Happy Veterans Day. ITT we discuss offroad vehicles, trails, and how freedom isn't free. God bless the troops, and god bless your transfer case. Previous: >>28071157
>>28095805i want a smol element for camping and froading but boomers won't sell them
Hooning so hard one of the exhaust tips self clearanced
>>28095813So get an Aztec
>>28095813My friend has one of these with tiny BFG ATs and a roof tent on it, it’s fucking terrible at off roading
>>28095843yeah you definitely need a 4" lift and 35's to drive on gravel roads and desert pathways in your XJ, no way an element could possibly do that.
>>28095831These are quirky and fun but that tent is a meme. If you look at the space it affords vs. just sleeping in the Aztek itself, there's no need to stick the tent on the ass of it. All you'd be doing is letting in a shitload of bugs and scorpions to kill you.
>>28095805Veterans day is a scam. I'm at work with no Applebee's :(
>>28096378Naw dude.That extra 15" is the difference between sleeping in the fetal position or stretched out.And if you're going to get a fucking meme aztek then embrace it and be king of memes with the tent.
>>28096441>tfw my console doesn't turn into a cooler for soda pop
>>28096459My Bronco does.Even has a factory drain plug.
>>28095848Last time we went out he started bottoming out and getting stuck on literally nothing, he had to turn around Shit was funny
>>28096408I just got a free steak at Applebees and I got a free sub at firehouse subs, feels good
>>28095843Are those tires even any good?
>>28096494is it Yeti branded so people know you're not poor?
>>28096534I have a 4 year old set on one of my XJs and they have like half the tread left and they’re starting to dry rot badly, they squeal really bad and they’re getting hard as fuckI just got another set for one of my other XJs too, I like them but yeah I think the sun here kills em quick I drive a lot and they have no chance of ever wearing out before they get hard and rotted
>>28096539No.It says "Ford".It's the stock center console.
>>28096579have you tried other AT's like general grabber? those in particular have a very similar tread design
>>28096579use tire conditioner, I got 7 years out of KO2s that I ran 365 days a year in sun, rain, snow, all conditions.
>>28096723Yeah one of my other XJs has general grabber ATs, they seem to hold up just as well as the BFGs in my experience but the BFGs definitely look cooler if you care about that
>>28096730i dont, bfgs are just the most expensive AT and if they're like everything else in the world, budget competition has caught up if not surpassed themdo other tread patterns work better or is that the superior pattern?
>>28096517Mad jealous. I'll celebrate when I get back stateside
ATs are the no-seasons of offroad tire. Not as good as an MT on the trail, and worse than all-season on the road. ATs are a compromise.
>>28096899You live where it doesn't snow
>>28096899it doesnt rain often here in the south anymore, but when it does everything turns to slop, we get ice for about 1 week out of the year and dont have any trails, all of the offroad terrain i expect is compact and loose dirt. i could probably get away with all seasons, the size im buying is a pizza cutter 225/75r16E
>>28096899shit opinion from a literal fag
>>28096858Both of them seem to get similar traction off road from my experience, cannot complain either way
>>28096921I like snow!
>>28096899>MTMountain trail?
>>28096979Alrighty. I read up more and most people want the more flexible tires. At a stock size does it matter? $60/pc for the used load range E tires, $150/pc for the new SL rated tires. Can't find used SL's.
>reddit likes these tireslul just go wheelin you nerd
i have a work opportunity to go to TN for 6 months to make some easy money. anyone know what trails are like around there?
>>28097737why would you buy used tires
>>28098318Fucking schitzo.You've literally bragged about getting tires from the junkyard.>when the compulsive liar can't keep up with his own bullshit....
>>28098368What tires did I get from the junk yard?I bought 2 brand new sets of BFG ATs in the last 4 years for my jeeps Both sets from Costco Also got a set of 35in patagonias
Having run both Terra and RidgeGrapplers for years now;there is basically no noticeable loss of snow control/grip going from the Extreme weather rated TerraGrapplers AT to the exclusively rock/dirt/sand focused RidgeGrapplers MTs, and the ride quality and ride noise decreased and all the rock damage the ATs were taking hasn't repeated on the MTs. TL;DR skip the ATs and get a good solid MT if you're doing anything but mallcrawling and highway gooning
>>28098426ride quality improved and ride noise decreased*
>>28098429How are your 2 sisters doing?I should have banged one of them when I had the chance.Hot little pieces of ass.
>>28098318$125 for a set of 90% BFG MTs
>>28098318utires has not sent me a tire more than 2 years old yet. most of my shit sits or gets turned within a year so i'm not paying extra for shit i dont get full use out of, it keeps my hobby profitable.
