for you <3

>>16427474
yep relentless fab

>tfw trying to find a d70 or d80 with 4.88 gears to match the factory d70 front
Like trying to find JFKs brain

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Ol girl trying to flex

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>>16426680
I recently totaled my firebird but liability only so it's sitting in my driveway, still runs and drives. I also watched tron legacy the other day. The car with the huge tires that one chick drives... I've been wondering what the firebird would look like with the tractor tires stuck out to the sides instead of lifting the car to fit them

I know what I must do.

>>16428558
Factory Dana 70 front axle? That must be a heavy duty truck. All 1 ton trucks come with nothing bigger then a Dana 60 front axle...

>>16428835
They come under 70s dodge w300s, some 70s-80s 4x4 tractors and GMC Kodiak top kicks and maybe some international trucks

They're not that great to be honest, closed knuckle, drum brakes, funky steering setup the only advantage they have over the d60 is a higher weight capacity. Though, the ones under the GMC topkicks are the golden unicorn cause they're upen knuckle disk brakes

Still beats a d44 I guess

>>16428558
Just upgrade wheel size?

>>16428956
Gotcha, I was thinking the newer Dana 70 front axles that have open knuckle and disc brakes, think the Ford 450-550 4wd trucks have them.

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Hope everyone had a good new years! I spent it in town. The drunks got a kick out of Roudolf Diesel.

Anybody on here a tirefag? What's this I hear about nobody making tires for 16.5" wheels anymore? Did I just make a big mistake buying a set off Craigslist for $100 if I can't replace the tires currently on there once they go?

>>16426875
>>16426895
>>16427604
>>16428291
>Nobody knows who is who again

>>16426631
First Taytay and now you? Maybe I should hold off on a winch bumper for a while...

>>16427015
Are you burb guy with topkick handles in NC guy?

>>16427178
WHEN! I WILL BE THERE

>>16429204
I'm assuming you're talking about re gearing the axle to match the front, which I am considering and may have to do but that will cost about $450 and if I can find one that's already got 4.88s in it I can get it for about $200

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>>16429277
>First Taytay and now you? Maybe I should hold off on a winch bumper for a while...
The post you quoted (>>16426631) was me. Same bumper. I was just replying to OP's greentext.

>>>>>>>nobody knows who is who again

>>16429288
Yeah but doing the regear would probably save you some trouble down the line. And knowing your trucc, you could even make up the gas prices from that $250 difference in about 3-6 months of mixed driving.

>>16429277
Only 16.5 tires you can get are military humvee take off tires. They only come in one size, 37x12.50, so time for a lift and fender trimming. Most of them measure 35-36" tall.

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>>16429358
Well it's for 73 which is going to be a off-road only mud truck on 42" super swampers so mpgs are a non issue. I have a d80 with 4.10s I might throw in for the meantime

>>16429366
Not true, granted your options are a little limited

https://m.summitracing.com/search/part-type/tires/wheel-diameter/16-5-in?page=3

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>>16427440
Yeah my man

>>16429414
I keep forgetting that people can offroad in their backyards or farmlands less than 30 minutes away.
Sorry, I'm so used to every trail being at least a 90 minute drive from me unless my friend who just bought a farm is home. But that's not real "trail hiking"

Also, the angle of the back tyres make them look real fucking deep. How big of an issue is weight distribution when on 2WD offroading, btw? Or are the back tyres enough to weigh it down enough itself?

Protip: Put a spoiler on it.

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>tfw car cant do deep snow all that well due to 245/70/16 street tires

>>16429459
That looks stupid, but really fun.

>>16429459
If your YouTube gets big are you still gonna post here?

>>16429464
To be honest I haven't even taken it off-road yet. It's been a slow project so far. I can tell you it does one hell of a burnout though

The biggest thing is brakes, and being drum front and rear it's going to be a pain in the ass. I have the lift springs, tires, a new radiator and fuel cell I just got to get around to putting it all together

>>16429599
Put a spoiler on it to weigh it down.fashion one out of an old Spitfire wing or something. That'll also give you like 200 litres of fuel storage. This way, you'll perform better if your gas tank (spoiler) is full due to the extra back weight.

>>16429513
It won't. But odds are I'll stay on /o/ as long as it remains entertaining and inspiring to me.

tfw no front jk d44 3 link eaton locker with yukon axles and 5.88 gears stretched 2 inches
tfw no rear ford 9" spring over detroit locker with yukon axles and 5.88 gears stretched 3 inches

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>>16429454
MFW no decent All Terrains...
Either Commercial highway tires or Mud Boggers, both not suitable for what I need.

>>16429619
That doesn't sound half bad, I'll have to keep an eye out for junk planes

As far as rear weight goes I am planning on building a flatbed with two rows of bench seats for the truck sluts and chitlens to ride around on

>>16429840
Throw them back on cl for $100 or trade for 16s

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>>16429863
So you're turning it into a safari-crawler / half track. Patton and Rommel approves.

Might as well find an old U-Boat and strip the ballast tanks make it amphibious, too.

>>16429840
Quiet, YJ guy. You'll get there one day so keep living.

>>16430453
tfw im yellow yj guy not him.

>>16429277
>What's this I hear about nobody making tires for 16.5" wheels anymore?
Most companies don't anymore. You can still buy Swampers or military tires for them.

>Are you burb guy with topkick handles in NC guy?
Yes. After looking into the emissions requirements we decided to put the 6.5 in mine.

>>16429840
Lift it and run the Wrangler MTs. They're kind of a mix between an AT and MT.

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>>16430453
>>16430462
>Not this again lol

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>>16426916
>bone stock
Ugh these modern "SUV"s and their low clearance. I'm surprised they even let the FJ Cruisers into modern North America with their stock 10 inch clearance or something ridiculous like that.

Xterra is more or less fine. As much as I shit on the Frontier and all other modern Nissans, they put a decent amount of engineering work into their vehicles to make them still offroad capable.

This makes me wonder. As my Ranger is in the shoppe, how far can I go with my AWD BMW X3? inb4 I just have to stick with a modern Ram 1500 for a week.
The owner's manual literally says "Do not drive on unpaved terrain" but like... Yeah. Maybe that answers that question. I can't wait until the lease fucking expires on this thing. Already looking at old Porsche Cayennes.

I really don't like these modern AWDs and out of the 150 Cayennes in my general area, only 3 of them are Manual.

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>>16431741
Ouch. My bank account and subsequent maintenance fees. It's like wearing a suit and tie to go mudding.

Also
>dat snorkle
>dat winch
>dem fog lights
Normally, these things are meant to suit boxier, old vehicles shaped like Broncos, Land Cruisers, Defenders, etc. But on a "sleek" modern SUV, they just look kinda weird.

What does /ORG/ think?

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>>16431768
If I bought a brand new Cayenne I'd be too afraid of getting it dirty to take it off-road. That's why I bought an older truck, because I can beat it to shit and it'll look just as it did when I bought it

>>16431741
>they put a decent amount of engineering work into their vehicles to make them still offroad capable.
Traction aiding differential, suspension travel, good tires, and a body that doesn't hang too low.

