Stockwell45's Adventure Thread

[Stockwell45]

This is a really amazing thread. I really want to do something like this one day. I've been thinking about it for a few months now just trying to figure out what all needs to be considered and done before leaving. That side of the country is just beautiful to me and I would love to make it back out there. I saw the grand canyon, pikes peak, the painted forest, the meteor crater, and alot of the scenery in west texas, new mexico, arizona, and colorado many years ago as a child, but I would love to make it out there again.

The biggest thing I found on planning a trip like this is to not overthink it. You'll start thinking about how far of a drive it is, all the things that could go wrong, how expensive it is. But the fact is it's really not that expensive, and you could be in Utah from Alabama in two days easily. Just get some time off work, load your 4runner and go! And it's nice to have a friend to keep you company too…I had a few friends that were supposed to go with me, but they all flaked at the last minute except one

Wow, that LBJ situation is scary. Did you replace the bolts and use blue loctite last time the LBJ were replaced? Just wondering because I'm replacing my bolts now after pulling them to do my CVs. Thanks

Yes, factory bolts with blue Loctite. The scary thing is, it wasn't like the bolts unthreaded, they just sheared. Factory bolts are grade 10 too, so you would think they would be plenty strong. I think if you just look under there and check them after a long day on dirt roads to make sure they're all still there, you will be fine lol

 

[habanero]

YIKES and also way cool pics, looks like an awesome trip.

 

[NJCatalana]

awesome pictures man! I'll be heading out to Yellowstone in May to work for 3 months, I'll have to check out the Bighorn Canyon.

 

[Jdog]

Super cool thread man. Great rig. The Alcan would be a blast of the highest Jedi order, like cooler then Yoda!