>>28098429>not 37s Lame
>>28098429there's not any trails that aren't in my backyard here in central ky, i would love to find an atv trail or something halfway interesting. when it snows ill spend all day just driving where they didnt salt it, everyone's too busy shitting bricks so i have the icy roads all to myself
>>28098547that's pretty good I just go to Costco and buy tires it just werks>>28098596>it keeps my hobby profitableuhh what, when is off roading ever profitable kek
>>28098547wait 125 for an entire set of BFG MTs and this guy >>28097737is paying 60 dollars each for tires?you need to tell him where the good deals are because he's getting ripped off
>>28098680being a car whore, there's nowhere to go offroading here
>>28098485???>2 sisterslmao man is off a perc>>28098606love utving, very fun and unique experience.
>>28098846Post your sisters.It's a small world, there's only a couple of you genetic mistakes in vegas.
>>28098846>love utving, very fun and unique experience.Same, RZRs are fun as fuck
>>28098688Yeah the whole set, fb marketplace
>>28098846Ohh! I get it. You're trans
>>28098083>looks comfytry nutbush city limitshttps://youtu.be/bpuf6AmQH4M?si=fENCzo39Fmjnj6Tk
>>28098867>>28098485it’s not his sister but he posted his gf and she was one of the hottest ever posted on 4ch
>>28099407That generic mystery meat special?The only thing attractive was that she was thin.I've seen hotter selling popcorn at the movie theater.You have shit taste.
>>28099068>MarketplaceOh what a shit shoot. Roll dice for getting a reply before he sells it if it's not a scam.
>>28099444Gotta have a waifu watching it all day for you
>>28099407Go get you some water.
>>28099220you get what you idiot lmao
>>28099445what size were the bfgs?
>>28100113Your tires are small and you're a poser
>>28100455POV: our "small tire" tracks on the dune from our built turbodiesel GC while while you either busride or buy the biggest use tires you can fit on your block-lift mallcraller worth 6k or roll around in an XJ worth less than the tires themselves
>>28100495You're so new and try tryhard :)
>>28100508Crazy how all you do is type meaningless insults and not post your modified offroader out in the worldI bet that's because typing is free. <3
>>28100532Tldr. :)
>>28100558holy yap busrider
@28100589Dance, nufag, dance
>>28100650your level of obliviousness is incredible
And the monkey continues to dance for me
>>28100660Is that logandale? I been out there dozens of times fun ass spot
>>28100495>worth less than the tires themselvesI only paid $510 for chink tires and they're still worth more than my blazer :-(
>>28100683your autistic man trying to be an anime villain impression is spot on>>28100728:(>>28100721Yes.
>>28100733>your
>>28100728I like your blazer. 10/10. Quality poster in my book. Would jeep wave at
>>28100777Thanks dawg. The only other people I see driving blazers look like tweakers. I'm sure people see me and assume the same. Sometimes it feels like I'm doing a tweaker LARP.
>>28100800I get that man. I have a jeep. Most jeep owners are larp specialists
>>28100733Not enough ducks, must be fake
>>28101313just the one someone gave us at a motorsport eventAlso; a cat
>>28100733>>28100532What's the story with this jeep? I don't like how the front suspension skidplate is discontinuous with the front bumper skidplate. You want a flat continuous undercarriage for sliding when you have full independent suspension. This looks like it would slide right into the front suspension assembly from the front skid plate.
>>28101761That skid plate looks like it’s just supposed to protect the radiator and shit, all those other components behind it aren’t fragile and hitting on a rock wouldn’t really hurt them I see a sway bar and the cross member that supports the engine, both of those are solid as a motherfucker and not really at risk of taking damage that would fuck you
It's a bummer we don't have any posters here with serious rock crawling rigs. Nobody ITT ever posts anything like picrel. Don't think anyone who posts here even owns a truck capable of doing serious rock crawling.
>>28101887You should start by posting yours kek
>>28101761Deceptive angle in the shot. The front skid hangs considerably below the skid behind it. There's another plate that goes on to bridge it, but we ordered everything LAST November and several plates ONLY just arrived in the last few weeks. Lots of places don't carry stock and literally only start to produce them once enough have been ordered.Pic related, more plates in the corner of the family room waiting to go on this weekend, as well as one of the new control arms. We upgraded them last year but those had bushing issues and the bushings are already starting to go.Mostly because we're not done throwing the plates on or upgrading it, pumpkin.
>>28101887Dude I'm on a flood plain.I can scour my 50 acres and MIGHT find a rock the size of a baseball (I did find a nice piece of rose quartz about the size of a golf ball a couple years ago).If im going to travel somewhere for fun I'd rather take a banshee to the dunes than a rock crawler to the mountains, just not my thing.
>>28101916That's why we have things that can do both, but specialize on dune/desert running. I only really care about getting over rocks to get over mountains to explore. I don't find it deeply gratifying to just drive up over every boulder I see to know I can. We're offroading to find places to explore and climb.
