/ORG/ OFFROAD GENERAL - Jeep Pride editionPrevious thread: >>27739449
>>27789211Are steel bumpers really worth the added cost and weight up front? I've heard they cause horrible brake dive adding 100lbs to the lip of the vehicle.
Power steering pump go boom!So what you guys up to?
>>27789233i know that feel, was it the pump or just a line? i rigged mine with $30 in parts from NAPA and Home Depot 2 years ago and it's still holding together -galvanized shelf bracket-electrical conduit bracket bent to hold line-18" brake line from NAPA-bits of leftover radiator hose to splice it together-some concrete anchor sleeves to space out the bracket from the fender-stainless hose clampsi also have a C-clamp holding a coolant line bracket to the frame and a piece of wood spacing my battery in the tray.
Final vote tally for June's vehicle of the month:2 for B2 for C2 for D2 for F2 for JEveryone wins, except for A, E and G. They should be ashamed, so don't hesitate to make fun of their trucks.
>>27789259>triggered Jeeplet detected No need to be salty bro, we have an entire month dedicated to celebrating you guys. Be happy :)
>>27789227You're supposed to get stiffer springs up front after adding a bumper
>>27789233Mines about to boom too
>>27789254Pump failed. The pully bearing went and grinded into the pump before lockup all in about 5 secs while i was on the interstate. I just hope it didnt damage the rack.
>>27789397>pully bearing went and grinded into the pump before lockup all in about 5 secs while i was on the interstateah that's lame, if you pulled off quickly the rack is probably OK tho
>>27789558Yeah i pulled over and got it towed. Just waiting to hear back about it.
Does Auscunts actually offroad or are these guys just a huge meme?
Well lucky me the rack was fine was just the pump. Still cost too damn much because i had to have it flushed.
>>27790181at least ur bb isn't kill 4 gud tho, most fags would've rekt out the second they lost power steering on a highway
>>27790188It wasn't that bad. Now whets fun is when your truck stalls and it has hydro boost brakes and you got to put it into the median not to rear end a mini van. lolNow I'm wonder how well my jeep will do with a trailer. Been thinking of moving back to VA.
>>27790202Virginia is one of the worst places to drive, why would you want to live there? The cops are all complete fags and the people are largely incestuous and it's a blue state.
>>27790210I know i moved away over 3 years ago. I just find things boring out here. And i miss late night salt water fishing. I would setup a LLC before i left anyways and keep MT tags on my shit. Because i have permeant tags and we don't have inspections or PP taxes on our cars here.
>>27790229idk what people mean when they say boring unless they live in Iowa, MT has tons of cool areas to explore and go innawoods and while it doesn't have quite the same forests as VA it also doesn't have nearly the amount of leftist cuck faggot bootlicking cunts either idk i guess i'm at an age where i just dislike people enough that i actually go out of my way to live apart from them and only want to be near like-minded individuals. call it an echo chamber but i'm sick of trannies and nogs.
>>27790254Im in the more boring part of the state. Im still just thinking about it. One reason is i cant afford this apt on my own. And finding a room mate out here is hard as fuck for some reason. I have a place in VA to go to that isn't bad if i choose but yeah i really don't fucking like VB. Also thing has gone a bit nutty around here that i carry again while in town. Didn't do that when i first moved here. But hey you want to move im looking for room mate lol.
Don't forget to air down cunts. If you're not airing down every 10 minutes you're gonna get stuck.
>>27790269find a chug gf and have her move in with you, she'll sit at home all day and watch the place and her government bennies will cover half the rent + you can fuck her face whenever you want
>>27790275>find a chug gfYou mean meth addict
>>27790278everyone likes a project car but no one wants a project bitch for some reason, i don't get it.
>>27790299
>>27790405ngl trashy broken fatherless girls are my fetish
>>27790419yea me too
>>27790428Stupid chipmunk
>>27789211https://files.catbox.moe/wcyfgd.mp4petrolfags on suicide watch
>>27793225Ya petrol is done bro, diesel/fuel oil is da way
>>27793225It's so over for the internal combustion engine.Steam always was the answer and will remain so.
>>27793272just like grow some wings bruh
>>27793225Am I missing something here or getting baited? That is literally nothing, my BMW could drive down that road.
>>27793292I think they're 100% serious.
>>27790271My next wheel/tire setup with be methods + 35x10.5/17r because of airdown autism. Picrel is what im roughly shooting for aesthetically.
>>27793407>methodsGay>fake beadlocks Hard gay
>>27789259You can be as tsun tsun as you like but the hard truth is that everyone loves 80 series
>>27789233Lol this happened on my liberty a few months ago at about 225k. It's a huge pain in the ass to get that shitty spring hose clamp off the line on the back of the pump, fuck that job.
>>27793797Pump isnt to bad to pull ive done it before. Just had to have a system flush done.
>>27793772You can be as git r dun as you like but the hard truth is that everyone loves the chevy blazer
>>27794062true, but you don't own the one that people love.
