Pre-running Trans New Jersey Trails

[propain]

Weather looks pretty good, maybe rain for Friday, hope they are wrong. Will all meet at the rally point, which is High Point State Park. It's on a Friday, so expect possible delays getting there due to rush hour traffic/weather. For those who need it, PM me for my cell number.

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[Krayziekid]

Weather looks pretty good, maybe rain for Friday, hope they are wrong. Will all meet at the rally point, which is High Point State Park. It's on a Friday, so expect possible delays getting there due to rush hour traffic/weather.

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Yup, heard rain on and off on Friday. Should be fun either way cause who doesn't love a little mud

 

[propain]

who doesn't love a little mud

Cant wait. You guys have recovery gear? Anyone besides myself have a winch? We will hit water crossings/mud in the pine barrens, that place has dinosaur shit for dirt, especially after heavy rains :tongue:

 

[Krayziekid]

Cant wait. You guys have recovery gear? Anyone besides myself have a winch? We will hit water crossings/mud in the pine barrens, that place has dinosaur shit for dirt, especially after heavy rains :tongue:

No winch here, but I'll be bringing my usual kit of tow strap, snatch strap, multiple shackles, shovel, and hi-lift.

 

[propain]

This weather is beautiful. Hope we have it all weekend.

If it down pours, the pine barrens will be flooded big-time, so if it does flood, we will have to avoid some areas if we can. (Youtube pine barrens offroad) to see the size of the mud pits and water logged trails there. These aren’t your average mud pits, these pits are deep, at least 4 feet deep, spoke to a friend @ OK4wd and he said don’t go in them, they are too deep. You'll be spending hours recovering. I also heard the "law" down there is very strict, so we will need to avoid them like the plague.

Were gonna have a good ole time :becky: Throw a pair of boots in the truck just in-case you need them hehe.

 

[Krayziekid]

:dance:Yea, I was just curious about the updated forecast, so I checked the weather. Long story short....

Not a crazy amount though. I agree about avoiding the mud pits though. They are like invisible death traps lol.

 

[Contact Lost]

I am excited to meet everyone on Saturday when I show up! This will be my first real run with my new to me 3rd gen! I am using this as a baseline to determine where and how I need to spend my money and what upgrades need to come first.

Just got done doing tundra front brakes, lower ball joints and rear diff breather. I will bring a Come-Along (I know it is not ideal, but it is what I have) a shovel and a couple of other rescue/repair odds and ends. I don't expect I should slow anyone down too bad, at least I hope not!

Evan

 

[propain]

You'll be fine.

 

[propain]

Ready2rock.

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[toy4runner]

I will see you guys Tomorrow.
Propain, look like you still have a lots of room in your rig, are you sure you got very thing.:biggrin1::thumb3:

 

[JLee50]

This was an awesome weekend. Thanks propain for doing most of the planning legwork!

Here's a short video clip - I'm used to deserts, so this was new for me: https://youtu.be/cpFz-pAqDoM

 

[Civiceg94]

This was an awesome weekend. Thanks propain for doing most of the planning legwork!

Here's a short video clip - I'm used to deserts, so this was new for me: https://youtu.be/cpFz-pAqDoM

I was your first view :biggrin2: my avatar is in the pine barrens also where i lost my front plates lol

 

[Krayziekid]

Yup, to echo what [MENTION=128282]JLee50[/MENTION] said, it was a great weekend. The weather wasn't on our side for the first night, but after that, you couldn't have asked for better weather

Here are just a handful of pics from the trip. This time around, I took way more video than I did photos, so I'll be editing that together over the next week or two as I have time. Enjoy!

 

[Krayziekid]

And a few more :yo:

 

[propain]

It was great meeting all of you!!

Krayziekid, Pat, Josh, toy4runner, Evan, thanks for helping out on the front passenger shock :thumb: Made it home with no issues. I would of thought driving home on 30psi would decrease my mpg, but instead it went up. Go figure. I was doing 70mph all the way home. Booked appointment @ Toyota for tomorrow morning. The shock post and nut must of binded together with all the force from the whoops/moguls. Had alot of fun in the sand. Reminded me of my dirtbike days. Dont forget to check yourselves for ticks. :biggrin2:

Krayziekid, cant wait to see the videos. That drone was sick! Looking forward to meeting up again to doing some wheeling. We should all do a weekend in the pine barrens. Big up to Jose and the Sunnyside Crew. Look forward to hanging with all of you again.

 

[propain]

Some pix.

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[propain]

Scumbag dealership wont cover shock damage under warranty due to spacer. Also said UCA's are both leaking oil. Looks like ill need to get rid of this shit bilsteins and go with a OME/King setup.

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[propain]

They are charging me $500. going to call Toyota TRD and see what they say. My dealer refuses to work on my TRD parts.

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[Contact Lost]

They are charging me $500.

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Like you said, everything in this hobby is expensive!! :cry2:

 

[JLee50]

Scumbag dealership wont cover shock damage under warranty due to spacer. Also said UCA's are both leaking oil. Looks like ill need to get rid of this shit bilsteins and go with a OME/King setup.

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I'd ask them if you should trade your TRD Pro in on an SVT Raptor or Colorado ZR2 and see what they say.

Marketing and selling an off road truck and then refusing to honor warranty is a bit silly, unless they can legitimately prove that the spacers caused the failure.