>>28101887Why? Build a tens of thousands dollars rig that you have to tow to a location with another tens of thousands dollars rig, spend hours sitting in line at your organized meet watching everyone drive up or over [thing], usually in some arid shithole like Moab where you sweat to death in the sun, maybe break something in the thousands of dollars range, then go back to your hundreds of thousands dollars RV. Video games do it better and you don't have to interact with tweakers that can't spot you worth a shit but they're event organizer's [family member] so you can't call them a nigger.The mods to my truck aren't invasive so I actually get to enjoy driving it on the street and to places, ALONE. When it breaks it's a couple hundred bucks tops because it's still off the shelf oem parts, and I don't have to go cross country for a challenge. You don't need 44" tires to go somewhere where you don't see another human for a week.
>>28101887Rock crawling is not in style. Overlanding is what is bringing in most new offroaders now.
Ok that's based
>>28101388I like cats n ducks!
having so much trouble finding proper offroading spots around Osaka, everything is fucking paved to shit or private propertySometimes I wish I lived in undeveloped bumfuck nowhere with easy trail/mud accessPic related my JB74 having some fun on a 100 x 100m patch of dirt and mud 2 days ago
>>28102455Have you tried asking 2chan's version of /o/?
>>28101982that's one way to disguise serious rot
Some men just want to watch the world thrive
oh shiggy diggy i found myself them $150 bfg's
>>28103426That's a good deal for just the wheels. Steelies at the junk yard are $40/ea.
>>28103440here wheels with tires are $21.99/pc, and if the tires look like that they're required to mark them down for not being road safe
>>28103426those have another 10k of life in them easy
>>28103463>here wheels with tires are $21.99/pcgoddamnit. GUESS IT'S TIME TO MOVE
>>28103569fuck off we're full
>>28103426Not quite
>>28104173I should ask my friend who works at Costco tire dept to save the take offs for me
>>28102490Serious? Thats in great shape for here
>>28102455Go to Hokkaido, you can do whatever you want there.
Saw this lil fella on my travels today. Thought yall would appreciate it
>>28105010i appreciate it, but I am also mad.the jimny is out of stock in the entire country (france with no capital F).it goes out of stock in less than 2 weeks every year. shit sucks man
>>28105036We don't even get um in murica. So it's fun seeing them all over here
>>28105010neato
>>28104339Yeah if you know what to look for you can the see that the >rocker is completely gone>front fender is rotted out at the rear>cab corner is gone, with some hackery going on to "fix" it>rear fender is entirely bondo around the wheeland now that i'm studying the picture more, it's got a retarded hood scoop, a fucking household door latch above the door handle, the front of the bed is dented to hell (heavy unsecured load hit it)she's fuckin mint bruh
>>28105364Like I said shes g2g for another 100k. We cant all live in sunny NM
>>28105496>g2g for another 100kWhat you can't see is that the floor and cab support is completely rotted out. This truck is only good for street driving. if you wheel it, it will fall apart
>>28105970pictures like this really make me feel better about the rust on my vehicles; i can honestly say it's basically all surface level and treatable even after 13 years. niggas lettin their frames rot through like that deserve to crash (into a minivan full of illegals)
I got to spend more time on the Jeep today. It started out shifting perfectly fine then after about twenty miles gradually had began acting up, which shifted my thinking straight to electronics. I graphed the data that was available and the governor was duty cycled at about 0%. Pressure never exceeded 93 kpa which made no sense. It should be slipping and burned up by now. Google bad governor symptoms and everything I experienced from losing forward when cold to slamming into 2nd at a stop came up as a result. Funny how googling the symptom brings up nothing at all. Being low on atf threw me for a loop, but I suppose I know exactly what to be researching this next week. Had my fun pushing trees over though
am i just a retard for not trusting ifs utes? ive always had cruisers but they're too fucken expensive now for what they are but i keep thinking if im actually going off road with any speed the cvs are a liabilitymy jobs a farmhand and its bushfire season so driving full retard is a daily occurrence
>>28105991>frames rot through like thatwhat you're looking at is the cab support. the frame is in the background behind the loom. all that rot will eventually allow the a-pillar to droop, cracking the windshield and making the door sag, etc
>>28106046yeah you're just retarded, majority of daily trucks in the world are now IFS and they work just fine. rear axle remains solid where your tongue weight/payload are concentrated. SFA is only beneficial if you're putting insane weight on the truck or need tons of flex for rock crawling. otherwise the front diff is a hindrance that gets caught up on shit.
>>28106046If you're driving through bushland at any haste you're going to snap a cv if you hit a big enough stump>t. rfsq
>>28106056SFA is far less likely to bend stuff if you bash tires hard like a bastard.
>>28106061yeah SFA is preferred by unskilled retards, I agree.
>>28106046If you use it for actual work stick with SFA if you use it as a weekend warrior go IFS
>>28106035I like jeeps
>>28106075The only reason major truck manufacturers switched from SFA to IFS is due to NVH (and soccer moms driving them).If you don't at least respect the toughness and durability of trucks with leaf springs and live axles, you're a pussy and a retard.
