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by hiwy12 » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:01 pm

Hey everybody, I have been looking at this site alot lately trying to figure out what to do with my tb. By far the best place to come for info on tb's. I havent dont much trail riding,more of a beach guy, but looking forward to the oppurtunity to get out more. I have owned a couple jeep wranglers and really enjoyed them, but now cant wait to transform my tb.
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by Opeth » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:09 pm

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by Diacom » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:14 pm

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by mikekey » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:56 pm

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by Trail X » Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:56 pm

When I saw RVA, I was hoping Roanoke Va. Either way, you're not too far away. You should try to make it to a tecore.
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by djthumper » Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:08 pm

Welcome!

We all know not much is around Roanoke. ;)
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by 87chevy » Fri Mar 22, 2013 2:02 am

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by hiwy12 » Fri Mar 22, 2013 5:58 am

When I saw RVA, I was hoping Roanoke Va. Either way, you're not too far away. You should try to make it to a tecore.

Yeah thats not to far away. Where do you guys have TECORE at? How bad are the trails that you run?
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by navigator » Fri Mar 22, 2013 7:31 am

Welcome! TECORE has historically been in the George Washington National Forest. I haven't been able to go yet but from what I have read with AT tires you can make it with no lift if you have an oil skid. Having even a mild lift is much better.
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by firefox2501 » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:38 pm

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by 06MidnightBlue » Tue Mar 26, 2013 11:53 pm

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by Blazintrails03 » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:15 am

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by NC_IslandRunner » Wed Mar 27, 2013 10:41 am

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by v7guy » Wed Mar 27, 2013 12:01 pm

an oil pan skid and a radiator skid is advisable. realize you might hurt your front bumper in a couple spots. from my understanding there are ways around the harder spots.
mostly it's just rutted rocky trails and good times.
a cb of some sort is advised
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