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>>28468078 (OP)
In an emergency you could tell her to sit somewhere and use her as an anchor for your winch.

>>28468078 (OP)
>maximum gut
>minimum tit
Jeez dude.

Chenowth

>>28468078 (OP)
Moving to eastern Oklahoma soon. Anyone know of good trails around Tulsa?

>>28468339
Yes

>>28468078 (OP)
Terrible OP

>>28468078 (OP)
which anon is that
>>28468339
no

>>28468279
more cushion for the pushion

>>28468078 (OP)
does anyone here have a roxor?

maturing is realising swing axles are the best axle layout
>independent but without multiple brittle CV's
>strong cnassis mounted load bearing center single CV
>long down travel unlike IFS / IRS
>low unsprung mass unlike solid axle
>simple and low maintenance
>cheap to manufacture

other axles can't compeet

>>28468830
just look at these simple sexy chassis. honestly peng

>>28468784
no
>>28468830
These are ridiculously unstable and the average driver can't be trusted to handle it at modern road speeds. They also don't offer enough of an advantage for fast offroad to take them over the true durability of a solid axle or the travel of purpose built IFS.

>>28468975
Have the side sliders been effective? Debating doing it.

>>28468830
>other axles can't compeet
You're right.
TTB Domination eradicated competition

>>28469062
Yes, one of the most important mods you can do to your rig. I'd do it before a front bumper even.

>>28469112
That's TIB my friend

>>28469155
I meant the ones over thw wheel well
But yes I agree with that post
https://youtu.be/R19gBw1pKQ4

>>28469325
Oh, then yes, they've been alright. I use them more for grabbing on to when hoisting myself up from the ground than anything. If you do end up going with them, make them as close to the body as possible and make them detachable.

They do clear brush nicely, nothing huge but it's helped me avoid some nasty dents.

>>28469171
Yes.
My brain was on TTB because even though its a 2wd class and that example has custom beams, the majority of class 8 trucks ran gutted TTBs because they were stronger and it was simple as shit to cut&weld the ends to match camber for whatever geometry you built.

>>28468975
Does anyone have a diesel swapped cj? I keep seeing cjs pop up for $1500-3000 I assume it would be a cool project

>>28468279
And the woman isn't any better either.

>>28468339
There is an off road vehicle area near Keystone Dam, it's okay. Completely unregulated and full of tards doing tard stuff. If you get a little deeper past the parking lot and into the woods the retardation goes down.

>>28469922
EWWWWW!

>>28469155
This, first thing I did was put some sliders on. I'll be putting on a winch in a month or two with a friend.

damn fine evening

did abq anon ever hit the trails off coyote canyon? i didn't check the last thread again and had to replace my cv boots anyway

>>28470209
How good of a performer is the 4.0 engine? There's 2wd, 5 speed XJ with rusty roof I wanna buy and swap that engine and trans comb into a another car. Pic related, but in my case I'm thinking of something from AMC like a Hornet.

>>28470591
...or into one of these, if I can get one.

>>28470591
>2wd XJ
Jesus Christ how horrifying
4.0 stick is great

>>28470591
It's fun
>>28470609
2wd manual transmission is the one I want next.

>>28470609
>>28470772
>"Makes plenty of torque and horsepower in this light car which makes it fun to row the gears through the 5 Speed manual transmission"

https://www.deadclutch.com/2018/06/01/1976-amc-hornet-w-4-0ho-efi-swap/

I guess a Hornet swap it its then.>>28470609

>>28470832
Watch Uncle Tony's series on this jeep.

https://youtu.be/XLuFW1lb-2k

>>28470805
>expires tomorrow

>>28470883
>watch vid on YouTube
>pic related autoplays immediately after.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x3L7vlWUndU

Now I'm even more convinced to put a 4.0 in a lighter (3,000 lbs) car.

>>28470573
Nobody ever responded...
Im still down to go, going to be busy until 4th of July though

What are the good light bar brands? Don't want some glaring chink POS w horrid CRI

>>28471075
Those hagerty feature videos have good content but I can't the faggoty way of speaking that guy has to narrate with.

Can they get someone who isn't a gay theater boy to do the segments?

Picked up the 4runner today. Didn't know the guy bought it new. Dealer quoted him $4500 for brakes, decided to do it himself and halfassed it, only been sitting a year. AC works. I'm stoked. Driving through the Ozarks with no ac fucking sucks

>>28471075
Everyone will vehemently deny XJs run 14 second quarters and then make up excuses when you show them proof, it's a 500lbs cast iron block and I can think of better tuning ponies though

>>28470142
Good choice, lets you attempt way rougher stuff without any lift.
>>28470209
Nice view, friend
>>28471145
Baja Designs, Rigid
>>28471641
>Picked up the 4runner today.
Pics?

>>28468830
Swing axles tuck in when sideways on incline, pretty dangerous.

Comfy up here

>>28471122
my bad lol i tune out of this shithole for weeks at a time now. i'm down to go with you after the holiday

>>28472574
'storm damage'

>>28472579
Pretty sure the storm didn't erode the paint.