>>28106075>actually weaker is better because it takes more skill It’s called a safety margin brother, something white people came up with
>>28106095no one is debating strength; they stopped using them in most applications because they were just not necessary. they added no benefit to the user while adding several drawbacks. IFS works better for daily drivers, especially considering 99% of trucks are driven with 1-2 people in them most of the time.>>28106096as if anyone gives a shit what a literal faggot thinks
>>28106102May I see your truck?Just wanna make sure I’m replying to someone with a truck before we continue this
>>28106046If you wouldn't do it in a subaru don't do it with ifs
>>28106102>no one is debating strength>they added no benefitKEK
>>28106110No one buying those trucks will benefit from having an SFA, what part of this don't you understand? If they are going to be really pushing their truck they aren't buying an F150 anyways, everyone knows this. You can still get SFA on commercial trucks so idk why you're so butthurt over this topic. Normies will never, ever have use for a SFA. Just look at the sperging furfag, he screeches about SFA constantly yet he drives his lifted crustbuckets on smooth gravel roads that tourists take their Ford Fusion down.
>>28106124Trucks went to IFS the same time that testosterone started dropping. It was the first indication that Western Civilization was in decline.
>>28106124Actually we just went out in my friends Tacoma and had that bitch 2 wheeling on literally nothing It cannot flex at all, I got out of the truck and started rocking it with my hands pushing on the floating tire KekShit has zero flex, downright dangerous to drive that truck on anything more than a gravel roadAlso I drive the shit out of my jeep how the fuck am I supposed to record myself off roading lol?Noticing you didn’t post a truck, sad! I guess you don’t have one
>>28106134Yes, it was around that time men stopped working so many blue collar jobs and started getting office cucked. We're not in disagreement over the emasculated trucks of 2024, many buyers are opting for V6s even when V8s are offered and it's sickening. >>28106138TL;DR shut up fag no one likes you
>>28106145>another no truck loser is shitting up the truck thread againsigh it's so tiring being better than you
>>28106201>you will never own a truck>you will never own a gun>tfw have tons of bothfeels good man
>>28106218No auto sear?
>>28106218keep posting grandpa's shit as if anyone cares
>>28106247there is no grandpa here, I just like ARs
>>28106266you're fuckin old, dont lie
>>28106275yeah he's like 42-43 and lives in the same house as his parents and grandparents. it's sad.
>>28106278You're off by over a decade and I have my own place lol none of my family lives with me and the property is mine The thermal I took this pic with is worth more than your non existent truck (if it did exist)
>>28106281>30's>no wife>no childrenthis isnt the flex you think it is
>>28106287
>>28106287>boywifeYour homosexual proclivity doesn't surprise me, but since we're being honest>houseDon't have one>trugggg?I'm without one of those too
>>28106287>nobody on /k/ has guns now>but /o/ doeswhat happened to /k/ anyway
>>28106314Ukraine, the reason I don’t post there anymore
>>28106314>nobody in /dbt/ has bikes>/nobody on /k/ has guns>nobody on /org/ has 4x4sit just be how it do
>>28106314cummy got banned from /k/
>>28106335I posted there 4 times today
>>28106373>268 KBYou dig up an ancient picture because... your firearms were surrendered years ago?
>>28106392I've had that pic a long time :)
Hey org gonna dump 2 pics, basically my all terrains which I've had for a few years need replacing, it's actually the rear left is the worst by a big margin and front left second worse. I want to know what causes this bizarre kind of wear pattern and how to avoid it.. Basically the rear left has a few diagonal stripes as wear patterns and the front of *each* pad is high and the rear is low.I ran these on road at 32 psi for most of the time and I'm thinking that's low for these kind of tyres? more recently I went to 38 psi. Also we turn right a lot here at full lock.. eg roundabouts, and I have a rear LSD which can cause accidentally squealing of the rear outer Tyre (rear left) which I'm sure has some role in this Pic 1
>>28106395bet you and Crummy go way back too :)but enough argumentnight frens
Pic 2Front of pad high, rear of pad low. Admittedly I've done a shit load of mileage and never once rotated the tyre's etc
Pic 3Front right (driver side) which looks pretty good overall also has the high front/low rear pad wear but you can't easily see it by eye unless you're really look for it. I actually wanna get the same tyre's again, but 3 new (I have 1 full size new spare) and keep the front right Tyre as the new spare.. as by the time I need or could use a spare they are probably gonna be worn down again.. eg this time I rotate and if rear left gets sus I can swap it out with the worn in spare
>>28106400It's an argument I've had my picture a long time?
>>28106397>>28106402>>28106408too much or too little camber can cause this, but sometimes it's also a result of your driving habits. if you don't rotate them a lot and have an open rear diff one wheel may inherently get ground down more (stop flooring it you spaz).
