Official Offroad Thread (56k DIAF)
 

well after seeing the sammy thread, and my for sale thread being hi-jacked, try this out.
who else does the off road thing (rocks, trails, mud, sand(ghey), hill climbs, etc..)??
post pics of your rig and mods

ill start:
1984 jeep grand wagoneer
318, a727, np208, amc 20 (welded), open 44 up front, 33" tsl's, no sway bars, 7" lift, etc...

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ill have a 400sb/400th, np205, d44f/d60r 3.73 geared beast coming up here soon.

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what is it? and with 3.73's i hope it lightweight....

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1970 international. almost 6000lbs light

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i'd personally go lower, whats the gearing in that t-case?

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here's my toy. 68 land cruiser, pontiac 400 swap, 3 spd, it is a ------- BEAST. 4 inch lift. too much to list in my inebriated state. this is a pic of me pulling out an insurance recovery (stolen) out of the woods in everett.

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Do most theft recoveries around there happen in the woods? I'm thinking the bbka-mobile when I say that... coincidence?

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actually, a lot of them do. in fact, we came up on 2 tweekers stripping a jetta about a 1/2 mile deeper in the same wooded area. my boss called the cops, and the kids were arrested for that and a couple other car thefts. there were probably 7 or 8 cars stripped in the same area we were in.

sad state of affairs.

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you may be surprised. i have seen countless abandoned/stolen vehicles in trail systems all over. sometimes its simply amazing where a car can go when you dont care about it.

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There are lots of people in the area that I grew up in that take their vehicles out in the woods and burn them then claim they were stolen to collect the insurance. All kinds of burnt out vehicles just sitting there.

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same thing where i grew up...people dragged them out into the woods and dropped them at the bottom of a lake or burned them. Its the best place i guess since the cops have trouble getting out there

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Totally different scene where I am at. It's considered Federal parkland, and the Rangers have no problem going anywhere they please especially if you're not supposed to have a vehicle out there.

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i wish state cops had smallblock swapped toyota 4x4's with tsl swampers to go chasing those bastards. either that or a jeep, but jeeps are too short

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---- you. jeep is the way, the truth and the light. noone follows me, except in a jeep. but a yo yo can be nice too.

i wish i didnt like my spec v so much, i would burn it in the woods

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first night i went wheelin in my yoda i was tagging behind a cherokee with 33" bfg mt's, at least a 6" lift, and lockers all around. all i had was stock rims, 8 people in the truck, and 235/75-15 bfg at's. by the end of the night, i was leading that jeep all over.

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never been offroadin before, would liek to go. i wanna buy a FJ cruiser to offroad in. but then again i am a ricer :1

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get an old slopped out 4wd truck. 4x4 blocks under the leaf springs to lift it, and take it stomping.

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ive done that a few times but just to burn/blow it up. no insurance claim just shitty cars. as far as offroading, i enjoy some car action 4wd, i had a cheap 88 4wd sentra, that was fun in the dunes. and a 88 subaru that i took out a few times to the dunes too. keep in mind it was winter time when i had both these so the sand at the dunes was harder and usually had snow. the sentra was fun because i didnt care about it and beat the ---- out of it. and the subaru i had my friend in his 97 ford powerstroke chasing me lol.

i always thought a wagoneer would be a fun car, how does that ---- handle out there? gas a bitch? problems?

btw fj cruisers are gay. i hate seeing those. i think every high up supervisor where i work owns one. ive seen at least three different guys roll up with one at work. want to piss on them and there cruiser. but then again that just seems fun to me

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Here is my beast, Maybe Urban Indian has some wheeling pics, I only seem to have parked in front of the hose pics:
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As far as mods:
-HX35 swapped in for a bit quicker spool,
-Waste gate wired shut good for about 50psi
-Fueling turned to 1/8" from runaway, but stock sticks
-Timing pushed to the head
-Stock 3.55 gearset
-Welded diffs front and rear
-Retread 40" Michelin military tires
-No Lift, just cut out the front fenders a bit.

Future plans, include softer springs all around with some airbags, for load, ride and flex. Getting that GT4294 that is collecting dust in the basement on for my primary & some big sticks to fuel it. Finally some bumpers with some big eye hooks for easier / better tow points.

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Oh and it is 7000lbs O0

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my international weighs a half ton less, and isn't diesel. hooray for american craftsmanship

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my waggy handles out here well, just a little wide.
as far as leading the xj around, off road is like racing, i guess. you gotta take into account the driver skill, the capability of the rig (6" lift and big tires mean jack ----. that like some kid sayin " i got nos on my jdm kouki, touge racer") i got a buddy with a very midly modded xj (welded rear, 8" lift with shackes and coil spacers, no sway bars, and alot of beer) that leads rubicons around.

here ya go

this little p.o.s. XJ leads this front and rear locked 9"lifted tj around all day

the xj
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and the TJ

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and the TJ on the XJ

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Just the cummins dry, with no accessories weighs 980lbs, add the accessories, fill it with the 30L of fluids, plus HD drive train and you have your half ton difference. Oh and it has more power and gets better fuel mileage then your international. :1

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1974 K5 Blazer.

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- 35x12.50-a5 Dunlop Mud Rover tires.
- Rancho Cuchomonga 4" lift that came with it.
- D44 up front and a 12 bolt in the rear. 3.40 gears with open diffs = ------- pathetic.
- NP 205. I still have the NP 203 sitting around dreaming of building a doubler some day.
- TH350. I have the conversion shaft for t TH700R4. That low first gear would be a welcome addition with the craptastic gears and the NP205's relatively high low range gear ratio.
- Flat top piston 350 with crappy ass late 70s heads. It's a turd.
- Oh yeah, lots of rust.

:P

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Alright, we need to get #1 MORE ACTION SHOTS up in this ----------er.

Also, we need CSaddict and Fook to post up... I know Dave has some excellent DIY fab and action pics squirrelled away, and last sighting of Fook he was full tilt into the offroad scene.

I'll see if I can get those sweet pics of the truck Mike Belben built.

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JD, send me some gas money and I'll get some ACTION PICS of the beast getting stuck.

;D

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non poser, off road pics requested, here ya go.
this is a few pics from my off road group

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how to properly dispose of junk cars:
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weld that 12 bolt up. if you aint got really tight trails, weld the fron too O0
do the doubler, aint that hard, and you got the wheelbase for it, that'll wake that crappy 3fiddy up

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I need to stop being broke in order to build a doubler nog. I think a set of 4.88 gears in the front and rear with a home built 700R4 would be a good start. I already have the Advance Adapters output shaft to do so, but I need monies to build the trans and buy some gears. Lol.

Full time Student FTL. :P

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that money thing seems to be a bitch......

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That it is.

:(

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mudhole stompin post-rain at some old railroad tracks

when i get some new rings and a timing cover on it, i'm setting out to beat the ---- out of it. right now its pissing antifreeze into the oil, and its un-drivable. plus it needs bearings, and maybe an overbore.

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My 89 XJ
2" lift
31x10.5x15's

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Only wheelin pictures I have of it are when it was stock.
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I have a total of 500 bucks into this thing as it sits. I got the Jeep for 200 bucks, lifted it for 100 bucks, got the tires for free, 160 bucks for the wheels new from Summit, and some new brake rotors, because they were badly warped when I got it. I have had to tow out my buddy's 9" lifted 84 Chevy short box 4x4 with a powerful 350, lockers in the front and 1 wheel wondering in the back. He has 33x12.5x16's. I pull him out after I drive through where he gets stuck lol.