Lot of jeets and men who look like they buy reddit gold out camping this weekend. Had to take a leg of the trail that filters out those types to get some solitude.

Cubicle cucks and female hr roasties must be camping in celebration of Juneteenth.

>>28472905
I go during the week

>>28472905
>>28472922
yeah i work shift work and go during the week
i've found the best time of all is immediately after a long weekend.

>>28472930
Yup Tuesdays are DEAD

>>28472595
The hood is bent enough it doesn't like to open, but I don't know what he meant by 'it doesn't have brakes'

>>28473291
Probably just said it to be funny, you should test them by hauling ass down a mountian pass doing sick skids

>>28472569
Sick. Do you have an instagram or something?

Are there any push bumpers/bull bars designed for quick, field expedient attachment/detachment? Or that fold away somehow?

>>28472905
I didn't see anyone out there where I was out. Felt nice

>>28472905
Come wheel with me Puebloid

>>28473413
Ya I've seen some "pin-on" setups, like an early version of overland larpers that didn't want scratches on their shit from commuting to work.
They were "common" in the 90s.
I remember a fold down style for Dodge trucks when the Mac body debuted so you could have a tight wrap but be able to open the hood.
Haven't seen any in awhile though.

>>28474054
What's going on with that bumper?

>>28474626
It's pushed out so the 8274 clears the aftermarket intercooler. The weird loop/pole coming off it is for hooking the winch line to so you can get to your lead even if the hood is under water.

>>28474054
>Puebloid
Are you calling me a mexican?

>>28474054 #
>Puebloid
Are you calling me a mexican?

Another day another repair

>>28475732
im beginning to think that nigger s10fag was right and fords suck

>>28475761
wrenchlet detected

Night and day difference with the freshened up transfer case. Traction is more consistent without the slop in the chain.

>>28476814
Noice

>>28468242
Fuck stop I'm on a week nofap trying to summon a plap

>>28474656
You designed it to use the winch when 100% of the electrical system (including the winch) is underwater (?)

>>28477256
no no let him cook

>>28476814
Hell yeah

>>28477256
They make remotes now

>>28475635
You're driving a J***...
>>28477256
Look at old Malcom Douglas films as he was exploring Australia. He was using really early Warn winches while fully submerged to recover his 40 series LC.

>>28471641
Confirmed yesterday that XJ I have my eye on has the "4.0 Litre High Output." Engine good for 190 hp and 220-235lb-ft of torque.

Pic is not the actual vehicle, but a close look like. The roof is REALLY RUSTY. I'll get some pics today and we'll see if it's too far gone.

>>28478602
check under the floor mats where the front seats mount to the floor, and in the truck by the wheel wells, that's where these rust really badly

>>28478658
Or have a hidden urinal like my friends XJ.
You would get wet in the rain though so there are tradeoffs.

>>28478602
>really rusty
Yeah I may know a little bit about what you're talking about there pal oohhh!

>>28478801
And what that that little car's name? Albert Einstein.

>>28478827
Not pretty but fuck it, atleast its solid again.

>>28478899
Indeed. Some would say it's downright niggerish, but that's okay. They've actually held up great. I spray the underside with fluid film every fall.

>>28478658
If I can, I will. But if the floor just as bad as the roof is (pic related)

>>28480175
2/4

>>28480176
3/4

>>28480179
4/4
same panel as >>28480175 but from the passenger side.

Didn't post the passenger side rear because it's not rusty.

>>28468078 (OP)
/ck/ is having a picnic.

https://boards.4chan.org/ck/thread/21426868#top

/o/ is invited. Hopefully you guys bring a bag of cookies or a 12 pack of bottled water. No /k/ brownies please.

>>28480276
>new Delhi

>>28480276
Ayo fuck socal

>>28480276
>Bussy Woulds, Illinois

>>28480276
>Spokane
This is an opp, /k/ has a no Spokane rule

>>28480175
yeah that things done bud

Well time to pull them all off and buy prerunner bumpers. Never bondo'd holes before

>>28480182
Only had this small section on my roof... That one looks rough.

>>28480812
>>28480913
Hench why talked about swapping that power train into something else in >>28470591

More than likely that something being a pre 1975 AMC Hornet.

>>28481464
is it free? like literally free? a 4.0 is one of those engines you can regularly get on marketplace cheaper than the junkyard

>>28468242 B&S ball expectation

Beep

Has anyone had success clearing diesel exhaust smoke with fuel additives?

the junkyard is a magical place. went to get the window today and they had 4 tires in the same size on the rack ready to go. the door glass was the easiest to remove and replace ive ever done, and the wheel cylinder was the easiest ive ever replaced too, they even gravity bled. Doors fucked from the storm damage and i had to tweak it to get the window up in there, it will never work again but its sealed from the weather. tested the 4wd in the woods more

>>28488042
You're mom is a magical place, she went to the window today, then to the wall, until the sweat dropped down her balls

A guy in my local Twingo owner's club did a 180 km offroad rally this weekend. He said he was able to complete all of it with few problems except for one short stretch, and he reached the finish line ahead of the many of the 4x4s.

