utctscanr75
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Congrats. I highly suggest joining the Toyota Chicago based FB groups. Badlands off road park is a good place to start learning your vehicle's capabilities.
Northern Illinois 4Runner Group
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Congrats. I highly suggest joining the Toyota Chicago based FB groups. Badlands off road park is a good place to start learning your vehicle's capabilities.
Decipher
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Welcome! I’ll add you to the main page and congrats.
I’m proud of the fact that I’ve never been a part of Facebook but I’m sure there are very active groups there.
And I agree on Badlands in Indiana. Great place with varying degrees of difficulty.
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Decipher
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Nice! What did you get???
I just sold the 4Runner. I’m hunting for a Lexus GX460 I’ll be converting into a trail rig. I’d still love to run with this group. Good people here.
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Sp00ner
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Just went with the Eibach lift for the TRD Pro, and then some 285 KO2s. I'm pretty stoked.
Decipher
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Very nice! Post up some pics! I’m hearing very good things about this Eibach lift.
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Sp00ner
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As promised, no tires yet, those are next up. Had it done at ChiTown4x4 they knocked out the 4 springs in 70 minutes, and then charged me less than quoted because it was so easy.
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Dean22
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Hi All,
New 3rd gen owner in Chicago. I'll try to keep tabs on this thread and tag along next time y'all head out to Badlands/Cliffs/wherever you can get off the pavement in our little corner of the midwest.
Has anyone been to Haspin Acres (near Indy) recently? I've read comments that run the gamut from "It's great!" to "It's a 24 hour drunk on wheels!" Lots of the comments were from 10 or 15 years back, though. I like the idea of Haspin as you can camp on-site. It might make for a good during-the-week trip at some point if it's really not as crazy as some make it out to be.
Dean
New 3rd gen owner in Chicago. I'll try to keep tabs on this thread and tag along next time y'all head out to Badlands/Cliffs/wherever you can get off the pavement in our little corner of the midwest.
Has anyone been to Haspin Acres (near Indy) recently? I've read comments that run the gamut from "It's great!" to "It's a 24 hour drunk on wheels!" Lots of the comments were from 10 or 15 years back, though. I like the idea of Haspin as you can camp on-site. It might make for a good during-the-week trip at some point if it's really not as crazy as some make it out to be.
Dean
Love the 460 and 470 builds. So versatile and they look great! There is one out here in the western suburbs and it looks great. I think they have a great stance and the platform is endless. Good luck with your search!
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ravens_wood
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Iffy, you're north of 280 but south of 80... 
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utctscanr75
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A lot of people are going to the Toyota takeover at the Silver Lake Sand Dunes this Saturday.
Sp00ner
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Bah, had I known about this...
Just got back from Colorado, so figured I couldnt take off too quickly.
Any details on this?
utctscanr75
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Sp00ner
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Many thanks, let me see what I can do, absolutely dying to get together with more people instead of being solo all the time.
This one will be rough, timing-wise, but ping me if you have other events coming up that you know of, I don't do Facebook anymore but always willing to meet up.
Dean22
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Sp00ner,
I'm up for it. But, not until mid- to late-September, probably. We're in NC now. Then, Labor Day weekend, we're dropping Thing II off at college in Denver, camping in WY for a few days, then visiting family in MT. I imagine the weekend in between will be busy as all get out. I'm dying to see what my "new" 4Runner can do, especially if there's somebody else available to save my dumb butt! I'll ping you or reply here.
Dean
I'm up for it. But, not until mid- to late-September, probably. We're in NC now. Then, Labor Day weekend, we're dropping Thing II off at college in Denver, camping in WY for a few days, then visiting family in MT. I imagine the weekend in between will be busy as all get out. I'm dying to see what my "new" 4Runner can do, especially if there's somebody else available to save my dumb butt! I'll ping you or reply here.
Dean
