MD11Fr8Dog

Went to Cruise Moab '04 last week. Since my FJ-40 wasn't ready to go I took my '03 Tacoma TRD d-cab. Had a blast! Ran Hell's Revenge on Fri, then Gold Bar Rim with my wife and daughter on Sat. The "Stockoma" on 32" BFGs did great!! I did give the Stubbs sliders a work out though!! Here are some
pics!!

MD11Fr8Dog

More Hell's Revenge... up and over Tipover Challenge





And the Squeeze ...

SkyRat

Nice.

MD11Fr8Dog

Gold Bar Rim...






My 4 month old daughter had a blast as well...

MD11Fr8Dog

Thanks, it was a fun weekend!!

Flygtenstein

I assume you have a locked rear?

How did you like Hell's Revenge? Did you end up on any bypasses?

MD11Fr8Dog

TRD = locked rear!

Hell's Revenge was fine!! Even wet - it rained all Thursday night!! I only skipped Hell's Gate and Escalator, which technically aren't part of the trail, and the only other place where I considered a bypass was Tipover Challenge. From the photos you can see I didn't take the bypass. If I had been locked upfront, I would have attempted Hell's Gate!! The only work out my sliders got on Hell's Revenge were through the squeeze to finish up. The sliders got more of a work out on Gold Bar Rim the next day!

Basically a stock Tacoma SR5 TRD on 32" BFGs and Stubbs sliders. I oredered a 3" Cornfed lift just for this trip, but they had some issues with shipping and got it out to me too late - so I just did it unlifted! I have some scrapes on the bottom of my front and rear bumpers and a nice dent in the stock skidplate. I'm convinced that 3" of lift would have eliminated most of that!! I only got some slight rubbing with the 32s!

Mad Chemist

Nice! I just picked up my FJ40 a couple months ago, and would love to take it to Moab at some point.

MD11Fr8Dog

Me too!!

Getting close though!!

Mad Chemist

Awesome FJ! Looks like you've done alot of work. BTW- where/how did you do your disc setups for the front and back? I'm trying to decide whether to go with mini truck discs in front, or just get a kit.

MD11Fr8Dog

Thanks, I have all the parts I need, except a custom gas tank to go under the cage, and I just need to find time to throw it all together!! The front axle is a 76 and is basically a stock LC disc brake set up. I do, however, have mini truck Longfields and mini truck Aisin hubs! The rear is a 75 and uses GM/Eldorado calipers attached to a bracket made by a friend of mine. www.ih8mud.com has all the info you need to do your brakes!!

Mad Chemist

Thanks Sean, IH8MUD has given me alot of information since I started this project. I'm hoping to finish the interior in the next week or so, then move on to the "serious" mods.