It's pretty simple stuff and there's not much engineering needed. You can build an extremely capable offroad vehicle in your backyard with a welder and plasma cutter. A lot of engineering does very little for actual capability.

Making one that also functions well as a road/track performance vehicle is difficult, as they're essentially opposites. This is where the engineering comes in, but there's far more marketing than engineering. There's sacrifices that a lot of people simply don't understand. A lot of people take reviews implying GREAT daily driver with features to help normies not get stuck if it snows or they take it to the beach as if they mean "absolutely phenomenal 4x4, CAN NOT GET STUCK EVER"

>>16428956
Sell it and buy an open knuckle disc brake 60.

>>16426467
Holy shit,it snowed a good 10 inches here.Already figuring that I'm stuck here for the next 5 days
>tfw when 4X4 is not working at all and was planned to be done by next winter

>>16431910
Problem is it's worth about $400 and the going price for passenger side d60s is $800-$1500 here in FLA. It would be cheaper to go to 2 1/2 ton Rockwells

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>>16426467
>calling for 3-6 inches of snow for this weekend in North Carolina

cant wait to go and get stuck trying to pull friends out of the ditch while 3/4 of the state shuts down.

>friend driving me home
>he wants to be cool in his lowered legacy and tries to drift through some snow
>gets stuck
why do people think they can do this stuff when they are retarded?

>>16431868
Yeah I'm not getting a brand new one, lol. I'm looking at these old ones and this 2007 costs as much as my Ranger.
Maybe if you buy a waterdamaged $3000 and do a hollowout and replace the entire engine bay with that of an old Toyota / Jeep to save in maintenance fees over the course of a decade. Idunno though. A man can dream.

>>16431887
Well then call it a simple vehicle with built in compromise of "luxury". "Luxury" as far as a modern day pick-up can have, of course. So gotta ignore the interior plastic everything.

Is it mainly in the suspensions at that point? And muh weight distribution.

>>16432264
lmfao "gets stuck"
how and why? also how badly?

>>16432520
he bottomed out on a patch of ice while trying to drift through snow

we tried to dig it out for over an hour but it was no use. had to walk to walmart and buy a tow cable and find some random guy to pull us out

>>16426467
man /o/ has been quite comfy lately. came here lookin for an off road thread or i was gonna make one.. thinkin about gettin a 4runner soon or a WJ jeep

>>16432520
Generally the luxury/sporty AWD CUV/SUVs are terrible offroad but the good AWD acts like a handicap that can help people that have no idea what they're doing do better than they thought they could. Most stock 4x4s are capable of far more than the average person thinks so if you put a picture in a magazine of one being pushed to it's limits it looks impressive. There's some odd marketing that can go on here. Often vehicles that are ill equipped look more impressive doing these things. But if you watch a well equipped vehicle doing the same thing, it makes it look easy and is no longer impressive. Side by side the ill equipped vehicle can and often does create a better impression just because it makes the same shit look more impressive.

>So gotta ignore the interior plastic everything.
Don't even start to parrot that. All luxury vehicles have plastic everywhere.

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>>16431887
RIP body on frame Nissan SUVs. The new Pathfinders are a fucking abortion.

>>16432561
>4runner soon or a WJ jeep
4R = generally overpriced and always overrated.
WJ = unreliable and overrated.

>>16432561
>thinkin about gettin a 4runner soon or a WJ jeep
woah I'm thinking about doing the same thing and that's why I'm here

>>16432602
Given that the recently released D23 pickup platform is incredibly suited to an SUV variant with a modern twin turbo diesel and a mulilink coil rear end, it's surprising they've gone and based the new one on a fucking Altima.

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>>16432550
I'm so sorry, anon. Better fail on the road than off the road.

>>16432594
Aha! So advertising a vehicle itself to be capable off-road when 99.5% of the clientèle won't take it past a maintained service road is actually contradictory to their actual desires of what they want in a vehicle.

That's sorta mindblowing when you put it the way you put it. It's like how the Bentley Bentayaga (or whatever their new SUV is called) has a bunch of advertisements of it driving with a whole fleet of built up Wranglers to prove it can "go anywhere" or whatever.

>luxury vehicles have plasticc too
I wanted to clarify. What I meant was not the material but the "feeling" of plastic. There's a difference between plastic aesthetic and having plastic cover the sealing. Plastic is only a material. All the wood/fake wood has a lining of rosin or plastic around them but they try to distance themselves from the "plasticy" aesthetic of the 90s hardbody sedans and trucks.
Chrysler does that horribly. Mercedes does it well.

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>>16432637
>>16432602
You mean the Navara / Frontier?

>>16431768
damn that shit looks sexual as fuck.... whats the consensus on daily/light mudding or off roading in a older cayenne? been lookin for a fun crossover type vehicle for a dd. anyone know if maintenance and shit like that is miserable for older cayennes?

>>16432647
I wasn't referring to the plastic coating over the wood veneer layer over hard base plastic or even vinyl/soft plastics in places. This actually somewhat ties into what I was just talking about regarding marketing but this I don't think the manufactures really have any control over. A lot of people have preconceived notions about manufacturers, especially in how they compare to other manufactures and will often overlook things that don't fit that. It's hard for people with existing bias to confront them. For example the GM vs Mercedes argument gets brought up a lot. Someone that's never been in a Cadillac or Mercedes may get into both and see them as equals. Where as someone that just thinks of Cadillac as common GM and Mercedes as a more out of reach prestigious manufacture may look for all of the plastic in the GM to reinforce their beliefs and all the leather in the Mercedes, even if they're both in reality about 50/50. This is getting into far more subjective territory though.

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>>16432708
Yes. This is why I dreamed of doing a complete performance swap like >>16432520

The 2005 Cayennes have the repair cost of a 2015 Cayenne with the added benefit of producing a limited amount of parts compared to normal vehicles. My friend's Cayman (haha is he a grill. lol fgt has a cayman could've gotten an older gen m3 etc etc etc)'s clutch costs around $2000 to replace. Compare that with an old Ranger which if you do the work yourself, you could replace it for a tenth of the price.

Hell the repair costs are miserable for older X5s and X3s let alone the Cayenne. Don't worry anon, I'm right there with you.

>>16432172
dream ride currently brah

>>16432678
Yes.

>>16432606
dude i know but i love em. its funny though cause for me i can only really afford a 3rd gen 4R and around that range i can get a decent WJ but everyone (on /o/ at least) says the WJ is shit, and i dont really like the looks of the 3rd gen 4R. might just wait and save for a 4 gen.

>>16432618
fuck yeah dude haha where u located? norcal fag here.

>rode in friends new truck today
>never felt the coziness of a single cab in winter
>now i want to trade him my jeep for it
>asked and he said he'd consider it

>>16432801
Just get something that's not shit and isn't overpriced. You'll love it before long.

>>16432737
It could get into a subjective territory but the study of aesthetics has been immortal and you can make overwhelming claims that can encompass 70-90% of the general populous.