Looks like it was fun. Something I noticed is that a lot of the 4x4er's offroad pic are either just dirt roads or going out of their way to drive over an obstacle right next to a dirt road. That doesn't sound nearly as fun as cruising along tractor paths in a small car.

>>28488042
Must be nice having access to nice junkyards. All of the ones near me are run by the same company, "U Pull & Pay", greedy merchants, and they're always overrun with third worlders who steal peoples cars out of the parking lot when they're in the yard working. They'll walk off with your tools too if you don't always have them in your direct line of sight. You basically need to bring a second person just to stand watch over your tools while you work. It's sad really.

>>28488483
it isnt always nice, they've had multiple price hikes within the last year and management changes, ive walked out of there steaming pissed only to come back a week later and see the entire staff overturned. they had this short fat prick who was definitely a gym coach previously, wanted to charge for every accessory with a long block and ring it up to $500 because it was an alternator short of being a $389 complete engine with accessories. its easier to negotiate with the native niggers of west Nashville. We had a local yard in Ft. Campbell but they wore out their welcome to the point the landlord refused to renew their lease. Southern hospitality eh

>>28488237
Sick

>>28488541
>west nashville
>melanated-americans
Belle Meade has gone down the tubes in my absence, it seems. Or are you talking the "west nashville" that's just an outgrowth of north nashville down Charlotte?

>>28488653
anything inside the briley loop really

>>28488237
>able to complete it except he couldn't
>finished ahead of 4x4s
which is it?

Nevermind I just shot it with sticky goo

>>28488679
It's nonsensical to me that the nations has been deemed "west nashville" but that's gentrification for you i guess. Also moving back soonish--where do you recommend off-roading near town?

>>28489765
PaP is at the end of centenial, cant get any more west nashville than that. i installed a offroad gps and it showed me these two parks ive never seen, otherwise ive only ever been in other peoples backyards

>5 120 second timers before captcha
suck my dick

>>28489541
If I had a nickle for every time your mother has heard that...

>>28488783
Bypassed a checkpoint and took the points/time penalty. Are you totally unaware of the hobby of offroad rallying?

>>28490102
in the offroad races i watch, that would be a DNF

>>28490594
so, if you're working on angles that require propane bcs carbs stop working, do you not also have issues with oil leaving the pan?

>>28490604
what 3rd world language is this?
fuel injection and dry sump exist

>>28490594
That may he a motorsport but to call rock crawling "racing" is extremely inaccurate.
They literally stop in the middle of the course so their spotter can plot their line and tell them where to go.

>>28490942
that's king of the hammers, it's combined with picrel all in one race

>>28491432
>>28491437
NO tire kickers, I know what I got. 50K firm.

Say what you want about the humble AMC sportwagen, you may say it's a vehicle for perhaps a niggard, "it's cheap".

BUT it's definitely not niggardly when it comes to fun and smiles provided. Perhaps the true niggards are the ones who cannot appreciate simple joys in life.

>>28491607
I liek them

>>28491607
are the xj haters in the room with you now?

>>28494781
yeah it seems to me the XJ is universally beloved.
it's when people heavily mod them that they become compromised, and then some people feel they're worthy of disdain (mostly because of unibody issues)

>>28494786
dont attach tons to 14ga sheet metal, its that simple

> losing minimum $10k on a bone stock 20 year old SUV with 250k miles
Why are Toyotafags like this? couldn't be me

>>28495237
what makes you think this only happens with Toyotas? i see this shit all the time with various brands
i bet he payed a shop to do it all, too

>>28495237
Haha yeah weird

>>28495237
>my loss your game

>>28495519
seems like you have a huge ship on your shoulder

>>28495603
Nice old unmolested 4runners arent exactly diamond dozen pal

This thing was so close to being sent to the scrapper. Glad I kept it.

Finally reached that point where the work has finally paid off, everything clicked into place, and it runs and performs beautifully. Just spent a whole week out there.

>>28495237
bro, i hate to break it to you... that's a 30 year old truck

How nasty this thing was when I started the work.

Still ran in this condition, not great, but it ran. It made toxic clouds from under the hood at stop lights from the nasty sludge dripping on the exhaust and burning.

She's doing a bit better these days

>>28495921
Ok furry

Nah my jeep still has the original straight six designed by chain smoking wife beating AMC engineers like God intended instead of some gay 90 horsepower volkswagen engine

Pham I just bought a 2002 Toyota Tacoma with a 175,000 miles on it

wat am i in store for

>>28496474
Put it on Craigslist for 18k

>>28496472
based and abusepilled straightsixer
>>28496474
rust, rust, and more rust!

automatic of ~manuel~?

>>28496474
slow and uneventful

What are your must haves in the trunk when going on adventures? Water, tools, blanket, flashlight, flares? What else?

>>28498938
ignition module, shovel

>>28498938
Hash, 180gb ipod video, hashpipe, lighter

>>28498938
condoms

And you're blackpilling

>>28499119
2 years before it's all undone and everything reverts to the prior schemes. You know (((they))) won't let such things stand.

