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Old May 10, 2005 | 12:08 PM
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Originally Posted by 92' 4Runner SR5
Dude, you and INsr5Runner need to come out and wheel! You can move on Friday and/or Sunday.

If my memory is correct, you guys backed out of the last run too.
OOOOOOO. Called out. nice.
I think they pulled out last time too.
Thats ok 924runnersr5, maybe they just like their fancy 3rd gens in the mall parking lot. HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA

Hey guys why dont you give me one of your 3.4's until you need one.






















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Old May 11, 2005 | 02:09 AM
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I have never been in line more than a half hour. Evan at the superlift thing a couple of years back. But I do like to get there early.

Now I found out yesterday that the owners of the house that I am buying want to close early. So I should find out today when this is. I hope its not next week end.
Ohwell I will probably just meet in the parkinglot. My rig can still hallass( If you call 80 hallingass) plus I have tried to meet people on the way before and it allways gets screwed up. that just mabee me and my morning wake and bake!!!!!!
Ill see ya'll there...Jay.........
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Old May 11, 2005 | 04:03 AM
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Hey man..........it's not normal for us to backout, especially from a badlands run. But my reason for last time is because I needed to replace my pinion bearings so I didn't even have 4wd. And 2wd wouldn't have been fun. Now that that's done, all I need is to get my wheel spacers on (or get new wheels) so I don't cut open my tires on the a-arm.

And me moving this weekend.......is moving from Michigan to Indiana. Not a little move haha. Mike's just being a punnani
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Old May 11, 2005 | 04:55 AM
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Would love to make it if it were for a small thing such as the wife graduating from college on Friday the 13th...

So how much can a guy do out there with a bone stock 4Runner?

Any chance of setting a Badlands trip up for July?
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:29 AM
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in the summer I should be able to go to the badlands whenever cuz I'll only live 20 min. away
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:47 AM
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Originally Posted by farmerj
Would love to make it if it were for a small thing such as the wife graduating from college on Friday the 13th...

So how much can a guy do out there with a bone stock 4Runner?

Any chance of setting a Badlands trip up for July?
You should talk to 924runnersr5 he came out to the cliffs having taken off his running boards the night before and went every where I did and embarassed the hell out of a Jeep and a locked up FJ80.
Now I dont know yet what is more difficult Badlands or cliffs, but from what it looks like is you can take light trails at the badlands, while at the cliffs even on the easy trails you run into some major crap that is unavoidable.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:58 AM
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The big difference between the Cliff and the Badlands for a stock truck is the breakovers. I trashed a set of running boards and a cheap set of tube steps at the Badlands. Rockers take a beating without sliders. I suspect a runner would do better than an 80, but...
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Old May 11, 2005 | 08:32 AM
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Mentioned this to the wife and she is excited about it as well. She has never been to the Badlands and would love to see them. Plan July and again for Fall Colors.

First mods I am looking at are sliders I hope to make myself and an electric fan. Been concidering an EZ- locker for the short term.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 05:33 PM
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Originally Posted by 4rnr
You should talk to 924runnersr5 he came out to the cliffs having taken off his running boards the night before and went every where I did and embarassed the hell out of a Jeep and a locked up FJ80.
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Hey. my 80 wasn't locked at all that day. It did pretty good for 3 open diffs.

keep it up and I won't be returning your leatherman tool I found today.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:25 PM
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yea i wish i could go but the trucks still broken from last time i went. i dont live all that far from it
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:37 PM
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I *may* be out now. Just got a call that one of my buddies who is competing in the RROCK competition this weekend at RORP saying that he needs a spotter. We will see what happens.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 06:41 PM
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Mentioned this to the wife and she is excited about it as well. She has never been to the Badlands and would love to see them. Plan July and again for Fall Colors.

Farmerj, I think you have the wrong badlands. There talking about a offroad park in IN.
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Old May 11, 2005 | 07:06 PM
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Farmerj, I think you have the wrong badlands. There talking about a offroad park in IN.
Guess ya know who's new ta dis sport now don't we.....

http://www.badlandsoffroad.com/
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Old May 11, 2005 | 07:54 PM
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Originally Posted by Gumby
Hey. my 80 wasn't locked at all that day. It did pretty good for 3 open diffs.

keep it up and I won't be returning your leatherman tool I found today.
Dude I would never say that, I dont think ive seen you embarassed out there even with the MTR handicap. Im talking about magnet man.
You found my tool Im so happy
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Old May 11, 2005 | 10:49 PM
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Well i feal like an idiot, I just thought you ment out there in the Dakotas sence your from there. Not new to the sport just the board. SORRY

We have a group going to the Badlands Memorial Day weekend.

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Old May 12, 2005 | 03:35 AM
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Originally Posted by farmerbob381
Well i feal like an idiot, I just thought you ment out there in the Dakotas sence your from there. Not new to the sport just the board. SORRY

We have a group going to the Badlands Memorial Day weekend.


Sorry, now I am confusing you......

Wasn't refering to you, was refering to myself......
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Old May 12, 2005 | 05:46 AM
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To many farmers on here, I'm getting confused who is who now Ha! Ha!

Bring the wifey down as a graduation present! She'll have a couple of girls to talk to.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 08:14 AM
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Originally Posted by 92' 4Runner SR5
To many farmers on here, I'm getting confused who is who now Ha! Ha!

Bring the wifey down as a graduation present! She'll have a couple of girls to talk to.

Would love to but...

Have party here all weekend....Stop on by if your in ND...

May 28 I leave for Alaska for guards for 2 weeks...
Get back from there and we go to Canada for her graduation/honeymoon/vacation for 10 days of walleye fishing.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 09:05 AM
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yup guys I'm just plain bein lazy. don't really wanna make the drive up there to whee. My truck is gettin about to the point of being a mall wheeler. :-( until I can afford to beat it up more, its pretty much just gonna see pavementl.

Now when I lived in West Laf, I would go all the time, since it was a matter of a 20min drive.

sorry fellas. maybe when rob goes he will be able to drag me out of my wheelin blues.
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Old May 12, 2005 | 11:16 AM
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Man, I wish I had seen this sooner... though I'm not sure I could have gone anyway. And with the potential to meet another T100... argh! Have a good time guys and take plenty of pictures... especially of the SAS'd T100.
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