I don't really know how we got from discussing making an offroad vehicle with scrap metal in our backyards to the plastic composition of Cadillacs but it's fun.

GM only makes Cadillacs in order to compete with the Merc, Lexus, higher tier VW-AG group, etc brands that exist. Kinda like how people still buy Lincoln for some reason despite the Ford Flex being more comfortable than half of the newer Lincolns sedans I've been in.
You're also right that brand protection is vital. I remember when Mercedes wanted to bring their E-van over to the US, they relabelled it as the Dodge Durango or something (I can't be bothered to search up the actual titles) in order to not have a "Mercedes" branded work vehicle in North America. That part is not subjective and quite calculated. I think I'm going off topic now too. I can end it by saying again and again:
The only reason how people can sell Ram1500s, Silverado 1500s, or F-150s is brand loyalty. Ain't that a shame when the manufacturers are no longer able to try in the stagnant vehicle environment that America has put itself into?

Subpar car loan economy crash when?

>>16432818
Extended cab works on a similar basis. Plus you get to put a gun rack, first aid kit, dog, and third wheel back there whenever you want.

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>>16432754
fucking helllll dude that sucks. no wonder theyre dirt cheap here. would a full engine/tranny all that shit swap, even be feasible? seems like youd just burn the cost of another cayenne just doing that. the engine would have to be low as fuck on miles to really make your money back, not to mention the labor costs. sheesh.

>>16432823
no suggestions?

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>>16432826
Oops forgot the picture.

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Wrangler MT/R opinions? I ran a set for about 5000km but they were pretty well bald and I want a new set. Anybody run them? I'd be paying about $1,500 for a set of 33s. Truck will see a fair amount of highway too.

>>16432834
Something 4x4 with a common and reliable platform that isn't too expensive (rules out nearly anything Toyota) and isn't built like complete shit. (rules out nearly anything Jeep, Explorer, and Expedition)

Blazer? Bronco? Tahoe/Yukon 2 door or 4 door?

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>>16432828
The engine doesn't have to be low on miles at all. Good, scrubbed, 150 000 engines from old Wranglers constantly gets swapped around other Jeeps for cheap enough ALL the time. The cayenne would probably have enough hood space to make it work, too. You would just have to wait. A long time.

If you see on Craiglist, a lot of people have project cars they started 5-20 years ago and never finished because a kid, a job, a cuck, or a fuck got in the way so they have to sell their 50-90% project cars. Unless you have the money, you're going to wait a long time. Otherwise, start making some money and get a mechanic/fabricator that can do almost anything for you.

>>16432823
>>16432834
Fuck. Buy whatever the fuck you want as long as the research is good. WJs are fine they're just not XJs. 3rd gens are fine, just be versatile at fixing them. People just don't like them because they're not Hiluxes and aren't really related to them other than by badge.

>>16432826
This brings us back into the porsche territory. A lot of plastic goes into the old Cayennes and it makes me sad.

>>16432842
I paid $1000 for set of 32 DuraTracs and it matches my engine, too :D. Why wouldn't you get those instead?

My trucc does something like 10 000 km per 3 months and most of that is highway dribing. We had this conversation on the last /ORG/.
Ctrl+ F "duratrac" or "cooper" and look at the decisions.

Points being:
>I chose duratracs because i do substantial highway dribing and offroad at my destinations
>duratracs good on road, ice, and fuel. also very quiet
>lots of people don't give a shit about highway or fuel mileage
>choose KO or KO2s if you have dedicated offroading to do. i prefer cooper adventurers but KOx works too
If you're rock climbing or doing some niche offroading (and if you are, you wouldn't be running 33s?) then there are some specialised tyres that you wouldn't be asking /org/ about.

>>16432874
>WJs are fine they're just not XJs
Except they typically last half as long as competing vehicles.

>>16432901
But they're more comfy :(

>>16432914
WJs aren't even comfy unless you're comparing them to something like an XJ or hardbody. Find a 92-94 fullsize blazer with the cloth buckets and take a seat in those. Comfy as fuck.

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>>16432842
Get some buckshot wide mudders

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>>16432943
That's what he was doing, comparing them to the XJ that anon said >>16432901

>offroad vehicles being comfy
>talking about seat comf on an offroad general

>>16432953
no get this and rob the super swampers
http://sandiego.craigslist.org/nsd/cto/5932433130.html

>>16432961
>not wanting to be comfy when you wheel

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>>16432961
Try overlanding for max comf

>>16432980
Lmao.

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God i love AT Hilux

>>16432842
one of the best mud tires ever made (full srs)
theyre pretty loud though and dont last that long

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>>16434128
>Best
>Not tsl super swampers
>Not tsl boggers
>Not gumbo monster mudders
>Not ground hogs
>Not buckshot wide mudders
>Not V tread tractor tires
It's like you don't even mud bog

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>tfw
>ranger out of service
>long hauls in automagic is less comfy despite the much better suspension
I miss hitting bumps and destroying a small part of my back leafs.

>>16434234
This. You'd be hard pressed to find people claim Goodyear makes anything good besides Duratracs and Zeppelins.

I think it's mostly since their specialised tyres cost more than Buckshot Wides or Super Swampers due to you paying for their name and advertisement costs. So no one buys them.

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>>16426467
>tfw
>yota master race

>>16434256
MTR Kevlar tires are far superior to duratrecs...

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>>16432678
The sad part is without the satellite dishes I would have believed it wasn't shopped. That's how bad styling is nowadays...

>>16432594
>>16432647
>Marketing magic to impress normies who won't take it off road.
>Basically every modern Subaru

Lurking off road forums it seems there is a growing problem, particularly out West of people buying the marketing bull, then proceed to take their stock Subaru rock climbing on washed out 4x4 trails

>>16432874
>Project cars started 5-20 years ago but shit got in the way

I have two projects. Murphy and a Foxbody LTD LX (Basically a factory made 4 door Mustang). Been too busy working to get much done on them, not to mention they have both served the DD role (LTD in the past, Murphy now till the snow melts). I'm committed to seeing both projects through... It just sucks seeing the lack of progress and the years going by though...

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>>16435428
I just waited one hour to end up being told I can't drive my Ranger home and was given a stock Nissan Pathfinder. I hope I get it back by next Friday as I wanted to get some good pics in the snow running over trees with bae in tow.

I guess I can still hear the snow crunch on my unibody "offroad" vehicle. But it'll definitely be less satisfying as they look to be 28s. Also:
>7inches of ground clearance.

Well. At least I didn't get the Yaris that they picked me up in.
>inb4
>tay yoda master race
>>>>>>Yaris
Hold me /ORG/.

>>16434718
He asked for highway driving as whale. Those would not last nearly as long as duratracs and defeats the porpoise of kevlar when it abrades quicker.

>>16432943
Fuck you, my XJ is plenty comfy AND cozy.

>>16436160
I feel bad for you based on how bad your past experiences must be in order for an XJ to seem comfy.

>>16436198
You feel bad for me, because you're a pussy? K.