>>28499386
You think the Dems will make a comeback in the midterms? They're toast

>>28499558
no i think you'll witness the same tired rigging we did in the last 10 elections. it'll be blue, then red, blue, red, etc.

the point is to create a form of stasis where basically nothing meaningful gets done or lasts for any length of time. look how they pruned all the NFA stuff from the BBB at the very last minute.

>>28499119
>55mpg on diesel
yikes, imagine not knowing a corolla hybrid exists

>>28499558
political theatre, they'll accomplish their agenda with whoever is most popular

>>28499119
So there is hope for an OEM V8 tacoma?

>>28499808
And mini trucks

>>28499808
will domestic full size manufacturers abandon they're overly complex 10 speed transmissions?
Ford 7.3L w/ 6spd auto would be based
>>28500460
mini trucks were cancelled due to marketing/safety, not CAFE

>>28500487
You mean 6 speed manual

>>28500525
one can dream

>>28500538
Saw a manual crew cab LBZ for $40k the otherday. Didn't know chebby still had a manual truck in 06

took bArb out for some 4wdin this morning
Honestly I got spooked about 2/3 of the way down this road and bailed back but the tank did fine. I have exactly 0 experience taking a car on anything remotely gnarly so I didn't want to get stuck.

>>28501351
you got spooked driving on gravel

>>28501351
>>28501360

>>28501360
There was a bear

>>28501384
dont be insensitive, that was just your mother

>>28501351
Fellow FJBro, bears are our friends.

This little chungus would visit me every day on a week long camping trip a few years back. He just snuffled around eating acorns and watched me cook breakfast in the mornings.

>>28502651
Its all fun and games until he shows up in your yard.
>t. Have a bear in my yard.

>>28502860
Kek I had one destroy my garbage can shelter last year, and I live in a normal neighbourhood too. $300 deck box completely trashed to pieces by the piggu and trash all over my lawn.

my neighbor asked me if i wanted the junkho back from him, hes ~85 and his kids bought him a new van with a/c and faith to drive cross country. last i checked it had 408k miles, that was around a year ago. its like the disgusting fruitcake that gets passed around the world

i obviously cant get rid and keep rid of this thing, what do?

>>28503337
Take it to the scrapyard for meth money like all your other failed projects you fucking loser.

>>28503362
my work has over 400k miles on it.. sounds like a win to me, keep coping

back when oem skid plates were worth a damn

>>28503452
man. even the gx81 toyota mark iis came with an optional steel skid pan. can still buy them on yahoo japan.

>>28503452
Are those cooper discoverers any good?

>>28502643
Ive had run ins with moose, a mountain lion, badgers, elk, everything except a bear. I go looking for them but they've proven elusive. Viewing the wildlife is my favorite part of camping and off roading.

>>28503483
they get pretty noisy and they're hard. not very good in the rain or anything wet

>>28503382
>my work has over 400k miles on it.
The vehicle has 408k.
You are not responsible for 400k.
You bought it with well over 300k and by your own admission he no longer wants it because its unreliable.

>>28503382
you own a vehicle with 400k? prove it lmao

>>28504153
He bought it at 385k and it has never ran more than a month without the same failure- over and over.
He'll come back and blame OEM design or QC....

>>28504211
i bought it at 379k with no 3-4, rebuilt the transmission and sold it to someone who hit a deer, bought it back, put a silverado front clip on it and drove until it jumped time, sold it to someone who put an engine in it that didnt run, bought it back, fixed the fuse box and sold it to my neighbor. i see it every time i have a tag sale. and this time its free, he literally gave me $1500 to drive my truck for a year. ive done nothing but put gas and oil in the thing and if it wasnt a nasty ass smokers vehicle i would daily it

>>28504341
Hahahahahhahahahahahahahaha
I had no clue what shitbox you were originally referring to and the "385k miles" was a flat-out guess based on its current mileage and your track record.
Your "gotcha!" just proved me correct, blaming everyone else as to why its a pos.

Dude.
You seriously need to take a step back and look at yourself, your life and your failure of a hobby.

>>28504662
ive been doing this for 20 years. flipping shitboxes could pay for me to send 3-5 shitty fords straight to the scrapper every year for the rest of my life, an amusing proposition considering how much just two shitty trucks makes you cry

>>28504779
no one cares what you do with your shitty cars nigger

>>28504662
>Hahahahahhahahahahahahahaha
Imagine actually typing that out as a grown man.

>>28504009
Been thinking about just getting a second set of wheels and running cheat h/ts for the road and cheap m/ts for the trail and not having to compromise with a middle ground type tire.

>>28504915
that's not a bad idea, utires has good deals but have fun getting a matching set

He basically didn't drive it

Beep

Anyone used Ford/Mazdas shitty RFW system in conjuction with a front autolocker? I bought an older front diff without RFW and put a lunchbox locker in it, but the fucking axles I bought are wrong and I need to head out this weekend.

