Monthly So Cal Off-Road Run

Sub'd just moved to SoCAL from HotAtlanta

 

Just in time to skip the summer heat

 

I'm late to the party here but I'm doing cleghorn tomorrow with some other nubs. If anyones interested its 0800 at the trail head.

Depart by 830am. Look for a f'd up green range rover and a 18 tacoma off road with two subies pretending to wheel.

 

Can someone schedule a 2wd friendly day? Lol

 

Give me bit. I’ll get something setup soon.

 

Just schedule one yourself. Just post up the trail you want to do and when. See who wants to join.

 

Here is the photos/videos i took yesterday... Sorry its not much, My actual camera has been acting up the past couple weeks so I didn't bring it

https://photos.app.goo.gl/DXskucs5UW6LnYtZA

 

in lol

 

Who's white 3rd gen? Sounds/looks like a manual trans?

Did you make it up that line? Looks like a good time.

 

That's @downhillbik3r ...he's got a 4banger with 5spd, really nice LT kit up front.

Attempted it a few times but there's a couple good shelves the front tires couldn't get over even with his locked rear, but the main difficulty with Pilot Rock terrain is the steep hills and loose sand. The shelves up the top of that hill just made it worse.

Maybe could have gotten up with a few more trys and little more momentum, the walls on either side though we're concerning with how wide his truck is with the LT. Didnt want to see him swing or slide into one of the walls.

That's how I smashed/destroyed my front fender earlier this year lol. Granted that was 100% driver error on my part, misjudged a deep recently developed rut on a trail I've done 100x without issue.

 

Yeah I am the white 3rd gen. That shit is alot steeper and looser than it looks. I tried twice. I maybe could have made it up if I really had to, but it wasnt worth it this trip.

@bprout thanks for the video

 

I've wanted to run this trail before, but now that I'm glassed, I dont think its such a good idea for this reason. Bummer...

 

The trail is totally doable with a wider truck, that particular spot was an optional harder line that he wanted to try. Theres one or two tighter spots but everyone got through them just fine

 

Aah good to know. New to the group, so hopefully I'll be joining you guys soon. I'm definitely building the truck for more of a speed orientation so we shall see.

 

Yeah that one was tough, had to use crawl control to cheat my way up

Looks like you guys had a good trip!

 

Subbed, hope to join you fellers on the next run. Do you all update the google doc with the upcoming meetup plans?

 

Not yet, we just had the 1st of the month run yesterday but I'm sure there will be another one in the near future

 

@oni06 this is the newest local wheeling thread if you haven't seen it yet

 

It was nice weather at Cleghorn today. Not too much traffic either. Range rover had steering issues so I just had my Subaru 3rd row friend in his ascent followed by a mom Forrester. With friends like these who needs enemies





Couldn't take many pics of my own truck so I got a couple screen shots from my friends video....I had asked him to spot me but he records instead


I was kinda disappointed two tacomas ahead of me bypassed the chute. One was a 3rd gen with full armor the other was a 2nd gen with rock sliders

 

Thanks for tagging me. Watching the thread now.