>>27789227LMAO at that tinker bell sized bull bar. Absolutely daft decision incoherent with the purpose of protecting the radiator from damage.
>>27794062I voted for it because it was the only one other than the old taco that wasn't overland fagged to oblivion.Honestly the FJ would be my choice if all the bullshit got stripped.
>>27794093>I voted for itAppreciate you brother
Night shift bump
>>27793745Fake beadlocka actually do reinforce the lip to help prevent dents.They're still gay though.
>IFSlets
>>27796988do toyota guys just think they can get away with 0 maintenance? that tire doesn't look big, maybe even stock size so it has to be original ball joints just fell apart. Anyone who has half a brain can tell when they ball joints are worn out so I'm thinking this guy is somewhat retarded.>T. toyota driver
>>27797103I’ve seen my friends 4Runner break 4 or 5 ball joints, he even replaced them with jap ones not the auto zone ones He would carry spares on the trail, we’ve had to change em out many times
>>27797119on the side of the road with stock tires?
>>27797122Yeah I literally know like 6 people it has happened to, my neighbor before I moved had a black 2000 and I was showing them pics of my friend who had a roll over at 70 because the brand new jap ball joints he put on failed, he replaced them months before because he wanted the truck to be fresh While I was showing them the pics I told them the ball joints randomly broke and they were completely shocked because they said the exact same thing happened to them driving through the air port in Vegas Me telling them that made them want to sell the truck
>>27797159damn. pretty bad fuckup on toyota's part if trueat least you can inspect for a rotted frame. a bj flying apart randomly would suck. still, i'm guessing most are old as fuck, unmaintained lifted trucks
going down the rabbit hole
>>27793221>man drives Tacoma through gay pride parade>vehicle is located some hours later next to a lake >>27793225>short circuits in a puddle
>>27793814>just have to have a flushuhhhhhhhh
>>27796988how the fuck did he even manage to do that
>>27797272i just kinda posted the flawed design. if someone uses non-toyota LBJ, it will come apart. if someone installs a toyota branded LBJ but doesn't use a torque wrench, it will come apart. if someone ignores any front-end play, the ball joint is suspect and could fly apart. not great.
>>27797265>vehicle is located some hours later next to a lakethat was this pic.
>>27797297>58 yearold King Pins ftw.
>>27793225Sham there is no one for 100 miles to watch you do it.
>>27797371>rebuilding dana 60>pull apart king pins>they're cracked>have to have machine shop custom make a gigantic allen wrench to remove them
>>27797465>when I'm talking with acquaintances about tools and someone calls it a "hex key" instead of an allen key/allen wrench
>>27797544>can you pass me the wrench for the recessed hex-head fastener?
>>27797595>yeah man here you go
>>27797465You could buy hex stock of the size you need and just heat it up and bend it, would be pretty simple
>>27797876yes that's what the machine shop did, i'm aware.
>>27797877Feels good when you’re the machine shop
>>27797881i sometimes have to put cardboard on gravel to work under my trucks
>>27797883I’m waiting for a lift to pop up and I’m copping, finna put it in the barn
>>27790210You must live in nova
>>27797270Yes
>>27798227You can buy them new for like 2-3 grand, just buy one.
Nice 77
>>27799646i wish mine was a ford but they're 3x more $$ in my area. going to work on it now
>>27799663>tfw not a rootin tootin cowpoke from Nebraskie
>>27799663Comf
Aluminum skid plates or steel? Steel is cheaper but rust....but aluminum dent easier and they're lighter. Seeking opinions. pic unrelated.
>>27799797its kinda annoying having to paint mine every oil change
>>27799818Was thinking it might be good to plasti dip spray them, it seems pretty resilient.
>>27799822plasti-dip isn't going to hold up to rocks scraping it, anon
>>27799825But what will, short of Line-X'ing it? I mean you shouldn't really be SCRAPING your skids all the time, rarely should you come down on one. I get stone chips would cause some damage but how often are you dragging the truck right onto the plates?
>>27799832i scrape mine all the time because i'm keeping my truck stock height with OEM sized tires. there's some gnarly trails (for a stock truck) to my camp spots.in my opinion, the best coating would probably be powder coating
>>27799797Aluminimum takes exactly 1 hit before breaking. Good for softroading but if trail rig go steel>>27799818Sounds like youre not leaking enough oil
>>27799841+1 thanks for the info, all good stuff as I'm running some really thin stock steel ones but they're rusted to fuck and one has a hole in it now. Will probably go steel honestly, ARB makes a nice set for $750 that covers my engine, pan, tranny, and transfer case.>>27799865This is my concern, aluminum could dent easily and push up into something causing secondary damage. Luckily my truck has pissed and shidded enough oil, tranny fluid, and power steering fluid all over itself that most of its is rust-proofed. Another cooler line or oil recirculator blowing out should cover off my skid plates.
>>27799880$750? jesus that seems like a lot of money. Can't you find a truck that has the skid plates in a junkyard?
