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capabilities of my 04 trd off road 2wd

Discussion in '1st Gen. Tacomas (1995-2004)' started by Rburdeaux, Feb 25, 2017.

  1. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:02 AM
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    jake72

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    Carry a pair of track grabbers in case you do get stuck.
     
  2. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:03 AM
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    okay, great info. makes sense. air down tires create more surface air thus more traction??
     
  3. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:10 AM
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    Yep yep. But it may be even more crucial for us 2wd to do it than 4wd. 4wd you can Probly get by without airing down so much with the type of offroading we do. Even though they do all the time anyways because they're going through more extreme terrain than we are. Or rock crawling. Which isn't what were really going for. We have to compensate a lil more than they do, to accomplish what they can with ease. Ha.
     
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  4. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:11 AM
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    4 wheel drive doesn't unstoppable mean for sure. Sometimes I think if I had a Prerunner I wouldn't do the things I do.


    Ps... this is me right now.
     
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  5. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:12 AM
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    :ohsnap:
     
  6. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:12 AM
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    4wd, rear locked and chained up.


    HELP IS ON THE WAY.
     
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  7. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:15 AM
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    Dang man. So was that an offroading mishap or accident due to snow?
     
  8. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:17 AM
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    It was a, I've been up for the past 72 hours basically and have a goal to accomplish.

    I knew where I was going wasn't where I should be. Stupid on my part, live and learn.
     
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  9. Feb 26, 2017 at 4:24 AM
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    Well I'm glad help's on the way bro. But I gotta say, Idk how you guys drive in that climate. I was just in Michigan for a week and even though there wasn't much snow, there was still patches of ice here and there, and, yeah, no thanks! Lmao.
     
  10. Feb 26, 2017 at 6:05 AM
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    Give me Snow and Ice and cold temps over Sand and Hot Temperatures and all the creepy crawling things anytime

    It comes down to what your used to .

    To the OP all my Vehicles are 4x4 I only use them in 4wd getting in and out of my driveway as far as mileage I don`t think it even makes 1%
     
  11. Feb 26, 2017 at 7:16 AM
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    Out finally
     
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  12. Feb 26, 2017 at 12:07 PM
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    okay good to know. living in san diego i am thinking the only reason to have a 4x4 vehicle is for trips to the river and big bear/tahoe. i recently went to tahoe with my friend in his 2012 4x4 4runner limited and it was a breeze.i was initially going to take my truck up there but the two people riding with me flaked and there was extra room in his vehicle. we actually got snowed in but his vehicle ran strong with no problems. we got 19.3 MPG fully loaded with gear in back and boards on top with 5 people in the car. long story short if i need 4x4 im calling my friends haha. here is a pic
    IMG_0623-1.jpg IMG_0620.jpg IMG_0617.jpg
     
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