Who really wheels their rig?

Do any of you Prerunner guys or gals wish you had gotten a 4x4 instead of a jacked up 2WD??

 

4 inches of lift from spindles no preload on my coilovers it rides smooth

 

Minor offroading in Wharton, puddles and sand and stuff.

 

some of me...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zb16e1_TlhU&feature=player_embedded

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s0KzqWssZAg&feature=player_embedded

 

Funny, a lot of the posts in this thread are.

I'm caught somewhere in the middle -- looks like a mall crawler (100% stock, has 100K but looks and smells brand new inside, kept washed and waxed outside) -- but I take it out on tame-ish trails here in the WA Cascades. I'm pretty careful with it on the trails, definitely don't thrash it like my buddy does with his. It's my only truck and if I break it I'm not rich enough to go out and get another one. But I do def take it thru some pretty techy obstacles for a stock setup.

Just took it out yesterday, in fact, up some forest roads/trails in North Bend, WA, in the rain and super dense fog (pretty cool wheeling in the woods on a sheer mountainside in dense fog) -- we have some pretty cool terrain here in the PNW!

Now that it's reached 100K, I'm going to start saving for lift and wheels and worry less about keeping it looking clean.

Don't have any good pics of anything impressive but here are a few nonetheless:

 

Well, let's see

1x complete transmission replacement after getting stuck in deep sand and struggling to get out for several hours (warranty - ~$5,000)

3x Nitto TG's with ripped sidewalls ($240 each)

1x bent spindle

1x destroyed lower control arm ball mount

1x steering rack

1x bent/broken wheel studs

1x Mashed in stock skid plate

and that one time off-roading ticket...

 

You are almost there...

 

o yea! that was like 2 days ago, i would say i do..

 

Which time? ... and does sheet metal count!

I have been very lucky - 3 rims, only one tire, ring and pinion, many body panels, bangs and bruises, torn off flares, back doors, etc. - but I get out from time-to-time.

 

No doubt about that being cheaper! I am truly jealous! I don't have the room!

My body shop guy now won't even repair my truck - He say's I'm too good of a friend to take my money. He says "Get it out of your system, then I'll paint it!"

 

About how long will this take? I'm calling Deeebs!! on your front bumper.

 

hope this counts lol

 

No... its who wheels their rig... not flies.

 

Damn. That gets really expensive. I scratched my rear quarter panel pretty bad and the body shop wanted $800 to fix it because they would have to remove the bed. I asked them how much if I took it off myself and it was still $400. I can only imagine how much you have spent fixing the panels alone. Now I really understand why you got the runner.

 

If you wheel it's going to get some war scars...

I wheel mine and don't really care if it gets scratched up some, but try to avoid any dents.

 

oh yeah!

 

We all know you wheel the hell out of that thing. The bunny hop video is coming to mind.

 

can you post that for me, I cant get on youtube!. haha

I got more from last weekend @ RC, just need to get them up!