>>27799886Not a lot of FJ Cruisers that end up in junkyards, normally they're repairable or they're such a horrific writeoff that there's nothing salvageable. Plus 90% of the time when a truck with aftermarket mods goes to an auction after an accident it's scooped up, parts are stripped, and then sold individually on eBay by bodyshops/pajeets. I saw one FJ in a scrapyard ever and it was a purple 2007 that had rolled multiple times, not even sure there was a single part to be saved on it.https://www.actiontrucks.com/product-detail/ARB5421100/under-vehicle-protection?gad_source=1Many companies want $500-700 just for a front plate because they're just made in small batches by some guy in his garage. I think ARB makes them in bigger volume so they can bring down the price a bit, $750 is the cheapest I could find for this much protection.
>>27799904Hi Marty.....er, Martinez
>>27799937The way brown people obsess over Toyotas makes them very unappealing to me, in addition to their other issues The only people that ever compliment my 85 Toyota are literal landscapers working on my house or Mexicans when I grab lunch at a taco spot, they’re constantly eye raping it
>>27797544"Allen" is a brand name.It's like saying "vice grips" for locking pliers or "channel locks" for slip joint water pump pliers"Hex key" is proper nomenclature.>Published advertisements for the "Allen safety set screw" by the Allen Manufacturing Company of Hartford, Connecticut, exist from 1910.
Brehs I’ll be doing a little US road trip this winter. What car do I want for the ultimate murica experience? V8 is a given.
>>27799962To be fair, most white Americans who like Toyotas aren't fags who drool over other peoples' property, they're just normal individuals who appreciate a good product. If you're looking for strange men to really dickride you about your trugg you should get a lifted RAM, you'll be swarmed by shrimpdick manlets in flat brimmed snapbacks demanding to know what low profile tires you're running on your 23" wheels.
>>277999971.) You should only own Vise Grip brand Vise Grips, everything else is a shitty derivative that is less ergonomic and inferior quality.2.) You should only ever refer to them as Vise Grips, calling them locking pliers is retard shit.3.) Channel Locks are synonymous with adjustable pliers but commonly people mistake them as an "adjustable wrench". Calling them Channel Locks makes it more clear what you're talking about.4.) Hex key sounds like some gay wizard shit.5.) If Allen invented it they get to be its namesake, like how we refer to your illness as Asperger's in honor of the guy who discovered it.
>>27800035holy kek. btfo
>>27800035 "vice grip" is now owned by Stanley and are trash.Knipex make superior slip-joint pliers (so do multiple other companies). If you know someone who refers to channel locks as an "adjustable wrench" then they are retards. And retards usually hang out with other retards so that says a lot about you.If you can accept "hex head bolt" but "hex key" reminds you of some fantasy RPG then you more than likely have the mentality of a 12 year old and should probably just sit down and shut the fuck up while adults are having a discussion
>>27800260>"vice" grip>viceTough luck pal, but you just invalidated your entire post with that spelling mistake. I don't make the rules chum, but I will point them out.
>>27800035channellocks are a specific type of adjustable pliars that is also a brand name but accurately describes how the tool functions compared to other adjustables. it's not okay to call adjustable pliars channel locks unless they literally have the channel locks
>>27800301I would never own anything but Channel Locks, so we have no quarrel.
>>27799880The ARB set is below average I'd look at other options first.
>>27800035>1.The Eagle ones are built on OG VG specs
>>27800629yeah but they don't have that OG heritage and branding, and that has to count for something. new Vise Grips are just as heavily built as the originals, I've got a pair from the 50s and they still work beautifully. something about a guy using such a simple yet ingenuous tool to hold down a bolt while he cranks the nut on with his ratchet, then kicking off at 5pm to lynch some uppity bastards in the street just feels so cozy. i can practically feel the splash from the fire hoses when i hold those Grips.
>>27800625I've looked at other options but I'm not in the market to spend $2,000 on underbelly armour, that's just way more heavy duty than I'd really need. I don't thrash my vehicle and it's not even lifted so I have about 10" of ground clearance. I'm just looking for something to replace the rotted OEM plates that adds a bit of extra coverage without breaking the bank. I'm already gonna have to spend $2300 on tires soon...
>>27800013bump
>>27800013>>27800711I wouldn't recommend a car for a winter road trip unless you're staying in the warmer states.I rented a Tahoe years ago and drove it to Florida and back, it was hella comfy with a big V8. That'd be my pick. I have also driven a Nissan Armada and it was very comfy too with a big V8.
>>27800711Denali
>>27800756Denigga truck
>>27800779Its comfy for a coast to coast
>>27800665https://rcimetalworks.com/product-category/all-skid-plates/skid-plate-fj-cruiser/
how do I buy a land rover defender if I'm broke
>>27801068make an onlyfans and do unspeakable things. but seriously, Land Rovers shit the bed after a year
>>27801068crime
Is there a single car that can compete with the kinorunner?