Bump

Anything wrong with new jeeps? I currently drive an old Jeep Cherokee that is just rusting apart around me. It had rust cancer when I bought it and it's just been a losing battle since. The only thing keeping it together is the roll cage. Shame too because it runs great. Anyways, this jeep was an abortion of a project where most of my time honestly was spent unfucking some else's fuck ups. Bad wiring, shoddy repairs, zero maintenance, etc and I'm just sick of it. Would I get steered wrong just dropping like $36k on a new jeep Wrangler 2dr?
>Wrangler Sport 2DR (of course)
>6 cylinder NA motor
>6 speed manual
>factory snorkel
>factory hard top
I just want a fresh clean slate to start on so I know my fuck ups are my own, not someone else's and the problem is just surfacing now. Would I be stupid in buying a modern day Wrangler brand new? Are modern Jeeps reliable? I want to keep this vehicle for a while.

For reference I bought my current Jeep and it had 210k miles. I've since put on another 185k-ish.

>>28511101
the pentastar is a godlike motor and the only way to get it with a manual is that vehicle
you will go 200k and then some, just keep up with maintenance.

>>28511116
OK good to hear. Guess I'll be putting in my order or I'll see if any dealers have it. Problem is it seems like dealers don't have anything even remotely close to base model or 2dr because everyone and their mother is buying a 4 door $85k jeep so they can mall crawl.

>anemic minivan motor
>godlike

pffft hahahaha. you kids are GAYYYYYY

>>28511101
Stelantis is a dumpster fire

I'm doing my wheel bearings, 153k miles, and chunks are missing out of the spiders. Can dana 35s just exist without blowing the hell up?

>>28511101
They are horse shit, one of my last customers at the shop had a RHD wrangler that shat itself at 60k, parts of the engine were different for the RHD and the LKQ engine they had put in didn't last very long either. On the flip side, I've never seen TJs so cheap, now is a fantastic time to buy a 4.0, I wouldn't buy it unless it has highway tires in a stock size, but they're well under $10k for acceptable examples.

CV boot is torn. Wonder how long that's been.

>>28511311
The minivan motor was the 3.8 and they don't use those anymore

Rav4 or Prado? Budget is around £7.5k.
Don't need mountain climbing ability, but I do live in the country, so needs to competent on the lanes and fields.
There is around £200 a year disparity in road tax (Rav4 is much cheaper).

>>28513026
Prado

i need to put these vehicle in 4 wheel drive argh

well shit transfer case is leaking

>>28515853
Welcome to the party pal

I've got a 1997 Mazda B4000 I wanna add KC Dayliters to and was wondering if it was actually worth it to buy a pair of them, more specifically the spread ones. I live in rural Canada and I'd probably end up putting a yellow film or get aftermarket yellow filters for them for the winter. Figured this be the best place to ask for opinions on them.
I'd be mounting them to the front bumper in between the two headlights. If its not worth it do you guys recommend any other brands that are in a similar or cheaper price range?
Thanks in advance. Pic is wagon in question

>>28515853
Standard NP/BW right?
Its like 4 seals.
Your rig is lifted so you dont even need a jack right?
Its like an hour and a half job.

>>28516067
>KC Dayliters
Fuck they fired up CERN again apparently because im back in 1992.....

>>28516067
That's a nice stepside. Don't nigger it up. Keep it nice. If you do lights make sure to get the cool yellow smiley face covers to keep it period correct.

>>28516072
Yeah he should get chink LEDs or mountain dew Baja blast lights for his nice stepside along with wheel spacers and blackout tail lights and turn signals instead

>>28516072
I feel like its appropriate for the year of the vehicle and the style of the truck, just wanted to throw the idea out there to check and see if theres any other more popular options that will yield a better result.
>>28516073
I added a boat rack (that I had to get custom welded to fit the stepside bed) and a truck box with jerry can holder for my work because I work at bush camps.
>>28516076
blackout tail lights look stupid and are just worse taillights unless youre in a all blacked out euro car

>>28516073
Or better yet just get hella high wattage halogen bulbs for your regular headlights, and polish the fade off your housings instead of bolting extra shit to the truck.

Despite what the light companies say you don't actually need the power of an artificial Sun to see in the dark.

>>28516089
I also considered mounting them to the boat rack because the one I got extends over top of the cab, that way I don't have to drill holes in the actual vehicle since the rack is just held in place by U bolts.
I know I don't NEED accessory lights but it'd be cool to have them imo

>>28516073
>>28516076
Putting a pair of 55w KCs on is a fucking joke.
You want aftermarket lights for increased visibility/safety.
Who gives a fuck if it was "period correct" or "aesthetic" when he buries a 90 pound deer into the grill because he still couldnt see shit because of his trash choice in lights.

We're not talking about a wide bidy kit or some Foose paint job.
Lights are as permanent as a set of windshield wiper blades.
Stop being some basement dwelling poser bus rider that doesnt understand the real world and grow the fuck up.

>>28516098
Im pretty sure KC dayliters are 100w.

>>28516098
Lights don't stop deer from farting in front of a moving truck. The only solution is to slow down.

>>28516108
*darting

But I guess they don't stop them from farting either.

