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Its funny you went to dishpan. We were sitting around the fire at convict lake last week talking about how the next trail we wanna hit is Dishpan springs. My jeep friends were reluctant to take me with them saying i could never climb dishpan. Now i have pictures to prove them wrong! This trip we took wheeler ridge and the runner handled wonderfully going up. Going down is another story especially when your caught in a 70 degree switch back at a 60% grade! I haven't talked about it yet because i am still compiling pictures and videos for everyone to enjoy. To be continued.... :witch:
 
Convict Lake is awesome. Aren't you in Idaho Toy4ever, do you come to CA a lot? If you come down this way to do Dishpan, I'd love to go wheelin with you! Can't wait to see the pics from your trip to Wheeler Ridge! Glad I could help prove your Heep buddies wrong!!
 
brian2sun said:
Convict Lake is awesome. Aren't you in Idaho Toy4ever, do you come to CA a lot? If you come down this way to do Dishpan, I'd love to go wheelin with you! Can't wait to see the pics from your trip to Wheeler Ridge! Glad I could help prove your Heep buddies wrong!!
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Yeah i am in Idaho. I will let you know when we begin the Dishpan Springs planning. I have to admit its hilarious to sit around a fire with a bunch of jeep enthusiasts and talk trash all night long. They are still trying to figure out how i made it up Wheeler Ridge. :violin:
 
Toy4ever said:
Yeah i am in Idaho. I will let you know when we begin the Dishpan Springs planning. I have to admit its hilarious to sit around a fire with a bunch of jeep enthusiasts and talk trash all night long. They are still trying to figure out how i made it up Wheeler Ridge. :violin:
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Got to love your runner :trophy:. I'm in for a Dishpan run, I think I'll have my sliders by then.
 
My jeep buddies go into denial when I tell them about how I've towed jeeps out before. My neighbor has a big jeep club and some of the members won't even try "ballbuster" on Dishpan (the obstacle in my 1st photo in post #36) even with dual lockers. I love to make them feel lame! The pics don't do it justice, but at the base of that obstacle you stare straight up at the sun and feel like your going to do a 90 deg. flip backwards onto your roof until you feather it and get your front driver side tire over the 1st boulder. Sketchy, but really fun.

EDIT: Oooo, and on a side note I talked to Steve at CBI yesterday and he said the bumper should be done by the end of this month!!
 
brian2sun said:
My jeep buddies go into denial when I tell them about how I've towed jeeps out before. My neighbor has a big jeep club and some of the members won't even try "ballbuster" on Dishpan (the obstacle in my 1st photo in post #36) even with dual lockers. I love to make them feel lame! The pics don't do it justice, but at the base of that obstacle you stare straight up at the sun and feel like your going to do a 90 deg. flip backwards onto your roof until you feather it and get your front driver side tire over the 1st boulder. Sketchy, but really fun.

EDIT: Oooo, and on a side note I talked to Steve at CBI yesterday and he said the bumper should be done by the end of this month!!
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well, a big part of wheelin is the driver... and driver confidence. If someone is scared of a section before they get to it, its over! Im sure you got them in driving skills, you are obviously smarter than them cuz you bought a 4runner and not a Jeep! :cheers:

and keep us informed on the bumper! cant wait to see it!
 
Duhockey said:
well, a big part of wheelin is the driver... and driver confidence. If someone is scared of a section before they get to it, its over! Im sure you got them in driving skills, you are obviously smarter than them cuz you bought a 4runner and not a Jeep! :cheers:

and keep us informed on the bumper! cant wait to see it![/QUOTE

Interestingly enough, one of the things i kept thinking about when they we were on Wheeler Ridge was how worried they were about me. I was never worried per say i just didn't think i would make it lol.
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Duhockey said:
If someone is scared of a section before they get to it, its over! Im sure you got them in driving skills, you are obviously smarter than them cuz you bought a 4runner and not a Jeep! :cheers:
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:beer: i'll drink to that! That's so true about people getting intimidated... if you have doubts before you even begin, it's bound to end up bad. I go out with my neighbor (who has a jeep on 40's, dual locked with axles out of a F-550) and I know he's usually going to try to lead me places where I simply can't go without some damage and I have to be careful to pick and choose wisely (at least as best as a wise ass like me can) :).
 
Brian2sun your welcome for that used tire info, great place that used tire king.

I can't wit to see that bumper out on the trail :bigok:

As for getting intimidated, just give it more skinny pedal. LOL :lookout:

To toy4ever if you come allllll the way down here to run dishpan from Idaho. shout out and will hook you up with several other good trails that are very close to dishpan.
 
driffter33 said:
Brian2sun your welcome for that used tire info, great place that used tire king. Yes, you rock!

I can't wit to see that bumper out on the trail :bigok: Me niether!

As for getting intimidated, just give it more skinny pedal. LOL :lookout: :guitar2:

To toy4ever if you come allllll the way down here to run dishpan from Idaho. shout out and will hook you up with several other good trails that are very close to dishpan.
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For sure, Dishpan is too short to come all that way for. We'd have to at least run Pilot Rock, Dishpan, and John Bull together. A little birdy also told me that Holcomb Valley might be opening up again this year!!
 
Took my rear bumper off today in preparation for the CBI coming hopefully by friday (and to be painted and installed maybe by the end of the weekend)!! I'm not sure where I'm going to install it at yet, maybe at my folks' house in Riverside or at Driffter33's if he's not working.. :) you mentioned a mod party??

If anyone local wants the middle piece of the factory dark grey rear bumper or any of the brackets for free, let me know. I'm not holding them for long, trash comes monday.

Some fugly cellphone shots like usual..
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And here's one of the 4runner and the tent while I was camping with friends in Big Bear last weekend..
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Just got home from work bout 2hrs ago. is that bumper in yet or mayby its on the truck but they cant find your house:cry2:
 
I meant it's should be here this coming friday 9/3. He was waiting on the gas can mount that somebody else supplies.
 
Cool I wonder if those sliders will be in by then. I picked up the inserts today. I am going to work on my LCA skids in the morning
 
The campsite is a new one for me! I found a bunch of private single party campsites all around Big Bear just a couple of weeks ago while I was bored and exploring.. and they all have a fire ring and a picnic table (no bathrooms). The best part is, they're totally private and secluded, not too many people know about them, and campfires are legal at them too (I checked with the Ranger station up the street from my house)!

I seriously found like 15 of them ranging from John Bull area almost to Angeles Oaks and I have them marked on a map now.. and they're all really bad ass. There's several more that I know about now and haven't been to yet also!
 
I ordered up some IPF lights today from Toytec along with some 10mm OME trim packers, thanks Dylan!

I got the trim packers because I like the height mine sits at now and I'm anticipating that the weight of the CBI and spare tire hanging off will push the rear down ~.5". So these should put me right back to about where I'm sitting now.

The lights are pretty sweet too and come with the wiring loom and everything. They also make it easy to wire up so when the switch is pushed, they can automatically come on with your high beams and shut off with your lows.
IPF Light kit - Toytec Lifts: Toyota Lift Kits: FJ Cruiser Lift Kits, Tacoma Lift Kits, Tundra Lift Kits, 4 Runner Lift Kits, Sequoia Lift Kits, Toyota Truck Lift Kits
 
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