>>27801726Yes. Every Yota SUV made before it that came with the 4.0.
how do i achive this look on the trails
>>27801832hang around with XJ mudbros and start doing whippits
>>27801834my gq is basically a xj i had on roids200cc bigger motorcarbed2" lift on muddies
>>27801832>leather daddysome gay bar probably has spares
>>27801836you're halfway there friendo, now hit up a Walgreens and get toasty
>>27801851i was snorting paint cans the other day lol>>27801843i like fat biker chicks tho lol
>>27801855based and huffpilled
>>27789227Are you able to drive properly and not run into things? if so, steel bumpers aren't worth it. They only really make sense if you're driving near the limit of your tires and brakes, or if you need to add a winch and don't have a way to use a baseplate instead.
>>27789211Total Jeep Cherokee death, I hate all you faggots who drive one. So mucb, it's unreal. Kill yourselves. >>27789679>How many gays does it take to change a tire innawoods? Colorized
>>27801917i dragged my stock rear bumper so much that it ripped off/exploded. no point in replacing that with more plastic.
Anyone had the opportunity to drive a GX 550 yet?Tempted to get one
>>27802088no, it will be filled with phablet shit and nanny tech
>>27802088Wheel well looks cramped. Have to break out the sledge like on all GXs
>>27802108well that’s true for all new offroaders
>>27799797We need to bring back airbrush culture. There's a powerstroke that occasionally visits my neighborhood with wizards and shit on the side driven by some old tweaker couple, it's awesome.
>toyota recalled over 250k vehicles in the last weeksso this is the power of toyota…
>>27802290>major auto manufacturer has recallwhat point are you trying to make here?if you're going to shit on Toyota, you talk about their garbage metal in their garbage frames
>>27802255sad but true, even the LC 70 series have gone the way of the touch screen dashboardhttps://www.toyota.com.au/landcruiser-70Probably still the closest you can get to a very basic offroader, except maybe a basic Jimny.>>27802290>Toyota contacts their loyal customer base to let them know they want to improve their existing vehicles, free of charge>GOD DAMN TOYOTA FUCK SHIT FUCK>GM ignores blatant safety issues for a decade as people continue to die horribly in high speed wrecks >muh merican kwalitee trugg
>>27802310cope. nothing beats the US of A
>70k for a 4 cylinder tacomatoyota lost it
>>27802344>nothing beats the US of Aat making shit trucks, yes. they've got the market cornered there.
>>27802404you WILL spend another $20k on steel bumpers and """overlanding""" gearyou WILL spend $3k on custom MOLLE panels to hang pouches from the ceiling and door cards to fill with Amazon survival bracelets and ferro rodsyou WILL pay someone $5k to install ultra bright LED auxiliary lighting 360 degrees around the vehicle for maximum camping illumination when you pull into a state park at 5pm on a Saturdayyou WILL make a dedicated Instagram account for your truck to document your totally wild offroad overlanding adventure lifestyle, including your many driveway parties where you and your IT buddies drink light beer from $90 Yeti mugs and high five each other in $300 Patagonia hoodiesand you WILL like it.
>>27802415>Instagram accounttelling on yourself
>>27802562imagine not having burner accounts for all goy media in 2024 so you can lurk and keep up to date not at least having basic access to these things in 2024 is like being an illiterate retard in 1860
Goyota people in this thread are upset that goyota couldnt protect japanese milkers from big bad JEEP toughest four letter word on wheels also war winner and not a war loser.
>>27802268For you.I saw this thing on a calendar and then actually.passed it on the freeway one day.Other side is just as cool.
>>27802687this anon just equated literacy with signing up for instagram. that's about the most retarded thing i've heard this week.somehow i'm successful without it. imagine how successful i could've been...
>>27802779I equated it with more than that, but I see you have no knowledge of history. Way to oversimplify things, brainlet.
>27802829(You) have to go back, retard
This KILLS the ram hating søyota fanboy
>>27802847AHEM.
>>27802851>initial qualityretarded metric>korean vehicles at topfantasy
>>27802851>>27802862A cadillac/mercedes/Lexus owner will complain about the trunk seal being out of place and take it back to the dealer to have a tech literally push on it with his thumb and seat the clip into place.A dealer won't hear from a Hyundai owner until the door falls off.Ram owner won't take his truck back to the dealer in fear a tech with find his bag of meth that fell between the seat and he can't get out.And then the JD Powers list is created....
>>27802837greentexting is 100% a surefire sign that you're mad. it's fine, i'm used to my superior intellect causing some controversy now and then.
>>27802851>JudenPower and Associatesy i k e s
>>27802879finest ramlet tears
>xe hasn’t taken the tacoma trd pro pill yetexplain yourself
>>27803578>comes with 5,000PSI hydraulically powered dildos in each seat so you and your boyfriend can REALLY show people you're a Tacoma enthusiast
>>27802862Sweet assault rifles bro
>>27803644hell yeah
I bought a 4runner a few months back and i kinda want to go out more now but idk how and where to start. what do? mods? srs?
>>2780421937s
>>27804219buy more guns and go explore and shoot
>>27804284HELL YEAH BROTHER
>>27804318based PNW gigachad
>>27804322>pnwNah
>>2780423037 seconds?>>27804284ok...