>>28516101
Who gives a fuck?
Wow.
100w
You went from a pair of 80w high beams to an additional pair of 100w aftermarkets?!
Its 2025.
My $2.99 chinkshit flashlight from the gas station is brighter.

>>28516112
The high beams on a 1997 mazda B4000 are 65w halogens stock not 80w

>>28516108
I'll pass 30 deer on the way home and zero cars.
Being able to see into the tree-line for a quarter mile away and not just 50 feet of asphalt in front of me is why I've never hit a deer.

>>28516119
The main point of me buying these KC lights would be to have road legal, yellow lense headlights that I can turn on that have a decent spread and look cool. I just chose KC dayliters as an option because they checked all of those boxes when I was doing my initial research

>>28516119
We have Elk here. And they dgaf. They think it's funny to stand and block the road. So I just slow down.

>>28516070
VF2A. Is it really that simple?

>>28516630
If youre familiar with your rig, yes.
If its the first time you've been down there and have to fuck around with " is it metric or standard? Ahh...finally found a socket that fits but shit theres no clearance for the ratchet and now I have to go find a wrench...." then its a saturday.

What seal is it? You can change a couple without pulling the case from the truck.

Goo morning to you too

GM

https://youtu.be/Zs4UiiIc8z0

GM
https://youtu.be/wmyy_ThhqBk

>>28516684
i don’t even know which seal is bad yet. i just noticed it and haven’t had time to look into due to new baby. i’ve changed basic maintenance items like, alternators, brakes, plugs, etc, but never anything this involved. That’s a good idea about working in a tc that i don’t have to pull. i’ll call the junkyards and see if they have any for cheap. is there one you would suggest to start with?

Anyone got any experience of the Nissan X-Trai (2007-13)l? Can pick them up for £3k now... It's got a locking centre diff. Any good? I hear they're pretty reliable.

>>28518511
If its working properly but just leaking I'd get underneath, hose it down, drive for 10 minutes and see where the fresh leak is.
If its either of the driveshaft seals you can change them without pulling the t-case. Theyre the most common because of spinning shaft vs 2 pieces of metal just sandwiched together.

You definitely need to address it because the transmission and transfer case are married and share the same fluid. If the t-case runs dry so does the trans.

>>28509273
Help pls

New power steering pump and lines and rez in. She's so smooth again. Time to reboot the CVs with some high clearance rubbers.

>>28520616
Is your car resting on a tree stump? If so, based (literally).

>>28520634
My oak jack stands will outlast the chinese potmetal ones

>>28518421
Hello stinky come run Argentine with me

>>28522245
Sounds good 'cept I'm all wheeled out 'till early September. Haven't done Argentine yet but it looks like a good one.

>>28518630
10-4

Later today, I'm going to check out what's claimed to be a highly modified 1989 Ford Taurus SHO with 300 horsepower being sold for $1500.

I bought it! It's like a full blown race car sans roll cage. Owned by a former mechanic/shop owner in the Sacramento area. It has raced at Laguna Seca. It allegedly makes 300 horsepower, and the engine is fully built - pistons, rods, cams, head work, etc. The transmission is customized with longer gears. The underbody was tied together, making it super stiff. Also has Wildwood brakes. I can't believe how fast it is for the price.

>>28524544
Neat

How dangerous is transfer case binding outside of paved roads?

I just bought my first 4wd car and I'm trying to figure out what's acceptable and what isn't. Manual states that 4WD should never be used on asphalt because there's no center diff which is completely understandable but what about non-paved roads? Dirt roads, packed gravel and such?
I was playing with it a dry grassy field and did some turns in 4WD low range that were definitely too tight for it's taste and the wheel definitely skipped.
I did them in 1st gear at idle RPM and I wasn't trying to push it but it has me concerned.

Is it something that should only be used in mud and snow or am I just overthinking it and as long as it isn't asphalt its okay?
I'm planning to stay on HT tyres it came with. I'm interested in off-highway driving on the weekends but not to the point where I will be plowing into a lake of mud.

Anyone speak moonrune?

>>28525807
The top of the left column says Oonamento (hood ornament?) I don't know the kanji
The middle column says "insaido" probably interior color, ubder it says mekki irumi, so something in a dark teal blue maybe
The next column says "suiitaa" and under it maakure berin?
The next column says. Sukookaa with the same thing underneath.
I don't know what this means or any kanji

>>28526181
No teal or blue, lots of beige and gold though

Goddammit how is this username taken

>>28526833
May not actually be in use but is filtered for vulgarity

>>28522906
Nice moose

>>28526833
maybe messerschmitt > meSHOschmitt?
like the messerschmitt bf 109. meSHOschmitt v6 300/320/340?
meSHOprawny? definitely did NOT steal that from payday 2

>>28528406
oops, i mean miSHOprawny because in pd2 it was called miso prawny

>>28525558
anyone?

