NW WA Meet / BS Thread

Stock rear springs suck though

 

Why? Because they're soft?
I don't mind them except for currently not being high enough to match my front lift, and for the fact theyll sag after I load it with gear and make it squat like a lil Bitch.

 

They can't hold any weight, and they'll be flatter than my ex girl friends ass within 2 years.

 

I only haul when I go camping. Couple times a year. Not too worried about them going limp. What do you suggest

I don't want this fat lil bitch squatting everywhere

 

Btw when are you guys going to show me some real fucking roads around here? I wanna see what my two back tires can do.

 

Ya lost me on that "what my two back tires can do." Lockers?

 

This is the whole reason to put new rear springs in.

As I've said before there is still snow. And it's now good snow to go snow wheeling in. Are you looking for overlanding roads or places to go rock crawling?
Tahuya, walker, and rieter are the only places open right now. I can't fit in Evans creek anymore and Elbe is all mud. So take your pick.

 

Haha your fat lil bitch don't fit in Evans Creek! I'm just looking for some cool roads with some technical places to try out my new gear. Shallow water crossing, hills, yada yada. #nosliders
Ive mentioned it before but I wanna hit up WABDR later on in the year.

God I don't want to keep putting shit on my truck. Jesus. AAL would be cheap and easy. I hear those sag too though. I don't haul though, it's hard to believe they'd sag by themselves.

 

Sounds like you should hit Tahuya. Besides water crossings it's great for a stock truck.
I wouldn't try walker without at least 33's, rear locker, and don't care about body damage. I'm going to hit it soon with a friend but that's what I've been told

 

Check out the 1.5 in pack from icon..i got em on my DCLB with a fiber glass canopy (That's heavy as s--t) and I got maybe an inch of lift

 

Sweet thanks for the heads up. Sounds like I need to make a camping trip out of it. I wouldn't go into Walker with my truck. I drove up to it and said Nope..ended up in a leisurely nature stroll around the perimeter of it.
I'll film you though. I wanna check out the FRs off Hwy 2 also out near Index.

 

@northwesttaco does Tahuya have the staging area called Elfendahl? And is there dispersed camping?

 

If you're going to do an AAL at least make it a 3 leaf progressive. But still they ride like my Dakar pack and don't last nearly as long.

Index is closed, only way to get to the fs roads behind there is to go back Becklar road in skykomish and go around the backside of the mountain.

Yeah that's it. And yeah but not much camping. When I camp in that area I go by the big steel bridge (that's literally what it's called) it's about half hour south.

 

Yeah Becklar road..couldn't think of the name. I hope the roads are fun. I'll hit up Tahyua in June probably after the woman is out of town.

 

Ill have an Icon 1.5" AAL laying around when my atlas shows up if you wanted to try before you buy @tpotnoc

 

Tahuya looks like fun... haven't been there yet. I got stock suspension and would like to spend money on sliders or a bumper, from what I've done so far, the stock setup hasn't let me down, any advice or insight on that? I see a lot of people lifting for trails and would love to do it but to do it right its priceyyyy

 

Sliders and a skid plate are the two cheapest, quickest, and best forms of protection IMO. Sliders are pretty cheap, especially if you get them locally. Think it is @Usethe2nd who is making them for local guys so might be worth talking to him. As for the front skid, aftermarket ones are the best choice but are somewhat pricy (~250-350 plus shipping) but will hold up to hitting rocks and stuff. Another option is to grab one of the OEM front skids off someone upgrading. Its not the best but will provide some protection (its just thinner material than aftermarket)

You can do a ton of trails and areas with just basic protection. Lifting and bigger tires just makes things easier and opens up harder routes.

 

Dude! Yes thats amazing!

 

Damn, thats surprisingly good. I was really referring to the amount of dynamic range and noise compared to a full sized camera chip, but I suppose this could get what @AWilson013 is imagining. Its definitely a hell of a lot better than the drone I had.

 

Are just looking for random shit to practice on?