>>28106438Wrong
>>28106438Rear diff is LSD and squeals that worst Tyre alot since the tyre's were new. Front diff is open. Literally have never had an alignment or done a rotation. Pretty sure it's causing a lot of road noise too, I'll see how much quieter it is when I replace them with the same tyre's again, i think I may also need to replace the rear wheel bearings but Im not sure yet, jacked it up and quick hand check and there's no playThen get alignment with toe/camber done
It's like old faithful, you can set your clock to it.>dog fucker gets butthurt>starts posting "I'm better than you", "you don't even have a truck">continues to blog with non /o/ related content.What an insufferable cunt. No wonder he has to move so much. He probably burns out his welcome in every community and becomes a pariah- I doubt he's any different irl than on the internet.
>>28106414your association with Crummy is an arguable offense
>wake up>40 new posts in /org/>namefaggots derailing the thread again
>>28107083>wake up>40 posts filteredlife is ok
>>28106281cash screams wealth whispers. showcase yourself some more
are we gun posting?
>>28107280what is this ugly ass gm monstrosity with 4x4 buttons on the air vent? is this one of those azteks with awd?
>>28107375Chevy used this style of 4x4 buttons in like all of their trucks
>>28107375Center column shifters are annoying and take up space. Especially transfer cases.
>>28107010No idea about that. I was just bone posting. But you do you I guess bruh
Took old shithead up the beach again almost got bogged in wet sand low tide fun way to exercise dog and dab on utv wankers
>>28108137
>>28106472Uneven weight distribution of the vehicle can cause this too, if there's a problem with your suspension it'll make your tires wear oddly.>>28106443God was wrong for creating you.
bump
>>28106281>off by over a decadeSo you're either older than 53 or were diddled as an 11-year-old? Maybe you're just full of shit entirely
>>28110337We've already proven he's a compulsive liar.And the correlation of childhood molestation > homosexuality is extremely high so you're more than likely correct on that point too.
>>28110355>childhood molestationFuck, I wouldn't even wish that on my worst enemy
>>28110392It ain't so bad I got to suck on big titties
>>28108724Doubt any of those shithead boomer tyres would cut through sandy bog and muddy seaweed and have a LSD tho
>>28110452lol
>>28110456Kek
New meats are in. Time for some snow (blowin) wheelin.
>>28095805You guys ever dig yourselves out with a mattock? Saw a jeep with one attached to the side yesterday, it was a gaudy LARP rig by the looks of it but it still has me thinking.
>>28110453Dude what?!Even fucking Packard had LSD options in the 50's.I hate zoomers who think everything before they were born was some wooden axle ox cart.You think we landed on the fucking moon but couldn't figure out traction in sand?Educate yourself.
>>28110525Columbus sailed the ocean blue nineteen hundred ninety-two
>>28110522Yeah I have a German surplus one and its awesome
>>28110522i just use a plain ol shovel
Well I sold her. Found another liberty guy local who bought it.
>>28110988F or S?
>>28112171Probably S for the reacharound.
Beep
>>28110988I bet you're holding out for the new Toyota EV aren't you? Hey everyone, just wanna say I sure do love EVs. Yep they're great.
>>28114042I would buy the hummer EV if won the lotto or inherited obscene money.
>>28114509Idk man.You can get arrested for burning magnesium blocks out in the dunes but a 5,000 pound lithium fire would be pretty cool and nobody is going to investigate someone who lost a $100k truck (except insurance of course).It's atleqst good for that....
>>28114599ideally the driver of the EV is inside the car when it bursts into flames
Didn't want you guys to miss this.The dog fucker claimed to be a fuel handler and then said that Diesel is not a volatile compound.>>28110246
How do I do an offroad?
>>281149251) Buy something with tires.2) Leave pavement.
yeah
>>28114916>the guy who dresses up as a cartoon dog and fucks other men is spreading misinformationno way really?
Copart is such a shady site.>looking at a donor.>bidding is open but no auction date yet, auction status set to (future).>check back, no bidding option, auction status set to (upcoming lot).>check back next day, auction status 6 days, now a reserve is set.
>>28115924Copart in Canada is only for registered bidders and those are just shops/dealers. They don't even let the general public bid on cars. Same with IMPACT auto auctions. The best we get is stuff like Kenny U-Pull who are basically scooping wrecks from Copart or IMPACT.
>>28115995the pull a part near me is at least still a better deal than private party, they dont sell anything that doesnt run drive and stop or has major issues, and they're willing to let anything go for about $1500 even if its marked for twice that much. I got my ZJ ive been posting here for $1800 and it has AC. I bought a $1600 geo metro there last year and put 20k miles on it, there was a 1st gen tundra that was pretty tempting to grab too. Considering the convenience of being a local place that doesn't load your purchase up like a slag of shit with a forklift, registers your vehicle and you get the title same day, it's worth that. Copart is shadier than Carvana
>>28116005>go to Kenny's>need mirror for my Impala>that'll be $75>plus i have to take it off myself>may as well just buy an amazog/ebay one for $60ffs Canada is really gay, see if you can get Trump to annex us pls
>>28116090there are faggot junkyards in the US too, PaP is just the cheapest and they recently obtained a dealer licensedont idealize a one world government nigger
>>28116150I just want it to be easier for me to CONSOOM PRODUCTS, is that so bad?