>>28528855
dirt and gravel roads are fine for 4wd, just don't use it on pavement, like the manual says

>>28528855
The tyres can slide on dirt and reduce drivetrain stress

>>28525558
It's fine to use on anything as long as it's not paved. If you're only going straight it won't hurt the drivetrain. It's the turns that put the stress on the drivetrain. On loose surfaces it allows the wheels to slip, on a paved surface the tires can't slip until excess stresses have built up or something breaks.
That said I put my truck in 4H on a pin straight bit of my drive since it needs to be used according to the manual, ten miles a month. I get a few in every trip down that road. I figure it hasn't hurt anything since it doesn't make a pop when it comes out of 4WD like it does when I've been using it up in the dirt and it's still bound up from a turn.

2WD isn't even an option for me

>>28529638
What about tone loc?

Beep

>>28529638
They make a bypass for those so the two middle ones are 2wd

>>28530666
Underrated

>>28532450
yeah, Mile Marker part time conversion kit
there's issues with them, though.

How impractical is a unimog 406? could you drive it 200 miles on a highway? would you need hearing protection?

>>28532644
Theyre trash.
Its an actual tractor with a bed. It was designed for poor countries where farmers could only afford 1 machine.
>b-b-but it won Dakar!!!
Those rigs cost a million fucking dollars to build.
Not joking.
$1,000,000

>>28532662
What do you froad?

>>28532677
Usually a 1985 FSB with a 6" lift, 33s, 4:10s, locker up front and a torsen out back.
Also have a 66 F100, 68 F100, 89 GMT400 and a 95 Ranger so depending on requirements I may take one of them.

>>28532748
Post gmt plox

>>28532748
none of those have portal axles
>>28532787
you can see a gmt400 if you drive anywhere. i can see one across the street from my house.

@28532796
No one asked

>>28532796
Who gives a fuck about portals?
Theyre a meme for bench racers.
They were originally designed to lower payload floors and someone decided to flip them upside down to compensate for shit clearance on a shit offroader.

>>28533095
why are you so upset? everyone knows portal axles are great for clearance and
>originally designed blah blah
you just made that up
>shit offroader
you just made that up
did a unimog steal your boyfriend?

Installed a winch today with a buddies help. He had access to a communal garage which made it nice. I could have done it at home in the driveway but having every tool and being able to roll around on a creeper instead of the dirt was quite nice.
For now the winch hook is hooked to a ziptie on the bottom of the flip up plate to keep it from jangling around until I can get a small sheet of plate to make a loop to hook the hook onto.
Also wired in a large relay so the winch isn't always powered.

>>28533100
NTA but most offroad vehicles don't have portal axles, you can get where you need to go without them

>>28523814
Sexy wheels

>>28533735
You've been WARNed

>>28533100
>basement dweller posts unimog thread every few days even though he doesnt even have a license and has never been more that 100 miles from where he was born.
Unimogs are trash made for peasant farmers.
Theyre the definition of "jack of all trades, master of none".

>>28533769
and most people lift their vehicles to go offroad
>>28533987
you haven't really made a single specific statement regarding their capabilities. just sweeping generalizations and ad hominem attacks against anon.

>>28534216
>haven't really made a single specific statement regarding their capabilities
#1) slow.
#2) tiny cab
#3) poor crash survivability
#4) based model has a lighter payload than a ranger. And no, youre not going to get the 10,000 kilo model.

Theyre a joke.
Youre like the faggots that think a kei truck is cool.

>>28534260
there it is. all of that is irrelevant on the trail.
my truck already maxes out at 60mph anyways

>>28534301
>irrelevant on the trail.
Unimogs get smoked by factory Jeep brand Jeeps and chinkshit SxSs on the trails.
Anything a unimog can do, something else does better.
If you need to cross a river to drop some hay balls in a remote cow pasture, go ahead and get a unimog.
If youre building an offroad vehicle then just be honest and admit you want something quirky to highlight your special snowflake persona, youre not doing it for performance.

>>28534954
yeah. uh huh. stock stellantis vehicles totally "smoke" something with 40" tires and locked portal axles, i'm sure you see it all the time
can't drive a SxS on the road, and they're gay
the other thing is that i'm into classics and unimogs hold their value like crazy

good morning i hate women

>>28535054
I can hear you seething right now.
Why dont you take this time to fuck off back to /mlp/

>>28535661
F

I don't think it's unimog-anon that's seething, kek.

>>28535758
>gets BTFO
>can only respond with unrelated cartoons.

>>28535934
anon he responded in kind to all your criticisms and then you just started the childish "you're seething" posts.
>>28533735
why don't you just hook the winch onto a d-ring on your bumper

>>28535945
i remember thinking unimogs were cool, then i bought a rusted out cj for $100

>>28535950
2 things can be cool at the same time. one is cheaper than the other, though. although rust free CJs are certainly expensive now, too
"i wanted a unimog but settled for a rusty jeep" isn't the best debate stance, anon

>>28535945
>responded in kind
Every single one of my posts highlights a specific fault of the unimog.
None of which have been proven wrong.