>>16436198
There's a certain comfy aesthetic to being bumpy, though.
Tacoma owners would know this feeling. Same is true if you've ever ridden in a Land Rover Defender... or any AMC loaded Wrangler for that matter.

>>16436048
Just cause I'm feeling nosy and haven't kept up with previous threads, what's wrong with your ranger

>>16436389
2001 protege crashed into my winch bumper that i placed onto it literally 36 hours before incident

See:
>>16426631
>>16426928

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>>16432602
there's nothing that the current gens can do to tarnish the pure pureness of the GOAT pathfinder generation

>>16436601
>posting another unibody shit box
Sorry mate, but R51>R50.

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>>16436048
I'm sorry to hear, dude. And of course this happens right as /org/ becomes more popular, too

Also as much as I love my Toyota, I don't like those soulless Yaris econoboxes. I'd rather have the pathfinder.

>>16434234
which is why i said mud tire and not swampers
those are two completely different categories

and no i dont bog bc that is for faggots

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>>16432804
What part of NorCal?

>>16432606
what do you drive

>>16437530
A white 4x4 7 passenger bus with leather seating.

>>16432842
too fucking loud
the redneck hymn
bfg a/t

>>16437543
do you drive the retard mountain short bus

>>16437558
I'm not in the mountains and it's a long bus.

Oi, mudfags, i need a bit o advice

After much research I've determined that my mom's XJ has a stretched TC chain

NP242

How hard is it to replace it? I'm not afraid of dropping driveshafts and pulling it, but is it a bear to pull apart and put back together?

Do i need any special tools (i.e snap ring pliers, shaft pullers, etc) or am I good with a set of wrenches sockets hammers pliers?

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>>16432900
I have a set of KO2s that I ran for one winter and the beginning of a summer. I drive a fair amount of gravel in the summer so the tires got chewed up hard pretty fast. That's the same reason I don't want duratracs for, they're a great tire but they're just not for me. I like the MT/Rs because they're a hard tire and gravel doesn't chew them as fast. Also the asymmetrical is muh cool factor. Not doing too serious of offroading but I deal with clay/gumbo/heavy mud so the KO2s pack up and are useless. I know they're not great on highway but muh airplane sounds.
>>16437548
bruh I kno dis

thought I'd ask here, I want an offroader but only have 6K. Here's what I've got so far
>Mazda 2
https://www.supercarros.com/carros/sedan/mazda/2/Detalle/588760/
>Unknown Toyota Pickup
https://www.supercarros.com/carros/camioneta/toyota/pickup/Detalle/675937/
>Toyota Hilux SR5
https://www.supercarros.com/carros/camioneta/toyota/hilux/Detalle/668419/

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>Roads are completely covered in snow
>Decide to whip out my jeep ZJ
>Go to a local school parking lot
>Pop it in 2WD
>Go drifting for a solid 15 minutes
>Everything goes cleanly
>Some old bitch living across the way is standing on her porch on the phone
>Leg it before the cops show up

God damn i love driving in the snow.

>>16436601
That's what makes it so much sadder. Especially since late 90s Pathfinder = late 90s 4Runner. Now they shouldn't even be sharing the same pavement.

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>>16436644
>>16432602
>>16432637
Oh I didn't even see this, lol. 3rd gen is alright since it's not a damn uni >>16436618
I just got a Nissan Pathfinder 4th gen (R52) as a rental and somehow I hate this more than the 2015 Frontier that I drove for 2 weeks.
>wide space so annoying for squeezing into spots
>7 inch clearance; bumper makes it 5-6 inch
>steering wheel buttons clumped together so occasionally change stations / songs whilst executing left/right turns
>very confusing 4wd system that has an "auto 4wd" system: probably to unlock diffs in case normies used locked diffs on pavement
>RCA CABLES AND NO AUX CORD
>TWENTY FUCKING SEVENTY
>THIS THING HAS RCA CABLE PLUG-INs
>ARR
>SEE
>AYY
>NO AUX CABLE JACK
>-6000+8017


>>16437747
Ah, that's fair. I just personally hear "highway dribing" and instantly get turned off from Coopers, KOxs, or swamps. I suppose people don't put as much emphasis on that as I do.

Protip: if you wear in ear hearing protectors, it blocks out the ambient sounds of airplane tyres but barely changes the sporadic sounds of your music (unless you're playing Merzbow or Earth 2 or some shit like that in which case the road noise should be embraced)

>>16437809
Are they really the equivalent of the 4runner though?

>>16437887
Equivalent in their "evolution" into a "comfort-focused" SUV to meet with market demands? Or equivalent in their greatness?

>>16437809
Should I sell one of my long guns and buy this 4runner for $800? That shit's pennies for an old 1st gen. Looks like a nice frame from the pictures and if the underside is clean, I could easily store and flip it in the city. Or hook it up and sell it for more. He also bought a new diesel radiator and is including it with.

http://www.kijiji.ca/v-cars-trucks/thunder-bay/1988-toyota-4runner-suv-crossover/1226586435?enableSearchNavigationFlag=true

>>16437887
4Runners are overrated.

>>16437920
Equivalent in their ability

>>16437924
ur mom is over rated xD

>>16437855
What if I wanna plug my XBone into my D52 and use a controller to pilot my car?

>>16437478
gay area :-/

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how are you guys doing

>>16438044
I know that feel. I like the old school 4runners that had the removable top

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>>16438061
http://www.govplanet.com/for-sale/Trucks-5-Ton-Cargo-1990-BMY-M923A2-5-Ton-6x6-Cargo-Truck-Texas/817177?h=5000%2Cc%7C3466&rr=0.125&hitprm=&pnLink=yes
also tell me why I shouldn't bid on this

>>16438074
Because then you couldn't buy this:
>>16437920

>>16438074
Do you have a commercial drivers license? If not, then you can't fucking drive it. Deuce-gal here, I own a few of the 5 tons, both the oshcocks and the older AMgenerals, a few m35's, and a HEMTT

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>>16437617
7 passenger is a long bus?

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>>16437747
i also liked the mt/r's but could not get past the road noise
to each their own mang

>>16437924
why do you think they're overrated

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>>16432606
4Runner
>overpriced
Depends on market really, and how badly you want one
>overrated
Hardly my good fellow, Toyota a-trac is some black voodoo magic that takes you to places that still surprise me at times, then again, I did t build it to bead a mountain goat up a mountain either.

>>16439293
Yes, the short wheelbase models were 4-5 passenger.

>>16439479
the fuck
do you have a pic of your bus?

>>16439360
>Toyota a-trac is some black voodoo magic

100% Agree
it does surprisingly very well

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My new toy

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>>16439556
fug
that's a masterpiece
i'm jealous
you live in spokane?

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I've had this truck for 9 years and I still cant decide between SAS'ing it or going long travel. Admittedly long travel makes more sense out here in Las Vegas because SAS is fucking slow in the desert but SAS with 37s would be so much fun too.