>>28116199Yeah stop being a normie faggot, cars are consoomer products unless you're fuckoff rich (you aren't), I limit my enjoyment to what I add to an experience instead of building XYZ anymore. All the fags in this thread not posting /out/ content are normie scum trying to invent their own gender with a car and I hate it.
>>28116243>/out/nigga where do you think you are
>>28116262/out/, but with more cars and less tree hugging faggotry
>>28116265This is /o/.Where men are women are dogs are scared of peanut butter.
>>28116268>where men dress up like dogs out of desperation because they know women would rather fuck dogs than them
what tires should i get for my f150?i do a solid split between hardball, stone, mud, and snow/ice.i've been using duratracs which i'm happy with, they've gotten me through snow high enough to turn my bumper into a plow, but wanted to see if anyone could offer something better.
>>28116563BFG KO2, Goodyear Wrangler, and Toyo AT3 are basically king of the castle when it comes to normal price range tires.You can go more expensive if you want to buy stuff like Mickey Thompson or Milestar but they won't last any longer. We've actually hit something of a plateau when it comes to offroad tire development, which isn't necessarily a bad thing. KO2 if you want absolutely durability above all else; they kind of suck on road. Wrangler if you want best mud performance. Toyo if you want best snow and on-road performance. I've used them all and they're all great.
>>28116563Toyo at3 or rt
>>28116563there's nothing better than duratracs imo
>>28116563>if anyone could offer something better.Anything Interco.If you're good with spending $1,400 twice a year.
I am looking to buy a 2017 base model 2wd 6 speed Colorado, how bad are RWD trucks in winter? I live in Canada, specifically Ontario southern Ontario, so it's not extreme winters. I will buy winter tires for it and the bed is going to have at least a couple hundred pounds of tools in it at any given time so a bit more weight on the rear.Opinions on these Colorado's? Are they any good? Looking to buy it as my first work truck. I know not super related to the thread but figured you guys would know better than most.
>>28117112>I am looking to buy a 2017 base model 2wd 6 speed ColoradoIs there one you're already looking at? Rwd will be fine in winter. If I was you, I'd find a 4x4 model, because why the heck not.
>>28117125Yeah there is one I want to look at, I really want it to be manual and they are very rare in manual and I don't even think they make them in manual in 4x4. Plus the 4x4 ones are decently more expensive, at least 4-5k+ and these base model trucks all have caps already installed and not many of the 4x4 ones do. I have only seen like 3 or 4 manual ones looking here and there for the past year or so. Anyone here have any experience with these trucks in terms of reliability etc, also semi-related question what would be some good winter tires to get for this bad boy if I do get it?
nivlac57 is building a trailblazer and mentioned using F body parts, didnt get into specifics and just magically in the next video everything fits and is assembled. I could only find one other jackass using an F body spindle and he made custom control arms. Converting to 5x4.5 and cutting 200lbs+ off the truck is quite enticing
>>28095805I've recently acquired a used fleet Tacoma that came with a fiberglass camper shell and aluminum roof rack. I'm looking to mount a heavier duty 270 awning on there at some point. Will I be fine with just the stock aluminum rack?
>>28117503The rack isn't "stock" so we have no clue about its rating or construction.Will probably be fine though.
>>28117503>I'm looking to mount a heavier duty 270 awning on there at some pointWhy not just use one of these for 20x less money?
>>28118736nta but those are dogshit made by chinks that fall apart after the 3rd use, take 10x longer to set up, will disappear with the lightest breath of wind, and they take up tons of space inside your vehicle when they're dismantled
time to do all the bushings and tie rods etc on this XJ400 dollars of rock auto suspension components just arrived
>>28119347neato
>>28119347hope they didn't jew you on the magnet
>>281209383 boxes with 3 magnets, I'm happy Mooged up
>>28121445Replaced every single rubber bushing, ball joint, tie rod and shock/stabilizer today The truck rides like a cloud and feels brand new Also removed the 3 inch lift and put it back to stock and put brand new tires on it
>>28121447how many in total did you replace and how long did it take. I need to do this eventually
>>28121445>moogchinese crap now if you didnt get the memo
>>28121450Took an entire day, I used a drill to drill the rubber out of the bushings then slit the steel ring with a sawzall and then the ring falls right out after the tension releases EZ mode for doing bushings >>28121485Damn that's crazy
>>28121485shiiiiiiiit
>>28121450Dog fucker samefagging again because nobody gives a shit about him.
>>28121667lol i was wondering if that was the same guy who does the same thing sometimes on /brg/
>>28121667i’m not that guy but okay
Opinions on Skyjacker black max shocks? I was considering getting them for my YJ to go with the OME leaf spring lift.
