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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 01:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Elvota
Hmmm... I wasn't aware there were any limits on my Toyota.
Ha Ha--that's awesome and exactly what I was thinking.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 01:58 PM
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My 4Runner has no limits & nothing has ever broken on it.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 02:30 PM
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bone stock, except for some 31 goodyear wrangler mtrs, ive been through multiple puddles with water to the headlights. pulled out many vehicles... some of which well out weigh my toyota. Jumped it a couple of times. Taken fire roads much faster then i should have. I've climbed some pretty steep hills. No problems until now when i went to replace the steering spindal bearing and notice my hub was blown and another delight to find the axle was broken.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 03:02 PM
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when my 4runner was ifs i was running 33s and dual lockers the limits were that i went through 3 sets of cv boots and broke a torsion bar mount while running the mud pit at hollister. Now with chevy axles i havent broken anything but will keep posted
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 05:46 PM
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My truck is only limited by me and my crappy tires
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 05:56 PM
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how tough is your truck >>>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKaxkKaJIVA
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 06:11 PM
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That video makes me feel fuzzy.......

My truck is limited to the body damage i want to take on..
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 07:05 PM
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My truck is limited by my wife. She won't let me spend money on it.
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 07:30 PM
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Originally Posted by GenXr
My truck is limited by my wife. She won't let me spend money on it.
I feel your pain. Except mine doesn't mind as long as I spend time wrenching on her Isuzu & we're pretty much broke at the moment. So add those two together & I have zero time to wrench on my own stuff & no money to do it even if I did lol
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Old Feb 14, 2008 | 07:56 PM
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i had an 83 tercel as my first car... over 300 000 on it... the front struts were broken through the body at the top and would bump into the hood if I hit bumps too hard.... and when I jacked it up the axle would just droop till the brake line grabbed. i jumped it 25 feet over a logging road and kept driving it for about 1.5 years, rallied it in the snow at the costco parking lot , bounced off of snowbanks going 150km/h as it shook till my cheeks wobbled.... AND I STILL SEE IT driving around!!!!!!!!!!
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 03:07 AM
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Originally Posted by ismoyota
how tough is your truck >>>>

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QKaxkKaJIVA

HOLY COW, I've never seen that video! WHERE did you find it? WHY HAS NOBODY TOLD ME ABOUT THIS VIDEO BEFORE?

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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 02:29 PM
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Originally Posted by AxleIke
Mine is limited solely by the amount of body damage I wish to take. Nothing more.
Originally Posted by Tacoclimber
Up until this point, my truck has only been limited by my pucker meter.

I am very confident that I have taken this truck nowhere near it's limits.

And as Isaac alluded to, there's only so much damage I am willing to inflict on my daily driver. If it was a trail rig, it may be a different story.
Originally Posted by Johnnyanger54
My truck is limited to the body damage i want to take on..
x4 - and seeing the amount of damage on my truck says something I think ... just not sure what ...

Originally Posted by GenXr
My truck is limited by my wife. She won't let me spend money on it.
x -1 ... the g/f wants me spend all my money on HER truck ... LOL
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 02:39 PM
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My 81 pickup, blew a clutch out my 1st time ever mudding. Have put the thing under water where I was standing on the hood and water was touching my feet, yes it was still running. I rolled it, look at avatar, flipped it back over and drove it home no prob. No problems yet,Let you know when I hurt it bad.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 05:41 PM
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ok well lets see here, ha i have no time or money to wheel to see how far i can go but i can drift in the snow swing her around throw it in reverse and back into a parking spot at a hotel with no problem!!!!
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 06:22 PM
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it depends on if my truck wants to learn to fly....
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 09:18 PM
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you guys are getting off track, but its good stuff though. loacyota tell the storry of the time you were hood deep in water or when you fliped your truck!!
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 09:41 PM
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i think it does want to learn how to fly... but i wont let it take flying lessons until i upgrade the front suspension... LOL.
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Old Feb 15, 2008 | 09:48 PM
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My truck, in its current state, has never been stuck. I've had it buried axle deep in the closest thing to quicksand I've ever seen. I've had it through puddles up to my headlights and it still made it through. I have not pushed this thing to its limit yet, but you guys will be the first to know when I do
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 01:35 AM
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Found It!

So far stupid drving has been the only limit of my truck.
Got to love 2wd! I need some meatier tires!

Here's the humbling part. FORD....


I would of made it but my front tires kind of just sunk... ooops
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Old Feb 16, 2008 | 02:32 AM
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Originally Posted by GenXr
My truck is limited by my wife. She won't let me spend money on it.
Same here She lets me spend some money..but not nearly as much or as fast as I would like. It would be nice to have it done for this summer
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