>>16439674
Go long travel and beefier, and longer, t-100 front axle shafts. If I lived in the western US I'd definitely run long travel on my 1990 4runner. But living on the east coast solid axle makes sense. I have the Chevy axles I'm gonna run, gotta build them up with new gears and narrow the front axle, then 35s and SAS is in the future...

>>16439701
Long travel would def. be easier and probably cheaper as well. Though I would like to run 35's too but that's probably pushing the limits of the stock Toyota front drivetrain. I have seen 8" supra rear diffs mounted up front on pre-tacoma yotas though. dual cases, long travel, 35's, SWB, and beefed up drivetrain and lockers would make for a pretty fucking well rounded truck.

>>16439556
>legit fj40 comes to board
Put a sticker on your jeep, senpai.

>>16435428
Then you must not be browsing local classifieds as often as I am. All these old cars always state something like "50% restored" or "75% restored" and "need sold by this date that is obviously when my wife's child is coming out of my surrogate mother".
It's the american dream.

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>>16439556
Fucking beautiful, my dude

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>>16426467
>aye fampai

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>>16439556
bread or it didnt happen

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>stop by local 4x4 spot
>Find pic related out in the back
>Nobody in it and nobody around
>Drive around and see if I can find them to offer assistance
>No luck say fuck it, sucks to be them

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>>16439531

>>16440396
I went off roading through rocky gap road in Las Vegas once and got down to the wash where the trail is toughest with large boulders and obstacles n such. There was a white crew cab colorado parked at the bottom, nobody around and the truck looked fine. I came back a week later and the same truck was parked 200' up the trail and I ran into the owner when I was leaving. He said he broke at the bottom and his truck was stuck there for a week until he could fix it. That shit is like my worst nightmare, and to make it worse his road blockage made it so you either needed an extreme rig with 39's+ and tons of flex or a little samurai to get around him.

>>16440418
>those beadlocks
I'm semi-chub

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>>16440541

>>16440418
i get it now
not an actual bus
just a big fucking gmc
do you have to throw the damn kids in

>>16440616
4runner bro

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>>16440633
Definitely a surf. Get that they're more or less the same, but definitely a surf

>>16440574
>kids
Kids would eat into diesel swap funds.

>>16440777
i'm sorry
i'm retarded
what are you stating?

>>16437924
K Y S
Y
S

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>>16440633
My 1990 4runner ever so slowly getting fixed up. Plan to have it on the road by May. Then the 4 wheeling can commence!

>>16441196
Got this bitch for 400 bucks, bought another non blown up 3.0 for 65 bucks and pulled it apart and checked everything and reassembled with all new gaskets. Also removed the ghetto lift and bought some new(ish) 32x12.50 Cooper STT pros for it, also 400 bucks. So I should hopefully have this truck on the road for around 1000-1500 bucks. Then the modding can really begin...

>>16439556
oh my god im literally cumming
also this>>16440025

>tfw no qt offroadan suzuki

>>16439556
B R E A D O N H O O D F A G G O T

>>16431868
Nice vintage taco.

>>16441595
just buy a samurai you dumb faggot
you can get one in decent condintion for like 2k you retarded poorfag
they have huge aftermarket support so you can mod it from there kys i hate you

>>16442363
this is the most hilariously aggressive post i have ever seen on /o/

god damn /org/ is so based

>>16440418
>>16440564
This is like the third time you've posted this pic.
I'm glad you were the one arguing about long/short bus. Also every time someone comments on your green rock guards, heh.

Is the scrapheap beside your vehicle a donor for parts to beef yours up?

>>16441811
>1st gen
>vintage

>>16439556
hood bread now

>>16441196
>>16441216
if nobody else replies i will
nice rig mang

>>16442615
>Is the scrapheap beside your vehicle a donor for parts to beef yours up?
The scrapheap next to mine is my roommate's Suburban 1500. It's mostly the same as mine was stock but it's a half ton.

I'm currently tearing down a 6.5l diesel to swap into mine.

>>16442703
What's he doing with it?

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>>16441811
>vintage
It's older, yeah, but I wouldn't say "vintage"

>>16442726
Nothing right now. He's got some repairs to do to his Jeep while I tear down and rebuild the 6.5l. Once the 6.5 is close to ready we're swapping my 5.7 into his burb since his engine is fucked.

He's got my old Dana 50 and SF 14 bolt so those will be going under it eventually.

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>>16442363
/ORG/ IS FOR NICEPOSTING ONLY!!

GET THE DARN OUT OF THIS PLEASENT THREAD PLEASE!!!

>>16442741
Is that a Dana 60 with a standard red, ARB red glide plate on your Yuke, btw?

Did he just find a 50 for a good price or is he not going to make it a beasty off roader like yours?
I feel like the Yukon/Burb could handle a 60 pretty easily and aim for it especially if he does some more technical ventures. Also nice of you to give him your current engine.

Pics of process would be greatly appreciated here

has anyone attached a hydraulic pump to their crankshaft?

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>>16442873
I bought a 2000 Dana 50 from an F350 Super Duty for my SAS because it was the only thing I could find at the time.

Once I started tearing down the Dana 50 for regear and 8x6.5 conversion, I found a 95-97 Ford Dana 60 for a decent price and he bought the 50 from me.

The 60 got high steer from Sky, ARB cover, Spartan Locker, 4.88s, and Super Duty calipers. Everything was stripped to bare metal, primed and painted and it got all new bearings, seals, u joints, stub shafts, lockouts, rotors, pads, and ball joints.

His Suburban will be mostly for pulling the Jeep with some occasional light wheeling. Might throw a towing cam in the 350 before we put it in to help with low end.

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>>16437530
>>16437543
>>16437558
>>16437617
>>16439293
>>16439479
>>16439531
>>16440418

This exchange made me kek

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>>16442928
That's a real machine there. I love the look of those standard red ARB Santa caps. Those differentials are normally too large to place armour over but don't seem to ever need them. I used to run differential armour (it was just a demented, very large L-bracket, actually) on my rear diff until

What's the pricing for two decade old, stripped F-series Dana 50 / 60, btw? I've thought about putting a 50 on my Ranger but I can see like 3 problems with rearranging the driveshaft, steering shaft, and maybe even the transfer case... That'll still be at least a year away before I get rid of my IFS, though.
Man can dream.

Yours looks damn sexy and an absolutely fantastic rebuild!!

>>16442854
Lmao.
Tough love is sometimes needed, rage-non.

>>16440866
>i'm sorry
It's otay, anon.
>i'm retarded
Nah, you're fine.

He's saying that he needs money to do a diesel swap here mentioned here: >>16442741
If he were to have children with his roommate or something, it would not allow him to carry out such a diesel swap as shit's expensive.

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Is this bread on hood thing to prove its real? Lol it ain't at my place right now but when I head over to work on it again I'll get some more pics. Currently springing it over, don't currently have a welder or all the tools to chop and cut and do it at my place though so it's over at a family members house. 76' FJ40 on 72' running gear sitting on new 38x12.5x15 swampers. The spring over is temporary while I build up the v8 swap and running gear behind it to drop in in a few years. V8, tons, and links on the way.