>>28121794>SkyjackerThis is my alter ego in the airplane bathroom
>>28121667>>28121767Mind broken
>>28121767It's the same formula everytime.>oh that's so cool! Tell me more about itWithout any actual input contributing to the conversation.It only seems to happen to the dogfuckers posts.Interactions with other people are more like "I was going to get X like you did but decided on Y because Z"
GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ON SKYJACKER SHOCKS RIGHT NOW!!!!!!
>>28122586Meme shocks
>>28122586they suck. just like ranchos. they're mainly memed toward hicks and retards with body lifts
>>28122580I literally broke this dude, I’m inside his head and his walls
>>28122586redneck budget crap. Bilstein, OME, Fox, ICON. Can't go wrong with any of these companies. I have basic bitch Bilstein 5100s and they work great on and off road, + slightly adjustable. Bilstein probably has the widest range of products to fit budgets, whereas Fox and ICON have always been kinda Gucci-tier (used to mountain bike, Fox fork fags were the worst gearfags I've ever encountered).OME is good too, someone told me they're owned by ARB now(?), not a bad thing. Any budget stuff like Rancho, Skyjacker, Monroe, etc. is going to be exactly what you expect. Cheap and maybe 1-2 seasons of use before a seal fails and you're into unbolting and replacing. Not worth the fucking headaches if you have a slightly rusted vehicle where removing bolts is basically like summiting Everest.
>>28122623>the guy who was actually caught samefagging claims he's not samefagging today.Of course you deny it.Everyone knows you're a compulsive liar, why would you start being truthful....
>>28122642There's nothing "wrong" with skyjacker (or rancho) but they are what they are, easy replacement when you do a 2-4" lift and need a slighter longer shock for a commuter. You'll blow them out on a trail rig but for asphalt or dirt roads or that one time a year you go to the free campsite up top they're fine.
>>28122642>redneck budget crapDang it.Fox and Icon don't have anything specifically for my jeep.>OMEFrom what I've read, they've updated their shocks recently and everyone says they aren't as good as the old ones and they've got a cheap plastic guard on them now instead of the metal one the old ones had.>BilsteinI've looked into them and the only shocks they have for my jeep are stock height or 3"-4" lift and the OME springs I'm getting say they only lift by 2-1/2" over stock.Should I just get a half inch shackle lift and go with the blisteins?
>>28122685When was I ever caught lying about anything kek
>>28122703>nothing wrong with them>for a commuter rig>he posts this milquetoast advice in /offroadgeneral/
>>28122706Honestly can't go wrong with Bilstein, they are workhorses. I've used mine for +8 years and they've survived +200,000km.
>>28122721Because 90% of /org/ is creeping down a maintained road that a camry couldn't get stuck on if it tried.Be realistic and look at the target audience.You're not running baja, stop pretending you're Ivan Stewart.
>>28122821i've seen Ranchos fail from regular road use, they're just not good products. idk why you would want to under-sell someone and set them up for failure.
>>28122824My bilstein 5100 blew within a year and they wouldn’t warranty them, they won’t reply to my emails at all
>>28122938yeah it must've been from all that hardcore rock crawling you do on those nice gravel roads with a 1% grade. be careful out there.
>>28122952Dunno what you’re seething about, post your truck maybe?I’ll grab a pic of the blown shock right now because they’re just sitting in the driveway still
The minivan I bought this summer came with Ling Long tires. We've entered the rainy season here in the PNW. They have like 90% tread. Are these good enough? Or should I go out and buy a name brand tire? My kids ride in this van.
>>28123338Ling long? So long. F
>>28122952HELL YEAH BROTHER
>>28122938Here's the blown ass bil(stein) on the right Took this 3 inch lift and the wheel spacers off when I replaced every bushing
>>28123639>spend all day yesterday replacing my suspension and steering>decide to try and find my random misfire >replace spark plugs, wires, cap and rotor and coil and it's still misfiring>decide to dive deeper and do a leak down test>every cylinder is leaking out the intake valves like a motherfucker
>>28123641Time to pull the head and lap the valves and replace my timing chain and slap it all back together
>>28123639Which one is "blown"?All I see are signs indicative of a leaking engine/transmission.
>>28123676the one that's covered in oil because the oil is no longer inside it, it's outside it that's a rear shock and it's blown to fuck and has zero damping properties
>>28096579>I have a 4 year old set on one of my XJs and they have like half the tread left and they’re starting to dry rot badlyTook a pic of it
>>28122938>they won’t reply to my emails at alli wonder why hmmmmmm
>>28123338>pos minivan >pnw>ching chong tireschecks out
>>28123683That oil is on 30% of the outside of the boot, it's not leaking out from the boot.That's 100% from a drivetrain leak.
