No not really, only 3/4" more in diameter and 1/2" extra on the sides. Moving to 2.5" of lift should do the job. 315's are really 34.5".

I don't know, I get them in March of 2002 and they are more than 1/2 way gone and chunking.

Maybe, maybe not. MT/R's if I can get a deal or Yokohama Muds or Bridgestone Muds. They are all good tires.

No BFG's though. Too much MSG.

13 hours is too long to drive just to run Iron Girdle. I'll be at Moab, but more than likely I will not be at CO4RJ 04. Unless Nevitt or Griese go and I go because they do. I will miss my Brentie Poo soo.

Come on MOJO there will be alot more MOJO in MOAB!!!

 

Dont' worry - barring some other major event in our life - there will be Mojo in Moab.

 

Assorted thoughts after 18 hours on the road....

First, I spotted Steve on to a bad line at the first obstacle at Chinamen's. I take full responsibility for that. Let it be known though that the line I was trying to put him on was the line that I was told was best. It was my fault, but we got you out of there.

The Jambo was awesome. I am glad that I ran Iron Thong with the Marmot, Mr. Hunt and Jerry. That is a good driver's trail.

With the excpetion of my mistake spotting Steve, the rest of the spotting was pretty awesome. Having a truck that can handle it and being able to take and follow directions helps a ton.

The line Mr. Hunt took on Whale rock was awesome, reminscent of Yellow Belly Ledge. If he wouldn't have broken, that looked doable and he almost spanked it.

Steve can't sing.

Despite what the boards say, a lot of wheeling can be done without a solid axle and a winch.

The ORS guys are a great crew. Buy their stuff, wheel with them, and love what I now consider the greatest Toy shop in America.

I will get my tire warrantied. They were not happy to see me this afternoon.

Mike, I will send you an e-mail so that I can get one of those videos with the Moab footage as well. That would be great.

Toyota owners are a cut above.

I got out the Lego's as soon as I got home to start thinking about a 4 link.

Thanks Anna, I thought that I should do my part to keep things as close to PG rated as possible.

Here is a little secret that some already know...If you have IFS, get a full length belly pan, get a strong gas tank skid, get some lockers and then GET IT! There is a lot of wheeling that can be done when people take off their skirts, stop wishing for a solid axle and just drive. This was an observation only confirmed at the Jambo

Bumping it is important, but not all the time. Gearing works on dry rocks, gas works on the wet ones.

Thank you all who helped mark the end of a truly amazing summer on the trails of the southwest, it was an honor and a pleasure!

Martinez Canyon is still the most kick ass trail I have ever done!

 

Yase... However, since I had the great opportunity to be stuck in airports all across the mid-Atlantic states (replete with blackouts and delays) last week while you guys were out wheeling, I WANT TO SEE SOME FRIGGIN' PICS!!! Hey, if I couldn't be there I need to live vicariously through you guys.

Mike

 

Learn it, know it, live it.

If the bobsie twins would not have hyped it up so much it would not have mattered. Turned out to be the worlds most incredably stupid obsticle and they had the worlds stupidist line.


I re-painted all the little scratches under the frame today, nothing what so ever is damaged or bent. That was pretty lucky. Sure a crawler is not that useful in a hail storm, but it is pretty uselful in the hail storm buy saving your frame. You can still bump it slowly.

 

I have NO pics. Wheeled the entire time. Sorry, the other people took alot I think.

 

OK, you guys hooked me. Just the banter on this board alone has me committed to being there next year. My current job and geographic location kept me from attending this year, but hopefully both will have changed by next years event. Sounds like everyone had a blast and I can't wait to see photos and video.
Moab in October, huh? I was having similar thoughts, but was thinking of not waiting until next year. Maybe I can convince some of the CO boys and girls to come play, if they haven't used up all their vaction.

 

steve - FYI, ive sliced a dueler MT on GA rocks, their sidewall is definately lacking the thickness of a rock crawlin tire.

 

Steve, you know I didn't hype it. I told you outright that it would probably get you beached. I told you Yoder wanted a video of you doing it, and that that was the line we had taken that had gotten us high-sided. You asked me why Yoder wanted the video, and I said I didn't know, which was the truth. (I think you even asked me what made me think you weren't going to get high-sided like us, and I said, you probably will.) I didn't tell you what line to take. You got out and studied the obstacle before you attempted it and then told Adrian how you wanted to be spotted.

So you knew as much about the obstacle as we all did. You knew which line Adrian was directing you onto. It wasn't like you were thinking you wanted Caskey's line but your spotter tricked you.

But I'm sure you know that and you're just jerking our chains. That's why we love you Steve!

 

Here's my pics. These are from Wheeler lake, hancock/tomichi and Taylor Pass.
http://www.reapur.com/car/index.html and click on Colorado 4Runner Jamboree August 2003

 

link fixed. just hit refresh.