>>16439575
Nah Skagit Valley

>>16443137
Nice Jeep.
CJ-40s master race.

>>16439556
jebus christ
>that gap between roof and door

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Murphy Oberlanding Barn Door Suburban here. Wasting some free time @ work planning out the future electrical system. There's already a 120v household power circuit in place. The only thing missing is the Inverter/Charger, an Aux battery bank, Alternators to power everything on the 12v side, and the time to tear everything apart to make sure it still works/hook everything up. Not sure if there is anybody to bounce ideas off of? Looking for input. Also, not sure how to hook up Solar to this...

All in all, this seems VERY similar to Marine electronics...

>>16442689
Thanks

>>16443765
Your writing and spelling is that of an 11 year old. Fuck that was painful too look at.

>>16440396

Maritime law should be in effect for things like this. Pull it with your own rope and you claim salvage

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Just returned from 10 days of wheelin' Cal/Nev desert.

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I made a few sample stickers today
These are about 4" wide and about 5.25" tall
There are a few issues printing them larger
What do you guys think?

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>>16444490

>>16443542
That would be because the hard top isn't assembled, It came with a half top on it and I just sat all the hard top pieces on the for a pic.. after I get my cage in I'm gonna put it all back together for good though

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>>16444490
>>16444497
gimmie nao
gimmie nao
gimmie nao
gimmie nao

>>16444490
personally i think the /ORG/ should be smaller/less bold but thats just a nitpick, they look great. the size seems about right imo too wouldnt want much bigger than that

when will they be available?

>>16444654
>>16444659
I think I am going to knock the size a little more (5" tall)
I also fixed the perspective on the WAT
I can post them for sale today if you guys like them as is

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>>16444666
satanic trips confirm

NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL
NOW IS THE TIME TO SELL

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>>16444666
>>16444698
http://watracing.com/?product=off-road-general
I printed a few, Back ordering is fine as i can print them as needed typically.

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>>16444741
>mfw i just ordered 2
eat shit faggots

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>>16444490
>>16444497
>>16444741
Beautiful, dude! Thanks for doing this

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>>16444666
Nice trip-trips

>>16444964
Is this tacofag? Or are you just using his taco to thank him?
pls no confuse

>>16444490
>>16444497
>>16444741
Will there be an option for blackground and white outline or is that kinda thing not really possible for these stickers?
Also, thanks watty!

>>16445623
>dat pic
tay explain this shit

>>16445623
what do you mean?
like a contour cut decal?
the original drawing isn't vector so that would be difficult without a border around the whole thing.

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>>16445968
I meant more just a black background with a white outline of the FJ40 where now it is a white background with a black FJ40.

Thanks again!

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>>16445988
this is the image inverted

>>16438319
As if 95% of drivers out on the road hauling fifth wheels with duallies have CDLs. Should, but don't.

Looking for a new rig and I've noticed that GX460s and GX470s are almost always cheaper than a 4runner of the same model year. Explain this shit. Looking at something 2008-2012.

>>16446008
Uh. Hmmmm... I didn't really think this through.

Thanks, though.

>>16446311
I highly doubt a 2010 GX460 would be cheaper than a 4Runner. What prices are you turning up?

Anyway, those old GXs are reliable as hell. I might go and convince my mom to get one. Saves you something like double the amount if you were to buy an older X5 of the same year. The downside is that despite being on the exact same platform as the LCs, none of them are manual because muh shift jerk and murica.

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>tfw this thing is bitchin in the snow

i hope everyone was out snowrolling today!

i pulled out two people. one faggot in an f150 who thought he was tough shit - ended up in a ditch.
and this qt in a yaris who got stuck on the side of the snow pile they made in a parking lot (kek)
>tfw wife was there so i couldnt tell her about how i wanted to slide my dick into her butt

>>16446029
95% of drivers hauling fifth wheels aren't using air brakes idiot.

95% of drivers have a secondary loop on their brakes if they fail.

Go on Steel Soldiers, Educate yourself, then talk with me. I lurk every /ORG/. These trucks will kill you if you don't keep up with maintenance or drive them in a way that they weren't meant to be driven. They are not the best off road, but when it comes to hauling shit around, they are the GOAT.

Get a deuce and a half if you aren't willing to get your CDL, it's air over hydraulic. Still have the hydraulic if everything fucks up. Even then though, you are still on a single loop brake system, and with 13000+lbs and a top speed of 50MPH, you have to engine brake carefully, and pray your Parking drum on the T-case is going to hold out.

Not trying to be a bitch to you, but you really need to know what kind of mess you are getting into before you buy one.

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>>16445623
I am Tacofag, nobody else gets to post with my truck :v

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>IFS

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>>16429277
You must dump more photos in a imgur library or something man. Your burb is just about perfect build up from what I want to do to mine for a cross country adventure.

>>16446617
>qt in a yaris
>has a wife
yaris confirmed for faggot shuttle craft

>>16446865
I'll sell you a non disconnect d44 with 4.11s so you can fix that

I'll even throw in some 4" lift springs for $100

>>16447000
nice trip 0s
also lol. I don't think that's tacofag's taco. Maybe it will be in 3 months since he wants a tube + winch and rock rollers for sand protection?

Are you upgrading front axles or do you just have a d44 lying around? As I said here, >>16443104 I wanted to add a solid front in time for next winter. it hasn't really come up yet and it's pretty low on my list of priorities. But if I find a cheap enough Dana 50 (or even 44), I would probably buy it right now and sit on it for a few months and hurry up my process

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>>16444244
>It's a crude drawing
What do you expect? I drew it on the back of a diner place mat after wheeling. At least there's no coffee stains.
>Bad spelling
You have me for "Solor/Solar" What else did I miss? 0_o

Back on point I was looking for input on the electrical system for an overlanding vehicle application as a whole, but I guess this topic is suited more for an electrician over /org/.

On a side note, at least the Emergency vehicle upfitter clearly labeled the wiring they installed. This should make my job easier come tear down...

>>16443112
okay
thank you for explaining

>>16447050
Laying around

I got a disconnect d44 from a 86 dodge and a non disconnect d44 from a 78 dodge, one of them is going under my 93 w150 so I have matching gears front and rear

I'm in Florida so you'll have to make a road trip or pay for shipping lol

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>>16443077
yeah
i'm probably the most retarded idiot in this thread
sorry everybody

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>>16447084
I'd actually make the road trip down if you could do a Dana60 swap into my Ranger fit without any of the headache.

Though, the simplicity of your Dana 44 offer is intriguing. Tacofag is in Cali and I'm an Onterrible leaf so I think we're the same distance from you. I think I'll wait, tho );

>>16447086
Nah, you're fine, m9.

Post your rig to absolve you of your sins.

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Man, im almost on bald winter tyres and im destroying snow.

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>>16447211
k
no bully
thank you

>>16447211
I got torches, welder, grinder and metal if you got the beer. We can give it a shot

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>>16439916
Yea... you hit me right in the feels. I wish things had went more according to plan on both projects, but I don't think a project car/truck ever went according to plan.