>>28123722Yeah the oil leaked out the transmission and got on the outside of the shock and removed its depending properties and made the shock start clunking Fucking hate when that shit happens
>>28123726Dampening* kek
>>28123726That oil on the outside is not from the shock like you claimed.You're actually retarded for stating that it was.Did you simply assume the phantom clunking noise was from the shock because it was coated in engine oil?
>>28123726Cut that zip tie and pull.off the rubber boot.Let's se it.
Blocks your path, what do?
>>28123736There’s no oil leaks or anything in the back of the jeep, it’s bone dry back there
>>28124068Block the blocker
>>28124121We can literally see the oil coating one control arm and spring, dipshit.How fucking stupid are you?We're you in remedial classes with the crayon eaters?
>>28124592You realize that’s a rear shock right, there are no control arms in the rear
>>28124629No shit Sherlock.Only a fucking moron would assume that another moron would think a picture of 2 coils and 2 leaf backs were just for the rear suspension.You think that oil just drips straight down at 60mph?What a fucking waste of oxygen.
>>28124680Yeah the leafs are dry and other shock is dry and the axle is dry, but the shock got oil right on the boot only and also happens to be blown and have no dampening action Hmmmmmmmmmmmm
>>28124684I can literally see oil on one but not the other.Dumb fuck.So everything you say with worthless, as usual.
>>28124735Is the oil in the room with us right now?
These threads are literally one guy obsessed with another guy.
>>28124981half of it's filtered out
>>28124981It’s pretty interesting how hard he obsesses over me, I think he has a crush on me uwu
>>28124981Hey I hate him too but was smart enough to just filter
>>28125055Them *
>>28123641Damn this head aint doin good, the valves are the most pitted valves I've ever seenGonna have to have some work done to it or order a new one, whichever one is faster
>>28124860>moron has no argument.Right on schedule.
>>28125331There's no oil on the springs at all, they're bone dry from the last 10 years of being on the jeep
>>28125335There is oil leaking out from the shock shaft though
>>28125335>no dirt in crevices, not even dust.>been slung under a jeep for a decade.Lol, did you just pressure wash that shit to remove the oil for a pic?
>>28124323>mud
>>28125445Literal schizophrenia, its complete covered in dust, you can see the marks where my gloved hand wiped the dust off when removing it I also added oil to the boot and shock shaft right?>>28125661I hate mud
>>28125790I'm still finding it in my truck 7 months later.
>>28125790>I hate mud
question for nm anon: are people who live in new mexico called new mexicans?
>>28126981nu-mexicans
moo
marnin
>>28128195>>28128760Mornin boyos how goes the turkey coma?
>>28128921i love turkey sandwiches so much dude
First snows gone :(
>>28101761I don’t like those j-shaped recovery hooks but not my shit and I wouldn’t stand around watching it be recovered either.
>>28129892Just ate turkey enchiladas
>>28131218I want to clutch you by the chest
>>28131401Like romantically or violently?
>>28131465Depends on how crummy reacts, the ball would be in his court
Reminder to lube your dust shields
>>28133083But anon.....you don't have a dust shield.
i got my pressure sensor and governor out of a 97 dakota. pan was empty and fluid was dark so i guess they burned it up, but there's not a lot of metal on these so i think they might be newer? Cleaning up the siphon so i can hopefully re-use the fluid. Used the jeep to pull the 53 buick through the woods on 2 flats so i could load it up, it did good but ran out of traction quickly. thinking about a spartan locker.
>>28133175I forgot ro lube it
>haven't gone froading in over a month>so busy with work>just getting on planes and driving in cuckboxes through traffic all day>then rotting behind a computer the rest of the time>making hella good money>but no time to enjoy life or even spend the money>now I have to spend my free time shopping for presents and trying to find stuff in brick & mortar stores because the postal service is on strikelife is fucking gay. i hate to sound like an ingrate but goddamn. I can't remember the last time I was able to actually enjoy the "Christmas season", I must've been 8 years old.
>>28133573Looks to me like you lubed EVERYTHING.I guess that's one way to be positive nothing gets missed....
Found another TDI
>>28131074>snowIt's still in the upper 70s where I am :(
Plucked it into the cart, no cherry pickers at this yard had to wrangle it by hand
>>28134155
>>28134159Yanked the range rover mechanical fuel pump from the jeep, slapped it on the new TDI and fired it up to see if it has any nasty knocks or anything, runs like a fucking topProbably gonna put this in my toyota or use it as a backup for the XJ
>>28134175Wait that's a land rover 300tdi not range rover, always confuse the two Also found this odd thing at the junk yard today
>>28134195Kinda neat
>>28134198dat some postal jeep?
>>28134214I believe it's one of thesehttps://www.cherokeeforum.com/f11/right-hand-drive-kit-1997-2001-cherokee-100-00-a-93642/I thought the postal jeeps came right hand drive but it seems it was both, right hand drive factory and some conversions
>>28134136F
New thread?
>>28136339What's the point? Crummy will just show up and ruin the next thread too
