Ok I've been meaning to update this thread for a while now. The 4runner has completed many trails and gone through a lot of changes over the last few months.
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February 17 2008 - Corral Canyon
we ran Bronco Peak (minus the connector) and Sidewinder
-Then 2 days later I went offroading out in Proctor Valley with my friend Johs in his new Toyota Tacoma Prerunner. I hit a patch of soft mud and sunk the 4runner to it's frame. My buddy Josh came back around to try to yank me out but managed to sink his tacoma in the mud while trying to get around me. I called another friend with a Jeep Cherokee on 31s out to try to pull us out but the trucks wouldn't budge. Finally after we realized the Cherokee wouldn't get us out I called my buddy Rick with a Jeep Rubicon Unlimited with a winch. He was able to easily winch both of us out. This is when I realized that as long as I keep offroading with friends with less capible rigs then my own I'll probably need a winch to get myself. Needless to say the next day I ordered a Marlin Crawler front bumper without a stinger and a Smittybuilt 8000lb winch
-March 1-2 2008 I headed out to Anza Borrego to explore with my friend Josh and his Tacoma Prerunner. I didn't do much offroading, I just ran Lower Coyote Canyon. Nothing too crazy, just a small boulder field and a 30" deep water crossing. Sorry no pics
-Luckily I was able to make it through the boulder field at Coyote Canyon without any body damage, but I when I got home the next thing on my list was sliders. I ordered a set of trial gear sliders and had them welded on. I went out to Anza Borrego again on March 29, 2008 to do some exploring, but I didn't get to really use the sliders. Sorry, once again no pics.
-The next few days after Anza Borrego, my life, like the fresh prince of Bel-air got flip turned up side down. I needed a stress reliever so on April 8th, I called two of my buddies up and decided to try another local trail called Carvacre, AKA Pancake rock. We only made it half way because the sun was going down, but I soon noticed a weekness of my 4runner. The narrow wheelbase made the 4runner scary in off-camber situations. For the next few days I started looking at Jeeps wondering how they do better in off camber situations. I realized that their tires are pushed out past where their body ends, they just use fender flares to widen the body.