>>27793745Not my truck, just something similar that im using for inspriation. Method bead grips are rad.l, fake beadlocks are gay tho. But im sort of in a dilemma. Im thinking of trading my tundra in for a gladiator rubicon, the crewmax bed is only 6 inches bigger than the JT bed and the JT is way way more capable out of the box. Ill spend 10k on the tundra to get something probably not on par with a stock rubicon.
>>27804458Lol at this small tire fag
>>27804474Mojave > rubicon
>>27804340oh nonono… virginny gigachud………
I don’t get that scotty nigga on yt. 70% of his videos are Toyota bashing and 30% are Toyota love letters
>>27804521Clearly that's pnw
>>27804549>gwnf>pnw
>>27804558See >>27804322
>>27804517Rubicon with shocks > stock MojaveIts not even a question on the value front, you get a sway bar disconnect and front locker extra for the same price. Adding those to the mojave is more expensive than just buying some kings or foxshocks.
>>27804578Lol. You sweet summer child
>>27804581Enlighten me.
>>27789211Jeep has fallen
>>27804582No :)
>>27804590Ok
>>27804569jokes on your
>>27804599So you already know it's the pnw
>>27804515oh didnt know that, im retarded and a wrenchlet if you couldnt tell, i'll look into changing the tires, any other reccs?
>>2780464837s on a forerunner is going to require alot of modification anon. Youre going to need alot even to go to 35s.
>>27804667So?
>>27804671Just making you aware. Its not as simple as "just put 37s on it" Do yourself a favor and keep the stock wheels too.
>>27804675How about no. Just because you're poor and dumb doesn't mean everyone is
>>27804681Are you here to talk about offroad shit or just to be a giant faggot?
>>27804683Do you even have a proper rig?
>>27804709Ok, so you don't have an offroad vehicle.
27804729Lol, this guy doesn't even have a proper offroad rig.
>>27804671this isnt me lol>>27804667thats what im seeing, i dont really want to cut and modify the car yet until i get an idea of what i want to do
>>27804537>hates on cvt all the time>keeps recommending cars with cvtbiggest paid shill and fraud on yt
>>27804736If you want to fit the biggest tires on your stock ifs without a ton of mods you should keep your stock wheels. Most aftermarket wheels wont come in the same width and offset as stock toyota wheels. I think you should be able to fit a 33 with stock wheels and a lift, maybe a UCA to limit rubbing on the body mount.
Europoor here. Redpill me in the hilux pls. I’m new to trucks and I don’t know whether or not it’s good and what trim I should look at
>>27804736>>27804776nta but 33's are basically the upper limit of what you can fit without a lift, though they will be noticeably heavier and acceleration will lag a bit. depends on the tire model too, something like KO2 tends to rub more than a Grappler due to the sidewalls having those talons that hang out so far. people should also be wary of really pushing their stock CVs with heavier tires, as everything has been calibrated and tested with smaller/lighter tires that offer less resistance. it also limits your suspension travel the taller you go in a tire, so at max flex you may have rubbing issues even when the bump stop isn't engaged. body lifts are gay btw, don't even bother.
>anon tattles to the janniesLel>>27805207Keeping the tires more narrow should help clearances at full lock too. A trd pro/2 inch lift should clear 33s at full flex right?
>>27805240good tires in OEM size is fine for "going places" unless you want to get into rock crawling and stuff
>>27805246I agree, I think anon is trying to get as much out of his forerunner without spending a ton.
>>27804667What do you plan to do with your 4Runner?Does it have a rear traction device?
>>27804592I don't think jews are gonna spend that kinda money on either trim of gladiator
>>27805283Jews dont even like cars.
>>27804586https://www.vineyardvines.com/category/jeepNever was a big Jeep guy until recently, but my God has stillantis fucked up this brand. I hope those europoors go bankrupt and someone else can buy the brand to save it at this point. Premium marketing for a middle class product is the sign of a dying company.
>>27805354Frfr. Jeep was a budget brand for everthing in their lineup short of the grand wagoneer.
>>27805407Tbf, everyone is doing this. Toyota is with the new sőï cruiser, the bronco, etc. It's sad how greedy these companies have gotten
>>27805417Gay ass race to the bottom. Toyotas reputation is in serious jeopardy from all the recalls and price increases. The Tacoma TRD pro is the second worst top offroad trim after the frontier pro 4x, except it costs way more than competition. At least the nissan is relatively cheap.
>>27805240265/70/r17 or 265/75/r16 work very well for 90% of adventures, i have 275/70/r17 and they don't rub with stock ride height but honestly there's not much of a gain unless you really go up to 35's or 37s
>>27805354>StillantisThey're going under currenty. Sold off soon.
255/85 masterrace
>>27805604are those 16" wheels? or 15"
god why are the latest Lexus models so ugly? unironically looking like plastic toys
>>27805734because generally people who buy a new Lexus buy it for the badge alone, the car could be a literal dog turd and they'd still want it
>>2780570417
>>27805784damn nigga do you have a lift on that thing?
