SoCalPaul

First trip to Hungry Valley SVRA, CA in my new (to me) 1996 4X4 4Runner LTD (open diffs). Although I have owned several 4X4 Toyota's, I never did much more than a few dirt roads. My buddy (05 Tacoma Xtra cab 4X4, rear locker) & I decided to see what they could do. Needless to say we were suitably impressed!!! Can't wait to try San Gabriel SVRA, but we hear it's under 25-75 feet of water!! Maybe we can get a submarine... My 4Runner Another shot (These were steeper than they appear in pics) This was very steep & slippery... You can see my new IPF Driving lights Steep & slippery We did the man made stair steps in the practice area... Pucker time... Steep drop off on both sides, slick-rock descent with dirt & gravel. Slippery!! What's on the other side??? D**n!!! Here we go!!!

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Gone, but not forgotten:
1996 4X4 4Runner LTD. Purchased used 5-08, 120K. Now has 265/75 16 Terra Grapplers, Performance Products springs, Bilsteins. Cupholder Mod.
2001 Tundra, V8, 4x4, Xtra cab, Limited, TRD Offroad. PP springs, Bilsteins, Snugtop shell. Owned 0-112k mi.
1992 4Runner, V6, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, PP springs, Bilsteins. Owned 0-219k mi.
1988 Pickup Xtra cab, I4, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, Ranchos, rear shackles, shell. Owned 0-122k mi.

904_runner

Looks like a blast!

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Mike

1990 4runner: 3.4 swapped, 5-speed, sas'd, Rear leaf swap, Locked, 5.29's, 39.5" iroks on Beadlocks, Armor'd

Longfields, Duals coming soon:


My build thread
http://www.yotatech.com/f152/904_run...thread-158746/

http://www.treadlightly.org/

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...ery/index.html

2000t4rAKS

x2

Look like you guys have some clear skies down there. Nice to see the blue skies, I haven't seen blue skies in about a week now.

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2000 4Runner Limited 4x4
Kenwood DNX7100 HU
Alpine SPR-17S Component Speakers

904_runner

Blue skys are nice, i must agree.

Been a bit longer than a week here though

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Mike

1990 4runner: 3.4 swapped, 5-speed, sas'd, Rear leaf swap, Locked, 5.29's, 39.5" iroks on Beadlocks, Armor'd

Longfields, Duals coming soon:


My build thread
http://www.yotatech.com/f152/904_run...thread-158746/

http://www.treadlightly.org/

http://www.pirate4x4.com/tech/billav...ery/index.html

SoCalPaul

Yeah, we saw a lot of blue sky on some of the ascents!!! Sometimes more blue sky than road! A lot of fun, can't wait to go to Anza Borego.

Paul

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Gone, but not forgotten:
1996 4X4 4Runner LTD. Purchased used 5-08, 120K. Now has 265/75 16 Terra Grapplers, Performance Products springs, Bilsteins. Cupholder Mod.
2001 Tundra, V8, 4x4, Xtra cab, Limited, TRD Offroad. PP springs, Bilsteins, Snugtop shell. Owned 0-112k mi.
1992 4Runner, V6, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, PP springs, Bilsteins. Owned 0-219k mi.
1988 Pickup Xtra cab, I4, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, Ranchos, rear shackles, shell. Owned 0-122k mi.

SC4Runner

Looks like a fun warm up session! Anza Borrego is pretty darn fun, just gotta wait till November when everything opens back up again, and the temp gets out of the 100's.

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1996 4x4 3.4L 4Runner on 35's - 6" of lift, MTR's, E-locked, ARB Tacoma Bumper, Sliders and a cut off tail pipe.

1966 FJ40 - SOA with stock springs, stock 1F motor, and a smelly tailpipe.

SoCalPaul

I've done some dirt roads, but I am pretty conservative when alone & 20-50 miles from help. It was great to see how capable these trucks really are. We went places I never would have tried alone. We figured since we had 2 trucks, and we were at the SVRA we wouldn't be too far if we needed help. Fun stuff!!!!

Paul

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Gone, but not forgotten:
1996 4X4 4Runner LTD. Purchased used 5-08, 120K. Now has 265/75 16 Terra Grapplers, Performance Products springs, Bilsteins. Cupholder Mod.
2001 Tundra, V8, 4x4, Xtra cab, Limited, TRD Offroad. PP springs, Bilsteins, Snugtop shell. Owned 0-112k mi.
1992 4Runner, V6, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, PP springs, Bilsteins. Owned 0-219k mi.
1988 Pickup Xtra cab, I4, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, Ranchos, rear shackles, shell. Owned 0-122k mi.

toyNG

looks like a blast! I've never been to one of those places. Is there an entrance fee?

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1986 pickup 4x4 SR5, 5-spd, 33x10.5 BFG KM1 muds, 2" body lift, front and rear lockrights, 4.88s, 4.7 t-case with Dave'z twin stick, BudBuilt crossmember with 1" drivetrain lift, Downey grille guard and skid plate, TG sliders

Still needed: rear bumper (Marlin, TG, or Dave'z)

SoCalPaul

Hungry Valley is $5.00 for a day pass. They have nice dry (no water) campgrounds.

Hungry Valley:
http://www.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=405
http://www.godunes.com/maps/hungryvalley.htm

CA SVRA:
http://ohv.parks.ca.gov/?page_id=1140

San Gabriel: (currently closed because it is underwater)
http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/angeles/recr...ngabriel.shtml
http://www.godunes.com/maps/azusacanyon.htm


Cleghorn:
http://www.godunes.com/maps/cleghorn.htm

If you google these, you can find links to a lot more locations.

Paul

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Gone, but not forgotten:
1996 4X4 4Runner LTD. Purchased used 5-08, 120K. Now has 265/75 16 Terra Grapplers, Performance Products springs, Bilsteins. Cupholder Mod.
2001 Tundra, V8, 4x4, Xtra cab, Limited, TRD Offroad. PP springs, Bilsteins, Snugtop shell. Owned 0-112k mi.
1992 4Runner, V6, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, PP springs, Bilsteins. Owned 0-219k mi.
1988 Pickup Xtra cab, I4, 4x4, 5spd, SR5, Ranchos, rear shackles, shell. Owned 0-122k mi.

desertyodaboy

I want to go there....dirve by it all the time too

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99' Tacoma Trd V6 4x4, TRD exhaust, supercharger, 2.5" SAW coilovers in front, Bilsteins 5100s in rear, 32" Goodyear wrangler MTRs on 15" welds, HID lights on custom bumbers Ivan stewart TRD decals and red top Optima...GONE

CURRENT

20004runner Limited 4x4 3.4
265/75/16 Cooper Discoverer S/T
14" Magnaflow
Gray Wire Mod
Deckplate Mod
DR CO, TC UCA and PP Coils with Bilsteins

85 2wd Toyota p/u Stock
85 4runner Stock for now

http://s215.photobucket.com/albums/cc7/desertyodaboy/

infiltrator

Good ol' California wheelin.

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Old Rig: '95 4runner | White | ISR | 193,000mi. | Totalled.

dirtoyboy

Looks like a fun place! Thanks for sharing

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Low down and durrrrrrrty Rock stacking Web Wheeler.


Locked, lifted, trussed, SASsed, triangulated, dual cased, shaved, armored, gusseted, hydro'd, blacked out, crapped out, mashed up, merderrrrrd out and ready to hit the mall!

It's a Jaap thing....You wouldnt understand