Central Oregon Off-Road Day (Around Bend, OR)

Undecided, I'm in Salem, it's a long drive to Bend and back.

Looking for easy to mild trails without pin stripes and rock gardens. Not ready to look like a real off-roader.

That's why I was thinking Cline Butte again, the rocks aren't too horrible and there isn't that many tight spots for pin striping. At least the sections I went on last time.
 
Did we still want to hit Cline Sunday/tomorrow?
Maybe head up 4601 till we get stuck in the snow?
Or just bag it till more can go?
 
Sorry to miss you guys. I headed out to Cline on my drive home.

I'll post up some pix. I put the first good "OUCH" on a skid plate.

I am grateful it was there. I sure felt/heard it!
 
Here it is, the first dent!

Nothing like the issues you guys had at Edison, but this sure got my attention!
 

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That's why I was thinking Cline Butte again, the rocks aren't too horrible and there isn't that many tight spots for pin striping. At least the sections I went on last time.

Holy excrement, I just realized you were in Bend. We have talked several times before (when I was working on my Tundra) and it never sunk in. I grew up in Madras and our ranch is at Smith Rocks. Bend has changed so much over the years.

As far as wheeling, have you guy been to the quick silver mines by Haystack Reservoir?
 
Turned into a lazy TV day for me.:sorry:
We going to try next weekend?

Uh, I'm not sure to be honest... I've been pretty wiped all week since I finished the 4Runner last Saturday... Maybe? It's supposed to rain Sunday and Monday.

Here it is, the first dent!

Nothing like the issues you guys had at Edison, but this sure got my attention!

The first one is always the toughest, doesn't look to bad though. Glad you had fun! :D

I'm not interested in making the fiasco at Edison a regular thing. lol

Holy excrement, I just realized you were in Bend. We have talked several times before (when I was working on my Tundra) and it never sunk in. I grew up in Madras and our ranch is at Smith Rocks. Bend has changed so much over the years.

As far as wheeling, have you guy been to the quick silver mines by Haystack Reservoir?

Never heard of the Quick Silver Mines, you got coordinates? :)
 
Ugh, we have been short-staffed at work so I've had few chances to catch up on this thread...looks like folks have been busy!

Interesting that so much was incurred at Edison - I had my issues at Cline...

I'm still interested in lining something up in the coming weekends.
 
Seems like I was reading, here on T4R.org, some foggy memory, something about the gussets interfering with the stock style (and our SPC UCA) upper balljoint nut(to spindle). You cant get at it? Where-as a TC heim style are different and work better? Maybe I dreamed that up? Cant expect a guy to keep up with all the mods everybody does.

I made a little cardboard cut-out thingy bobber to check your UCA if you want.

Problem is, have to take a standard nut and cut groves in them for the cotter pin for them. The BJ stud isn't long enough for extra metal piece on the gusset above the spindle. I had to make one when I had the SPC.

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Back to life...

Anyone up this weekend? I've been informed I will be installing lights on the roof of the house, otherwise, free!

Also, I just made an appt @ Kendall to install the lift. I'm usually up for anything, but the KDSS has me a bit freaked out.
 
Back to life...

Anyone up this weekend? I've been informed I will be installing lights on the roof of the house, otherwise, free!

Also, I just made an appt @ Kendall to install the lift. I'm usually up for anything, but the KDSS has me a bit freaked out.

Wait did you do this around 1-ish? I think I walked by you while you were talking to Brandy! lol

What lift are you using?
 
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Wait did you do this around 1-ish? I think I walked by you while you were talking to Brandy! lol

What lift are you using?



That was probably me! Bald dude (I think I was wearing a hat)

I usually do my own wrenching, but the KDSS has me concerned. And it appears that if Toyota does the work, the warranty is intact.

At the moment, I'm torn. I don't want to go up too high, so I think may just level it out. Thinking going up one size tire!

I THINK I'd like something like the Bilstein set @ first stop.

Torn...
 
East run

Anyone want to hit that Chesley's Challenge next weekend? 26th or 27th after turkey day. East of Bend.
 
Anyone want to hit that Chesley's Challenge next weekend? 26th or 27th after turkey day. East of Bend.


Dang it, just saw this!

Tomorrow I am taking my kid to bust some clays @ Bend Trap near Millican. Is Chesley's on the Millican OHV area? That might work, since he also wants to learn to do a little wheeling.
 
Dang it, just saw this!

Tomorrow I am taking my kid to bust some clays @ Bend Trap near Millican. Is Chesley's on the Millican OHV area? That might work, since he also wants to learn to do a little wheeling.

No worries.
Yup, kinda, its south of Millican. South of Pine Mountain.
It is a 53 mile loop with some parts easy, hard and difficult trail.
Maybe rough in a stock 4runner clearance wise.
Looks like maybe bypass areas in the difficult zones.

shearn...Are you all armored up and lifted now?
What time you going shooting?

The more I look the more damage I find from that first Edison Butte run.
My front skid looks like your picture from Cline, looked like the front diff took a hit but is OK.
Hit the muffler, the passenger rear lower trailing arm and the front frame mount (looks slightly bent/twisted) and dinged the center xmember.
Thinking I missed the armor group buy I better get in on this RCI Thanksgiving sale.
 
Derek,

No armor, no lift yet! Sliders are in the mail, lift has been odd, the lady at the dealership has disappeared on me.

As for timing I am going to attempt to awaken kid around 10. Wish me luck.

Hmmm. That lenght may be more than I want to bite off today - I've been waiting for the lift for the new tires. After a trip to the Mtn on Friday, I've learned that as bad as they are off the road, they are worse in snow.

Let me see if I can wake him up and I'll get back at you



No worries.
Yup, kinda, its south of Millican. South of Pine Mountain.
It is a 53 mile loop with some parts easy, hard and difficult trail.
Maybe rough in a stock 4runner clearance wise.
Looks like maybe bypass areas in the difficult zones.

shearn...Are you all armored up and lifted now?
What time you going shooting?

The more I look the more damage I find from that first Edison Butte run.
My front skid looks like your picture from Cline, looked like the front diff took a hit but is OK.
Hit the muffler, the passenger rear lower trailing arm and the front frame mount (looks slightly bent/twisted) and dinged the center xmember.
Thinking I missed the armor group buy I better get in on this RCI Thanksgiving sale.
 

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