>>278058042" in the rear and 2.5" in the front.Also took a sledgehammer and grinder to most of the stuff around the (front) wheels
>>27805831looks good, very thicc in all the right places
>>27805604Still the funniest shit I've seen all year.
>>27805884I think it looks good.
>>27805884I have to cut out all the wheel wells to fit 37sPlus need to do axles so like 10k. Some day.>>27805845Thanks bb
I asked bing to generate an Acura truck. Kinda based
>>27806083dawg that's fuckin horrendous
>>27806100no u
>>27806130>aaaaaaaaaaaaacuraindeed
>>27806130>has AI finally gone too far? You be the judge....
>>27806276>has AI finally gone too far?no. billions must die and AI will be the cold and ruthlessly benevolent tool we need to thin the herd.
>>27806276go to bed Paul
>>27805604HELL YEAH BROTHER
>>27806724Should have gotten the ruby.
>>27807458majority of factory offroad packages are pretty lame and need to have most stuff upgraded anyways, better off buying a lower trim model and putting the extra money towards non-OEM upgrades IMO
>>27807492i make a distinction between actual off-road packages and Sticker Packages ie Ford FX-4.my package got me a 1" lift, 1" bigger tires, rear e-locker, and skid plates
>>27807503those are all good upgrades from stock, I guess it's just about pricing it out to see where you'd land if you did that stuff aftermarket/post purchase toomy vehicle came with a half decent upgrade kit like Bilstein 5100s, KO2s, e-locker, backup camera, and some other goodies but the stock armor was shit and the 5100s weren't adjusted to give any extra ride height so you'd have to disassemble the front/rear and raise them if you wanted a lift at allI'm just running them until one asplodes and then I'll probably put a 2" OME or ICON kit on it
>>27807515The 5100 has a longer shaft length so they are technically a small lift just installing it
>>27793225>Drive on a camp trail road in Zion NP to own the chuds Woah
>>27807458Why? This thing does fine and is very comfy n capable without having to do anything besides different tires
>>27807492i don't know what the current Rubicon package is but the original got you upgraded front dif, lower transfer case ratio, and dif lockers front and rear. that is about the best package i can think of
>>27807503>Sticker Packages ie Ford FX-4.Say what?>tires>shocks>electronic locker>steeper gear ratios>hill decent mode>rock crawl mode>skid plates>larger fuel tankAnd there's specific components depending on model (ranger vs F250 etc) like digital.pitch & roll readouts in the gauge cluster.
>>27807492Not the case with the rubicon. lockers front and rear with a sway bar disconnect and upgraded axles can be done to a sport for less.
>>27789233I need to go to the hardware store to pickup stuff to build a cradle to pull the shell off of my 4runner, but I'm being lazy.
>>27807860And the Mojave has a strengthened frame, stronger steering knuckles, thicker rear axle, and more.
>>27807876If I can get a manual mojave for a good price id consider giving up the rubicons front locker and sway bar disconnect. Rubicon fits my needs better but desu there arent many places you cant go with a rear locker.
>>27807899You should read up the comparisons and reviews on um. The Mojave was much more well received. If you want it purely for rock crawling a 2door is a better option. Plus it's fun to have the option of a locker in 4hi or 4lo and going 50mph while locked in. Also I've heard nothing good about the standards in the newer jeeps.
>>27807845oh shit ok that's a lot different than the FX4 package that comes with the F150. I assumed they would be the same
>>27807911Theres an recall of the clutch, but i fully intend on replacing it with a better clutch anyway.
>>27807899front locker is a meme unless you're rock crawling and mud bogging, never once have I needed it and my truck is IFS with a SRA e-locker in the back
>>27807953yep. same. was immobile in snow once, and rear locker got me out.
>>27807953>>27807964Frfr. Id like to see a 2wd with a rear locker just to see how far it could go
>>27807979Skinny pedal down
>>27807979>>278079862wd is shit in snow. dangerous on compact snow/ice
>>27807987Snow tires on all 4s fren
>>27807987SNOW LIFE
>>27807979>>27807987that nigga with the Crown Vic went all over Hell's Revenge in MOAB and I'm pretty sure it was basically stock kek
>>27807993you will end up in a ditch with RWD & dif locker on picrel. better off with open dif
>>27807979Class 8 Baja is 2wd only.That was the top class before they created Unlimited Trophy Truck.
>>27808015Nigga. Youve never driven a 2wd with 4 snow tires. >but muh snowflake A/T, M/TNot even remotely the same. Snowtires and 2wd is perfectly fine.
>>278079112 door is the best option, but i want 4 doors and a bed for throwing dead elk in the back. Im deff gonna need to look at the frame reinforcements on the mojave, primarily cost of the vehicle is going to determine which one I buy but I bet cut to size reinforcement plates are out there to weld on other trims.
