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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 01:20 PM
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 04:45 PM
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nice pics. looks like a blast!!!
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 04:55 PM
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Way jealous, looks like it was a nice run!
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 05:03 PM
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Awesome pictures!!!
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 06:05 PM
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nice!!!!! post more!
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 06:20 PM
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Originally Posted by 93yotaSR5
nice pics. looks like a blast!!!
Originally Posted by PismoJoe
Way jealous, looks like it was a nice run!
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Awesome pictures!!!
Originally Posted by mightymouse
nice!!!!! post more!
Thanks guys, I'll look through my pictures and see if I have anything else worth puttin up here
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 06:41 PM
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man that looks sick! howd the truck do?
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 06:46 PM
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Originally Posted by 874runnersr5
man that looks sick! howd the truck do?
Not gunna lie, some spots were pretty rough due to how low I am, I got hung up on the sliders twice and had to use the hi lift once to get unstuck on one of those times. Other than that, the truck did awesome! Every piece of armor on my truck was used time after time though lol After having been on the trail now, I would not go over it with stock gearing in the t case, dual cases or 4.7's are a must.

Oh and the winch works great! I had to unstuck the guy in front of me who got hung up on both diffs Hand throttle and GM alternator kept power flowing nicely, and the winch never even made the electrical system wince

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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 06:48 PM
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good to know, what are you gonna do for suspension? lt or sas?
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 06:57 PM
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Originally Posted by 874runnersr5
good to know, what are you gonna do for suspension? lt or sas?
Definitely gunna go with the swap, saving up for it now...I don't think it's going to happen for a year or two though, I'm gunna start saving up for it here soon! Next summer would be ideal, but who knows
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 07:11 PM
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i need to run the whole trail... i've ran parts...
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 07:28 PM
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did you trailer your rig there or drive to the trail and home after?
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 07:35 PM
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Looks good and glad to see no snow. I'm heading to the Rubicon on the 30th and when we finish the Con we are heading over to Meadow Lake to do the Fordyce Trail. Two good trails in one week
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Tofer
i need to run the whole trail... i've ran parts...
I didn't run the whole thing, it was my first time out there and just wanted to get a feel for the trail and how my truck would handle it, I feel like I could make it through, but being a little higher would definitely help me out a lot, and obviously having a front locker would too.

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did you trailer your rig there or drive to the trail and home after?
Drove to and from! about 3 hours both ways

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Looks good and glad to see no snow. I'm heading to the Rubicon on the 30th and when we finish the Con we are heading over to Meadow Lake to do the Fordyce Trail. Two good trails in one week
I've been on parts of Fordyce too! That is another good trail. Your tread lightly smilie reminded me about the FOTR people that were up there working. They were handing out spill kits and "Wag Bags" since it's now illegal to crap in the woods up there now haha they were also doing a survey of how many people were using the trail. Have fun on your trips!
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 08:19 PM
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Dang that looks like it was a blast. Truck looks good, I like that Bronco too.
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Old Jul 14, 2010 | 10:42 PM
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Dang that looks like it was a blast. Truck looks good, I like that Bronco too.
Thanks! And yeah, that bronco is sick! He has a 351 Winsor in it with a 9 inch rear with detroit and a 44 front with an ARB, it does really well, only real downfall is how wide it is.
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 05:54 AM
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Looks awesome man. I really need to make a trip out west. Were you the only ifs out there?
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 06:19 AM
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Amazing pics! Thanks for sharing!
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 08:37 AM
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Originally Posted by stock as possible
Looks awesome man. I really need to make a trip out west. Were you the only ifs out there?
Yep, it was awesome, we went past a group of the Pirates of the Rubicon which is a "hardcore" wheelin club out here and they were all stoked to see an IFS rig out there lol
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Old Jul 15, 2010 | 09:07 AM
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Glad to see you finally made it up there!! What did you guys run??
Wentworth to Loon?? In my experiences clearance is the biggest issue with the IFS guys like you said. I thought you had your dual cases in already....have any clutch left when you got home?
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