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Old 12-01-2009, 03:28 PM
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sand dunes?

whos had their truck in the dunes?
where did ya go?
how much fun was it?
how capable was your rig in the sand?
ive been wantin to take my yota to the dunes since i bought it, but still havent had the chance. i also ride quads (05 yfz450) so i get to the dunes a lot but dont have a good way to get the pick up all the way down there, its street legal but i dont think shed make it down to the oregon dunes very well.
Old 12-01-2009, 03:55 PM
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i take my stock rig and it goes through most of pismo dunes in 2 wheel drive if im aired down
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ive been allover the oregon dunes in multiple toyotas.

they all went very well!

the only problem was they didnt have enough power to pull the really big dunes lilke razor back and v8. though i have made it up v8 in my 4cyl tacoma with 33's lol.. but it was a show!.

just make sure to air down to around 13psi.
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Been to glamis in my 4runner a few times and have had no problems. you can go almost anywhere in 4wd. i was just there a week ago.
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They're good in the dunes! I think the lightness of the vehicle helps.
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if u air down you'll be fine.
Old 12-02-2009, 08:01 PM
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cool, i gotta figure out how to get it down there
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didn't air down got stuck in Coral pink dunes...



but got my self out...
Old 12-03-2009, 09:27 AM
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Originally Posted by Outsane
didn't air down got stuck in Coral pink dunes...



but got my self out...
yout trucks looks nice,

sorta like mine

BLACK ON BLACK!
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Silver Lake, MI
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Originally Posted by AZkid
yout trucks looks nice,

sorta like mine

BLACK ON BLACK!

its a great cheap combo..
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dude theres some sand to play in at est WA orv park
Old 12-03-2009, 07:07 PM
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the only dunes in washington are beverly and moses and their both small and still pretty dang far to be drivin my truck to
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i've been to beverly and its pretty deep out there even when i was driving from wenatchee it seemed far. it was not too big but still fun. good luck man

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One more for Silver Lake, MI



Did pretty well, was my first time taking 4runner into the dunes. Aired down to 13 psi, only issue I ran into was remember to turn off the OD when re-starting the car. Got the trans temp idiot light at one point because I shut down/restarted in 4wd without remembering to kill OD. I was running around chasing a v8, some times I had to go in a little hotter than I wanted to, just to carry momentum to the top of the larger dunes.

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silver lake is a dream of mine that in all reality will probly never happen.
looks like tons of fun
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x2 on pismo beach. Got stuck before airing down, but 10-15 psi and drove right out. Lotta fun. Made it up just about everything except a few of the longer climbs. Pulled a beached ford explorer twice! ^^
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I need to go when gnarls goes
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sounds like good times... I think its about three hours drive for me.. not bad
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i've been wanting to get out to mosses lake for a while now... maybe a winter run to mosses?


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