>>28535962
i was 15 and that was over 30 years ago, shut the fuck up nigger

>>28535945
>why don't you just hook the winch onto a d-ring on your bumper
I thought about doing that. I wanted it to not be obvious at a first glance that I have a winch within reason. I kinda want to make a bracket to hook the hook onto on the back of the plate. It'll hold the plate in place and keep the hook hidden away. I've already taken the warn red strap off the hook to keep in my glove box with the controller. The wire I haven't tried yet since it's a wireless controller but I can reach the port pretty easily when I pop the hood. It came with a relocation adapter but I doubt I'll use it.

>>28533735
>clutch master cylinder reservoir
nice

>>28535962
>Gets a flat tire
>Can't remove the wheel because the spare is in the way
Retard americans at it again

>>28538614
Do smooth brains take off the flat, then fish out the spare? Normally you get the spare ready, set it under the car so if the car falls off the jack somehow, it falls on the spare. Then take off the flat swap the flat and spare so the flat is now under the car so again, if it drops it has something to drop on while you tighten the spare up enough to set it down before the final tighten.

Disco 4s and high mileage Toyoda Land Cruisers (Prado/Colarado) are roughly the same price, second hand, in the UK.
Convince me to buy a Disco instead of the LC.

>>28539560
can you get a 06/07 range rover instead? no supercharger

>>28539574
not a fan of the Range Rovers. I know they've technically got the same off-road tech, but yeh, not for me.

>>28538605
Had to call seven different dealers just to order it. Six of them claimed toyota didn't do custom orders while the seventh said sure, we'll put it on a restock order.

>>28539560
Discos are gey get an LC or Defender

>>28539749
Toyota doesn't do custom orders so they weren't lying. did you find a good dealer that didnt have a markup?

>>28540028
No markup, they submitted my order on their restock order. Got the truck exactly how I wanted it. Toyota is more than happy to ship a custom build if submitted. I think that dealers just don't since they would rather push lot stock or got burned a few too many times from people not wanting what they ordered.

>>28540273
a quick google would show this is false and they don't do orders, they never have, and most likely never will, not even on the supra or the GR86 even though BMW and Subaru both sell via orders. its based on allocation to the dealers, they just build a ton in different configurations and eventually they will build one for your needs although the dealer doesnt pick which ones they get really and depend on dealers playing nice and trading inventory between each other, which they didnt do in 2023 when i got mine because they were flying off the lot. like i wanted mine with the leather and without the sunroof but that is impossible. you're lucky to have found a dealer that didn't markup, i walked away from a few that wanted 5k+ more than sticker.

>>28540331
The dealer I went through submitted the order with their restock. He did warn me that if they didn't get allocated a pro I likely wouldn't be able to get the truck. The order was submitted in October of '19, accepted that month, was built in Texas in December, and was delivered to the dealer in February. I don't know what they did to get me the exact truck I wanted, but I was able to get everything on it minus the side steps, stickers, and the plastic roof rack. Those last ones were probably all dealer installed stuff though.

>>28540334
so their pro allocation was close enough. they would have gotten that truck whether you were there or not. all of the stuff you didnt get are port installed options and idk if the dealers can change those or not, even if its not been built yet. one dealer told me they were only expecting to get like a dozen pro allocations in they year 2023 where others had that many arriving on the lot every month, already sold before they got there.

>>28539581
you're not going offroad mate

Damn they sent like 40 stickers with my CV boots nice

>>28525807
used google lens translator it says:
ornament genuine leather
dunno
inside plated illumination
tweeter Mark Levinson
squawker Mark Levinson

And today on owning a 20 year old car: rebuilding blown out assholes.
$50 and a 1/4" chisel and you too can feel dat BASS again
>>28543317
Pretty cool, got the speakers right.
Id ve shocked if was even offered w cloth seats so wonder if it's about the interior color?

And its working again nice

>>28543367
>>28544213
Nice!
>Id ve shocked if was even offered w cloth seats so wonder if it's about the interior color?
Your guess is as good as mine there

Does somebody post here with one of these in black? He has a hipster beard and glasses. I just saw him on I94. I want to tell him to get that right hand drive piece of shit off the road.

>>28540709
not in a range rover that's for damn sure, although the Turks didn't get the message:
https://youtu.be/haqb7hNbas4

>>28544490
The Surfs were so cool. Boils my piss knowing that Toyota made them out of the shittest steel possible and they're all rot boxes now (unless you're blessed enough to live in a rust-free climate).

>>28544839
Yota for you t. Rust appt soon

Waiting on the lift kit for my taco is killing me.

>>28548950
Yeah ikft

>>28532662
>poor countries where farmers could only afford 1 machine.
Lol what. Have you ever been to a poor country? America doesn't count, it's a thirdoid shithole but definitely does not fit the definition of "poor".
In countries where farmers can only afford 1 machine that machine is usually a fucking tractor.

People plowing fields with a unimog is a meme from mercedes sales brochures.

>>28533769
>you can get where you need to go without them
I say the same but about AT and MT tyres.
Your rig either spends 99% of time in the mud in which case you get proper off road tyres with R1 tread or you're a fucking larping faggot so just stop and get normal H/T tyres which look better, are quieter and behave better on the road