>>27808025rwd w/ locker on ice is extremely unpredictable. you can end up sideways very easily - i don't care what tires you're running. I don't think any manufacturer makes that setup, for good reason
>>27808040Another reason I got the Mojave was it was a lot cheaper than the rubicons. Snagged mine for under msrp in 2020
>>27808044Im shopping used, mojave has been around since 22?Chances are ill fine a cheaper rubicon over a mojave, thanks for the info tho anon I wasnt even considering a mojave before.
>>27808080It's more of a what you're looking to do kinda thing. I don't rock crawl so it was a lil more easy for me. Plus the cheaper factor was nice.If you have any specific questions I'll attempt to answer. Tho I r not smart
>>27808080>>27808104get the one with the HEMI V8 and dab on poorfags and people with hearing aids
>>27797235>>27797237>3rd gen 4runners and 1st gen tacomasDid the 86-95 IFS have these same balljoint spooks?
>>27808312No. Toyota seems to have learned that the A-arm design was atrocious. Also their frame metal seems to have improved but i'll still be oiling my frame on my 3rd gen every winter>be coworked >driving 2nd gen tacoma>get t-boned in a parking lot>get under truck to inspect for frame damage>appears straight>upon further inspection his cab mounts are made of rust and paint
>>27797235>>27797237oh man i remember reading that thread. one reason why people always said to get the oem ball joints on these particular trucks - the oem ones were built tough enough that there were plenty of warning signs to replace it before it failed catastrophically, while aftermarket ones were a lot less forgiving about it.>>27808312>>27808348would one be able to retrofit the 03-onwards designs? i know there's an aftermarket lbj upgrade out there that makes it so the joint won't catastrophically fail but always wondered if one could get the parts from the later models and retrofit to them
What are my options for a more compact off-roader? Something premium quality. Trucks are too huge for my purposes, also don’t like how rounded and curvy they are
>>27808365the OEM ones were all-metal because Toyota knew about the a-arm design that put immense stress on the ball-joint. the aftermarket didn't know about the a-arm design and had plastic inside the joint
>>27808369>compact off-roaderSamurai>>27808369>dislike rounded and curvy trucksChevy square body
>>27801851That's not a whippet that's duster
>>27808365>would one be able to retrofit the 03-onwards designs?I know there are long travel kits that move to uniball. not sure if there are just balljoint eliminator kits.>>27808369>samurai>geo tracker>liberty>older toyotas>bronco ii>nissan pathfinder/honda passport/isuzu rodeo>mitsubishi pajero/ram raider>jeep wrangler (cj, yj, tj)>jeep cherokee xj and zj>ford ranger/explorer>datsun 720>nissan d21 hardbody
>>27808369>Something premium qualityshit didn't see that. ignore >>27808468
>>27808468add >isuzu amigo >isuzu vehicrossto this list
>>27808468Good list but aren’t a lot those hard to find in the US? Yeah was hoping for something a bit more premium so I get that luxuryish feel while still being capable off road
>>27808581Yeah, some of those are more difficult to find than others.If you can find a really clean ZJ, those were luxury. If you want the v8, you'll want to swap the transfer case to the inline 6 transfer case. It had some nice trim levels like the Orvis and limited. Hard mode is finding a clean 1998 5.9 limited.
>>27808647Had a zj v8 back in the day. Was fun inna woods but was a rattly plastic piece of shit.
>>27808731>was a rattly plastic piece of shit.kek, were they at least marketed as luxury? Do they stay unrattled if they're not clapped?
>>27808415I just call everything whippits now
>>27808795I mean I had it prob close to 10y old? Every piece of plastic creaked when you touched it, the door panel would come off if you shut the door too hard, speed bumps would sound like a panel van full of fasteners hitting a pothole.The 4wd system was very nice and you didn't feel bad running her hard.
>>27809009Dang, my apologies to the anon I told that it was luxury.
>>27809168Compared to an XJ? It was yeah. Compared to a.. Well there weren't many luxury SUVs yet in the 90s.
>>27809190I think there was a shelby durango, but that's more performance than luxury. I remember carpooling on field trips in Tahoes and Suburbans thinking they were the nicest things ever, but my family was poor. Were land rovers back then luxury? He might have to go for the lexus/toyota landcruisers, but those are not compact kek
>>27809208Yeah the Tahoe was nice back then. LCs were getting nicer too.
>>27808203Tbqh if I ever v8 swap it wont be a hemi, itll be an aluminum block LS. >inb4 aluminum block hemiBare block 3rd gen hemi cost 7k jewtokens. Junkyard l33 cost 3k.
>>27808468Isuzu rodeo is a godmachine. >weighs nothing>manual is geared low>v6 makes good power>cheap as shitCousin stuffed a dead elk in the back of his and made it off the snow covered mountain on 4 bald tires.
>>27811046low weight is very key in snow. it's crazy how bloated trucks have gotten. a square body chevy is the same weight as a 3rd gen tacoma
>>27801851What episode of Reno911 is this from?
