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TW's active 4runner builders BS thread

Discussion in '4Runners' started by ramonortiz55, Jul 21, 2015.

  1. May 3, 2016 at 7:13 AM
    SCRunner12

    SCRunner12 Tundra Troll

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    My wife asked why I never got into mountain biking a while ago. I just laughed and told her if she thinks my car addiction is bad wait to the bills come in for a bike.

    Btw going found a deal on some camburg UCA's and Toytec ultimate lift for my Tundra. Still deciding on the Toytec coilovers otherwise I will sell them and just keep the UCA's.
     
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  2. May 3, 2016 at 7:16 AM
    MattJakobs

    MattJakobs Everything but a Tacoma

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    Most people I work with are the opposite, they started with bikes and went to vehicles since there's only so much you can do with bikes.
     
  3. May 3, 2016 at 7:18 AM
    mr optimist

    mr optimist Mr Lazy

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    hmmm

    It would be interesting to calculate the cost of drug addiction vs truck or bike parts.

    Pretty soon they will come with 48 or 60 month financing
     
  4. May 3, 2016 at 7:36 AM
    MattJakobs

    MattJakobs Everything but a Tacoma

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    rjsimz Well-Known Member

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    Yeah looks like a very dangerous (financial wise) hobby...I'm gonna steer clear of that.
     
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  6. May 3, 2016 at 7:40 AM
    MattJakobs

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    @mr optimist

    Specialized does something really cool with their carbon mountain bikes too. Since it's hollow, you can remove the snap on bottle holder to fit tools, tube (if not tubeles), misc stuff in it. Where the rear shock mounts to the top tube, there's a multi-tool that has a key to it that opens the headset to get to more tools.
     
  7. May 3, 2016 at 7:42 AM
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    True but the buy in price hurts haha.

    Financial and physical if you aren't safe about it. I'd love to get into it as we have so many trails by me but my wife already gives me a hard time that I leave for 3-4 hours to play disc golf on the weekends.
     
  8. May 3, 2016 at 7:52 AM
    mr optimist

    mr optimist Mr Lazy

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    That is sick. Although I would be scared to get it dirty...

    No... Come to the dark side.

    That is neat. I used to own a specialized MTB bike before my cannondale. Probably go back with the next bike.

    I put on Stan's Flow EX wheels. I love those things.
     
  9. May 3, 2016 at 8:03 AM
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    Well I've never seen this thread before..
     
  10. May 3, 2016 at 9:25 AM
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    less pics of tents, more pics of gf. plz

    Also stoked my weathertechs already shipped, and so did my rear bumpstop extensions
     
  11. May 3, 2016 at 9:33 AM
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    MTgirl too many frogs, not enough princes... Moderator

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  12. May 3, 2016 at 9:38 AM
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    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Lol she'd love that.
     
  13. May 3, 2016 at 9:39 AM
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    you tell your woman everything?
     
  14. May 3, 2016 at 9:39 AM
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    4WALKER Save the manual trans!!!

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    Not recommended lol
     
  15. May 3, 2016 at 9:40 AM
    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Most things. But more importantly her little bro is on here. ;)
     
  16. May 3, 2016 at 9:51 AM
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    4WALKER Save the manual trans!!!

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    Excuses lol
     
  17. May 3, 2016 at 10:13 AM
    RedRunner87

    RedRunner87 Mall Crawler LVL Expert

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    Mine would kill me if she know how much I spent on mine lol
     
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  18. May 3, 2016 at 10:15 AM
    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    That is one thing I keep very private... Photos of her on the internet, she knows about every one. That way I am not murdered when she finds them. She generally doesn't care.
     
  19. May 3, 2016 at 10:17 AM
    RedRunner87

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    That's probably a good idea. Mine would murder me if I posted her on the Internet too
     
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  20. May 3, 2016 at 10:19 AM
    SixthSnail

    SixthSnail I have no idea what I'm doing

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    Gotta get those sweet IG followers though man.
     

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