>The old "Need to sell car because kid on the way" meme.
FUCK that. This is why I am not ready for kids yet and possibly never will be.

>>16446880
Thanks! I really should do that sometime. For now all of my pics are sitting on my phone...

I Lub your burb though! What are your plans for it and this cross country adventure?

>>16438061
Any progress on finding a Taco? I get the impression you fell back in love with the YJ haha.

>>16440418
What tire/wheel setup are you currently running on that? I'm curious now.

>>16444473
Soooo Jelly

>>16444490
>>16444497
>>16444666
>>16444741
>>16446008
OMG Yesssssssssssssssssss

>>16447287
>3 wiperblades
I lub those FJs. Any plans for it?

>>16444473
very nice xj
d44's?

>>16447426
i get to buy a new tranny......yay
i've had to replace a couple uca's due to boot tear so probably going to go long travel still deciding on that one
current mods
3" OME (Med Spring)
metal tech bumper
regeared to get back the mpg's and go

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>>16446865
>he doesn't like 1st gen Tacomas
>he thinks he needs a solid axle to drive in the sand

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>>16447358
Only if you have the florida orange jews.

Fuck, I'd actually be so down. But I might need to actually source other drive shafts and other components. I also have absolutely zero experience working with axles so that's primarily the reason why I'd be willing to go down for a 3 day trip. Absolutely not before April tho...

I'll see if baes down for summer road trip and hopefully I can get beaten up and cucc'd by that special guy on /ORG/ <3

>>16447546
Come along, faggy. We can turn your sand jumper into a rock crawler.
>takes a bad phone screenshot to blur picture
>can't zoom in to see face
>therefore doesn't need to blur it
oh otay

>>16447287
looks cool anon!

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you know what i enjoy so much
almost as much as the trip itself
route planning
man its so fun

i also like when things go wrong on my trips (get way too stuck, planned route is gated off, etc.)
man why does that make it so much more fun?
its even better if my wife panics
how do you beat that anons?

planning a 3 week long trip across the south east, anywhere i should hit up?
thanks for the recommendations friends!

>>16447644
Oranges are in season so we can go raid some groves and make some fresh squeeze Florida goodness

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>>16447644
>implying all my pictures aren't shitty screenshots
I like sand, especially when that's about all we have out here ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

besides SFAs can't jump, and jumping's fun

>>16447683
However, that would actually be sweet. I'll park muh trucc under the trees with an air mattress in the bed and shake the trees so oranges fall into the bed. We Cuban now.

Will keep this in mind when I want to do a swapper and sure the threads will still be around come April

>>16447677
look at me i got dubs!

so far the current plan is to start in va (where i live) head south via as many forest roads as possible and land in cherokee national forest. spend a few days tooling around on trails there while heading further south into nantahala natty forest (pass through gatlinburg on the way and maybe spend a night at an airbnb if need be, hit up some bars etc.) once its been a few days in nantahala, start heading east toward nc. stop in asheville to check out the culture, keep heading east towards uwharrie where ill get some serious trail riding in and then finally head all the way to the coast for beach camping. start possibly as low as wilmington and then start climbing up, spot by spot until im back in va.

thoughts?
im so pumped!

ill be in my blue land cruiser with my just ordered /ORG/ sticker

>>16447677
>>16447724
do not miss nashville, my man.
so many things to do.

>>16447677
Hit up this guy for some orange jews >>16447683 and an axle inspection.

Trip planning is great because you get to build an image of what you will do when you get there. Kinda like looking at hotels for the night or sight-seeing. You don't ever get to see them all or even go to them all but building the image and imagining what the area would look like is a great thought. Then building a better adventure through getting lost is always a great time.

Though, the last time that happened, bae got dehydrated and annoyed so now she's spooped. Hey but at least now we know to bring much more water. Could've killed a moose and drank their blood but noooooo

Also seeing/ imagining the look on wifey's face when something turns out better / worse than expected. Even back in the day when my OWN Colorado LT would get this >>16440396 >>16440486 stuck, I was normally equipped well enough to call a mid-lands friend with a Jeep / winch to tow me out.

Anyway, I'm rambling now. I miss my Ranger already. More pics please, anon. How long do you have now and where's your home base?

>>16447426
>What tire/wheel setup are you currently running on that? I'm curious now.
Trail Worthy Fab 12 bolt H1 double beadlocks with 37x12.50R16.5 BFG Bajas.

I've got two sets of Bajas so I might sell them off later in favor of 38.5" TSLs.

>>16447086
No, that's this faggot >>16447211.

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>>16447756
>building the image and imagining what the area would look like is a great thought
totally agree.

>Then building a better adventure through getting lost is always a great time.
man i love that. there is no better feeling than that sudden sense of panic that flushes through you when you finally realize you just made a full circle and youre right back where you started in the forest.
i wish i could bottle that feeling up.

i appreciate the ramblings, they come from a good place. i have also coped with a dehydrated bae before. that is not fun.
i have 2 of those giant 5 gallon containers of water now though that i carry everywhere in addition to my cooler of beer.

i need to get some more pics of my truck loaded onto this computer, but here i am in a walmart parking lot right before my last trip picking up a bunch of shit i forgot.

>>16447731
thanks for the suggestion! its definitely on the list. anything in particular youw ould suggest doing while there?

>>16447756
>>16447804
oh, and my homebase is in central va. this trip wont be until march/april so i have quite a bit of time left for planning. lots of things i need to accomplish to my truck before then as well

>tfw you cross things off your list but your list is always growing so its always the same length
fug

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>>16447702
>SFAs can't jump
Says who?

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>>16447804
Dehydration is probably the most maddening because of the incessant complaining and your need to complain too. speaking of which, I also keep weed in the glovebox in case of cabin fever and you need to sleep overnight before you continue trailing. Though, that might be bait depending on your state/ borders. Maybe alcohol is good enough.

The last time, running out of water wasn't actually the issue. It was that it was so hot that 5 days later, it made the water jugs grow fungus and smell bad. So watch out for that.
It's kinda harder to carry water permanently in my vehicle due to winter making it more difficult to just toss two water cooler jugs in the bed of my vehicle. However, there's a cozy feeling of heating up snow on the side of a forest road with a butane portable stove in order to make it drinkable.

Also. Getting lost normally shouldn't hit you until you've swallowed up your pride and said "yupp. that is the fourth time I passed that piece of granite and not the first" after seeing it 3 times before and just lying to yourself that it's a rock that looks like the other ones. Must be someone else's tracks, too...
I think the feeling of panic is more from the fact that you have to keep your pride in front of the person beside you rather than actually getting lost. Nowadays due to cellphone range of my new plan, I pray for a time we can actually "get lost" down a road... Heh.

>>16447820
Don't worry anon. I just had a cross country ski trip I planned like a month ago with baes up north. But instead, I got mad cucked and my Ranger's in the shoppe for a good 5-10 days whilst I deal with this unibody, 7-inch Nisshit R52.