>>27810471i thought the first gens were sfa
>>27810471c o m f y hot one today boys>>27811381the first few years were SFA and then they switched to IFS forever different companies have made swap kits over the years and IIRC you can transplant SFA from earlier years into later year 1st gens with IFS
>>2781138185 and earlier
>>27808831HNNNNNNNG
>huh my cel is on>temp is pegged in the red Well that was fun on a day with triple digit temps. Hope the motor isn’t fucked
>>27813051oh shid. I also hope your motor isn't fugged
>>27813051fugg nigga you probably caught it in time if you shut off the engine when you saw your temp was too high not even sure how that could happen unless you didn't tighten that hose clamp down enough
>tfw go wheelin on the weekend>get home and pull up next to house>there is now a rattling noise when the vehicle is stopped>it disappears when I let off the brakes and start moving forwardgod I hope it's just a loose bolt or heat shield or something...
>You know how sometimes your jeep gets a rattle on it?>The rattles, they remind you that something needs to be fixed.>Sometimes you get a rattle so strong that it rattles on down into your soul.>Sometimes it's not the Jeep that needs to be fixed.
>>27813496yeah but I don't drive a Jeep I drive a Toyota. so that rattle probably means something has rusted enough to come loose, possibly to catastrophic effect.i will have to crawl under it this week and figure out what it is before I put 1,000km on it for a big trip next week. if all else fails I'll do what I always do and just douse it with Fluid Film and turn up the radio so I can't hear the rattling.
>>27813516>douse it with Fluid Filmautumn toyota maintenance
Mounted the brackets for my led pods and ran the ground wires this morning. Just waiting on the pods to get here.
>>27814923wut pawdz did you order bro, looking at installing some cowl lights too but can't decide if I should spend money on Rigids or just go with Amazon specials
>>27814981I just got some cheap pods off eBay. I've done that for years and I've only ever had 1 fail.
>>27789211I have $7k, should I get an old samurai or an old jeep?
>>27815035What are you trying to do with it?
>>27815055>What are you trying to do with it?dedicated off road rig for the american southwest
>>27814923I like ya Halloween duck
>>27815207Thanks. I found it laying in a parking lot. Seems another jeep didn't want it.
>>27815035if you can find a rust free Sammy, get it
>>27815035The cleanest example or most upgraded example of whichever you can find for 7kwhichever one you think looks better.whichever one you feel more comfortable working on.whichever one is actually more comfortable for you to drive.whichever one you can hoard parts for.I'm not sure which one you can get more vehicle for for 7k in this market right now. That's a tough one.
>tfw spend 98% of my time working on my rig or going offroads>neglect my backup car>now it won't start>now it's not even a backup car>it's just a lump in the driveway that is going to cost me more money
>>27815035Like good dogs and good women, good rigs just tend to show up in your life when the time is right.
Got the lights installed and wired other then the fuse line from the box. And fuck is my new phone a potato.
>>27816288Back lights next?
>>27817090I need to pull my from bumper next to add the factory tow hooks i got at the junk yard. And replace my horn since its broken while I'm there. Then maybe ill quit being lazy and put my CB in i have laying around.
>>27801880whats a good underbody paint? im using gloss black enamel but it wears off
>>27817143all underbody paints will wear off, there's no really good one. best bet for longevity is to make sure your painted surface is as clean as possible from debris and rust, then use a really good rust-converting primer and build up a base of 2 coats. spray with a gloss enamel, give it 2-3 coats at least. if there's any particular areas that are really troublesome and wear prematurely, just give them a few extra coats, you can just build it up and it will make it more durable/less prone to chipping.
>>27817165My truck (1995) still has factory paint on the underside of the cab and bed.
>>27817241>1995that was pre-fagola VOC laws, newer paints all have to be compliant with stricter regulations that limit how much toxic shit they can have. new rules started coming into play mid-2000s, that's why some car paints of that era are notoriously bad (i.e. Mazda's "organic paint" that literally deteriorates on its own)
>saw a swb perentie defender at the dumpgonna nab that cunt boys
>>27818500Aye gvnah
>>27818500>>27818525update, some cunt nabbed it first
>>27818610Fook
>>27818610nabby cunts are the worst
>>27819984I am the nabby cunt. If something desirable pops up at a reasonable price, I buy it. I keep cash for such occasions.
>>27820017>t. has 6 rotting shitboxes on his front lawn that he's totally going to get around to restoring any day now
My jeep Cherokee has a 2" lift on it. I need to fix my front suspension, but I'm not sure If I can just buy standard off the shelf parts kits from Rock Auto, or if I need to buy specialized parts for a lifted suspension. Any tips?
>>27820062It depends on what parts you need to fix/replace. If it has a lift the shocks will be different as will the springs. If it's a body lift and just uses spacers on top of the shocks then everything is likely stock.
>>27820074Yeah it's just tie rods, ball joints, control arms. My shocks and springs are already upgraded.
>>27820235control arms might be different, sometimes people change them when they change their springs/shocks. bushings should be the same, same with ball joints. tie rods should be fine too, they're adjustable to some extent. best thing to do is just search for the "stock" parts online and compare them with what's on the vehicle; if they seem to match up then you're g2g.(that balljoint looks fukt m8)
