Alabama thread!

thinking of going to windrock 14th-16th. Anyone wanna go?

 

I’ll be there that weekend with the Venture Unknown crew

 

I think i saw something about that. What days y'all riding? Like traveling up there Friday or riding Friday?

 

What is venture unknown???

I'll be in TN but we'll be at the park you hate wheeling all the crazy shit

 

VU is a facebook group. They like a overlandy geared type group. Usally ride in large numbers...

LOl what you mean you'll be at the park? I really down hate wheeling crazy stuff my truck just inst setup at the moment lol. Also trying not to break anything before my next bonus cause don't have money to fix lol.

 

I'll be at the park you hate aka AOP

 

shit i could go there ill just ride with you if you taking jeep lol. Id def break something

 

I am hoping to take the jeep I gotta thrash to get a tcase in it. And my daughter's mother's house just came down with covid so now I got the kid this whole week which it's her mother's week. Lots of crazy going on right now for me.

 

I just need to get out and ride somewhere. Shit i might just go to hawks pride and call it a weekend. Havent been out since KAT

 

I will be going to Hawk Pride February 4th - 6th

 

Traveling Friday, riding sat and sun

 

My buddy started this as a small group about a year ago, really the only fb group I’ll stand behind. Him and his fam are the most genuine folks. They do regular rides on a monthly to bimonthly basis and really focus on educating the community as a whole. The rides certainly do get large at points but he does cap some of them.

 

I’m looking to do something weekend after this one

 

If I didn't already have plans I would go that weekend too

 

I can’t take the squeaky OME Dakar leaf springs anymore.



Suggestions? I have a Decked system loaded with bed rack and RTT. I currently have heavy with a one inch block (only cause i was lazy and didn’t want to add another leaf. It’s fine when not loaded with other gear but, has a slight bro lean when it is.

 

Love my dobinson heavy duty leaves they ride good unloaded don’t sag when I put my trailer on, the old ome springs on my rc don’t squeak idk what the truck is there.

 

Greaseable shackles solved most of my squeaks.

 

From AlabamaWX

COLD START: Temperatures are mostly in the 20s across Alabama this morning… even Mobile has dropped to 28 degrees just before daybreak. The sky is clear, and we expect a sunny day with a high in the mid 50s, right at seasonal averages for early January in Alabama. Dry weather continues tomorrow, although clouds will increase by afternoon… the high will be back in the mid 50s.

THURSDAY: We expect periods of rain Thursday as a new push of cold air begins to arrive… temperatures will be in the 30s and 40s through the day for most of the date. We should note there is a chance the precipitation could begin as a “wintry mix” Thursday morning over the far northern part of Alabama, especially along and north of the Tennessee River. Some sleet and snow is possible early in the day for places like Florence, Athens, Huntsville, and Scottsboro, but for now it looks like surface temperatures will be a little above freezing. The best chance of accumulating snow with the system will across the state of Tennessee.

Rain ends Thursday evening, and the coldest air so far this season will push into the state Friday. We project lows early Friday morning in the 18-23 degree range, with a wind chill index down to about 10 degrees. Friday will be a sunny day with a high between 35 and 42 degrees.

THE ALABAMA WEEKEND: Dry weather continues Saturday… after a low in the 20s we project a high in the low to mid 50s. Clouds increase Saturday night, and rain returns Sunday ahead of another cold front. Some thunder is possible, but severe storms are not expected.

NEXT WEEK: Rain ends early in the day Monday, clouds will linger much of the day with temperatures holding in the 40s. Then, the rest of the week looks mostly dry with seasonal temperatures (highs in the 50s, lows in the 30s)… some rain could return late in the week on Friday (January 14). See the Weather Xtreme video for maps, graphics, and more details.



BAMA SNOW: The heaviest snow total for Sunday night’s snow event was at Moores Mill, in Madison County (near Huntsville), where the total was 7.0 inches. Other totals across the Tennessee Valley included…

Harvest 6.3″
Meridianville 6.0″
Mentone 6.0″
Owens Crossroads 5.3″
Athens 4.5″
Grant 4.0″
Trinity 3.5″
Vinemont 3.5″
Ardmore 3.0″

ON THIS DATE IN 1917: A tornado with estimated F3 damage cut a 15-mile path and struck a school at Vireton in Pittsburg County, Oklahoma, killing 16 people. It ranks as the 4th worst school tornado disaster in U.S. history.

 

If new leaf springs is in the plan, Icon and Deaver are about the only heavy load springs on the market that are actually designed for Tacomas.

 

I have had the heavy duty Dobinsons in mine for about 3 years now on my truck and they haven't had the slightest squeek at all. The greasable shackle pins help too, which I'll pump some grease in each time I rotate my tires. They can hold 500 lbs in the bed of my truck and only squat about 1/2".