Recent content by cccolin

cool. what is your setup exactly?

I used to offroad a lot but lately I'd rather ride my bike. I am semi considering selling it and getting a van or a truck with a camper.

I live in the Tetons. We have severe winter for about 6 months ever year. They also don’t plow much, so our roads are ice for about 5 months out of the year. Here you have to start slowing down for intersections as soon as you see them. Get Nokian Hakkepellita (or however you spell it) studded...

Wondering what other folks are doing for MTB-trip-focused builds. I’m in a 19 TRD ORP 4runner I bought new 2 years ago. The first 6 months it was a Denver corporate office commuter and weekend ski vehicle with occasional Moab trips. Then the pandemic and a layoff happened and it spent a year as...

I would count on it.

absolutely hate that $hit. especially when combined with the wannabe-trophy truck stance.

I’ve slept in mine down to -5. You want a pad or mattress that isn’t an air pad, or is very insulated. I sleep with a 20 degree sleeping pad, and blankets, and wear thermals if it’s cold. I also have a 90 pound dog. I sleep cozy. Be careful with adding a heater. If it’s not a webasto, it can add...

nice thanks. so do they crack them open and paint the insides?

how much lift?

this is relevant to my interests. I've blacked out everything now except the valances and the taillights. I'd prefer a plug and play option, has anyone found a good complete blacked out option to purchase? I found some on here a while ago, but they had bad reviews everywhere I looked.

as others have mentioned, there's a lot more than cosmetic differences. The crawl control and locker are only worth it if you are doing a lot of gnarly offroading. You won't use it otherwise. I offroad in UT, AZ, NM, and CO pretty often and I've only used it 4 or 5 times in a year, mostly in...

title says it. blem is fine. just need the right size wheel for my spare.

if you do any real trails, I'd suggest against it. and ya know, parallel parking. I also personally find them to be super ugly, but that's just me, I guess. it looks to me like someone took a smaller truck and pumped it full of air. bloated.

what size tires can you fit with the standard Eibach kit? FWIW I have -38 SCS wheels and BMC chop with the fender liners moved and front fenders are gone.

Yep. That’s the one thing I really hate about it. Especially on dirt/gravel roads. Barely tap the brakes and all of a sudden I’m sliding and ABS is kicking in. WTF? It acts like I slammed on the brakes when all I did was lightly and consistently press it. Sent from my iPhone using Tapatalk