Thank god I didn't need it lolErikSS wrote:AJ and I are bringing a tow dolly. Hopefully nobody needs it.
BADLANDS January 18/19 Attica, IN
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ErikSS wrote:If anyone has a m12 1.5 tap please let me know. I have a wheel bearing with damaged threads I would like to clean up. I don't yet have that size tap though.
I have one
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v7guy wrote:I have one
Great! You can bring it too the Badlands this weekend!
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Good thing they brought it, aj gets to ride home on it
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Hell one truck went home on it today n another gets to tomorrow.
they've always worked for me.
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HARDTRAILZ wrote:Hell one truck went home on it today n another gets to tomorrow.
Proof that we wheel them hard in Indy, there is NO ONE else that can claim harder wheeling!
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they've always worked for me.
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So we hear that almost every truck broke, Indiana wheels the hardest, and then all we get is a few hill climb photos with a bunch of staged group shots? We've been ripped!
Looks like it was a nice time, I'm sure the snow made things a lot more interesting than just the normal mud, gravel and water. Definitely looks like fun.
How was the cabin?
Where all did everyone break?
Looks like it was a nice time, I'm sure the snow made things a lot more interesting than just the normal mud, gravel and water. Definitely looks like fun.
How was the cabin?
Where all did everyone break?
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I only took those pics cause a couple gopros were in use and it was cold so I was not worried bout freezing myself for documentation.
Cabin worked very well. Nice way to have a home base.
Cabin worked very well. Nice way to have a home base.
they've always worked for me.
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Matt...tie rod...excessive heat issue w power loss
Erik...shift linkage
Shoda...random spark loss so dead motor
AJ...exploded rear diff
Myself n wink just got normal trail finds n scratches. I am showing P0014 and may have dead hub but that's not from wheeling
Erik...shift linkage
Shoda...random spark loss so dead motor
AJ...exploded rear diff
Myself n wink just got normal trail finds n scratches. I am showing P0014 and may have dead hub but that's not from wheeling
they've always worked for me.
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I didn't get any pics, just some video that I'm working on now. I think Regulator and StaceySS got most the pics.
Cabin was real nice, way better than anyone expected.
Cabin was real nice, way better than anyone expected.
wink ;>
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My notes...
The Fierce Attitudes did amazing even at full street pressure.
Radflos top out just as easy as previous setup but do so gentler. Drove mine n Matt's and both do it. The shock absorbtion is far improved over strut but the factory setup will still only flex so far and top out.
55-60 mpg in the snow storm on my last 100 miles to cabin netted me a hand calculation n scanguage shown 20+ mpg. Too bad I don't always go that slow.
Still more than satisfied and impressed with the power of the 4.2. The torque in low range is fun.
A little more armor will be attained in spring.
The Fierce Attitudes did amazing even at full street pressure.
Radflos top out just as easy as previous setup but do so gentler. Drove mine n Matt's and both do it. The shock absorbtion is far improved over strut but the factory setup will still only flex so far and top out.
55-60 mpg in the snow storm on my last 100 miles to cabin netted me a hand calculation n scanguage shown 20+ mpg. Too bad I don't always go that slow.
Still more than satisfied and impressed with the power of the 4.2. The torque in low range is fun.
A little more armor will be attained in spring.
they've always worked for me.
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HARDTRAILZ wrote: Shoda...random spark loss so dead motor
That happened to me last weekend at Walmart. It sucks.
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HARDTRAILZ wrote: Radflos top out just as easy as previous setup but do so gentler. Drove mine n Matt's and both do it. The shock absorbtion is far improved over strut but the factory setup will still only flex so far and top out.
It doesn't offer any more extension than stock (because if it did, it would over-extend the CVs), so that's to be expected.
I think the big takeaway is the increased damping, and the increased spring rate helps prevent the frame from impacting as hard or as much due to less spring compression distance after coming off a bump.
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I will post pictures tonight, hopefully.
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JamesDowning wrote:HARDTRAILZ wrote: Radflos top out just as easy as previous setup but do so gentler. Drove mine n Matt's and both do it. The shock absorbtion is far improved over strut but the factory setup will still only flex so far and top out.
It doesn't offer any more extension than stock (because if it did, it would over-extend the CVs), so that's to be expected.
I think the big takeaway is the increased damping, and the increased spring rate helps prevent the frame from impacting as hard or as much due to less spring compression distance after coming off a bump.
You get that. The damping is much better. I just think I expected more from the previous reviews. Offroad they thunk rather than bang but either is annoying. They are nicer and our best option currently, I just had too high of expectations from the stuff I read. They do stop on road topping out and greatly smooth out small things but not as much improvement offroad as I had thought would be there.
they've always worked for me.
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Kyle do you think tire size would make any difference on anything you experience?
2008 TB Radflo coil overs, Z71 rear springs, 2" spacer, skyjacker N8030 shocks, LT285/75R16E Goodyear MTR
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They posted some pictures of us on the Badlands Offroad Parks Facebook page.
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