Recent content by trentfysty

I would be interested in a group buy.

I agree. The major reason has to be cost. I do think that people would be willing to pay and extra $2k or so to have the AWD in the TE. It will probably come in the mid model cycle refresh.

I've heard people make the claim that pt 4wd is better because of the gas mileage but never actually seen it documented by the EPA mileage crap. I think it would be hard to prove a real world difference due to different driving conditions, weight in vehicle, gas, tires etc. Maybe it's one for...

Having driven an AWD Land Rover Discovery I thought I would chime in on the center locking vs. rear locking debate here. First of all to the original poster, you can't drive a pt 4wd on dry pavement while in 4wd for any length of time without risking damage to the system. Now to chime in on...

I haven't heard anything else. I think they were going to do more testing over President's Day weekend. So hopefully we will hear more in a few weeks.

I've run a bunch of different tires over the years and I think the BFG A/T KO tires work very well in the snow. I would agree that on black ice etc they don't handle well but I honestly haven't had many tires that do aside from studs or blizzak type. Siping can help a lot on the larger sized...

I agree that the 4runners days are limited. That's because most people want a car-like ride and our limited off-road community isn't big enough to pay attention to when it comes to sales. It's sad but true. That and all the stupid reviewers that trash a truck if it rides like a truck.

I thought I would chime in as I have been shopping for about a year. I currently own a 1994 Land Rover Discovery. It's full-time 4wd with a locking center diff. I have added OME all around, ARB Air Locker in the rear, Warn Winch, Safari Snorkle, full skid plates, etc. As it is a 1994 I am ready...

Looks really good. I think you will be really happy with OME in the long run.

tr4Mike, great to hear from the actual owner. I am very excited about this mount and have pretty much decided on going with it after talking to both the Winter brothers. Seems like they know their stuff and turn out some quality gear. Have you tried and off axis pull yet? Just wondering how it...

Are you using the onboard computer to figure the milage or miles driven at end of each fill-up?

Mike, looking really nice. With the storage you are adding giving up the stash box is not going to be a big loss. Are you going to fab the storage compartments out of wood? What do you expect the final weight to be? Also, since you mentioned a rooftop tent, what type are you thinking of?

Since we are about to purchase a 4runner and have been shopping and looking at everything else in the "will do well offroad" category I thought I would put in my 2 cents. FJ: We drove the FJ and overall liked it. The visibility was a major issue for my wife, for me, not so much. I am...

I have used Zymol on all of my cars for the last 15 years. The trick is to order from Zymol or a detail shop not autozone. They have a wax for SUVs that I really like it's called Titanium. Make sure the car is very clean, then apply the wax with your bare hand. The warmth of your hand will help...

Tyler over at Winter Motor Sports sent me the link to two youtube videos showing the mount in action. Thought people might like to take a look. They are going to do some real world testing over the President's Day weekend. I also asked them if they could shoot a video of an off axis pull as that...