Off-Roading on 8/05/06 Video & Pics!

[Thai]

Off-Roading on 8/05/06 Pics & Videos

Hey all,

We had a great time yesterday! No FJ's showed up...that's OK...we had Xterras out this time.

Group consisted of: my G500 (31" BFG AT KO, sliders), my brother's Jeep Rubicon (2" lift, tummy tuck), perfectly modified Rubicon (huge lift, 35" MT/R, winch, armor, etc.), OME-lifted 4runner (32" BFG AT KO, sliders), lifted 2006 Xterra (32" stock tires, disconnected both sway bars, sliders), and 2004 Xterra (1st gen, stock).

We all aired down to about 20 psi.

Damage report:

- 2004 Xterra transmission or transfer case went KAPUT! going up the first hill climb. It was probably the transfer case...and was probably not working BEFORE the off-roading. The driver did NOT do anything wrong during the hillclimb to break it. The temperature gauge went up...so, it was a faulty unit. The driver never has used the 4x4 system before.

- My G500 suffered a slight scraping of one rim and scratch marks on the plastic endcaps of the front bumper

- OME-lifted 4runner scraped the hell out of one rim, along with busted Toyota centercap.

Ok...enough chit-chat...here are the VIDEO & pics:

http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7081908057489967518

 

[Thai]

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First hillclimb...the easier of the hillclimb route.
This is where the '04 Xterra broke....

 

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'06 Xterra doing the same...and conquering!

 

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Rubicon making it look easy....

 

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4runner making up the hill....

 

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Rockledge...harder route than above.

With brakes smoking (you can actually see blue brake smoke...traction control working overtime!)...and wheel spinning, this Xterra made it up and over! Quite impressive!

 

[Thai]

One more action pic of Xterra...you can see the black tire marks on the rock!

 

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4runner up the same rockledge...having more difficulty...and this is where he scraped the hell out of one rim! At least, he still has the spare rim to replace it with.

 

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4runner down small mudpit

 

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4runner out of mudpit

 

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Rubicon down the hillslope into shallow mud...and then up the other side...it helps to have lockers and 35" MT/Rs!! (Video will show this better)

 

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Xterra going in....

 

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Xterra coming out....

 

[TexGX]

The pictures look ok, but who was the camera man? That footage was some of the most impressive I have seen.

TexGX

 

[Thai]

The pictures look ok, but who was the camera man? That footage was some of the most impressive I have seen.

TexGX

Yes, TexGX, you're a wonderful cameraman...btw, you should look up the word, "MODESTY".

 

[Mr. Lambdebois]

Thanks for sharing....
:bigok:

 

[fireteacher]

just a thought, what do most people have against wearing seatbelts these days :chair: , the 4th gen was the only one i could see wearing it, im sure you did to thai, just couldnt see it.

loked like fun.

was the xtera locked?

 

[Thai]

just a thought, what do most people have against wearing seatbelts these days :chair: , the 4th gen was the only one i could see wearing it, im sure you did to thai, just couldnt see it.

loked like fun.

was the xtera locked?

I ALWAYS wear my seatbelts during off-roading...also lock my doors too. Look at the video.

The Xterra only had ATRAC. No rear locker. He did disconnect his sway bars (front & rear).

 

[cpayne5]

"Slider damage. Woooooo!!!"