Norcal Spotted and BS Thread

Sweet. You're gonna be able to do things you would have never attempted. The dual locked is the second best thing you can do to a rig if you wheel. The first is dual cases. Combine those two end you end up doing truly stupid shit. A lot. Ask me how I know. lol

 

Untill you break something

 

You should know by now that I do not do it for the Gram. lol

I've broken plenty of shit. I've also wheeled trails that most guys won't. lol

 

Maybe one day you’ll crack and do it

 

I sheared the pin for my swingout this morning; does that count?

 

I mean, yea. I once broke the passenger mirror backing into the house. Fucking tree was drunk

 

I know guys that have ridden dirt bikes through their homes...but a Taco? Damn dude! Respect!

 

EAF

 

YOLO

 

Who's this? Spotted up in Happy Valley in Lafayette


Excuse the dirty ass windshield picture

 

No fronts, I only locked the rear. I got a winch, gear, and the rear locker so that's enough for my current experience level. I'm only a couple years into this obsession and life long passion. I know I'd definitely break some shit up front with IFS and it's my daily driver. Years down the line when I'm more experienced I'll revisit it.

 

That's the correct progression. I've wheeled for a while now. First rig was open/open. Next rig was locked rear. Then I got out of wheeling for about 15 years. I picked up my current rig, a 97 4Runner, and it was my wife's DD for a bit. I ended up getting her a 2009 4Runnner so I could turn her DD into a beast.

First I dual locked it. Having that front locker when needed made "hard" obstacles seem moderate. Then I dual cased it. Having the dual cases and being dual locked made those "hard" obstacles seem trivial. Of course that leads to wanting to do harder things and that's when you start breaking. Luckily, I'm fairly skilled with field repairs so it's never really been an issue. I've always gotten my rig off the trail under it's own power.

If I had started with dual lockers and dual cases there's no way I'd be as good at driving off-road. Having open/open and learning how to approach things went a long way in helping me learn. Enjoy the new locker and know it's there whenever you need it.

 

Timing belt complete ✔





Also put on the Tcase skid on my truck. But started bullshitting and it got too dark to take a pic

 

sooo next weekend?

 

You're itchin to get them CVs done aren'tcha?

 

GTFO. Who?

 

I need to swap one of those :/

 

Sooner I get them out the way the sooner I can hit them trails with yall!

 

And why didn't we do that when we did your 3rds?

We had both of them out... lol