OC Meet & Ride: Santiago Peak/Santa Ana Mountains - 04/21/2013

Ugh.. Sorry Matt, that's sucktastic.

I bought the basic radioshack CB and machined a custom mount out of the one provided with the whip to secure it to the factory rails. At some point I'll probably paint it black, but for now it'll work. On trails I don't like riding right in someones dust cloud because I envision it clogging my air filter, filling my engine bay, door and window seals, air conditioning filter and making it difficult to see the road to my liking. CB will allow me to hang back a bit and let the dust settle.

 

On the trails I've seen so far it's no problem assuming you have decent ground clearance. Mine is the TRD sport 4x4 which has a pretty high ride height stock with the bilstein shocks and has been just fine. Don't forget you should air down the tires which also lowers you a bit.

 

I've done every trail in this entire area with a stock SR5 double cab. No fancy bilstein shocks, on 31" street tires.

Proof. 3rd day I owned my truck, at Santiago Peak.

 

Nice! I know it can be done, but I thought it might bottom out. I've seen new 4x4's with smaller rims/tires that have considerably less room in the wheel wells and sit lower than your truck in the pic.

 

Yup the only thing that bottoms out is the front mudflaps, but if you still have those then you're probably not on TW

I did all of that in derprunner mode too...no 4WD

 

Word, I made it up there w/o A/T's and without engaging my 4WD. As did a buddy of mine in a Frontier under same said conditions.

 

Updated

 

I still have my front flaps. And yes, they bottomed out.

 

Hey Kevoh, are we eating first at Johns or should I get there when they open at 8 and grab a burrito?

 

GOING LIST:
1.) Kevoh
2.) Airdog
3.) Rakso
4.) J4RR (maybe)
3.) stmpjmpr (maybe)
4.) TheTraveler (maybe)
5.) Blueinstinct
6.) MajorHavok
7.) Jfred83 (maybe)
8.)MrGrimm
9.) Jaydirt
10.) Jaydirt's brother


I ran this about a month ago when my truck was like pretty bare bone. Close to stock atleast. The time I ran it I had only Street tires Dunlop At20's 245/70/16(i believe it was). But i had bilstein 3 inch on the front.

Anyways, its doable straight stock, Heres my proof photo:






This was at the emergency heli-pad.

 

Haven't seen the new set up. Looks awesome!

 

** If you're going to be late please text someone or PM me, Meeting @ 8:30AM - we should head up shortly afterwards; be ready to roll out ** See you guys in the morning.

 

count me out. had to work. could not do repairs to truck. hopefully next time.

 

Cb channel 20. I'll b there at 8:45am. It's 1 hr drive for me.

 

Can't make it, I'll be installing covers tomorrow..

 

My front diff is leaking milky oil big time right now...gonna wake up at the asscrack of dawn and drain/refill it...it'll definitely leak again so I'm bringing another 5 qts and the pump with me. Didn't have the 4 hours to replace the seal tonight.

#4x4problems...

 

I may make this after all, where are you guys getting on the trail at?
I think that may be closer to me than meeting you guys off Chapman.
I'm in Lake Forest.

 

OP should know this. I might not make it to the meeting point.

 

I'm here.

 

I got you rakso don't worry