So one day of skiing and a cottage trip instead. THAT is a type of "plan going wrong" that you would want to avoid...

Make sure you post the VA trips, though! I would want to do a double date drive down in the summer if we can since we're looking for somewhere to go anyway.

>>16447798
Hey anon! Can't wait to see you too <33

>>16440866
What a fucking moron. You'll fit in great. All you need to do is shitpost nonsense, accompanied by pictures of a pop star that only forever alone faggots find attractive, type like a literally retarded 5 year old, and get in a hit and run and pretend like you're dealing with insurance to try and cover it up. Then you'll become a regular here.

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>>16447945
is someone angry that their nudes were leaked

>>16447945
Why do you even post here when every 3 threads, you just get mad at a good poster thus dragging down the whole board?

/org/ is for
n i c e p o s t i n g

>>16447986
>good poster

Is Reddit really they slow that you have to come here?

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>>16447945
I can't make you like me, anon.
But have this police report so you know I'm at least not a liar ):

Sorry for blurry but it's the best of 5 images since its like -20 out here

>>16448081
I'm still plotting your murder, so be ready. You really have no idea how much I despise you, nor the lack of my anything else to focus on.

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>>16447462
Thanks anonbro.
Stock Dana in front, Ford 8.8 in the rear.
4.88 gearing on 33s". ARB lockers front & rear.
It's been a very reliable expedition vehicle. Just turned 160K (hard) miles.
This is typical of the trails I run. (Still on 31s" here & no lockers.)

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>>16447426
"Soooo Jelly"
Don't be anonbro! Come wheelin' in Death Valley this Spring!

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>when your tarted up Toyota is so salty you can hear it rusting

>>16448201
Snotcicles from the front bumper. Nice

>>16447826
Says anyone with a prerunner setup

>>16447908
lol weed is unfortunately no bueno down here in good ol' va, i like alcohol a lot better desu. i certainly see the appeal though and its way more space saving than beer!

didnt think about the fungus but that is a good point. i had a few tanks in my truck last summer and it got pretty hot - water ended up fine though luckily.

being truly lost is the best though, maybe you can get lucky and your phone will die.
down here in my state its pretty easy to lose coverage (which i really appreciate) im sure it wont be like that forever though unfortunately.

ill definitely take plenty of pics while im on the trip, i have quite a few shorter trips planned before then that i can post pics from if people care. and thatd be cool man, if youre ever near the va area give me a shout on here (these threads move slow enough that ims ure ill see it) i have some pretty cool trails local to me that we can go ride on.

good luck with your ranger though is aw your prevous posts about the accident that is really rough id be in bad shape if that was me.

>>16448122
taytay is the corner stone of /org/ niceposting. if you kill him, you'll have to kill me too

>says he's an offroad enthusiast
>doesn't appreciate the range rover or disco

i never did get this

solid axles, great articulation, torquey V8s, fantastic driving position, good transfer cases

so they have a few electrical gremlins, so what. anyone that has driven their rig into deep water knows that gremlins will infiltrate any vehicles.

>>16448307
They don't know offroading vehicles can also be super comfy and gravitate to the "air suspension dirty" meme.

>>16448300
Gladly. Post your retarded face too so I know who to kill.

>>16448287
Prerunners aren't an excuse for factory IFS over a solid axle.

>>16447084
What are you asking for that 44?

>>16448307
im not mad at discos they are incredibly unreliable though and its more than just "a few electrical gremlins." they overheat like crazy, their entire cooling system is garbage, on of the shittiest gear boxes i have ever seen, seats that never work, incrdibly poor quality control (interior bits always falling off or jamming and breaking), there are many other common problems as well.

bottom line is they are great when they work, but that is pretty rare.

>>16448390
Tbh it depends on what you plan to do with it. I don't mind my IFS but I'll admit it has its disadvantages for crawling and mudding, but again I only really take it to the desert, where an independent front can shine with extended-travel control arms

>>16448122
>hating Tayposter
It's like you have an extra chromosome or something

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>>16448461
NO I JUST WANT HIM TO POST HIS BUTTHOLE AND HE WONT DO IT IVE ASKED NICELY LIKE THREE TIMES WHAT ELSE CAN I DO POST BUTTHOLE TAY NOW!

REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

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jesus christ somebody by this already

https://www.japaneseclassics.com/vehicle/1989-mitsubishi-delica/

just think of the comfy

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>>16448588
>tfw no 4x4 vanfu and qt3.14 gf to stargaze with
WHY EVEN LIVE

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>>16448588
>>16448601
THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH TAY BUTTHOLE WHY WONT HE POST BUTTHOLE REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>16448588

Just imagine trying to find parts for it in North America.

>>16448707
There's a shop here that specializes in them and stocks parts

>>16448707
dang ol' internet man. these 4x4 vans got quite a bit of after market support.

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>>16448707
JUST IMAGINE SWIFTPOSTERS BUTTHOLE
REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE

>>16447426
i never hated to yj, just that the trucc was way better, probbaly gonna keep my yj at the moment.

>>16444741
so hyped

>>16444473
damn dude, nice, the guy I was trying to buy a trucc from just did a 6 day over land in death valley

>>16444666
I'd prefer the smaller one, thanks bro appreciate you making them

>>16448398
$200 for the non disconnect and $100 for the disconnect

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Some serious hate against our tay-poster. Fucking autism all up in this bitch. Also, anyone in panhandle Florida or lower Alabama?

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>>16448588
>>16448601
As awesome as these are I'd rather not Import them here. I'll have someone else pay the chicken tax thank you very much...

And with Trump in power I doubt it will get repealed anytime soon

>>16448896
If I have the space, and more importantly the time for another project I'd buy it from you haha

>>16448307
I love both of these, especially the styling. Almost got a disco 10 years ago too! I do admit they are pretty unreliable. One pretty much has to gut it and start anew. Last thing I'd want is a preventable breakdown in the wilderness.

>>16448179
If I take you up on the offer will you be my guide?

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>>16447426
Depends on the situation, I'd like to do a coastline cruise starting in texas working my way to Alaska and to the great lakes and down into Florida. If money is tight or I don't want to spend 2 months out on the road then a colorado and Alaska trip are my two prime objectives.

But as of now Im wating for finaces to install a 5.3 into her and pretty much completely go through and replace / reman everything. She's 22 years old with 362k miles and everything I can tell from is original.

>tfw you will never see another gmt400 this clean.

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And for just basic to vehicle crap.... nothing much really. Just a 2" lift, roof rack, better front bumper and rear bumper with tire carrier also a slim penguin. That or I will buy a 4x8 cargo trailer and use that for sleeping and do some off lander type modifications to the trailer is self like bigger tires and just basic sliders.

>>16450110
the one in the link i posted is already imported here. it has a legal va title and is ready to go

>>16449338
Damn that's a good deal. Too bad I'm all the way out in California

>>16451013
1/2 ton axles are cheap on this side of the country. A set of Chevy 10bolts will run you about $300 and a set of jeep axles about $200