Cougar Buttes December 15th

[Kraze]

When: Sunday, December 15th

Where: Cougar Buttes, Bullfrog/Cakewalk/Hammerdown (trail selection subject to change)

Meet time and place: 10:30 am at 34°29'6.91"N 116°49'32.67"W

Minimum requirements: You'll probably want 33s, a locker is preferable, and sliders. See this post for more details: http://www.toyota-4runner.org/so-cal/156830-cougar-buttes-december-15th.html#post1556079

Confirmed:
J-money$$$ + a couple other rigs
Kraze
4Running Daily

Maybe:
Broker

If you're not familiar with Cougar Buttes, here's a couple Youtube videos to give you an idea of what we will encounter:





Lots of rocks, pretty much. Should be a good time!

 

[4Running Daily]

Super jealous, curse my lack of skids... soon soon.

 

[Broker]

Hmm, really think a locker is needed? I need to get the runner out of the garage but I'm still on open diffs.

 

[04desertrunner]

:cry2: my armor won't be ready till the end of the month.

 

[Kraze]

Hmm, really think a locker is needed? I need to get the runner out of the garage but I'm still on open diffs.

With your long travel, maybe not. You did really well out at Corral Canyon with open diffs, I know that. I've actually never been out there though, so I'll let [MENTION=32837]J-money$$$[/MENTION] answer that question definitively.

:cry2: my armor won't be ready till the end of the month.

What are you waiting on? Skids?

 

[4Running Daily]

Hmm, really think a locker is needed? I need to get the runner out of the garage but I'm still on open diffs.

Do you have armor now? I know you built a BA front bumper, but what about underbelly skids?

With your long travel, maybe not. You did really well out at Corral Canyon with open diffs, I know that. I've actually never been out there though, so I'll let [MENTION=32837]J-money$$$[/MENTION] answer that question definitively.



What are you waiting on? Skids?

I think he ordered skids and a rear bumper.

 

[04desertrunner]

yep skids and a rear bumper

 

[Kraze]

Nice! You'll be all set up after those are on. If this run is something you would be interested in, we can always do it again sometime in January.

 

[Broker]

Do you have armor now? I know you built a BA front bumper, but what about underbelly skids?

Not yet, i have something half way put together, but it has been put aside until i finish my front and rear bumper. I just haven't hit enough stuff with the under belly yet to increase it on my priority list. The 35s and LT keep the belly off the ground reasonably; or I'm just not wheeling hard enough, either one.

 

[4Running Daily]

The 35s and LT keep the belly off the ground reasonably; or I'm just not wheeling hard enough, either one.

You'll answer this question very quickly in CB. Either way take lots of pictures.

 

[J-money$$$]

Allright so heres the deal I dont care if you want to try it open open. THats all up to you. I think you can make most of the stuff out there no problem with long travel and 35's So why not. if you want to come, come. If you have never been there it works kinda weird. most things can be bypassed. Only a few sections have hard places that cannot be bypassed. We use to take my buddys 2009 taco out there with 31's and open/open and he did most of the stuff. But wasnt scared to give it the skinny pedal or body damage.

Sliders are needed. And stock rear bumpers would probably get scraped. front not as much. Skids are not a big deal out there. Just sliders.


Ill post up where we will meet up. We can run whatever. Hammerdown would be the hardest thing and at the end of the day. without a locker your not going down it, and surly not going up, but its only 100 yards long. Its got plenty of places to park and watch. I try and stay out of it but seem to get bored and try it. We have just broke too many parts in that 100 yards....




Hopefully some more people show up. If not once yall get some armor hit me up. Im only 30 mins from cougar buttes and would roll out there whenever.

 

[Kraze]

Sliders are needed. And stock rear bumpers would probably get scraped. front not as much. Skids are not a big deal out there. Just sliders.

You hear that [MENTION=75445]4Running Daily[/MENTION] and [MENTION=79984]04desertrunner[/MENTION]? Sounds like you guys would be fine. No reason not to come out!

 

[J-money$$$]

Some pre-run photos to get you stoked.











ANd we can try not to do this. Dont worry. THis one was on some extra credit line













Meet up coming

 

[J-money$$$]

Meeting spot. There is phone service Kraze has my number so call if you cant find it.
34°29'6.91"N
116°49'32.67"W

Best directions I can come up with are get to Highway18/247 to Lucerne Valley.
Go north on Camp Rock Road
Go East (it only goes east) on Cambria. Its the street before a set of big power lines.
This will take you up past some houses. Continue until you find the spot. Should be on the drivers right.

 

[4Running Daily]

You hear that [MENTION=75445]4Running Daily[/MENTION] and [MENTION=79984]04desertrunner[/MENTION]? Sounds like you guys would be fine. No reason not to come out!

How far of a drive is it for us Kraze?

 

[Kraze]

How far of a drive is it for us Kraze?

About 2 hours for us.

 

[4Running Daily]

About 2 hours for us.

I'll give it a firm maybe.

 

[J-money$$$]

I'll give it a firm maybe.

That be cool man. You will have fun, and I have never seen 3 5speed 4runners on a single run. Just random.

 

[Kraze]

That be cool man. You will have fun, and I have never seen 3 5speed 4runners on a single run. Just random.

We have to make it happen now. Don't let us down Connor!

I just googled the meet up location. We should have no problems finding that.

And if you guys look at this picture from the last page:



He doesn't have a rear bumper, or any skids at all, not even stock skids besides the gas tank, and look what he's doing! You guys will be fine.

 

[4Running Daily]

Ahhh mann now I have to go haha. I have to do some more tire clearancing in the rear. (I should really extend my bumpstops) So I'll squeeze that in sometime this week and hopefully I can make it out there.